Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-01

IL n fnNfnbfr OF tho fNuFf VI it'fA'
sentatives from Rich county.
You made a statement before the
Joint assembly the other day about
some influence being used In favor OF
n certain candidate. VIII you state 10
the committee what that isf The con-
versation that I had7
Ycs1 We were rnming on INC ran
from Logan. In conversation with hr.
Farr. taking over the prospects u the
election etc, as we generally did when
we were together. In the course ~ the
conversation this matter came up.abgut
beins pretty nenf renng 70 VOC w
Powerf. nnd he aid, You boys hai
better come and vote Tor McSune ana
settle this thing" ! says. II cannot see
my way clear 20 vote Tor NJ. Mccune,.,
why notff he says. We'll ] says,
consider the matter Dcmocrnuc ana
that II would BE- the destruction ot me
Democratic party TO elect Mr.. Mccnnc
on tho issueA that are being winged IN
his behalf" "Oh." be- says that "
all right: he will take care OF the Dein.
ocratic party all right ! says. That
Il not my Style lie says. rcallte
that fact n u was not. w boy any,
thing that you are o mind 10 that W
YOU and the two Ncbpkcra and one
other would 40 over and vote for Mt.
Mccune that II would mean $1,000 or
$4,000 Tor you" ! said. DO you think
that7" and he said. Il VIII bot on it
! ruil. you hf' WINK ~ H''
Tut" he says. n got what ! started
after" What he was referring % was
the Thatcher endorsement. He did not
infer that he had received money. but
took IL that he thought We would get
money n We would vote for MI NC
pid he state TO you that he was au-
thnrisrd by Mr Mccune 10 make any
such statement 80. air. he did not.
Did you consider that an Improper IN
nuence7 did not consider that
he was authorized TO make u. but
thought h. had an iien there was
money being used from the way ne
Was the siaicmen, made In a jocular
manner No more ~ than he always
talks. lie would always talk In u Kind
81 half ocular and half serious mood
and We had got 10 we applied the term
"Old Smoothly" 10 him. because We
didn't hardly know how 10 take him.
rARR DENIES COOKS CHARGE
Rsprcsontativc Farr. called by the
committed. aud examined by Mr. Stew
arts
Igopfeaentntivcaf Yes. Hlr,
From what county, Cache.
You heard the statement made ny
Representative Cook upon the noor 81
| tho afsemhiy "a week last haturdhl
with reference to what 1uu had SAID
to himY Ycr. cir,
ne 60 what he said with reference ="
YOU at that timer ! said II AT tho
time or the iloor Of tho HOuHe-that
there was no truth IN H.
Did you have such u conversation
with Mr. Geek rather think ! did
going w. There was quite a number
IL the members Of the i.eFiHlatur" on
tho train, but | don't think We were
alone together. our seats were turned
| over facing one another. tire" or four
OF ua TALKING The conversation that
he has stated hero coming down ga
not remember. do not remember
| having "A conversation with him On the
train coming down. nt all, usually
ride In the smoker and AIR. Cook uhu
ally rides In the other car.
Did you ever make the statement "a
him that " the two Sobekcrn and one
or two other gentlemen should no "a
Mccunc II would probably mean t2''V'o
or that In rubatnnccf I did not,
Has Mr.. McCuno ever authorized you
TO make any proposition 10 amy mcin-
beers OF the LegiAlatuteI No. sir
Have you made any such PROPOSE
tionH--nny ptopositionr relative TO thcli
Vote No, Hlr; ] have not
HAS any Improper influence been usel
upon you IN behalf of Mt. Mccunol
NJ rir.
10 YOU know OF any money bcinr
used 10 influence the vote ~ any nom
ber u the Legislature IN behalf Of MIR
Mccuncg No, Eir.
You never were approached No, sir
Were you at any time during this
contest voting for l<insf Yes.
Was any proposition made 10 you "a
return 90 McCunef No. nlr.
You do not know 81 any such means
being einployed1 No, Hlr.
stated a. moro than one member ri
the Legislature that ~ far NJ the thr''
or four candidates for the United statci
r.nntorahip was conrercned, there wa
not any ~ them my choice. I had q
cholc. but II was not one of them. aud
In stating that ! meant, of course. MI
Thatcher lie was my chulcc. nlr'
stated that there We're other lcadlnl
Democrats In the state who would h
, more satisfactory Ia me at that time
In making that statement ! may have
made the remark after this petition
had been presented 10 Mr THATCHER
and the Office rendered 10 him. that
was satisfied. aud | was then ready I,
vote for almost anybody.
Might you not have aaii something
like that In u iocular way thht you be
/, money could be obtained through vot
: Ing for MIR, Mcclure, ana passed out ~
your mind The only remark that
ever remember MAILING In regard l.
| fnut III "a lNihlAl way MNN NRNhA NHlA'
thing that WIS said by some one else nj
| Co when they were going tn tap the bar
, | rel ~ Mccune. ! told them I didn'
know anything about that, but said
! YOU had better be around when IN
, barrel II tapped
WAS CALLIsTER APPROACHED
Representative caliistcr was called b.
, the committee and examined by Mt
Stewart. a member VI the House %
, Representatives. lie testified ms fol
lows!
\ gentleman came 10 my room Wed
, | ncadny evening before Law made hil
statement In the House, and said tina
, | from thrcc 10 ave thousand collars wa
! In vote Tor Mr.. Mccune. | said. d"
, am not that kind OF q man. | am moi
voting that way" Well he said. 81
know you are not"
who was thnt2 Il was W, y. Thomp'
son.
, Have you ever been approached b,
anybody clHeg No.
Where does Thompson rcsldce ~,
IN now located at Thompson Springs
In the cattle business.
pld he claim he was authorized {.
: represent Mr.. Mccunc2 No. sir
/ Did he give you tho source Of hi
infurmntiung No. Hlr.
DID he give you amy reasons why h,
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