Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-25
He Testifies Of All His Dealings with Repre-
sentative Law,
AND GIVES FULL PARTICULARS.
Moses Thatcher Teses Consultation with Him Be-
fore Meeting Law and of recune's Chances for
Election Morning.

? o'clock. Mr.. Stewart, AZ | remembar.
said that tbcy would vote Tor Mr.. l,y-
Cunc on Saturday, the next day last
Saturday. Before he said that. there
had been some talk about Mfr. Ride
outs speech | do not remember Mr.
Hideouta saying that he could not sec
his way clear To vote for Mr.. Mcclure.
just before departing MIR. McCune
gave Mr.. Ridcout letter concerning
something that was To be cleared M IN
writing. the letter had some reference
to ecclesiastical Influence, the Grant
letters were referred 10. I do not know
the purpose Of their meeting. ! think
there was a general talk about thr
deadlock: that this deadlock ought a.
be- broken. Senator Rideuut and ! had
talked about that question before.
Il II not true that one OF those. Mr..
Stewart. said that n Mr.. MeCune re-
tulnrd his twcuty.cirht votes on the
noxt day. that they would Nuta for Mr..
McCune on Saturday. They gave me
uo such qualification.
IN answer To Mr.. Cummings. Mr..
Thatcher said he had noticed nothing
unusual IN Air. Mccunc's manner when
the latter received the telephone mes.
sage from AIT. Law. McCunc spoke
out loudly. and did not hold any other
consultation, 80 far az wi,1caf knew
with any ~ his managers bifire going.
u. n. cRlTcHLow.
n. ~. Crltchlow was sworn; knows
McCunc. h Interested In his aifnlts ~
an attorney In his business. was at the
Vienna cafe a week uru last Tuesday,
with Tanner, Sloan. Mccunc. Law And
others; Mr. Bywntcr and Nj Lloyd
came In later. MoCune said. Law. YOU
had better come over we nre pretty
good fellows now. and this hnH cost too
much for me 10 lose nov. You win he
voting with ua before iong.'
a. "a A. ..NN -
long arc N II had not been for the 81
fort made by McCune 10 get IN Me-
klnlcy Republicans 20 vote Tor him
Everybody could hear what McCune
said. There was nothing serious In the
manner OF McCune nor In the way II
appeared 10 DO received.
CRoss-ENAAfINED.
The campaign was costing money,
very naturally; witness was Mccunc'H
attorney In general matters, but not Ia
this ease, ana had not consulted with
him In relation to Il.
SENATOR CHAMBERS TEsTIFIEs.
n. G. Chambers was sworn: knows
g. 81. Jackson ana y. g. WINS. met
them one sunday evening nc the office
nf Witness. Jackson In that CuuVafHn-
ton r1ld 10 witness that after hc had
discharged certain obligations 90 Mr..
King On Monday. he would come TO
chance for hln man, Judge Powers. but
waH under some obligations 10 Judge
King Tor tho next day, but after that
he would come TO Mccunc, N h. could
become convinced that McCuno'a cnm-
pnirn was honest, lvinr ala not make
the statement. II was Jackson. Wit
ness asked Jackson when he would vote
for Mccunc, aud Jackson said M foon
rs he had iilled his obligations,
A. W. MccuNE TEsTIFIEs.
\. W. Mcclure was sworn. " the per-
son who ~ accused of attempting to
bride one on more mcmhera ~ the Log
stature; lives at 20 South Temple street
OF this city axe IL ~ last July; Is rcp-
resented In the senatorial campaign by
quarters the day after Christmas. did
not know many members 81 tho LcRla-
laturc before the contest began.
FIRST MET LAW.
Witness became acquainted with Law
IN the fore part OF the contest; thinks
Mr. Lott introduced him; witness " on
speaking terms with Law. he came up
10 headquarters perhapa I'VE or six
times, no particular conversation with
him prior "a Tuesday OF last week; On
that Tuesday witness met Law In
IloFlc's bar room. came In 10 see VIVA
was there ana 10 take drink on the
way Ia dinner. found Law standing be-
side the bar with Pat Moran and 9th
ore; Law was hnmmcring on tho
counter with his fist and arguing abou,
something.
asked him to take a drink with me.
and then asked him 10 go to dinner. aa
too much drink IN an empty stomach
was not good. Law was not really
drunk, but he had been drinking freely.
~ THE RESTAURANT,
! went along with Pat Moran and
Law 10 the cafe; Invited Moran 10 10,
| but he loft Us NJ the restaurant door.
| Many people were In there. Law and
| took n table on the south side and
/ had Just ordered, when Sloan came In
and soon others and illlod up the table,
/ The topic OF conversation was the sill
Yer question. Mr.. Law seemed flushed
I with Wine and disagreed with me when
I said that cannon'a speech IN the
| r'heater virtually nominated his father
| and said 20 Law you know 80 and 80.
I Law said, that puts me In false light
| when you sny I know that. for have
I Just said that | didn't, We lott about
] 10 o'clock, with Sloan. Bywnter, Tan
/ ner ana others ana went 10 hoadquar-
] tors. Tanner and Bywatcr going some
/ where else. Some sat down. Law ana
myself went into the room next To the
north room, Law sat ON the lounge,
| Monaon was there.
IN THE PRIVATE ROOM.
| invited Law Into the back room,
/ saying, Nov, Mr.. Law, | VIII talk with
/ YOU" IN" conversation WIS about
| some letter written 10 Bishop In
] Cache county The men had said this
letter would prove that Law was eloot-
/ ed through church influence, and that
! N they could prove this 10 him, he
would quit Frank Cannon and come
over and vote with us, He came into
| Inc room and I told him 10 fit down. |
/ said, sloan. come In here" The door
was omen, sloan came in at once and
they talked about this letter. Some one
/ called Monsoon In. aud ne came. left
few minutes later and went nome, worn
out. Tor / could not sleep. and was yir-
tually nervous wreck from the long