The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-19


was Mr.. Grant in the office at the time
MI. Green requested you to step into the
other room?
A He was in the front Office.
Q. And after you got into this other
room you and Mr.. Green were alone?
A. Yes.
to you at that time? That Mr.. Grant
would be q candidate or that Mr.. Green
was in position to assist you If you
wanted assistance in your race?
A Oh think he tried to convince me
first that it was Senator Perkins wish
that Mr.. Grant be a candidate and be
elected.
O. That was before any offer of assist
ance?
Q. At that time in Mr.. Green's office
was any sum named that he would assist
you with?
@. Was the difficulty of your candidacy
expressed?
A. BY me?
Q. Or by him.
A. oh, I never considered that 1 had a
very hard fight. l do not remember;
might have been something said casually.
Q. What has been the condition of the
votes of your Assembly district?
1t is Republican.
Q. You had not at that time any fears
of defeat?
A. No, sir.
Green?
A Yes.
Q. At that time?
A. l expressed it to. everybody.
And before the offer of assistance do
you know?
And he still insisted on assisting you,
Offered me the money; I do not know
what you would call it.
Now, then, how much did he offer you
Oh, should say from three to five hun
dred dollars was in his hand.
In gold twenties?
Mr.. Anderson, in the conversation with
Mr.. Benjamin, or in the conversation with
Mr.. Green, was any statement made TO
you to the effect that Mr.. Green was do
ing this as a common matter or doing 1t
for any candidate?
l remember of him saying that it was
his intense desire to elect a Republican;
prompted him to do this for me.
Did he say to you that he was assist
ing any other candidates TO the Assem-
Not to the best of my recollection at
present.
Do You know of any other persons who
have been approached in like manner as
you were approached?
No sir
Have you been approached in any mere
tricious manner by any other candidate
or his agent am now speaking of can
didate for United States Senator, since
your nomination?
No, sir.
Or prior thereto?
No, sir.
Can you point this committee to any
evidence on any line through which they
can obtain any evidence of any meretri-
for United States Senator?
No sir.
Other. than that you have named?
No. sir.
At the time of this conversation in Mr..
Green's office did Mr.. Green say to you
that this was with the knowledge and
consent of Mr.. Grant, or anything to that
effect?
That he approached me individually?
<. No; 1 rather got a sense of feeling
that he was doing II all around in order
the impression that he wanted to give to
me by his words, not by his actions. was
that it was his intense desire to elect the
whole Republican Legislature and he was
afraid if he did not help them why they
would not be elected.
Q. Did he tell you whose money he was
A Well, l did not give him time after
he offered me the money.
Q. Did you know whose money he was
A. My understanding was that it was
Mr.. Grants money.
@. You might state to the committee
A Oh, I have been telling you the ar
gument that he went into to prove that
he was interested in Mr.. Grants candi-
dacy, and that Mr.. Grant was a cano4date
and that he would do all in his power to
elect a Republican Legislature.
@. Has any candidate now before the
Legislature of this State for the United
States Senate offered you any inducement
directly or indirectly other than that you
have named, personally or through his
agent. to vote for him?
A. No, sir.
@. That includes, also, the matter of
any patronage that might be offered you
you understand it that way?
a. Yes. sir. No way, shape or manner.
Q. Can you point this committee to any
evidence, direct or indirect, where any
candidate for the United States Senate
now seeking the votes of this Legislature
has used the matter of patronage as an
inducement?
A. No sir.
The chairman-Has any of the commit
tee any desire to ask any further ques-
tons? That is all, Mr.. Anderson.