The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

the little seat facing the street. used
by people waiting for cars; that MI.
Law Immediately began to speak about
| voting for him, and stating that ne
| thought his vote was worth something;
that it was worth $1,000. and Mr.. Nc
Cune resented il and got ", and AFTER
they got through with their converse
ton he turned and purchased some
/ tablets, and that MI Law meanwhile
| had stepped out in front and IVES
speaking to some man out there. ana
| AlcCune said, by the way. L noticed
that man when I went into the door,
passed him. pushed by him when l first
went in. He said, L then started across
/ the street and Mr.. Law followed him
up or caught I'D with him and walked
part across the street together, and
| began TO say: Mr. McCune, there mas
| been good deal of talk about your
| buying votes, and you must not blame
me for thinking that you would pay
money for votes" McCune said that IS
true; .here has been good deal in the
papers. l don't know that l ought to
| be too hard on you for it. That they
crossed the street and EXCHANGED a
word. and Mr.. Law extended his hand,
and Mr.. AlcCune said ne took his hand
| and noticed that he shook hands with
his thumb and two fingers. Said he
separated from him there, and Nc
Cune came west. That is about the
/ substance; of course it may not have
been told in just as calm a way rs I
| tell it.
LAW WAS APOLOGETIC.
! The last conversation YOU mention
occurred while they were crossing the
street? Yec, sir That. as 1 remember,
CT
turned away from him and turned to
! get some tablets, and this fellow was
out in front Of the door and Mr.. Nc
| Cune pushed on, went across the street,
ana Law began to trail up and began
chatting and said, Don't feel too hard,
because 1t was in the air and the pa
pers We're full of it,
! n committeeman-W sent the tele-
phone message to Mr.. McCune? 1 do
not know
How many votes were you figuring
! on as necessary for election? The first
thing inquired was whether Richards
had gone and sent over to the White
house and confirmed that statement,
| because he had been excused We
We're satisfied that Richards had gone
away That left sixty-two votes; so
that Mr.. Peery's absence didn't really
make so much difference then. He told
me that, saying Richards is away and
my absence does not make any differ
ence.
Thirty-one votes would have elected?
Yes, sir
Mr.. Dunbar, you were present at Nc
Cune's headquarters when the tele-
phone message was received from Law
at the Wasatch drug store? Yes, sir. l
| remember that Mr.. McCune said to US,
Representative Law wants to see me-
What do you think? 1 don't care to see
him" I hesitated a moment and then
spoke up and said. Law has been very
favorably disposed toward you; he has
been here, and possibly he is going to
vote for you, but" 1 said. 'be sure and
have the same word said which was
sent to Taylor not to let him vote on
roll call, and change the vote after
wards, if they want to vote for Mr..
McCune after he has enough Demo-
cratic votes to elect"
What remark did Mr. McCune make?
Mr.. McCune said all right, will go.
He hesitated q good deal about
going? He didn't seem to care about
going. / think Moses Thatcher was
present; he asked several of US He
evidently didn't care to ge.
Re-cross examination by Mr.. Evans
You We're present, then, in the room
when Mr.. McCune received that teie-
phone message from the drug store?
I was in the big front room, quite q
distance from the telephone. He came
out and told US that Representative
Low had asked for a conference.
Some little discussion about it? But
he put on his hat, took his cane and
went? Yes. sir.
How long was he gone? l left almost
| Immediately afterwards and got back
about the time of the assembling of the
joint session
DIDN'T CAFE TO SEE LAW.
Did he say anything about Law at
that time? No, he simply announced
that Law wanted to see him. Said, I
don't care to see Law" He says,
What do you think?" I remember I
was one who said, Yes, go and see
him."
Was John Evans there? He may
have been. There was not minute
taken Up hardly.
Didn't he dissent, Abel John Evans?
He may have made the remark; I
didn't hear it.
Did you think he was going to vote
for him. I imagined that was probably
what ne wanted to see him for.
Didn't you suggest why he didn't
come up? No, l don't think 1 did
Did he tell you where he was going
to meet him? I am not sure he men,
toned the place to me.
You did not inquire2 No, sir.
After he came back, you were ex-
pecting to hear of Mr.. McCune's cleo
ton that morning? Yes, sir.
Who all were present? Well, don't
know as 1 can tell ALL quite a number
of people were there.
I will ask you what the first word
that came from the joint assembly,
that marred your expectations? Mr.
Fisher Harris came into the room and
said, Here I want to tell you some
thing" and took us into the bath room
You, Harris and McCune? Yes, sir
That's all; just three of you? I think
that is all He says, Representative
Law is on the floor charging you with
attempting to bride him.
Is that all he said? Yes; I believe
that is about all.
He said, Representative Law is now
on the floor of the house making a
speech, charging you with attempting
to bribe him. That is what was COM
municated? I think it is.
Now, what reply did Mr.. McCune
make at that moment? What was the
first word ne said2 What did he say?
He says, it's a damn lie; that man,
when 1 got over there, asked me to
pay him $4,000 for his vote and I re-
scented it. That is about the substance
of what he said at that time.
Is that all? 1 think it is. After lit |
tie pause Mr. McCune went on and re-
counted the circumstances Of his visit
over there.
Relate that again?
M'CUNE'S WORDS RETOLD.
Well Mr.. McCuue said after that