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

about there, judge, and good deal Of
raillery and badinage"
What was the topic OF conversation
mainly? 1t had relation TO this contest
relating to this contest rather; the
thing which led to my meeting with Mr.
Law came up there. Mr.. Law was ar
guing about bimetallis1n, and Mr.. Nc
Cune contending that he was just as
good a bimetallist and as much in favor
of the duty on lead in this country as
Mr.. Law or anybody else, and | think
Mr.. Law yielded that point, but he OBJ
Jected to ecclesiastical interference
which was said to have been exerted
in Mr.. McCune's behalf. and 1 took him
up ON the propose ton and began dis
cuSsing it with him.
LAW DROPPED SUBJECT.
Well, what did you say? I told him
even if that were true, it applied to
others with equal force, and, in my
judgment, with greater force, and many
other things. 1 said, Why, you owe
your election TO such influence, and II
wouldn't take much evidence TO satisfy
you on that point, Law" and he kind
of dropped the matter. Mr.. Tanner
stood around, and 1 said l could give
proof that interference on other behalf,
and he said then if that could be shown
he would leave Mr.. Cannon and vote for
Mr.. McCune distinctly, and | remember
stating then, says. Gentlemen, want
you to bear witness to what Mr.. Law
says here, I will undertake to furnish
him this proof"
Well, how-or did you make any eff
fort? Why, yes; I said to him that
night later at the headquarters-he
walked down with Mr.. McCune and sew
eral others, and myself, and Mr.. Mon
son WAS fhprp-IOceDh Monsoon.
Does that have any connection with
the telegram you spoke Of? That is
where the proposition came up about
the telegram; Mr.. Law and all of us
walked down to the corner; the gentle
men who left us there were Mr.. By
water and Tanner, who went over to
Mr.. Cannon's headquarters, and it was
said that Law was to be loaned to u;
while we were loaning Tanner and By
water to Mr.. Cannon, rather an I'M
equal swap, and Mr.. Law went up
stairs with us, and we sat in the gen.
eral room and talked a little while: Mr..
Law and Mr.. McCune went into the
rear room and Mr.. McCune came right
out and called me in.
How long was McCune in there when
he went in? He had hardly gone it
seemed to me before he was back
Was the door closed? No. sir; when
1 say no, sir, 1 am almost positive.
Well, had he been gone long enough
to enter into any conversation at all
with Mr.. Law? No, not that know Of:
he came right back and asked me in
and Law began talking about this mat
ter 1 had referred to him about and I
told him what George Barber had said
to me and I says, let's get Joe Monson:
he knows about it, too; and l brought
Joe in and Mr.. McCune walked out
then, and was in and out; the door be-
ing open all the time: l agreed with
Law that we were to send a telegram
to this man Barber at Logan and he
was to come the next morning: this
would have been Wednesday morning,
and ! asked him not TO send the tele-
gram until l had helped in it's prepare
ton, because l was trying TO get a ia
vorable answer to the telegram from
Barber, whose word he said he would
take; SO we went in and discussed the
whole thing, and Mr.. Law said his mind
had undergone a very material change
since he had the conversation; the next
he was to come, but didn't
come; he came around l understand,
the next morning, but / didn't see him,
and Friday l telephoned for him in re-
gard to this telegram; he was to come
up after the session, or rather Mr..
Monsoon carried message to him, and
told him l wanted to see him there
about this at l o'clock-and then l tele-
Dhoned TO him and he said he would
meet me at ) O'Clock, and I said then
you had better come to dinner with me
and he said all right he would do SO.
Do you know how long before Mr..
McCune went home after the time you
say he went in and called you? Well, !
hardly know; it was very earnest /
there and l didn't take !
much track of time; / remember Mr. /,
Vivian McCune came in to Mr.. Alfred |
that is the son coming. said )
I is time we were going. Mr.. McCune |
excused himself, think that was about |
j o'clock.
Who was in there at the time when |
md myself; 1 don't know whether there /
we're others or not, beside Mr.. Nc !
Cune.
Had you been with Mr.. Law all the !
line after Mr.. McCune called you in /
he room up to the time Mr.. McCune /
eft? Yes, sir.
That is the son? And after Mr.. Nc |
June left until Mr.. Law left was with /
lin.
For how long? He left exactly at /
en- minutes 10 u; he said he wanted to .
atch the last car and I looked at my
watch and told him he had better be /
,oing.
Mr. Sloan, have You detailed all the
conversation that you had with Mr..
Jaw on the substance of it on Friday /
vening. either at the headquarters or
n the restaurant? The substance of it.
es; that is as l reccllect il now; I !
ont think I have left any material
hing out
Was there any suggestion made by
GU at all to Mr.. Law that he had bet
er accent some proposition that had
cen made to him or that he could name
is own price. anything of that kind?
absolutely nothing; 1 thought the man
ras honest.
HOW HE GOT INTO THE FIGHT.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Evans:
When were you brought into this
ontest, Mr.. Sloan? I am blessed if
can tell distinctly; it is quite a time
&c.
Very early in the campaign? Yes.
Before the legislature met? Before
ne Legislature met. a day or two.
How long before the legislature met?
think it was the Friday before the
,gislature met.
Who called you into it? / came down
ON Logan on some business and went
Ito Mr. McCunes headquarters and
ave been around there more or less
yer since. l don't think L was called
Ito it, Mr.. Evans, at all; 1 just walked
ITO it.
Hadn't you talked with Mr.. McCune
: Fisher Harris then about your serv-
es? Mr.. McCune understood and Mr..
arris understood long, long before
lat at any time l could do them any
bod my services were at their COM
and.
Well, did they command them? They
ID not; I came down myself
You took it upon yourself, then, vol
ntarily to leave your business and go
to the campaign for Mr.. McCune?