The San Francisco call., 1899-01-24
RANT PUBLICLY ADMITS THAT WRIGHT GOT HIS MONEY.

was sure of being elected. 1t was sort
OF NC e99ngratqlatoTWy eGnVersafloh sa1W r. Won
or to any. member of your company, with
in your knowledge, for transportation?
A. AT what time?
O. Since he has been elected?
A. think he did apply to me for mile
age ticket and l don't remember the
date, but 1 think it was since he was
Q. Did he get it?
A He did.
Q. And did he pay for it?
c. How did he pay for it?
A. In coin-money.
Q. How did he come to apply to you?
Why did he not get it in the regular way?
A. Well he asked me for it. / simply
sent one of my clerks down to the pas
senger depot to get it. That is very
thinking l can get it for them cheaper;
and it is sometimes done in that way
@. Did he pay the full price for it
O. Since his nomination, did Mr.. Wright
apply to you for any amount OF money
whatever?
@ Then this story that he came to you
for $1,000 and got $500 is absolutely false?
A. Absolutely untrue.
O. Did you furnish any other transpor-
tation to anybody on the request of Col
onel Burns-at the request OF Colonel
Burns in connection with any legislator?
A. 1 have no recollection OF any ssuch
The chairman - That has been asked
him. Mr.. Mellick. You are only going
over ground that has been completely COW
Mr.. Mellick-one other question. You
say that Colonel Burns paid you for that
ticket that is, for these tickets that We're
given to Merrill's friends. How did he
x. Paid me in money.
A. Yes, sir. 1 remember the money that
he gave me was greenbacks-a $lOO bill
and I remember of giving him some
me $14O. 1 gave him the change-the diff
Mr.. Burnett-well, are men who want
tickets in the habit of coming to you to
get them?
A. Some men are. 1t is very peculiar
tnlng that if any man happens to know
me and wants anything, from shipment of
freight to ticket or anything else, from
the Southern Pacific Company, he is very
liable to come to see e me me about 1t, IN
Q. There has been some talk about
passes. Now, do you issue passes to any
one?
q. That is, not employees of the rail-
A. Oh, I issue to others sometimes. Yes.
passes within the State.
Q. Well, what is the difference between
a passenger ticket.-that Is, on the race or
it's there any dlHerence Oh lLe letce
from passenger ticket.
O. What is the distinguishing differ
ence?
A. Well, pass in form of pass. 1t
saws: ''Pass SO and so from such station
to such station; good until such a time,
and has the signature OF some omcer TO
@. Distinguished from ticket?
A. Yes, sir. You all know, what ticket
is. 1t does not purport to be d pass, but
ca a(NnOd for tirSt-claSS passage,
or something like that
O. Well, now, did you, Mr.. Herrin, or
knowledge, contribute anything to the
campaign fund of any political party In
the past campaign?
A. Mr.. Crocker made some contriputlon
@. Do You know how much he contrib
uted?
Q. Do o'.ct You know to whom he contrib
uted?
A. / don't remember. He contributed
If to some member of the committee,
suppose; probably Mr.. Kilburn
Q. What committee?
A. Republican.
Q. Did you contribute anything to any
other committee?
A. I do not remember any other con-
O. In making contributions to commit
tees, what are you governed by! Ihat
is. If YOU contributed! to one committee
and not to another, how 40 you draw
the distinction? Why do you contribute
to one committee and not to another?
A | suppose because we are asked Dy
some one connected with the committee.
O. Do l understand by that, then, that
if representatives of both committees or or
all the committees in the State would ask
you for funds that you would advance
them to the committees?
A. No, that does not follow It does
rot follow that we should contribute to
any one If we don't want to.
Q. But in case where you did not con-
tribute. what wish to ask & you is Is; low how
grounds did you contribute to one COM
mittee and not to any other?
Mr.. Mellick-I don't think that has any
reference to this case:
ence.
it is germane to the subject. Mr. Burnett.
The point at issue IS improper influence
used for the election of United states
Senator and we might spend week in
that kind of examination ana discover
Mr.. 'BBurnett-Do you know of any con-
ditions that accompanied that contripu-
A. No. sir There were no conditions.
1t had no reference | will Is say-there !; me were
no conditions attaeReMS 6n Mr. 70 crocker m was
@. It was an individual contrlpuuon!
A. Yes.
q Not by the company? my, Mad Made By Mr.; Mr.
company contributed anything to any
campaign fund?
A. So far as I know, 1t did not The
only contribution is the one | have spoken
of. have given $500 myself, of my own
O Well the Southern Pacific Railroad
was very much interested In the last cam
paign was it not?
A. Well. you would think so to read
some of the papers. | don't think 1t was
losing much sleep. No doubt good many
Of the people that were friendly to that
company were very much interested, but
the company itself was not making any
O. Well, did the organization of the
railroad employees throughout the State
understood they-were organized in clubs
Did that have any reference to it? Were
they organized for the purpose of elect
ing the legislative ticket?
A. Well. did not organize those clubs
but YOU can get at the men who did
@. Who were they?
a. ] don't know who they We're You
can find out There is Mr.. Sanborn, for
one. and Mr. Heffron, who lives in this
city. | can give you a list of the names
that I have heard Of but | have never
heard it suggested that it had anything
to do with the Senatorial question and
don't believe 1t was ever thought of in
that connection.
O. Well. it was stated, Mr. Herrin, that
voi1 stated to Mr.. de Young and Mr..