Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-12

Talks Of That aud Poitic--ssys lie WIN
Not lie unseatrd.

senator W. \. clark d Montana. Is at
the brown Palace on his rutuln from
tour through Utah. California. Arizona
and New Mexico. whore he has be1h
Inspecting his various properties. To-
day he Will leave FOR Now York.
'The talk that IN being made with
reference tu the proposed contest ~ my
seat ln the Senate said the dlstin-
ruishod visitor Co q Denver Ngwr re-
porter, In response 90 20 question does
not cause me the slightest upprcheu-
sion. The case Of John -. Welcome "
now before the supreme court of Nom
taun. and his enemies are attempting
10 have him diaburred Tor alleged bfilf
cry with which my name has been cone
noctod but want TO say that Mr. Wei.
come Or one u the ublcHt and most
straightforward men IN the state, no
one standing higher In the estimation
Of tho people than be. u was from
him that This fellow Whlteaidc has been
saying that he received thirty $1,000
bills Tor the purpose % influencing the
legislature. This has been denied by
Mr. Welcome. and there are uihdnNlN
which have been produced Co show the
character OF Whltosldc. There are
charges made against me. hut 10 VIII De
time enough 10 charge when the facts
are developed. The nfty-four men who
voted Cor me are among the best 100 the
Legislature and I chuOHhgH any one 70
point Co single one TINT was lulu-
euced Illegally However. ] DO not wish
Co parade myself 10 having any grlgv-
uuce. An attempt wny Do made 20 us
qunilfy mo- hut 10 causes mH no fear,
~ am glad tu Hrt." continued the
senator. "thnt tho Colorado people and
the people uf other Htttra ave taking
such steps 90 Welcome their returning
suldirff 10 was the boys ul The West
TINT did the lighting ln the Philippines
.NH.HHNN IH#.HH FHHH#afNHH.H TH|HfNI
them. I am member % the committee
that was appointed To- see Go the WDl-
come OF the Montana boys. and We Will
de- nH you are dulug present cach one
with n medal.
u cannot say na 90 what position I
viii take in the Senate ON me Philip
pine question Tor I believe there u
great deal OF doubt iu the minds OF
most people aH to tho best policy 90 be
pursued The honor ~ the fng should
Boz maintained ana enough troops tur-
nlshrl tu do DO with. I certainly believe
that the United states must De- on hand
when tho Acknowledgement ~ china
tukrs place. and that we must have a
senator Clnrk's Itinerary has taken
him through several States. llv visited
Utah and opened up q new low grade
mine the Ophlr. near Morcur. The sem
ntor HnyH he ~ preparing 10 open u up
ON 70 large scale and ~ present showing
leads him 10 believe that the venture y
q good one. rho ore ~ chiefly lead
and silver. but u runs wei lu gold ana
copper. lie Will treat 70 boy cuncentra-
ton and smelling IN California, Sem
utpr clark says ho Visited his sugar
beet plants In Los Ccrritus and los
Alnmitos lie says he has been nguring
Tor two years upon erecting large min
on u lOOOO.ncrr tract ~ land. but the
continued drought has prevented g.
This year be- planted enough brctH 20
yield 100 uOO tons but the drought has
reduced the product 90 about lo,p0l tons.
The senator also spent n few days In
inspecting his copper properties In Ari-
IdUl.