Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-02

| who elsn-Dy the way. When ulu DIT.
| Nobeker give you his lnformatlon2 !
think II was either Friday or Satur-
day"
80 that the Nebeker information and
| the Jackson information ala not reach
him until the day that he made these
charges. or the day before at the ear
| Hest.
And the other was Representative
| Cook. and the FIRST he heard of that
was saturday. when Mr.. Cook made his
speech on the floor ~ the House. And
| those were all the charges that he had
any Information about All these mat
tiers then came ~ him during either the
day that he made the charge or at
earliest some q them the day before he
made the charge.
SIR. Thurfnnn-Mr. Scbckcr sw0rc ~
was on the day after.
Nj. Dicka0n.-Ycs. Sir. Neboker rwore
that u was the Saturday after Law had
made his charges. lie had not himself
been approached. aud he does not pre-
tend he had until the Tuesday before he
made these charges.
20 that tho day that We started into
this Investigation We had In these ad.
ditional charges flei by SIR Law all
the definite Information he had ~ bfib-
cry OF any attempt TO bride anybody.
TESTIMONY or HARD.
Now. what Significance has that? In
view Of the fact that month before
that time he said to Johnny Qulnlan
and Carl Hard what he did-a month
before he had any iufofmation-sta
Ing In that saloon one sunday evening.
what did he say We viii not stop to
call attention 20 what Mr. quill.
Ian said about u. We viii take
young man employed upon the Tribune
ne a reporter you saw his honest. boy
ish face as he sat there. and there In
not n man here that did not believe that
Carl Hard told the truth. There 10 not
u man who eat here and saw the wit
ness who believes that Cari Hard ut.
tered "a word upon that Witness stand
~ having come from this man Law
that he. Hard. was w any doubt about
at all and what did he aayg
\ month before this excellent gem
tiemnn. Mr.. Law. had any Information
u corrup, practlccH he said 60 Carl
Hard. IN answer 10 the question
whether the talk In the newspapers
and On the streets of bribery woru true.
he says.
And at the same time tho suggca.
ton was made. the one who mode II
wondered N II were fact and Mr.. Law
said. 'Whhtf Yes. you know u II
fact. whenever Mr.. McCunc's election
becomes Imminent there " u member
win say and prove that Sir. Mccuno
has used Improper methods
Think 0f that gentlemen. viii you7
When you come to consider whether or
not you are golnE 10 blast the rcputa-
ton ~ Mt. Mccune on the testimony ~
this man Law.
That a month before he had any ln.
formation. according Ia his sworn tea-
timony here. he said Yes. II h true.
and I, Law. know a representative who.
when McCunc'H election becomes im-
mincnt. will. ON the fiOor of the House.
say and prove that he has used cor
fupt methods" There was one mcm-
i,.r ~ the House of Representative
who did that. lie did II Just at the
hour when Sir. Mccuno'H election had
become imminent. Who was ~ IL
was one man. and only one. II was
the man who hnli month before he
know anything. thnt h. know the man.
going ~ prove II. lie dii. doubtless
lie knows hlmrclf. gentlemen. better
than any ~ sou know him, pocHn II
chow you beyond all question that he
fore Mr. i.a~ had teen Approached.
months. weeks rather beforr .r knew
had any definite Information. which
he says. ~ the corrupt methods at all,
that the thought had entered his mind
10 do Just what h. lid do on what II
said by friend TO be- the fatal Sat-
urdny morning. fatal 10 tho character
and reputation Of Mr.. Law II truly was
Aud u week the Saturday a week boz
| fore he made these charges he said Ia
| Major stanton that. according to Laws
testimony here was before he had amy
definite Information about any corrup.
ton at all and before he had been In
formed by Nebaksr. week bcforr-be-
fore he had been Informed by Cook and
FAR IN the floor ~ the House. before
a.. H..
because that was the day that he made
his charges on the floor NJ the House
u week before he had any ~ this In
formation. and before he claims 90 have
been corl,iptly npproari.i himself he
said ~ Major stanton. stanton being
friend of cannon-ihc Honorable Frank
Cannon, I Misunderstanding his election.
Mr.. Law rnid "Mecune will never b.
elected 90 the Honatg of tho United
states. Tor I have a scheme that VIII
put "A stumbling block In his way before
he shall b. elected"
WHAT WAS THE MorIvEf
Something beside n prophetic soul In.
spired Mr. Law 10 give expression 10
what be- did 10 Mr.. Carl Hard and 60
Major stanton. What the mans motive
was that would prompt him 60 DO this
thing, I do not undertake 10 say. lie
may be like Gultesu. who naaasainatcd
hhiNilNt hll " lfNm no WInAlNf on
earth. except tho love N fame Mr.
Law thought that n he could defeat the
election ~ Mccuno. possibly. and be-
would get up and make this sensational
speech. which he made on that Satur-
day. that Sir, Law would become Inn
mortal he would NJ once leap into
fame hat may have been his motive
I rntNHr think. however. N I might
rive expression to my avn views
about d.. that there were behind Law
men wh0 have not come from under
cover. lie was tool played upon by
other people. And how much he got
ar what reward be N to have I don't
know and e0uld not undertake to say
from this evidence. but that there was
"a Vile. dlahpllcal, dnmnnblo conspiracy
entered into that Friday night. you
know. cvory one ~ you know II. with.
upon nur part They were afraid 10 let
that Saturday ballot be- taken for fear
all their opposition would be- brought
Go nnught.
STORY or TUESDAY NIGHT.
Now. coming 20 the Tuesday. the Ia
al Tuesday evening, when they were
over a. tho Vienna cafe Mr.. Law says
after they got through their dinner nnd
they walked four or Ave ~ them tn.
Tether 90 McCunr'H headquarters. and
there were "a great many people Ia
there, AMI according 10 Law, soon after
they got In Mccune fnid. "Mr Law,
come ln hero, l want a. sec Yuu." that
he went IN there with Mr.. Mcclure ana
McCunr shut tho door, ana that h. ana
McCune We're alone IN that room for
about Twenty-Five minutes; that b. Mr