Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-05

and Mr.. Stock gave Mr.. Seibert, as I
understood it, a check for 81, 800"
Q. ibid you ever hear from Mr.Sei-
bert afterwards that the brewers
claimed that hostile legislation should
not be passed against them because
they had given Mr.. Seibert 81, 800, to
be used in the Democratic campaign"
A. "No, l had no conversation
about the matter"
Attorney Morton Jourdan. Of st.
Louis then took the witness on cross
examination. He began:
@. "You don't know from what
source the thousand dollars that Col.
Carroll contributed was raised?"
A. 81 think 1t was his personal con-
tribution."
| Q. "That was your information at
the timer"
A. eyes, SIR"
COL. PHELPS $1,000 CONTRIBUTION.
@. "Do you know from whatsource
Colonel Phelps raised the s2,O00?"
A. II do not"
Q. "That was regarded as his per-
sonal contribution at the tlme?n
A. "No, that was the $1,000 in 1896.
Col. Phelps brought the check here to
headquarters, and at the close Of the
campaign OF 1896, few days after it
was over,it was entered upon my books
to his credit. Later, when we went
to make up the statement for publica-
tion--I mean the sworn statement OF
the treasurer-the personal represent
ative of Governor Stephens insisted
the contribution ought not TO go in
Colonel Phelps name, and it was at
their request that l went over and
saw Colonel Phelps and told him the
objection to it, and he wrote out an
order to the treasurer to credit that in
my name. That is how it came that
1t was reported in my name instead OF
Colonel Phelps on the sworn state
ment of the treasurer. l don't know
how he raised it or anything about
| it,"
Q. "Was the $500 paid to the
treasurer Of the committee?"
A. mo, sir"
Q. "You were chairmanof the com
mittee that year9n
A. 81 was"
| Q. Who was the secretary"
A. "Virgil Conkling."
| @. "Who was the treasurer"
A. flames Hereford
| @. "Who was chairman Of the FL
nance Committee?"
A. "Mr. Walsh"
i @. Crank P. Walsh?"
| A. "Yes; appointed by me-"
| @. "Appointed by you as chairman
Of the committee. Now, Mr.. Cook,
you may state whether or not any con-
tracts or agreements, or pledges were
made by you, as the chairman Of the
Democratic State Central committee,
during either Of the years 1896 or 1898,
or at any other time, to corporate in
terests, or to any persons representing
corporate interests in this State, that
upon condition that they made con
tribution to the campaign fund, or tt
the committee directly or indirectly
they should be protected against hos
tile legislation Of any character?"
MADE NO PROMISES TO CORPORATIONS
A. "No,sir. That statement, made
by whoever makes 1t, is absolutel.
false. There never was a dollar con
tributed to the Democratic State cam
paign or State Committee, with an!
: condition attached to it whatever, a
at any time, while / was connected
with It,"
: Q. "Was there anybody authorized
by you or by the committee to max
any such representations or condition
. or agreements with any corporations
: with any corporate interests or wit
the representative ofany corporations
to that effect?"
: A. "No, sir. Nobody had any au
: thority whatever to make any sucl
agreement OF TO receive a cent upoI
' any such conditions"
@. "Was any such agreement, cor
tract or condition made with your as
: sent, or with you personality"
A. "Never. No, sir"
@. "Was any such condition o
} agreement or contract made wit
your knowledge?"
A. mo, sir"
Q. "And / understand you TO sa
that no one representing the CON
! mittee, or representing you as it
chairman, had any authority what
ever to make any such agreement
} contract or condition."
A. "They had not"
/ EVERY DOLLAR RECEIVED PAiDT0 TIL
TREASURER.
n O. "You may state whether Or'n0
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