The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-09

Der OF a special committee Of three in
the state campaign of 1898, and in this
capacity had deposited in the fall Of
that year in his name, as agent, about
$2l 900 for use in the interest of the
Democratic party in the campaign.
This money had been contributed by
Mr.. Clark. Governor Hauser and others
and was for the purpose of registering
voters.
Money For County Chairmen-
Mr.. Davidson said he had drawn most
of the money out in his own name and
had paid ii out to county chairmen and
other friends.
All we wanted to know was whether
a man was an anti-Daly man when
considering the qUestior-we made no
inquiry as RIO whether he was for
Clark"
After the election canvass of Dem
Ocratic members Of the legislature con-
WINGED the friends Of Mr. Clark that he
had fifty votes out Of seYenty-twO or
seventy three Not a dollar of the fund
in his hands had been expended illegit-
imately in the campaign. nor had he
offered any corrupt inducements to a
member of the legislature to cast his
vote for Mr.. Clark. Mr.. Clark had been
very reluctant to go into the campaign,
and. it took much persuasion to induce
him to do so.
Referring to the testimony of the
Rector. Mr.. Davidson contradicted
most Of it, but he admitted having ia
ken $500 or $500 to the Office of A. J.
Steele during the state campaign and
of having given it to Steele's type
writer He had not been required TO
make an accounting Of his management
III the campaign to anyone. He had not
kept either the checks used in the cam
paign or his stub book, having burned
them after the campaign closed.
we are in the habit in our country, -
he said, "of destroying all such things
after a campaign We consider it all
over and look for no kicks
In the Capital Campaign.
/ In the capital campaign he had spent
$4,000 in Butte alone, and had made
no accounting to anyone, burning the
memorandum afterwards. He could
not be more specific as to the last cam
patgn than to say that he had paid
most Of the money to the chairmen of
/ the county committees Of the nine cOun-
/ ties in his district
/ Mr. Davidson admitted spending
S. COO in Mr. ClaTk's interest in sending
/ men through the state after the legis-
lative election and prior and desiring
( the meeting Of the legislature
/ among those so sent being ReD-
! resentative Day. A. J. Steele, Mr.
/ Muth and Ex-Governor TOOle. He had
/ given Mr.. ToOle all told from 81 900 to
| 81, 700 The committee of three OF
which he was a member was composed
/ of William McDeTmOtt, G. w CLARK
/ and himself. It was appointed because
/ the Stale committee was in the hands
+ Of Mr.. Days friends.
] During the legislative session ne had
! expended about $1.500 or $2,000 of the
$1,000 and of this sum he had given 500
+ or $500 to Mr. Steele. Mr.. Clarks con-
/ tributiOns to the campaign had been in
/ the interest Of the Democratic party
/ but the witness admitted that in q
/ contest between d Republican and "a
/ Daily Democrat the committee of three
/ would not have inteTfered.
Says Testimony Was Untrue.
/ A. J. Steele testified to active par
/ ucipatiOn in the senatorial campaign
/ which resulted in Mr.. Clark's election
| Mr. Steeie's testimony was directed
/ especially TO contrOverting the state
ments Of Senator Myers. State Auditor
/ POndeXter and William r. Rector. al
/ witnesses Of the prosecution
He admitted having given Rector
! money TO get rooms for political pur-
! poses during the sitting of the legisla-
/ turs but denied all the other specified
tons Of Rector's testimony. He alsC
/ confessed that he had conferred with
( Mr. Pondexter concerning the latitude
Of the legislative delegation from
I B9averhead county, but he declared tht
/ Interview had not been arranged at hi.
/ instance and he said that Mr. Pom
] dexter had suggested that the delega-
( ton could be controlled by indirect pur-
( chase
He had never told Pondexter that the
entire delegation was worth S50,000 OF
any other sum, nor had he told Pom
+ dexter that his services would be re-
Enumerated to the extent of $1,000 if h
could bring them to vote for Mr.
/ Clark. Mr.. Steele denied also Offerins
! Senator Myers any inducements to vote
/ for Clark or 10 refrain from voting a
all.
/ The committee adjourned for the day
4 before Mr.. Steele's cross examination
/ began,