Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-28

that when I had Air. Greenwood with
me came 10 the mint. ana when I had
Mr. Mercer with me I went to the
morruc.
TALK WITH DUNBAR.
was invited into another room by
Mr. Dunbar; he began 10 argue In Ia
yor Of Mr. Mcclure and finally said.
Iiy the way you have d patent pcndirg
for an air brake In the patent ONCE
and that II had been brought e. the
notice ~ Mr.. McCunc. lie said that N
Mr. McCunc was elected United states
senator he would be gind o. aid me In
prosecuting my patent. answered him
that " my Invention had any merit II
would not be- necessary 90 yet Mr.. Me
CuncH help. | said I would be Elnd 60
receive his assistance. hut did not think
that Mr.. McCunc ought 20 be- elected
senator a. there We're others better
fitted Tor the place. I named Powers
and King. Sir. Dunbar said. oh. you
know how II IN with Powers h. can't
be elected" and then went on to talk
about McCunc.
some dnc came In and the conycrsa-
tinn cndcd there. I regarded Mr. Dun
bars talk as an off"r u pccuniary cid
IN prosecuting my Invention: and
thought that with this iaeidcnt In
mind. II would be- n grave inJuaticc. 60
Mr.. i.nw.if the report ~ the committee
should recommend his expulsion: Tor
In that cnre I tauld not vote Tor ~.
Questioned by Judge Powers. the
witness said his age II thirty-scven; he
has been blind since child. worked on
this invention four or i've years. had
once got a latent on n double pipe air
brake N not man Of means. Dunbar
only remarked that Mr.. Nccunc had
told him that the latter had said that
n elected. he would be clad TO aid wit
ness with his lnvontion.u
Cross questioned by Mr.. Brown. tho
witnofa said this conversation occurred
two or three weeks ngo. Witness did
not mention II to any one till after IN,
Law charges had been made Dunbar
used the term could" In speaking Of
MccuncH assistance TO witness: under
stood he would receive pcCuniary aid
In prosccutlr" the invention: no imam.
olnl aid was required IN getting tho
invention through the patent office
Dunbar followed with the statement
that " MCrunc was not elected, OF
course he could not aid him.
CONSIDERED 1T IMPROPER.
The witness had had conversation
with Representative Hywuter lately,
ala not uny To- him u have no chargcs
10 make aud nothing to base charge
upon" said something TO tn, effect
that Mr.. Dunbar might have been
speaking without SIR, NcCuuc's au-
thority. witness might have said that
Dunhnr'n remarks might hnN" been
open 90 two constructions: witness
does not expect to pay Judge Powers
anything for his services. does not
think II wrong Tor SIR, Powers 60 as
slst him, nor regard IL as bride for
his vote.
why did you think this Offer of Dun
bars Improper necauso | didn't re-
gard Mr.. Mccuno rs proper candi-
date. while do no regard Judge
Powers.
II is an improper approach II made
by candidate YOU do not like, but
proper II made by one you do like?
That II about the way | regard II.
Witness stated that II h. accepted
aid from n person for whom he was
already voting. such ms being sent on
special train 10 wee "a sick child. he
would not consider Il improper. hut
tho suggestion ~ aid from amy candl-
date for whom he was not voting. he
considered an attempt 10 influence his
vote.
Sir. sorcnson-Do you mean that Mr.,
McCunc would buy the railroads to
adopt your patent2 No.
In what way then could he use money
10 aid youi In getting the iavt nuon
made mechanically perfect, or In get
ting II tested.
Mr., Powcrs-Is there not the expense
~ advertising. manufacturing. etc.? |
think ! covered that In my nrst an
Hwer.
Was this invention your pet hobby?
Wen. I have understood from railroad
men that II the invention should prove
successful, II would be worth quarter
OF n million or more.
DUNBAR ON THE STAND.
SIR d. c. Dunbar was called: he
knows Representative I.aplHh. met
him nt the Mccuno headquarters early
IN the senatorial contest Representa-
tive Eywnter had told him OF a con-
verratlon with Mr. Lapish. resarding
an Invention OF Mr.. Lapish's. In which
the latter suggested that Bywater take
LapiHh 20 some of the railroad people.
hywator suggested that since Mr. Me-
cune know the railroad people, he
might telephone 90 the master mechnn.
ic. Dunbar told him no. that such n
proceeding would not be wise. for il
would look like an attempt 10 influence
improperly Mr., Lapish's vote. MIR.
bywnter dropped II, ~ Il was not. In
my Judgment, good thing To do.
TALK WITH LAPIsH.
"when Mr., Laplsh came to
our on ,l hsadg"ar,ers' asksd him
ton with me. We discussed Inc
virtues OF the various candidates. nnd
! said To him that friend Of mine had
told me something Of a patent IN which
this friend had suggested onlisilng the
and ~ Mr. Mccune IN calling In the
master mechanlo but that l had told
this friend that such n course might be-
looked upon as improper | then asked
him what his patent was. as | did moi
have clear Idea Of II. Ito told me II
was an alr-brake and that tii- nntent
for II was now pending Ia Washington.
fNI Ia
not take interest IN any Of his poor con.
allim.nts. | Told him TINT AIr AIcl,nn.