The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-11

fer him $4,000. I talked the matter
over with Senator Myers and he agreed
to help me make the exposures. / aft
erwards saw Welcome and told him
that Myers would accept the $40, 900.
a room in the Helena hotel and he
would meet us with the money. This
was about I o'clock on the evening
Of Jan 7.
I took Myers to the room and then
went to Welcomes room, but instead
of going to see Myers with me, he
gave me the money and asked me 10
fix it with Myers. I went to Myers
and counted out the $4,000 and put it
in an envelope and sealed it. Mr.. Myers
then signed his initials on the back of
it. took the envelope and showed it
to Welcome. The understanding was
that | was to keep the money until
Myers voted for Clark, when I was
to turn it over to him. This is the en-
velope which contains the money. It
is still sealed and has been in my pos
session ever since I received it.
(The envelope referred to by Senator
Whitesides was here presented by him
and opened in the presence of the COM
mittee and it's contents noted and
marked exhibit 3 hereof. The contents
of said envelope was found to be S10-
900 in currency)
A Million for Doodle.
Continuing, there seemed to be no end
to the supply of money. think they ex-
pected to use nearly million dollars
and as near I can judge, have already
paid out about two hundred thousand
money was absorbed by the second lieu
tenants who handled it.
but the larger portion of it was depos-
tied with third parties, to be held in
escrow. They ran short of money sew
eral times because large sized bills
were hard to get. The most of it was
in $1,000 bills, some of $500 and some of
$50 and $1O0 Welcome said that w. A.
Clark had instructed them to go in
,t,I ttn1~ rJ,1
They generally paid $500 or $1,000
down and the balance was placed in the
hands of third party to be paid to
the member after he had given his
support to w. A. Clark for United
States senator 1t was not contingent
upon Clark's election.
After I had received the first money
from Welcome, I went to W. G. Conrad
and also to John r.. Toole. representing
Mr. Mats, and intimated to them that
| the Clark people were using money.
did this in order to give them a chance
TO make me an offer of money, but they
| both stated that they would not use a
dollar in that way.
1 did not consult with any one about
going into this thing, but did it entirely
upon my own responsibility. l wanted
to catch every man who was concerned
break up the band of booders that have
so long infested this state. State SEN
ator Clark and Senator Myers both
helped me for the sole purpose of
making this exposure and not for any
hope Of gain or reward for themselves.
I also talked the matter over a number
| of times with Representative Carr of
| Flathead county. He said that he had
| been offered money and I advised him
to tell them that he would take it and
| to have them place it in my hands. He
went up to see Welcome in his room on
Sunday, Jan. s. When he came down
he said Welcome had promised to place
tllt HloiitS III iilS Ldlltio 1iiS ilC@Nt dttS
| The following day, 7 saw Welcome in
his room and he gave me five 81 900 bills
for Carr, 1t was at this time that he
| gave me the $4,000 for myself. As soon
| as / received the money, l went down
and took Carr into another room and
put the $1,000 into an envelope and
sealed it and had Mr.. Carr sign his ini-
tials on the back of it. This is the en-
velope which contains that money. It
has not been opened and has been in
my possession ever since ! received it.
(The envelope here referred to was
presented to the committee by Mr.
Whteside, by the committee opened,
it's contents noted and the same is filed
herewith as a part hereof and marked