Daily inter mountain., 1899-09-27

emily and repeated. but 1t met with the
same fate as the other
After each result the opposition asked
that Mr.. Clark be compelled to answer
and punished for contempt if he still re-
fused, hut the request was denied.
During your campaign, which result
ed IN your election. did you. directly or
indirectly. eXpend any money for the
you authorize anyone to expend such
money! asked Mr.. Hartman.
II refuse to answer Mr.. Clark re-
piled.
Have you completed your list of
friends who handled your campaign"
Il have here partial list They are
G. ii. Padley of Dillon. John B. Well
come, w. NJ. Bickford, c. w. Clark,
George Bruffy of Livingston; E. Cough
nor of Livingston, Walter Cooper of
Bozeman, William Morris of Pony. A. J..
Davidson. Mr.. Ryan of Butte. E. L..
Whitmore of Butte, d. E. Peeler and
B. W. S. Folk of Kalispell, William Nc
Dermott of Butte, A. j. Steele and S. T.
Hauser of Helena. These are the prin-
clpal persons who managed my cam
paign.''
Who of these gentlemen were your
principal supporters or advisers during
the campaign?'
"As I stated before I had no particular
managers"
Did you advise with any of them
Il refuse to answer such a question as
that?'
state whether all or any of these
men were furnished by you with any
money for use in the campaign, and if so
how much?"
II refuse to answer"
state whether any or all of them ex-
pended any money in furtherance of your
candidacy?"
II refuse to answer"
state whether the services performed
by them were performed with your con-
sent and advice after conference with
them
Same answer.
you have mentioned the name Of A.
j. Steele as one Of your supporters and
managers State whether you had fire.
quent conferences with him during the
meeting Of the legislature last winter
IL refuse to answer"
You testified that John b. Welcome
was one of the managers
II did not''
whether his services were rendered with
your knowledge and consent"
''They were''
State whether Mr. Welcome rendered
you any services or assistance in your
campaign last winter either during or
before the meeting Of the legislature y
"As | have stated. Mr.. Welcome did
MIN during the meeting Of the legisla-
ture.''
were they frequent or otherWise?"
we had frequent conversations"
DID you have conferences and con-
sultations?"
What DO you mean by conferences?
cannot see any difference between the
terms conference and consultation un-
less one should be accidental and the
other by appointment
was welcome. one of your manag-
efs, delegated to disburse funds in fur
therance OF your candidacy?"
7 decline to answer"
"Wnat money did you give him for dis
bursement?'
II decline to answer
20 you remember the $40, 900 AFFAIR.""
about it,
state whether. prior to the time that
sSo'ooo was placed in the hands OF the
JOINT session, you gave Mr.. Welcome any
money to expend in your behalf?"
TO which l answer not one dollar" re-
piled Mr.. Clark.
II Mr.. Welcome testified before the
srand jury that he had expended 1000
IN your behalf is that true or otherWiseo ?"
Ihat is a hypothetical proposition and
l refuse to answer
Did you place with Mr. Welcome for
distribution $3000O?'
Il did not
During the pendency of that campaign
did you place directly or indirectly in the
hands of Mr.. Welcome for use in your
behalf $5O,OOO?'
II did not
DO you mean to say that you did not
eNpend any money at all in the interest
OF your candidacy?"
Il decline to answer.
What money if any did you place
With A. J. Davidson?'
Il decline to answer"
WHAT If any sum of money did you
cause Mr.. Bickford to distribute?'
II decline to answer"
MY Clark further testified that he had
never read the alleged lbelous article
entitled How Desperate the Conspira
tors Must Have Been" which appeared
in the Miner of January H. He did not
k' ow when he had first heard of it; and
as to the article headed Filthy Remarks
of Whiteside'' he did not remember of
read it. He was then in Helena
and contented himself viz, read.n. the
Helena papers. Asked if he had en-
tered into any financial understanding
With any members of the Legislature. Mr..
Clark refused to answer. He was then
asked if he had entered into any business
under standing with Senator Warner Of
JEFFERSON county, but the question met
the fate of many others
Mr.. Clark said he knew Mr.. McLaugh-
lin of Missoula county who was MEM
her of the last legislature, but declined to
say whether he had entered into any
business relations with him during the
meeting of the legislature. This class
Of questions became so numerous that
The witness finally stated he would ans
wer an Of them ,earinP on the case
at issue but not those that We're irrele-
We mt and had no bearing on the matter