The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20

chances were good at that time and it
looked as though II was ,I Pq f5e e,, 81 his
Q. Was that the full extent Oh your adj
I vice to him at any time
I think that is about the extent OF lt.
O Did YOU at any time advise him 10
vote for Daniel nj. burns!
@ Bid You at any time detail to him
tbe reasons why vote for Daniel NJ
! Pnrns would be advisable for him?
A. / think it is possible that said that
when the break came 1t mleht De Wei t0
get on the winning side; something of
'n g. Did iis You, directly or indirectly imme-
/ dtatelv or remotely, hold out to Mr. Rauo
any inducements to vote for MI Burns:
q You have been in sympathy with Mr.
Burns candidacy in this matter, nave You
not Mr.. Brown? ,.;-,e
7 would like to state that have had no
I authority from Colonel Burns or any one
/ else for patronage or anything Of tLal
kind or money or anything elSe' LOT lhal
@ Have YOU any control or influence
over any possible patronage that might
! be given to any Legislator!
/ O DO YOU feel that you could bring any
/ influence to bear on the question OF pat
ronage in the interest OF any b 5egtsl edo
! that would vote for the man whose can
! didacy YOU favored for the United States
! Senate?
! A. No, sir niue. A.
O, Have YOU given to the committee the
| fu1j extent of YOUR conversations with
Mr. Raub in that behalf?
A. No, not in behalf of the Senatorial
| canvass.
<. | gave Mr.. Raub a letter to Mr.
Green-Ietter of Introduction.
@. You wrote that letter, did you!
Q. Can an you state its contents without
getting the letter? You have not that
is 4. No. 1os sir. The letter would be the
best evidence. 1 do not recall now the
contents. 1t was simply letter OF intro
duetion Mr.. Raub was the Assembly
man from Yuba and Suffer, and that
knew him to be an honest man, some
thing of that kind. Inv.
"A A. RaubNwell, believe Grant is, too.
q .. Can Can you! you get that letter? Do you
A. presume Mr.. Green has it. think
Q. Do you now remember whether that
letter contained any advice as to what
course he should pursue in the matter or
his vote?
Mr.. MeIlick-What difference does it
make?
apparent thus far, Mr. Mellck, but this
inquiry is to see whether it may ma make "a q
difference. Now, you nave 9etall9 e.; +a a..
A. All that I recall, yes, sir-that I re-
@ You speak of Mr. Mcdonald. Is it
Mr. Mcdonald of Tuolumne?
A OF Livermore. 49,;
A Yes, sir.
Q. What conversation. if any, had you
with Mr.. Mcdonald concerning the Sen
"A. A. ST Simply. he asked me what thought
about the situation and l told MIN Wnat
thought the outcome would be; similar
to the others And that was about the
substance of the conversation so lar as
l can recall. do not remember now the
details 1 think that is about what 1t
was. 1t was in the presence of another
gentleman or more than one. L know there
were gentlemen present there at the time
of the conversations gentleman named
@. Is he a resident of Sacramento, do
A. OF Livermore. He is here, I believe.
@. He is here?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you in that conversation have
anything to say about patronage?
@. Did you present to Mr. Mcdonald
any inducement of any character what
soever that would have a tendency to in
f1uence his vote for United States Sen
A. No. sir. 1 did tell him. think, if |
am not mistaken, come to recall it, that
did not believe that Mr.. Grant, under the
circumstances, could WIN; ana L presume,
if l am not mistaken, 1 said something
about getting on the winning side in the
end.
Q. You stated what you believed to be
A. Well, I thought in the end-I did not
say who the Senator would be-but |
would name the Senator finally; that is,
I thought his votes, whichever way they
went would name the Senator. That was
my opinion of it-idea.
Q. BY saying to him that you thought
that Colonel Burns would name the SEN
ator, did you mean thereby that Colonel
Burns would dictate as TO who the Sen
ator would be?
A. No, no. did not. 1 simply thought
his votes, wherever they went, If they
went in body. would probably be sufi-
cient to elect the man.
O. Would be decisive of the question?
A. Yes, sir. For that matter, if Mr..
Grants votes should go the same way,
probably they would.
O. Did you say so to him?
A. do not recall. | do not think did.
I do not think 1 mentioned anything about
Grants votes.
c. Now do you recall any other legis-
lator with whom you have had any con-
versation concerning the Senatorial stu-
alton?
A. Not any conversation, but simply
passing. l remember of meeting Senator
Morehouse down on K street in front of
Hales store and jokingly mentioned
about getting on the winning side, or
something of that kind. I did not men
ton any names and he said that he was
for Barnes, and 1 said that Barnes-Gen-
eral Barnes-was an ideal Senator That
was the extent of the conversation as I
passed by. Both of us were laughing
at the conversation.
Q. Have you held up before any legis-
lator the chances of patronage as an in
dueement for him to vote for any can
didate for United States Senator?
A. No. sir.
@. Directly or indirectly?
A. No. sir
9. In person. by letter, telegraph or
telephone message?
A. No, sir. had none to give. I did
not know of any either
@. Do you know, Mr.. Brown, of any
meretricious inducements having been Of
fered to any legislator by any persons
with the purpose of influencing his vote
for United States Senator?
A. l do not.
O. Can you point this committee to any
person, papers or other means whereby
they may learn of any improper influ-
ences brought to bear upon any legisla-
tor to induce him to vote for a United
States Senator?
A. I cannot.
q On behalf of any candidate for
United States Senator?
A. / cannot.
Q. Before the Legislature?