The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-07

received, we are like wise of the opinion
that R. " Sloan, acting for and on
behalf Jf A. ". IcClne, m or about
the 7th day of February, 1899, improp-
erly approached W. G. Nebeker, a
state senator, for the pu"..-ge of secur-
ing said Nebeker's supp 'rt for a. w.
McCune.
LAPISH CASE.
Eve find from the evidence intro
! duced respecting the charges made by
Representative Lapish. that while the
charges have not been fully corrobor-
ated, Mr.. Lapish is impressed with the
honest belief that D. C. Dunbar. acting
for A. w. McCune, did attempt to in
fuence his vote, by indicating to said
Lapish, Who was securing a patent for
device to be attached to air brakes
upon railway trains (and who is
afflicted with the infirmity of blind
ness, that if said McCune was elected
United States senator he would as
sist the said Lapish in furthering or
prosecuting his invention, and that if
he was not elected he could not do So
LLOYD ExONERATED.
There was testimony developed in
| the case showing that Representative
Lloyd, While chairman of the Salt
Lake county Democratic committee,
incurred bills aggregating about $500
and that early in the session of the
legislature D. c. Dunbar, as the repre-
sentative of Mr.. McCune, paid said
Lloyd that amount of money for the
purpose Of paying all the bills which
had been incurred by the said Lloyd
as chairman. But we regard the pay
ment of such bills as a political con-
tribution merely, and as not having
been done for the purpose of improper
ly securing the vote of Mr.. Lloyd for
Mr.. Cune.
Harris EXONERATED.
1--WE likewise find from the testi-
mony introduced that Fisher S. Harris,
who is the manager of A. W. McCune,
did not intend by the use of the
language used by him to Mr. WINS to
| improperly influence Representative
Jackson by the use of money to vote
for a. w. McCune, and we therefore
| eXonerate Mr.. Harris of any intentional
or other doing in that respect.
| We are likewise of he opinion that
| Representative Jackson labored under
an honest but mistaken belief that Mr.
Harris intended improperly to offer a
bribe for his vote through said WINS.
COMBINATIONS.
I'VE condemn as undignifed, highly
| improper and mischievous for any
member of the Utah legislature, upon
mere gossip or rumor, to spread re-
! ports of offers of money to members of
| the legislature for the purpose of in
| fuencing their votes.
| HERALD CASE.
I'VE further find from the evidence
| introduced that on Oct. Ia, 1898, a. GER
tain contract in writing was entered
into between r. C. Chambers and A.
w. McCune of the following purport:
McCune agreed to pay Chambers all
losses which might be incurred in
publishing The Herald during the
months of October, November and De-
cember, 1898, and January and Feb
ruary, 1899, together with 1896, an over
draft incurred Oct. l, 1898, the said
Chambers having the option, on March
l, 1899, to reimburse Mr.. McCune one
half the losses; so to be paid by him
or to give said McCune 495 shares of
the capital stock of The Herald Pub
fishing company. We further find that
the losses for the five months above
referred to aggregated approximately
$500, which, added to the overdraft,
makes a total of $S,296, which was paid
by McCune in pursuance of this con-
tract
eve further find that at the time the
contract was entered into Mr.. Cham
y