Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-16
DEMOCRATS HAVE A FIGHT.


Helena, Mont. Nov. i5-Tho case Of
Attorney John 49, Welcome, In diahar.
mont proceedings. has been on trial here
in the supreme court Cor the past ten
days and political circles are hglin
agiatat throughout thr State Many
mrmbala Of the legislature are OF the
capital and large number OF Wit
ncsaes are present from nearly every
county ln the state.
The suit was brought By the ntt9r-
ncy general at the Instance OF Fred
WhltcsIdo. ex-senator who socks 60
deprive Welcome OF the right 90 nrac-
tioe ln tho state courts. ON the fround
that b. was the arent NJ W. a. clark
during tho last legislature and im-
properly dIrburacd funds in the aeua-
t1Tlal contest
The Democratic party of the state is
now nnd haf been Tor several years
divided into two factions. the COM
trolling forces boing directed on the
one side hy Marcus Day and ou the
/ other side hN W A. clark Just how
long this uuuunul uEht has been gu-
ina on mo- one seems tu definitely know.
but all agree that Dc had lta ufiFIn
Q
DAILY 20 10 b. claimed. has defeated
the political aspirations of Cinrk, once
uH DELEGATE Go Congress and again Tot
the United States senate iu 1893
The strength of the clark faction
was thrown Co Helena Boo tho contest for
thn location of the capital ana resulted
In the defeat of the Anaconda influence.
ana uftUrwurd clark succeeded 90 hlB
election Go the United States Scnntol
70 That up o. the present time hunors
| have been about even.
These contests Tor the political ru-
/ prrmacy uf the State have been winged
% bitterly that u Dr. almost Impossible
l 90 ilud amy one 10 the State who la
not hirongly iu sympathy with one eide
| or the other
10th leaders arc muiti.mlnlonnlrct.
! hnnkcrii employ large number nf
| men, have now pupors 10 back up their
! opinions ANA are directly interested ln
| mining ana nearly every other enter.
/ prise that has been beneficial Doe the
| material development Of the state.
The friends Of clark openly assert
l Without reserve that the present suit
/ D. not really directed az Welcome. hut
I that the underlying motive On o. estate
] Heb court record which can boz used
at Washington no the foundation OF 10
/ protest AGAINST thr seating Of clark In
| the United States Senate.
The friends OF plly on the other hand
! claim that the present action N purely
ln tho Interest NJ honest politics and
| that Mr Daily ~ not personally inter-
| eHtui ln the ease Some uf thom mildly
admit however that should the ruling
! % the supreme court result in the dls-
| bnrment of Welcome. the cyi-
| drnco would b. used in protest
/ against seating clark
While this fnctional warfare 90 being
waHcl hy the Democrats. the Republic
| cnus ARE quietly encouraging the nrht.
Q h.HNWfH fH. Nsa.H. NH NIsHNW.IN az
thereby elect tho next legislature and
return Carter uH his own successor 10
tho United StutneH senate.
Some ~ the most conservative clt-
cons dcplUro the fact that two men a0
| closely allied with The commercial in.
trrcats OF the state should b. opposed
20 each other when there are ununr.
emily Hu many reasons why they should
be- The best ~ friends.
The cnHo now on trial has developed
some Interesting political history and
opened up again nll the evidence IN
connection With the alleged bribery
cuHo uf the last legislature.
| As a matter nf history 10 VIII DO re-.
mcmhcrrd that there were numerous
charges Of bribery, that an inytsugat-
| lnE committee was appointed. that Sem
atur Nhitrsld1 produced ana turned
over % tho committee $4,000 which he
alleged had been given him hy Attor.
| ntY welcome % secure BILE own and
two other votes Tor clark Later thH
matter was laid before the grand iuty
OF LOWS and clarke county FOR action
ana after examining forty four wit
ngssea the nndlnr uf the jury was that
| while there was rninD evidence tending
| Co show that money had been used In
the election OF % United States senator
| the evidence. taken nll together was
NOT sufficient Goo warrant conviction
by o. trlul jury
After Those developments D. a. Gel.
/ ger, Republican, uf FuthDnd county
entered contest Tor the seat of
WhltgHldo and the clark Democrat
voting with tine Republicans. uuHeuloi
Mhitcsidc and seated Golror. Three
days later W. a. CLARK was elected Ia
tho Senate. receiving nfty-fuur OF th,
ninety votes cast including The votes
OF GOlEor and ten other Republicans.
\ portion VI tho evidence taken by
tho prosecution related 90 c0nvcraa.
tons between tho members OF tho
legislature ana also Co tho financial
standing N certain momhers before
and unCt the meeting uf tho logIsl1-
| ture. Tho defense objected 10 this
class ~ evidence and tho court ruled
that conversations should be- stricken
out hlt that accounts " money uaid Ia
mombyrs should rumuln on the record
The Witnesses Tor The defence ura
now lglug examined. The lime today
/ was voted mostly 90 the examination
of character witnesses. Before bsrIu-
ming the examination this afternoon
chief Justice Hautly cautioned Tho
newspapers against being too free lu
! their comments upon thc trial Tho
| chief Justice said that tho tone OF core
tl'n comments upou the trial looked lH
/ though un DAurt was being WIdH ia
/ luumldatU the Witnesses and influence
the court that ihls must stop and that
tha notice N not nbcyyd would result
boz the citing Of responsible parties Tor
contempt