Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-01

determine what the organezation was
IL was during one elecion there was 9
local campaign committee consisting ol
the president OF the Republican
League clubs in this county, the county
chairman, the state central commit
teeman and one or two others; | wa'
asked 10 come down and meet with
them. ] did meet with them once
or twice
The Court. / don't think this tes-
timony Is relevant. ] don't see why
you irquire into the formation Of
committees. Any other matter, which
shows about the purchase Of the stoch
may be inquired into, but don't think
this has anything 10 do with IT,
Mr.. Holmes. II has taken a ramb-
ling shape, admit. do not want "a
get outside Of the issues What / am
driving at now is 20 show that Mr..
Bingham was unfriondly 10 the Hofers
at the time he purchased the stock ;
that he did not care for il ~ busi-
ness venture, but acquired II for the
purposes we allege in our answer, and
that there was trouble with the com
mittec.
The Court. notice that in the
pleadings there is talk Of the parties
buying for political reasons. The
question is that lac bought IT, and
then II there is any other question
about IL they are seeking ~ minor
ity Of stockholders, are here
seeking for an accounting, and
they would have the same right to IL
whether politicians or not / don't see
that could, in making up findings in
the case consider these questions, and
! think that all Of the answers on that
subject would have 30 be- stricken out
on motion.
q. What are your feelings person
ally towards lIofer Bros. Mr.. Bingham? ?
A. Well, IL is just about the feelings
one man has for another when the one
has been lying about him numerically
for two or three years, misrepresenting
| him and his business matters, mat
ters Of no concern 10 any one except
| himself.
O. They were lying about you before
you bought the stock?
A. II you want 10 know why
! bought the stock / will tell you.
The Court. II IL always competent to
test the interest Of a witness by showing
his feelings, and II anything pertains tc
that he has perfect right TO ask IT,
| You may answer that question:
a. For sometime before ! bought the
stock thought ! was being grossly mis-
| represented in my business affairs
When first heard Of the desire 10 sel
| the Waite stock, when IL first came uT
i did not give II much attention. Some
matters occurred before that which was
| net at all pleasing. ! tried to inquire
into II and we had some talk M Ia the
probability Of losing upon the stock as
whether, II we invested we would lose
our money, with Mr.. Patterson con.
| cludcd we could always dispose Of IL, ut
the amount Of money we paid, and that
We could make no loss by buying IL aud
could dispose Of IL mt any time. Another
thing that influenced ny WIS that the
JOURNAL was porsistently calling Mr.
Patterson "COrnmeal Ike" and other
OpprObriOua names that riled him up,
and we thought we either had Ia 20
down aud PAY MIR. HOFER sOME
MONEY TO QUIT OR GO DOWN
AND THRASH HIM, AND WE
THOUGHT WE COULD POSSIBLY
DO lr IN THIS WAY, WE CON
CLUDED THIS WOULD BE THE
BEST AND CHEAPEST WAY, that
we would be- NJ the necessity of paying
money ~ that IL cannot be- said we
were doing 10 for political Durposps.
After We got the stock we kept il until
after the election after election | went
down there and presented my stock