Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-27
MONTANA BRIBERY CASE
Senator Whiteside, Who Made the Charges,
is Unseated.
Expected Break in the Deadlock I'm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Late
ballots Yesterday.

A dispatch from Helena, Mont. last
| night says: Sensations came thick and fast
today in the Montana Legislature. Before
the members met in joint session to vote
for United States senator the grand jury
reported that it had no evidence on which
to return any indictments. For two weeks
the grand jury had been investigating the
| charge of bribery made by State Senator
Whteside when he turned over to a joint
committee thirty $1,000 bills, swearing they
had been given him and three others by
agents of W. a. Clarke of Butte to in
fiuence their votes in his favor for the fed
eral Senate.
Whiteside repeated his story TO the grand
jury, and thirty-three other witnesses were
examined on all phases OF the matter One
OF Whitesdes alleged co-partners denied
the story told by Whiteside before the
grand jury. Other contradictory and refu-
tatory evidence was given, and the jury
failed to find evidence sufficient for an in
dictment.
At the session of the senate this after
noon, by vote of fourteen to nine, White
side was unseated on a contest for his
office, and a republican opponent given his
seat. Nine democrats and five republic
cans voted TO unseat him. All those who
voted for Whiteside We're democrats.
In the joint session Whiteside made a
long speech, in which he made charges of
Mr.. Clarke. After his speech was ended
one of the accused members aros. in his
place and violently denounced Whiteside as
liar OF the deepest dye.
Situation In Wisconsin.
The following from Madison. Wis, last
night sums up the situation there: 1t is
believed a break in the deadlock is i'm
minent. A secret conference of the man.
ayers of all the senatorial candidates. ex-
cept Quarles, was held tonight, at which
ii is rumored the managers of Stephenson,
Babcock Cook and Webb proposed a plan
to defeat QuarIes by consolidating their
strength. Who the fortunate one of the
four viii be it is impossible to predict.
There was no change in the senatorial
situation today. The two houses met in
joint convention and cast one ballot. The
vote was the same as yesterday except
that there were one or two absentees.
Five more ballots We're taken in the re
publican senatorial caucus tonight MAX
ing a total vote of %, Stephenson lost one
vote to Webb today. The ballot now
stands: Quarles, 43; Stephenson, 70; Bah
cock, IL; Cook, Il; Webb, Is.
Result of BaIIot in Utah.
The Utah legislature took four ballots
for senator yesterday. The result was
gain OF five votes for McCune and loss of
five for King. The republicans voted for
W. S. Mccormick. The last ballot was:
McCune (democraD. 20; King CdemocraU.
II; Cannon, Z; Nebeker tdemocraO l; Me-
Cornlick republican,. II, and Sutherland
republican, l; absent, !. Necessary to a
choice >.
In California.
a dispatch from Sacramento Cal, yester-
day says: Today's vote for United States
senator on joint ballot. the thirty-drst re-
suited similar to that of yesterday. The
forces of Grant and Burns continue firm.
as do those of the other candidates 1t
is even predicted that 40 senator will be
elected this session.
The investigating committee is now pre-
pairing its report on the bribery charges
against the workers of Grant and Burns.
One ballot was taken yesterday at Olym-
pia, Wash. as follows: Foster, %; Wilson,
u.s. Humes, 20; Ankeny, 3; Lewis, %;
Bridges, /.