The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-23

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Grafton, If there was any, for your
a democrat, for the Office of United
States senator"
TT was the sense of the caucus Of
the republican members of the as
sembly."
Were you a member of, or were
you present at the caucus you refer
to?"
Yes"
you may state whether or not in
that caucus you voted affirmatively
for the action whereby the caucus de-
cided to vote for the Honorable Will
lam A. Clark, democrat"
NO, sir: did not"
did you vote at that caucus in the
negative on that propositions"
mo, sir; l did not. l asked to be
excused from taking any part in it,"
You have stated that you voted for
William A. Clark of Butte. a demo-
crat, for the office of United States
senator, and that the consideration
therefor was the action of the repub-
lican caucus to which YOU have re-
ferred: will now ask you whether or
not that was the only consideration
that induced you TO vote for William
A. Clark oNRutte. and if that was not
the only consideration you may state
what the other consideration was"
Mr.. Bedford made an objection on
the ground that member of the leg
islative assembly is not obliged to re-
spond at any other time or place con-
corning any act or thing which he has
done as a member of the legislative
assembly. or of political party, and
because any act or thing done by him,
or any vote cast by him on any prop
csition of public moment is not mat
ter for investigation in this case. and
because the plaintiff has no right to
call such acts or votes into question.
After the objection bad been recorded
the witness answered.:
IT don't wish to be understood that
consider that a consideration; I con-
slider it a duty to be guided by the
caucus"
IT will now ask you if that sense
of duty was the only motive that
prompted you to vote for William A.
Clark for the Office of senator?"
Yes, that and the consciousness that
l was doing to the best of my ability
my duty to the state of Montana"
In answer to further questions along
a different line, Mr. Geiser said he did
not remember what the assessed value
much property tax he paid prior to
his election, and refused to say wheth-
err 1t was as much as $40.
Was the amount of property tax
paid by you in 1898 as much as s4?"
Il shall have to refuse to answer 1t
the fourth time"
What property have you bought
either for yourself or others since the
adjournment of the last legislature?"
That Is my private business and I
refuse to answer that
Geiger was asked if he had purchas-
ed several teams and other personal
property and refused to answer. He
denied that he bought a store build
ing and lot on Main street in Kalis-
pell and when asked If he negotiated
the purchase of 1t for one G. &. Gel
ger he said:
That is my private business and I
refuse to discuss it here at all"
He was asked if he had purchased
any property from the Libby Tcwnsite
company, but he refused to answer
because, he said, the question was too
indefinite, and he did not understand
what Mr.. Connolly was trying to get
at. He said he was in charge of some
buildings which he was erecting for
parties. Ess.s
What parttes?"
Eastern parties"
"Who are the eastern parties?"
answer IT,
Hoy many buildings are you putting
up IN the town of Libby?'
Three"
The witness was asked il he was
not erecting the buildings for his
brother G. G. Geiger?"
THAT is my affair; l refuse to an
swer." He said he also had some i'm
provements made on his own residence,
and that he paid out some money for
them.
Where or from what source did you
get that money!
We'll. the money came from sew
eral sources"
You may enumerate the sources"
L got some money from home-from
mothers estate; I brought money from
the East, and these last improvements
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