The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01

Write to Dr. R. v Pierce He will send
you good fatherly, professional advice in
\ plain sealed envelope absolutely free.
His thirty years experience as chief consul
ting physician of the Invalids' Hotel, at
Buffalo, n. Y, has made him an expert
my way clear TO vote for Mr.. McCune."
why not?" he says. well" says. 'T
consider the matter un-Democratic and
that it would be the destruction of the
Democratic party to elect Mr.. McCune
on the issues that are being waged in
his behalf" oh" he says, that is all
right; he will take care of the Demo-
cratic party all right" says, THAT is
not my style" He says, Il realize that
fact. If it was not, I'll bet anything
that you are mind to that if you and
the two Nebekers and one other would
go over and vote for Mr.. McCune, that
it would mean 5000 or S25. 900 for you.
[ said, DO you think that?" And he
said, Il will bet on it." L said, You
are voting for him" But" he says,
Il got what 1 started after" What he,
was referring to was the Thatcher en-
dorsement. He did not infer that he
had received money, but took it that
he thought we would get money if we
would vote for Mr.. McCune.
Did he state to you that he was au-
thorized by Mr.. McCune to make any
such statement? No, sir; he did not.
Did you consider that an improper
influence? 1 did not consider that he
was authorized to make it, but I
thought he had an idea there was
money being used, from the way he
spoke.
Was the statement made in a jocuIar
manner? No more so than he always
talks. He would always talk in kind
of half jocular and half serious mood,
and we had got so we applied the term
"Old Smoothly to him, because We
didn't hardly know how to take him.
Did he say anything further to you
about Mr.. McCune? Not at that time;
no.
Did he at any other time during this
session? Not about McCune using
money.
Or any improper infiuence2 No, sir.
Do you know of your own knowledge
of any improper influence being used on
behalf of Mr. McCune? 1 do not.
Mr.. Whitney-When was this, Mr..
Cook? One Sunday evening coming
from Logan. 1 should judge it was
about two or three weeks ago.
When Mr.. Farr said. L got what
wanted you thought he had reference
to the Thatcher endorsement? l I'M
derstood it was. We had been talking
about that before, and 1 understood
that was what he meant.
Cummings-Had Mr. FAIR been jok-
ing previous to this time? l don't think
he had. 1 don't Tecoliect of there being
any Joking at that time; no.
Mr.. Whitney-Who was present be-
sides yourself and Farr? Nobody else
when we were talking
Mr.. Howell-Mr. Farr ever try to in
duce you TO vote for Mr.. McCune? I
don't remember of his ever asking me
to vote for McCune except at this time.
He was at that time working for Mr..
McCune and trying to induce you to
vote for Mr.. McCune in that way? He
Just made the remark in that way.
You did not consider he was holding
out inducements to you? 1 considered
that it was funny. and made the re-
mark, DO you believe that, Mr.. FarT,"
and he said, IT will bet on it," and
said, You are voting for him. 1
thought it strange that a man would
vote for another if he thought that
about him.
[ understood you to say that Mr.. Nc
Cune resorted ITO undemocratic meth
DDS? I referred to the Heber j. Grant
letters and other propositions-the
proposition that Mr.. McCune could be
elected because he was building rail-
roads; that is, that kind of matter II
was used all the time in Mr.. McCune'S
favor.
Made by whom? Made to me by ev<
cry member that I talked with that
was favorable to Mr. McCune, had
those arguments that he should be
elected because he was building sail
roads and engaged in mining industries
and had donated money to the church
and for other institutions L did not
consider that these were valid reasons
Il 1,. ole T,nf
what 1 meant by undemocratic meth
You have never been approached?
No, sir
Did he say anything upon which that
opinion might be based in any way?
Not any more than the conversation L
have stated
him in a few minutes and went into
another car 1 think we were then in
the smoking car. L stated the fact to
Mr.. Mcdaniel that he had made that
remark to me. / said, 1T seems funny
to me that a man like Farr would
vote for man that he thinks that
about"
FAIRS REPLY.
Representative Farr, called by the
committee, and examined by Mr.. Stew
You are a member of the house OF
representatives Yes. sir.
From what county? Cache.
You heard the statement made by
Representative Cook upon the floor of
the assembly a week last Saturday
with reference to what you had said
to him? Yes, sir.
What explanation have you to make
as to what he said with reference to
YOU at that time? / said it at the time
on the floor of the house-that there
was no truth in it.
Did you have such a conversation
with Mr.. Cook. 1 rather think I did
going up. There was quite a number
of the members of the legislature on
the train, but L don't think We were
alone together. Our seats were turned
over facing one another. three or four
of us talking. The conversation that
ha has stated here coming down l do
not remember Of / do not remember
having a conversation with him on the
train coming down, at all. 1 usually
ride in the smoker and Mr. Cook usual
Iv rides in the other car. he not being
. smoker. do not remember having
the conversation with him. I had a
number of conversations. but l don't
remember this particular one.
Have you had any conversation with