The evening times., 1900-03-30
DENIED BY STEUNENBHRG
The COeur d'Aleue Campaign Let
ter Discussed at the Enquiry.
The Witness Declares That IL Was
Not Inspired by senator Hanna.
No Protest Against Martial Law
Prevailing in the state of Idahe.

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I Governor Steunenberg was concluded and
/ the redirect examination Of the witness
was begun by Mr.. Dick. The feature Of
| the redirect examination was that Mr.
Dick gave Governor Steunenberg oppOrtu-
rides TO deny that his letter concerning
! ,.ndtiOns in the Occur d'Alenes which
WIS use in the last campaign in Ohio,
WIS inspired by Senator Hanna or Mr..
Dick. He asked II he had read any pro-
test from Mr.. Bryan in the matter OF mar
tiaI law in Idaho, and after a parliament
airy dispute between the Democratic and
Republican members Of the Committee the
witness answered No"
! Governor Steunenberg was the first OF
I those persons directly concerned in the
| enquiry to reach the room Of the commit
] tee this morning. He took his usual seat
and proceeded TO read a mass Of official
! looking papers Bartlett Sinclair was an
/ early conner Mr. Hull, chairman Of the
| committee arrived about ten min
utes before the time for calling the
/ committee 10 order. a score Of the late
bun pen victims line, up along the south
wall. Mr.. Lentz was not present. bu, Mr.
| Sulzer was. When quorum had been Sc
| cured the enquiry was proceeded with, Mr.
/ SluZeT questioning the Governor.
| The witness was asked VIXEN ard where
/ he met General Merriam he answered
/ Tat be met him at Gleus Ferry. He told
] aim Of the necessity Of troops IN the Occur
| d Alenes.
Didn't YOU tell him to take the matter
/ iu his own hands,
| NO. sir"
Didn't you tell him to do as he thought
/ best?"
No. sir, DO not think I did"
! 'WCn. what did YOU tell him.
II would like to tell you, but / cannot
! remember.
Don't you think the matter Of orders to
Ia brigadier general 10 pat one Of the
I counties CT your State under martial Law,
vas matter OF enough moment 10 i'm
1 press itself upon your memory
! "Wel. there were many details. ] had
/ no weII-deGned policy IL was an cmer-
| geCcy-
"Dil YOU give him any instructions ia
writing"
u did not"
Have you ever given him any written
/ Instructions
/ The Governor replied I'm the negative.
| Re said he next met General Merriam az
/ his camp. in ShUshCue county and remain
| cd with him about one week
Who did you consider In cIMmani. C m
U
Il considered thar ] was. though 7 con-
sidcrCd General Merriam In command of
/ the troops
Did General Merriam say in substance
( that be would take orders from you?'
well, I believe he did
Didn't you ard General Merriam agree
TIA; during The continuance Of martial law
I iu SLCshCue county you woalI break up
1 labor organizations in that part Of the
Scatct'
NO. sir was not engaged in that
practice"
"WeU, you we're very successful IN
breaking them up"
The answer Of The Governor to this was
rot audible.
Relations With Merriam.
Tne witness was examined a, length con-
cerning the relations between himself and
General Merriam and between Sinclair and
| Merriam. So far as he know. I'll the sug-
gestious made by Sinclair as 90 the conduct
| Of affairs in SEoshoue were acQui5sced in
/ by General Merriam. Governor Steunen-
/ berg could not recall ever having had ans
| conference with General Merriam subse-
queut 20 May 2S. 1895. Mr.. Sulzer asked
( about the appointment OF the adjutant gen
CTal. J. C.. Weaver. Of Idaho.
Did YOU ever order him 10 go 10 Sho-
/ shone county 10 maintain peace and order
/ there"
NO. sir"
He is in command OF the militia
NO. sir. I am. The adjutaUt general
/ IS only an aide 10 me"
The duties Of the adjutant general are
/ prescribed by statute"
| They are"
"Are you familiar with the duty Of the
/ adjutant general as laid down by statuteg''
4 Not in detail. would like the statute
! to answer for me"
How many letters did you write 10 Cen
eral Merriam after you last saw him in
May, 1892
The Governor did not know. but he
thought that he had sent him a despatch. a
copy OF which he might have OF might
not have.
Mr. Sulzer then took up the subject of
the letter which he handed to the Presi-
dent and which letter was used as a Re
| publican campaign document in the Ohio
campaign last fan. The witness said that
on his way TO Washington he had received
a despatch from the Secretary Of War an
nouncing that the troops would be with
/ drawn from guard duty in Shoshone coun-
| ty on October 20. when | came to Wash
| ington I protested to Mr.. Root"
Did you talk with the President about
! the permit system which General Merriam
/ had put into operation in IdahO2"
Il did not. The permit system was not
| put into operation by General Merriam"
! Well he cOuntersigned the order and
I enforced it?''
He did but that was not necessary
Then you think General Merriam was
| foolish in doing that?"
| We'll / would not like II say
| The Governor was asked concerning the
| arrest Of a man whose name was given as
| Goldensmith. He. with Edward Boyce,
! President Of the Western Federation of
| Miners. called on President Mckinley and
protested against the continuance Of mar
/ tial law and the permit system. Golden
/ smith. on his return to Idaho. was cast
| into the bull pen. The Goye-ror said he
| did not know this. But he did not know
/ IL was not true.
When YOU saw the President did he toll
you that two United States Senators and
| two citizens OF Idaho had filed afidavits
! with him. protesting against the continu-
| ance of the reign OF terror which you and
I Merriam had inaugurated in Shoshone
| county,"
He did not"
'Are you sure Of this?"
Il am"
Suppose the President should say that
he did mention this to you, woulI you then
say that you are mistaken"
Il would not"
did the President tell you that a ps1iti-
cal campaign was on and that he aid rot
| want it longer to be said that he was
maintaining troops IL. Idaho to drive out
organized labor that certain nine coSnpan-
les might employ scab' labor and force