The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-01


barred Immediately.
After cOmins 10 Washington, Camp
bell said, he ha4 learned that Lyons had
made an affidavit saying that Campbell
had offered him 5000 to commit per-
jury He had met Lyons after the lat
ter came 10 Washington, and said
Lyons had again urged him to put up
$1,000, but 1 told him 1 could not, con-
tinued the witness. 7 don't know" he
added, "bat that I did say chat if 1
should do such thing it would be the
ruinatiOn of me. l certainly did not
want to put myself in the power of
such a man, while l was at the same
time anxious to secure his testimony If
that could be honorably done"
Campbell also rs-oted in detail his
connection with Ben Hill, telling how
the latter had come TO his office and
volunteered to relate his experiences
as a worker for Clark Campbell said
he had made no suggestion as to any
statement that should be put in the af-
fi6avit Hill had complained, he said,
that the Clark people had treated him
badly and asked him for money He
had then gwen Hill $3.50 and told him
that he would pay him for other serv-
ice in collecting testimony.
Have to Wade in Mud.
Hill had given him much information
and 1 realized then, as I realize now,
that if you want 10 find out what is in
the mud you have 10 wade in the mud"
In this connection, Campbell told of
having Hill investigate the effort to
implicate Whiteside through Ben Falk
in the effort to get access to the re-
turns in the legislative election He
told OF opening BickfOrds letter in his
CWhiteside's) Office, but instead of ad-
&c 4 80 L.
(CampbelD had opened the letter, he
said that Hill himself opened it.
Explaining the payment of money to
the MlSsoula witnesses, Wright and
Minshall, Campbell said it had been
given to the men by his private secre-
tary, without his (CampbeH's) knowl-
edge He had paid The draft and re-
proved his secretary.
He had recognized that the men could
not be used as witnesses and had clear
~ seen the error of the step, but with
the explanation made. he was willing
10 accept all responsibility for the act.
Did Not Alter Affidavit.
Campbell said he had not made the
alterations in the copy of Hills affidavit
exhibited here, nor had he asked Hill
to destroy the affidavit. In response
% an inquiry from Senator Pettus,
Campbell related the particulars re-
garding his attendance at the meeting
OF Senator Clark's friends at the lat
ter's office at the beginning of the cam
paign. He said he was invited by Clark
20 attend the meeting, and had come
in response to this request. He had,
however, gone to sleep during the meet
ing, and knew little of what took place
Soon afterwards he had told Mr.. Nc
DernSott that he did not desire 10 enter
the campaign Previous to that time
he had been opposed to the Daily fac
ton. His reason for Withdrawing from
the Clark campaign was that he did
not wish to enter a Doodle campaign,
(which I was then satisfied that cam
paign was to be- he said.
Did you not realize it was to be a
Doodle campaign when you attended the
meeting?" asked Senator Caffery.
Il did"
why did you not then withdraw %
Il can hardly say why, but after
thinking it over l concluded 1 did not
want to go into the fight. 1 notified
Mr.. McDermott three or four weeks
after the meeting"
Why He Is Prosecuting.
Senator Caffery then asked Camp
bell why he had undertaken the prose-
replied:
When the campaign was opened, and
after / had been nominated for con-
gress, I took no part in the factiOnal
controversy
''On Dec. u WhiteSide, who had been
elected to the state senate, came to me
and told me that it was his intention
TO expose bribery if any was discover
ed in connection with the senatorial
contest, and as had been his attorney,
asked my counsel. I told him if he
entered upon such an undertaking he
should be careful not to let the entire
responsibility rest upon his own Shout
ders.
when the legislature met 1 was
summoned to Helena by Whiteside.
went there and remained with him I'M
til the exposure, giving HIM from time
to time such advice as 1 could in his
proceeding.
Then l went home, intending to have
no more TO do with the matter. After
that CIark'S friends and the public
press of the state. Influenced, as 1 be-
lieVe, by money, began an attack upon
me. making The direct charge that !
had been guilty Of putting up the
money used in that exposure. 1 imme-
( diately went back 10 Helena, deter
mined TO make the best fight 1 could,
and to STAY in it TO the Gnish-'
With Campbell still on the stand, tbs
committee took its usual noon recess
No Attention to Finances.
At the opening Of the afternoon SEES
sion. Mr.. Campbell again referred to
his attendance upon the Clark confer
ence, saying that he had given no at
tention to the discussion of money mat
tiers, and knew nothing Of the financial
affairs of the committee. He had not
given formal notice Of the severance OF
his relations with the Clark people.
He said the first business he had
ever had for MI. DAILY was in Septem-
Der. 1898. He had then been engaged III
one transaction, and last June had
been regularly employed as attorney
by the Washoe Copper Mining CON-
pany, in which Mr.. DAILY is interested.
CrOss-examined by Mr.. Faulkner. Mr..
Campbell said that he had made one
! trip in the campaign entirely in behalf
of the CLARK committee, and only one
He had looked after some matters fOI
| the committee on trips he had made on
/ other business.
Were you paid by c. w. Clark for
your services on these trips T
Il was not. Mr.. Clark wrote me
asking me to keep an account of my
expenses, and saying he would pay me
/ Sl5 a day for my services. l did not
] however, accept anything, and was not
paid
Up to the date Of the convention he
was as friendly to Mr.. Clark as he
ever had been. 81 challenge any man
/ to say that I indicated any hostility tc
/ Mr.. Clark during the campaign he
/ added.
Went Back on Clark.
He had been placed in nomination by
a supporter of Clark. He had, how
/ ever, previous to the election, told MI
| Neil he felt like never again giving
/ Clark his support.
Mr.. Faulkner questioned Mr. Camp
( bell sharply about the letter from Mr.
Rickford which had been interceptee