Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-30
Shoshone County "a He'll on Earth
for the Last Ten Years."
M'KINLEY DID HIS DUTY,
lad 90 Respond 10 The Governors
Call Tor Troops No Enhrt Go sup.
press Labor Organizations.
Afternoon Dispatched

Washington, March 6V-GoN' Sleun-
enberg resumed his testimony at the
Occur d'Alene Investigation today MT
sulzer conducting the cross-e1amlna-
ton. The governor related his various
talks with Gen Merriam.
He first met him in May last and
went over the insurrecdonary condi-
lions and the necessity for troops.
The governor said he requested Gen.
Merriam 20 order the troops 10 sho-
shone county. and he did so.
When asked who was In supreme
command In Shoshone county, Gen.
Merriam or Bartlett Sinclair the gov
ernor stated that he himself waii the
responsible head Of affairs, altf ough
he did not exercise any control or COM
mand OF the troops. There was no
agreement with Gen Merriam, said the
governor that the labor organizations
We're 20 be broken UP, nor was there
any talk OF suppressing them,
The governor again went over his
trips 20 Washington, his call on the
President and the brief talk with Mr.
Mckinley Questioned as TO what the
President said, Gov. Steunenberg re-
piled that the President listened TO the
brief recital OF conditions and the need
Of the continued presence OF the troops,
but made no reply
The governor also was examined as
| 20 calls on Secretarv Root, and said the
| latter intended to withdraw the troops
| from guard duty ON October 20 The
| governor called 10 protest against
| this He found that the secretary was
| quite determ ned 10 withdraw the
| troops. an ora,f 90 this effect having
! been issued and most Of the governors
| efforts were directed 10 showing 10 the
| military authorities that the troops
should not be withdrawn.
The withdrawal was finally post
poned
| sHosHoNE coUNTY's BAD FIX.
The governor denied that there was
any talk Of politics In connection with
the pOstponement He told the secrc-
tary there was no militia available, and
not sufficient time to raise local
guard before the troops were 70 be
Withdrawn. and these representations
brought about the postp0nement ~
| present the troops were not on guard.
but were In garrison. Further ques-
toned as 10 calls on the President, the
governor said the President tod one
Of the delegations that he had acted
as an official, sending troops on the
governors call, and that any other
course would not have been com
pliance with his sworn duty
When Mr.. SulZer referred 20 the
reign OF terror you inauguTated." Gov.
Steunenberg answered emphatically, i
did not lnaugurate a reign Of terror.
II was there before ! got there and has
existed for the last seven years
He said further TO Mr.. LentE, II
know that countv has been a hell on
earth for the last ten years"
GOVERNOR A DEMOCRAT.
Representative Dick opened the d.
rect examination when the cross-ques-
tioning had closed. He said he was
| sorry politics had been brought into
the inquiry. but as this had occurred
he would pursue that course 10 some
extent He asked Gov. Steunenberg as
to reports OF his communicating with
Senator Hanna or with himself (Mr.
Dick, to which the governor replied
that ne had never seen either OF them
until he came 10 Washington The
governor said he was elected as a
| Democrat In 96 and '9S.
did you support Mr. Bryan" asked
Dr. Dick
Il did"
Would you support him again."
Most assuredlv' II he Is nominated
again will support him, by all means
NO PROTEST FROM BRYAN AND
SULZER.
Mr.. Dick inquired II Mr.. Bryan had
ever written or expressed any protest
OF disapproyal Of the governors course
Mr.. Suzer and Mr.. Lentz protested
and Mr. Hay. OF Virginia. objected on
the ground that Mr.. Bryan was not
| President.
But he will be soon," remarked Mr.
Lentz, who added that Mr.. Bryan
would not declare martial law.
The committee voted to allow The
question as to whether Mr.. Bryan had
protested and Gov Steunenberg said
he had never heard from Mr.. Bryan in
protest or otherwise.
Has any prospective vice presi-
Dental candidate on the Democratic
ticket protested 20 you?" asked Mr.
Dick, amid much laughter directed to-
ward Mr. Sulzer,
The governor said there had been
no such protest
/ The inquiry was then directed TO
showing the circumstances under which
the governor had called for troops