The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01


him relative TO the senatorial question
or in relation to- Mr.. McCune's candi-
dacy2 Yes; a good many, prior to a
week or ten days ago.
Did you ever make the statement to
him that if the two Nebekers and one
| or two other gentlemen should go to
| AlcCune it would probably mean $4,000,
or that in substance? | did not.
Has Mr.. McCune ever authorized you
TO make any proposition TO any men,
bers OF the Legislature? No, sir
Have You made any such PROPOSE
| tions-a1ly propositions relative to their
! vote? No, sir: have not
Has any improper influence been used
| upon you in behalf of Mr. McCune? No,
( sir
Do you know of any money being
used TO influence the vote of any mem
| Der of the legislature in behalf Of Mr..
McCune? No, sir.
You never were approached? No. sir.
Were you at any time during this
contest voting for King? Yes.
Was any proposition made TO you to
return to McCune? No, sir.
You did not know Of any such means
/ being employed? No, sir.
! Mr.. Cook stated on the floor that day
that you remarked at the time you had
this conversation, or some other con-
yelsation, that you had gotten out OF
this all You went in for and hence you
didn't give a damn. I would like to ask
you il you made such a remark, and
if so what you meant? I don't rernean-
Der such a remark as that. / made a
remark something similar to it,. l
couldn't tell just exactly when or
whether l made it to Cook or not l
made a remark something like that, TO
this effect.
What did you have in mind when you
made such a. remark? Well, If l may
be allowed to explain, l stated TO more
than one member of the legislature that
so far as the three or four candidates
for the United States seHiatorship was
concerned, there was not any of them
my choice. ! had Il choice, but it was
not one of them, and in stating that l
meant, of course, Mr.. Moses Thatcher.
He was my choice. l also stated that
there were other leading Democrats in
the state who would be more satisfac-
tory to me at that time. In making
that statement l may have made the
remark after this petition had been pre-
scented to Mr.. Thatcher and the Office
rendered to him, that I was satisfied:
that satisfied me. and was then ready
to vote for almost anybody. l may have
made a remark of that kind.
You had not in mind that you had
SOlleQ any money. NO, sir.
Have you ever expressed the opinion
to anyone that you thought money
could be obtained by going to Mr. Nc
Cune? No, sir, l have not.
Might you not have said something
like that in jocular way that you bet
money could be obtained through vot-
ing for Mr.. McCune and passed out of
your mind? The only remark that [
ever remamber making in regard to that
in a jocular way was about something
that was said by some one else as to
when they were going to tap the bar
rel of McCune. l told them ] didn't
know anything about that, but said,
you had better be around when the
barrel is tapped
WHAT CALLISTER HEARD.
Representative Callister called by the
committee, examined by Mr.. Stewart:
You are a member of the house OF
representatives? Yes, sir.
What county? Willard.
For whom have you been voting? For
several Republicans. Can't name all of
them. 1 am now voting for George
Sutherland.
Have you been approached to vote
for Mr.. McCune? Yes, sir.
Have you had any offers made to you
to vote for Mr.. McCune? Yes, sir.
y
if you know? a gentleman came to my
room Wednesday evening before Law
made his statement in the house, and
said that from three to five thousand
dollars was in a vote for Mr.. McCune.
said, Il am not that kind of a man. 1
am not voting that way" Well he
said, Il know you are not"
Who was that? 1t was w. D. Thomp-'
son.
was he a member of the legislature?
No, sir.
Do you know of your own knowledge
whether he was a representative of Mr..
Mcclure? 1 do not think he was.
Have you ever been approached by
anybody else? No.
Where does Thompson reside? He
is now located at Thompson's Springs,
in the cattle business.
Did he claim he was authorized to
represent Mr.. McCune? No. sir.
Is he in the city at the present time?
do not know. I last saw him four or
five days ago.
Mr. Evans-He has been staying at
the Walker House.
Did he give you the source of his
information? No, sir.
Did he give you any reasons why he
should make such a statement? Yes;
he said that evening, ne said there was
a chance to get money for some votes,
and he thought he would like to have
his friends get some of it. On Satur-
day, the day of Mr.. Laws statement
l saw this gentleman again. [ tried to
get to see him Friday, to know what
connection there was, if any, with Mr..
McCune 1t was in consequence of the
address of Mr.. O'Neil that a man who
knew anything and would not speak
out was a moral coward. l thought |
would see Thompson and then make !
a statement. l intended to do it Sat
urday morning if l could have seen Mr.. |
and find out what connec- i
ton he had with MIR. McCune.
What statement did Thompson make |
in regard to who was buying votes? |
He did not make any charge. On Sat |
urday evening l asked him where he
obtained his authority to offer money. !
He said it was just talk around town. !
/ asked him if he was authorized by |
NfcCune to make the offer. He said !
Mo-
Thompson said he was not authorized !
by McCune? When did you ask him !
that? 1t was on Saturday evening; |
afterward: the Saturday that Law |
made his statement.
Did ne come to your room on any |
business2 Just a social call So far |
as l know, he did not come up on any !
other business.
Were you on terms of intimacy? Oh, |
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