Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-03
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list and the sale negotiations Mr..
Heinze testified:
Il may have prepared list of
properties for the inspection of Mr..
Donnelly or Mr.. Gates. l do not re-
call submitting the list to either of
them. If you ask me what was my
purpose in that matter 1 will explain
that when I reached New York early
in May last 1 was Immediately ap-
preached by several parties represent
Ing Mr.. H. H. Rogers. Some of the
directors of the United Copper COM
pany had also been approached.
Some very heavy shareholders of the
United Copper compay were very de-
sirous Of reaching some settlement of
the difficulties in Montana. I did
not think it was possible to do so,
but was willing to try to see what
could be done. In the meantime the
Butte Miner and the Anaconda
Standard were carrying on the So
called sell-6ut campaign against me.
My idea was to prove to the people
interested with me in the east what
l already knew, that the Amalgamat-
ed people were not sincere in their
professions of desire for settlement
of the difficulties. I also wished to
prove that it was not a fight between
myself and the Amalgamated COM
pany but between the independent
citizens Of Montana and that corpora
tion.
During these exchanges of conf
dences in which pledges of honor to
secrecy were also exchanged. l was
approached in Now York by Mr..
Reussens, director Of the United
Copper company who said he had
been approached by Mr.. Lauder
bach, one of Mr.. Rogers attorneys.
Dave Lammar also came to me. l un-
derstood that he was connected with
Mr.. Rogers. A man named Steele came
to me representing Anthony Brady.
The latteris associated with Mr.. Don
nelly and John w. Gates. Mr.. Gates
spent nearly a week in the attempt
before he was able to secure admission
to my parlor to talk with me.''
did you go east for the purpose of
being approached" was asked the
witness.
"NO; l had not any previous CORE
spondence with Mr.. Donnelly or Mr..
Gates in regard to the matter"
'sIn my testimony yesterday" said
Mr.. Heinze, 81 did not intend to con-
vey the impression that a definite
agreement has been reached as to
the price for my properties. 1 had
come to agreement in the matter
myself. The people of your side were
not sincere or in good faith, Mr..
Mr.. Shores, as proved to my salts
faction
The witness said he had in New
York seen the sale proposal that was
published during the last campaign.
He declared that he had refused to
sign it when Mr.. Gates presented it
to him, and he did not leave the i'm
preston with Mr.. Gates that he wish
ed to have the proposal submitted to
Mr.. Rogers as his (Heinze) proposal
without his signature. The witness
said he believed the proposal was pre-
pared in the Office of John W. Gates
in July.
'sDid you tell Mr.. Gates that you
would not continue the negotia-
tions along the line indicated in that
appeal?' was asked.
After much deliberation, Mr..
Heinze replied: 81 might have said
at that time that those terms were
satisfactory to me in order, as l have
to test further their good
faith in the matter. l wished to see
how much further they would go and
what they would do in order to retire
as gracefully as possible from negotia-
tions."
"You made speeches to the people |
upon a number of occasions in the
last campaign, Mr.. Heinze. Did you
ever tell them how near they came to
losing their savior as a result of those
sale negotiations in New York;" ask
I'd Attorney Shores.
The witness was not inclined to
answer this question, but on being
pressed he denied that the residents
II Montana had ever been in any
'ery imminent danger of being so
)ereft.
81 do not believe that came near
making sale of my properties, as
'ou intimate" declared Mr.. Heinze.
"Did you not endeavor to convey to
he public the idea that you had not
,een negotiating a sale?" was then
Isked.
"No, SIR" was the reply. "After
ny return from the east l published
J lettor in which stated that num-
,er of persons had approached me in