Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-01

A ,leh OF relief went up from those
who have been In daily attendance NJ
the bribery investigation proceedings.
when II was announced. shortly after
10 o'clock this morning. by counsel ON
10th sides. that there would be no fur-
tber testimony taken. Arguments were
then begun. the committee limiting inc
time TO three hours on each side. Judge
Dcy opened for the prosecution. occu-
pylnE an hour and n quarter In arsu-
mont. AZ ii.ss an adjournment was
taken until o'clock.
The investigation proceedings COM
menccd promptly at $3.50 this morning
At the request OF members Of the com
mittcc. Aquilla Scbekcr. president Of
the state Senate. was called To the wit
ness stand. Mir. Ncbckcr. In answer to
Mr. stewart. said he met Representa-
tive Rcdd In the Walker House "a few
weeks ago and talked with him about
the senatorial situation. The effect
OF the conversation was. 10 witness un.
dcrHtood. that the hum OF 1000 would
be paid anyone who would vote TOT n,
W. McCune. Perry had told witness
he. too. 20 understood II. Didn't OF his
own knowiodg. know about Improper
HdNanccs being made. lie dld not M
tend TO be dircourtcoun 10 the commit
tee by failing 10 put In an appearance
yesterday Afternoon. As friend OF
Isedd'a he wanted TO put him In pos
session of all the features OF the sen
atoriai contest.
senator Peory was then called and
said he remembered the conversation
referred 10 by the last witness, He
told Nebckcr that he had heard that
Mccune wun gOlnr 10 |pny 1900 Ter
head for votes. only knew OF II Ms
a rumor, ao far as witness knew Me
Cunc never made an offer TO purchase
anyone'r vote.
n. w. Thompson. "A resident of Sciplo.
was next examincd. Witness stated he
hnd talked with Representative CALLS
ter relative Co the senatorial question
n was at Mr. calllrter's room NJ the
White House few days before Law
made his charges. Witness wanted Ia
see the deadlock broken and suggested
90 CalllEtcr that u would be all right
for him 60 vote for n Democrat. az he
owed his election mainly 10 Democratic
votes. He suggested that calllator vote
for Frank J. Cannon and cnlliHtcr told
witness that was his intention. The
Conversation drlftcd along until the
money proposition was reached. Wit
ness said he asked cnlliator n he
thought II wrong 10 vote for eitsss one
n the Democrats provided he was paid
1890 OF So 900 for n. Callist.r. witness
said. replied by saying that n would be-
better for the man elected 10 give the
money after the vote had been east.
\ told him tho man wouldn't have 20
then" said Thompson. u.auEhtcr)
McCunc'a name witness said, WIS not
mentioned In connection with the
Proposition. lie was not working par.
tloularly for Cannon. lie preferred
Cannon o. any Of the Democratic can
dldateH. Had done no work whatever
for Mccune. Was at Mccuno's head
quarters last night and about month
hgu lio went there last night Mt tho
IeqneHt Of Alma Greenwood, Saw Mr.
Thurman there who asked him what
statement he had made To culllHtor.
Hal not been approached by anyone
favpfing Mccune. Did not know that
any money had been used In the inter-
ent " any of the senatorial candidates.
lie came tn the city On the 2sth of
January, more for pleasure than any
thing else. II was his custom 90 spend
month or 80 In the city each winter.
he was "a Democrat In politics. but
wanted 10 see Cannon elected, CALLS
ter told witncsa he was going 10 mako
statement to the committee relative
U the conversation at the white House.
Thompson said he told calliater that
there must be- some misunderstanding
respecting what he had said about buy
mr. votes. cAlliator niid witness were
merely friends Did not come To tho
w ~ NlNf lNhtffnl Nl NNN
DID not recall having said 10 callistcr
10 could get $1,000 or $1,000 for his vote.
" he dld say II he was only giving eN-
preston To mn opinion he had formed.
II" might possibly have been quoting
some one. Had seen the cartoons ~
McCune ana his barrel In the Tribune
ana heard lots of talk about the money
Proposition. believed callistor an up
tlslt and fnir-mindcd man. Did not
believe he would wilfully mako u false
placement, but thought, like all men,
n. could he mistaken In some things.
Was positive he did not tell Callister he
could get $4,000 or 1900 for his vote,
Ito ia ask calliHtcr 10 support n Demo
cfat and named Frank J, Cannon, Had
never heard Cannon was offering money
t,r votes Was never az Kings or
foWers' headquarters, Could not re-
nemher anyone telling him that Nc
Cune was using money Some one
might have made such n statement, but
ne couldn't recall who Il was. Met Me-
Nune for the first time last night II
Was al Mccune's headquarters. Me
tune asked him II he had made the
sihtrinent accredited him to calllatcr.
Mothlng else uf any interest was said.
NhvW II, W. Sloan. Had known him
,r ten years. Talked with sloan few
uln's since he came 10 the city, but no
reference was made by either 20 the
senatorial ight. No influence had been
used To get witness TO work Tor Me-
cune. Excused
MR. cALLIsTER RECALLED.
Representative calliater was recalled
said he did not state to Mr.. Thomson
mat he would vote for Nj Cannon; he
slid 10 him that Judge King was his
ntHl and Frank Cannon his second
eholoe; had never said TO Thomson
shat he would vote for consideration;
tsled 10 Thomson that 10
AXE money after voting would
10 ~ bad Us to accept II be-