Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-05
Presented to the Senate in
the Clark Case.
ALL OF STATE OFFICIALS
With One or Two Exec ptions Hav
Put Their Names on it-Eribery is
Charged and the Amounts Paid
Each Man is Specified.

Washington, Dec. An the course of
the proceedings of the senate to-day, Mr..
Carter Of Montana presented a memorial
from some Of the members of the Mon
tana legislature against the yalidit of
the pretended election of William A,
Clark to the senate The memorial re-
cited that Mr.. Clark did secure and
procure votes in this legislative assem-
piy by the payment therefor and by the
promise of therefor. of large
sums OF money" Further your MEM
orial and protestants do aver that the
sald William A. Clark, by himself and
his agents. did bride sundry members of
sald legislative assembly to vote for
him for said Office" the memorialists
alleging that he was not the untramn1el
ed choice of the Legislature of Montana.
me assertion IS made that by corrup-
ton and bribery Mr.. Clark was enabled
70 secure enough votes to compass his,
election as senator. 1t is recited that
the sum of $50. 900 paid to members Of the
legislature by Mr.. Clark or his agents
for votes, was produced in open session
or the legislature and deposited in the
treasury of Montana, where it still re-
mains. still unclaimed by MI. Clark. The
sum of $50, 900, it is alleged, was to be
paid for the votes Of four member OF the
legislatures. It is alleged the $50 600 is
Du a small fraction of the amount ex-
pended by Mr.. Clark to compass his cleo
ton. The memorialists offer to show
to the senate ample evidence to establish
the charges they make. The charges
are signed by Henry G. Stiff, speaker Of
the house. and p other member Of the
Montana Legislature.
Appended to and made a part Of the
memorial is a report of the Investigation
made = Sc election Of Senator Clark by
the legislature Of Montana.
Mr.. Garter also presented a petition
signed by Robert B. Smith. governor Of
Montana, L. j.. Collins, state treasurer,
Henry G. Stiff, and many other proni-
nent citizens of Montana asking for an
early and full hearing Of the charges
against Senator Clark, which are set out
fully in the petition.
The petition declares that "for the pur-
pose of securing the support of members
of said Legislative assembly to vote for
and elect the said William A. Clark, he
did confederate and cOnspire with par
ties named and unnamed by the petition-
ers.' to corrupt and Tribe the members
of said legislature and to thereby secure
their votes in behalf of the candidacy of
said William A. Clark. 1t is alleged
that Clark did, in the furtherance of his
desires, pay large sums of money to the
of the legislature for their
votes. The petition then names a num-
Der of members of the legislature, with
tlue SulllS lHey dIG dlleSSu " nave leCEiV-
ed set opposite their names. The sums
aggregate, according to the petition,
about $500, 600.
In addition to the sums alleged to have
been paid by Senator Clark to members
for their votes or influence, it is assert
ed that Senate Clark offered various
persons for their votes or influence sums
aggregating 1880 Those persons also
are named in the petition. The petition
ers aver that many other sums unknown
at this time We're paid out %corruptly by
Senator Clark in advancing his candi-
dacy for the senate.