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

o. Mr.. Wright, can you point this com
mittee to any means whereby they may
| learn of any improper influences orousnt
| to bear by Mr.. Grant, Mr.. Burns or any
| other candidate for United States Sena
! tor in the matter of securing the votes
of any Of the, memoers OF TINS Nesis'"
ture for United States senator
A. No, sir; l cannot ... -
! Q. Do you know of any money having
| been used by any other canoluate loI
United States Senator than that you ca nSHe
named to advance his interests as cdllul-
date for United States Senator!
A. do not. - 70
Mr. Bacon-strike out that answer If
you please. l desire to object to that cues .
ton. Now. l object to that as suggesting
something that is not proven. =.
The chairman think your obleetiona NE Is
committee to withdraw my question.
Mr. Melllck-Just order Il stricken out.
| The chairman-Nery well; with tne col a,
mon consent of the committee that may
| be stricken out. ..
Q. Do you know of any money having
been used by any candidate lot the Cnl'e4 f
States Senate to influence the votes OF
any member or members of this Legls!a-
ture?
A 1 do not
Mr. Devlin-If you have finished that
line of examination / would like to nave
you ask Mr.. Wright about the converse
lions with Mr.. Leake.
The chairman-Have any OF the mem
bers of the committee questions to ask on
| that line?
Mr.. Lardner-Has any note or re-
ceipt ever been given by you, Mr..
Wright, for that SCOOP
A. No, sir.
@. Do you know that this is an
absolute gift by Mr.. Green to youP
A. I should say yes.
@. You considered it gift by
Mr.. Green to your
A. In the light of his explana-
ton that, as a friend, he wished TO
see my candidacy-that he wished to
see me succeed in the face of hard
fight over there.
Q. That 5000 understand was expended
in securing the delegates for the con-
vention?
8. The $50 loan-has that been re-
| turned?
Q. That is only evidenced by your let
| ter, as l understand you.
A Yes. sir.
Q.-Have you had any CONVERSE
ton with Mr.. Green relative to
whether the 5000 is gift or notP
A.-No, sir.
Gas I understand you do not
propose to return the SCOOP
A.-There is no such understand
ing. There is no expression here. I
have made no such expression.
@. Well, was asking you
whether you did intend to return
the 5000?
Al shall have to consider the
! -, A4o,. Lapora Jaoidirr
Q. Do you know whether Mr.. Green is
a wealthy man?
A 1 had always thought he was pretty
we'll off He has talked of many bust
ness transactions to me which involved
many sums of money. and made me feel
| that he was very we'll off, indeed.
Q. Do you know whether he aided and
assisted from his own means or those Of
any other candidate?
| A l do not, Mr.. Lardner.
| Q. In this campaign?
| A No l do not
q. Does Mr. Green live in your partic-
| ular district?
A No; he lives just outside the dis
trict
8. Just outside of your district?
| A. But it is--he lives in Oakland.
O. You knew, as I understand, that he
was a friend of Mr.. Grants Am 1 cor
rect in that?
| A. Yes sir.
@. And I understand you, you did not
know until arriving here in Sacramento
that the money was Mr.. Grants money?
| A l did not know ii until the testimony
was offered here by Mr.. Green himself.
| @. You never saw the $3.50 check, 1 be-
lieve?
A. No; never did
! Mr.. Mellick-You got the receipt-you
| got your note back from your friend, l
suppose?
A Oh, yes.
Q. There is an evidence of that money
! having been returned to him?
A. Yes, the payment.
Q.-This $9oO-there seemed to
be a controversy last night as to
whether you got it yourself or some
body elsep
A.-No, I got it myself.
Q.-You got the SCOOP
Ayes, sir.
Q.-In cash yourselfP
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Directly from Mr.. ereens
A.-Yes.
| that you had spent more than what your
sworn affidavit of campaign expenses
showed Can you tell litfle about that?
1t shows they claim S4 as the amount Of
campaign expenses, believe.
| A. Yes. This money, Mr.. Mellick, was
all expended before the nomination
q. Yes; nut TINS means was there any
other money?
! A. No; not at all.
@. Than the $74?
A No, sir; nothing.
@. After you had the nomination, why
| you had to conduct the fight?
| A. Oh, it is equivalent to an election.
| There is where the fight has to be made
| in that district always. 1t has never been
| anything but strongly Republican, except
in the case of two independent Repubn-
cans splitting up the district at one time.
Q. And let US see-what was your ma
| jority two years ago?
| A. Fifteen hundred.
| O. And what was 1t this time?
A. Eleven hundred.
@. Eleven hundred majority?
A. Yes.
| Mr.. Devlin-Do you want to take up
| those conversations with Mr.. Leake, so
| the witness may set himself right? Mr.
| Leake made several charges against him
| want to suggest TO the committee that
! the ground may be covered.
The chairman-Do you remember the
day that The Call came out in advocacy
| of your aspirations to be Speaker of the
| Assembly?
| A I do not remember the day. l think
! 1t was about the 14th or 18th of DeCem-
! ber
O. Do you remember the event?
| A Yes, sir; very well.
O. Do you remember of meeting with
Mr. Leake and Mr.. Spreckels in the Of
| flee of The Call in San Francisco?