Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-21
THE CLARK NATTER.
Protest Against Confirmation Made BY
". G. MCAdOo.
TESTIMONIALS FROM CHATTANOOGA
20 BE Found There Against
the Nominee.

WASHINGTON. December 2o.-The
charges against Judge Clark. OF Tennes-
see. which resulted in his confirmation
being recalled by the Senate. came
through an attorney OF New York named
McAdoo. a member of well-known firm,
who sent them 10 the Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy, who at once transmitted
them to the Attorney General.
A special to the Post from Chattanooga.
Tenn. says: The charges communicated
to Senator Harris against Charles ID.
Clark. appointed to succeed ID. NJ. Key
as United States Judge for the East
and Middle districts Of Tennessee. came
from w. G.. McAdoo. a young man in
the brokerage business in New York. who
formerly resided In this city. and was
associated In the practice Of law with
j. II. Barr. The charges are that Mr.
Clark's law firm, Clark & Brown. ac-
cepted employment from parties having
conflicting interests In foreclosure pro-
ceedings against the Chattanooga Union
Railway Company.
Judge ID. NJ. Key. the retiring Judge and
ex-Postmaster-General says he is entirely
familiar with this suit, which is in his
court. and that there is nothing improper
in the position or action of the attorney
in it." and he has so wired Senator
Harris.
Henry o. Ewing, the master In chancery
In the case. says he is entirely conversant
with the record, and that the position of
Clark & Brown Is absolutely without re-
oh Ia. cl1t ~ he.
Farmers Loan and Trust Company Of
New York city, the trustees under the
mortgage. In addition to this, they repre-
sent Mr. C.. Il. James In a small inter
vening petition. and and there is an ex-
hibit attached 10 the deposition OF Foster
V. Brown accepting employment from the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, in
which they set out fully that they repre-
sent this intervening petition and describe
II, giving correctly the amounts and ma
ture of the claim, and ask the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company to decide for
themselves IL they think there is any
reason in this to prevent their acting for
them. Mr.. Ewing has so wired Senator
Harris.
Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Clarks partner, says
that he is responsible for everything done
by his firm in this case that he is willing
TO stand to that record that he has just
finished a race for Congress, being elect
ed by 5000 plurality in a district which
gave Cleveland 2.650 In 1892 The record
in this case was open TO every one; was
well known to the parties making these
charges, and II there had been anything
unprofessional In 1t, IL could have been
used against him with telling effect
Mr.. James II. Bible. United States At
torney, of this city. who was strongly for
Governor Porter for district Judge, and
did all in his power to procure his appoint
ment, is familiar with the records, anc,
when interviewed. stated that any charge
against Judge Clark growing out OF the
Union railway litigation was an outrage.
Judge Clark" said Mr. Bible. Stands
as high as any man in the State of Ten
nessee, and any reflection upon his in
tegrity or professional reputation does
violence to what his neighbors know TO
be true"
Mr.. Barr, the law-partner of Mr.. Nc
Adoo, has telegraphed Senator Harris
that in Judge Clarks connection with the
Union-railway case there was no unpro-
fessional conduct on his (Clark) part.
He asks that Judge Clarks nomination
be confirmed Mir. Barr was among
those who recommended Clark's appoint
ment to President Cleveland.