Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-28


| Cunc. didn't your what about7
Written contract By which he was
| to pay the losses. an the losses Of Tho
Herald for the months Of October. No
vember. December. January and FEB.
ruaryl Yes, about that time. ] think !
ala.
What was tho consideration IN that
why was he TO pay the lossesl The con
alteration was this. that ! appealed TO
n good many Democrats to help out,
that I had told him I had carried that
property for good while. two or three
years. at a loss to myself. and that I
thought that the party OF the iending
men ~ the party aud those thnt were
able 10 should assist IN carrying IT, de-
ncit.
That was the only consideration.
wasn't az That was the only consid-
Grafton. yca, sir.
How much were these losses monthly
about that time7 About two thousand
dollars. II varied from twelve hundred
to twenty hundred come months
wouldn't be over nine 10 eleven,
We'll. II would average fifteen hun
drcd. wouldn't ~ Perhaps Il would.
We'll. Mr.. McCunc WIS 20 pay-then.
N II averaged fifteen hundred dollars a
month. Mr.. McCunc. FOR Ave months
Mr.. Mccune would have TO pay all that
sum. would he mott He would have to
In other words. h. would lose ncv-
enty-fvc hundred dollars In those Ave
npntha1 Yes
For what purpose: Just Tor the privi-
icEc Of losing ~ n was 10 support the
paper, assisting the party.
You knew b. was candidate for the
United Statca Senate befort that umu7
l supposed ho would By.
And this paper was 10 hr controlled
by him In his Interest. was u notf No.
sir. II was not.
Didn't he have. under this contract.
the absolute rlght 10 control " during
those nvc monthH3 / told him that I
wouldn't care that he should control the
paper solely.
Didn't YOU agree 10 u In this writing ?
I don't rccoiiect what the writing w.. I
don't think have seen II from the time
! slgnod IL until this minute.
Isn't that your understanding. that
h. could control n during that timer
Well he could I might explain u In
this way that he should not control II
10 the detrlmcnt ~ the party or the pa
per.
But he could control II In his own In
tcrpHt1 In some lines.
That IL what I mean. 10 further his
interea, as United States SENATOR II
was 10 understood that the paper should
not advocate him particularly In pre-
tfftNtr 10 my Nllff fnnlluhtfs ~ WIS
Co be- n newspaper.
hut II was likewise 10 be understood
that II was not 60 aaHail him In any
way Yes
And that II would give him fair treat
ment as u candldatof Fair treatment
which I think Il has done; the same NJ
some NJ the other candidates.
That was the only reason why Mr.
| Mccunc wanted thia-wanted the prlNi'
lcgc OF losing "a much money. wasn't
| u. that thi. paper might aid him IN his
aapirationaf l don'k know. thini
/ that any Democrat who has the success
OF his paper ut chart would put M rom'
money for u. | know parties have dom
II In the past. right here In this town
not only Tor that paper. but for o,hel
/ papers and for other papers much NOR
than they eyed ala Tor the Herald.
MIR CHAMBERS LOSSES.
Redirect examination by Sir. Dick
som
You have Loot In this enterprise yer,
much more than Mr. McCune contract
ed for here. nnanclallyG Yes. Hlf. d
great deal more.
You ars anxious a. all other Demo-
Gratis VEN 90 have u Democrat,
Organ Yes. I am.
Let me ask you. Mr.. Chambers. "
long prior 60 the making OF this con
tract and for the ycarr preceding The
making OF this contract. Mr. McCun'
had not contributed literally TO th'
support Of The licinldf Yes b. had.
Isn't II a fact that during the year
preceding the making Of this rontrao
that he had suffered a loss OF uVcr $50
900 In the fune rntcrprlscf ! don't
recnllcct the amount. but with the
stock that he subscribed ana paid fui
aud what he paid In ~ assessments II
I o.. a..
very large sum, however, quite Il
sum, yes, uir.
Ilunning high In tho thousands. Your
| attention was called 10 tho uvruirafi
Of 500 which Mr McCunr agreed "a
pay under the terms Of this contract.
! win ask you N you know whether
that was an oNerdrin incurred Tor tht
payment u the nhprr-rtock that wa.
then On hand IN Tho Herald office 90
huildlnEf I don't rHcollrct Just what
tho oyerdrafl WIS for. but IL was &,
pay ~ the deficiency thew az IA,
time
c-crofa-cxamlnniloi By Mr. Evans.
A. ! understand you, Mt Chambers
from Mr. Dlvkun'a question. you Were
willing that II. you were IN q rccgp-
i've conditinn-tu rrrHlNo help from Mr
Mccune " h. offered u. on this LOSING
proporiiionf Yes, or anybody else,
MIR MccuNE's LOSSES.
4. W. McCuuo. being recalled In hl.
own behalf Examined by Mr, Dick
SON
Mr. McCuno. do you know what this
"Nridfhti was fori Was Il explained Ia
you what II was f0r7 YcH. Il WAS *.
rlaincd by the secretary that II WA
pnp,r that was ON hand In the Office
At the paper
In the years preceding the year 1906