The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-19
I0NEY AND CHECKS GIVEN BY GRANTS AGENTS.

to the Legislature is improper and unlaw-
fq The must decline to go into R de1als will
you kindly read the original question!
The reporter read the question as fol-
lows: II wish to ask you, Mr.. Green,
with reference to the First Assembly Dis
trict of this State, wherein Mr.: G. y. jill
son was elected to the Assembly, did you
assist in any manner in the campaign in
The chairman-Now, will you answer
that question without this general blan-
ket answer:
per, I must decline to answer that ques-
ton, not but what | can answer 1t prop
erly and satisfactorily, and L have no
personal reasons whatever for refusing to
answer ii, because l do not consider that
l have made u single improper or illegiti-
mate expenditure of money;
@. Then on what ground do you de-
cline to answer?
Witness consulted with his attorney
(Mr. Bacon)
decline to answer the question?
A. Upon the ground that l do not think
it is proper method for conducting the
inquiry.
Q. MIR. Green, did you on behalf of Mr..
Grant contribute anything to the cleo
ton of Mr.. Marvin in the Second Assem-
bly, District of this State.
a. For the reasons given in answer TO
the previous question l must decline to
Q, And your declination is on the same
Q. Mr.. Green, did you contribute any
thing on behalf of Mr.. Grant to the cleo
ton of Cyrus II. Boynton from the Third
Assembly District in this State?
A. l decline TO answer for the same
reason.
Grant, contribute anything. to the election
of w. II. La BARGE of the Fourth As
sembly District of this State?
A. l decline to answer that question for
the same reason.
Mr.. La Baree-I would like to have you
answer that, Mr.. Green.
The chairman-Mr La Baree is a MEM
Der of the committee and desires that you
answer it fully. Do l understand that
correctly, Mr.. La Baree?
Mr.. La Baree-YeS, sir.
A. l have testified that in a number of
instances (consults with Mr.. Bacon)-
well, Mr.. La Baree is present, and if he
desires to answer it, why prefer that he
should do it.
The chairman-Wen. we cannot have
Mr.. La Baree's testimony now very well,
because we cannot break up the testi-
witness as the examination proceeds.
Mr.. La Baree-Mr. Chairman, | think
that Mr.. Green should answer those ques-
lions in regard to my district at least
The chairman-1t is your personal re-
quest that he answer it fully with refer
ence to the district in which you were
elected?
Mr.. La Baree-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Mellick-Mr Chairman, there is no
reason. as l can see, why he should not an
swer that question. Perhaps there might
De as 70 some OF the other districts where
Assemblymen did not know anything
about il, and there might come some re-
Election on him that was not warranted
under the circumstances. But here is
the AsSemblyman in whose district Mr..
Green has said that he mas contributed
money, and ii is no more than fair that
ne should say on the stand what he has
said behind his back. And now, then I
INSIST
sWered, so that we can report to the Leg
islature at once if he refuses.
Mr.. BaCon-What is that, Mr. Mellick,
that Mr.. Green has said?
MT Melllck-That he has contributed
money-as l understand by hearsay, that
ne has contributed money in La Barees
sons why We had better not probe into
TINS question, when he was going to tell
mat there was money expended in Mr..
La Baree's district. Now, Mr.. La Baree
does not want any protection from these
questions; he wants them to all come out.
Now, insist that they shall
Mr.. La Baree-I think, Mr.. Chairman.
as l am member of this committee tnat
have right to insist upon it.
The chairman-That is conceded at once
by the committee. 1t impeaches the fair
ness of the committee if Mr.. La Baree,
who is a member, cannot be cleared from
any imputation in the matter.
A. What is the question?
The reporter read the question as fol-
lows: Mr.. Green, did you on behalf of
Mr.. Grant contribute anything to the
election of W. II. La BARGE of the Fourth
Assembly District of this State?"
A Well, as L said before, l do not de-
sire to go into all those particulars-not
that 1 have anything TO conceal, because
have not but in Difference to Dr. La
Baree's presence and personal request, l
would say that l did. L sent 800 into Te-
hama County to assist in the election of
DR.. La Baree.
Q. To whom did you send the money?
A. To Mr.. Fred Ellis.
@. What relation did Mr.. Fred Ellis
bear TO the campaign?
A. 1t was represented that he was an
active Republican in that county.
Q. Do you know anything how that
money was expended
A. I do not.
Q. Was Mr. Fred Ellis a member of the
Central Committee of that county?
A. / do not know.
Q. Or of the Assembly Committee of
that Assembly district, if there was one?
A. l do not know.
Q. Did you have any conversation with
Mr.. Ellis with reference to the election of
your United States Senator prior to the
sending of that money?
a. | never did-either before or since
@. Had you at that time-at the time
you sent the money-had any conversa-
ton with Mr.. La Baree with reference to
his feelings toward Mr.. Grants candi-
dacy?
A. never met DR.. La Baree in my life
until night before last
Q. Had you had any written commune
A. l never had.
Q. Had you had any communication
with him indirectly through other people
with reference to that matter?
a. With reference to the expenditure of
money?
Q. With reference to his feeling toward
the candidacy Of Mr.. Grant?
A. | never asked anybody to write to
DR.. La Baree.
Q. That does not answer the question
quite.
A. What is the question? (The reporter
read the question:
A. Perhaps l had better supplement that
answer by saying that / never at any
time spoke to Dr. La Baree in relation to
the Senatorial question.
Q. Before sending that money into Te-
hama County. had you had any indirect
communication
Mr.. Mellick Qnterrupting)-Any knowl-
edge?
The chairman-No, sir; pardon me- Let
me ask this and you can supplement 1t If
you please. Had you any indirect com
munication with DR.. La Baree by letter
or word of mouth whereby you learned
his feeling concerning the candidacy of
Mr.. Grant?
A. ] never had.
Q. You were absolutely without any
knowledge?
A. Absolutely.
O. OF what his feeling was toward that
candidacy before you sent that money?
A. Absolutely. The only object / had
was: l understood that DIR. La BARGE
was prominent citizen of Trinity