Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-21
Mr.. CLARK OF MONTANA
He is an Object of Great Interest in the
Senate.
Charges That the Committee on Elec-
tions Will Investigate After
the Holidays.

w. A. Clark of Montana is an object Of
eXhaustless interest in The Senate being
the man who is worth more millions than
any other member of that sometimes called
national ''millionaires' club" 1t is really
not right to call the Senate the million
aires club for there are actually but a
few OF the body entitled to the distinction
OF being counted as millionaires A ma
1ority Of the Senate is composed of men
who would feel it a privilege to be even
associated With man known to be worth
a million. w. A Clark would not begin to
attract as much attention on Wall street
or in the stock exchange as he does in The
Senate by reason OF his wealth There are
several rich men in Congress. but their
number is not so great as to make them
commonplace and to deprive them of the
distinction and Difference due to men Of
financial Importance.
Senator Clark of Montana is not a very
impressive looking man. The conventional
bust of Dickens sold by Italians on the
street makes a very good likeness of Clark
OF Montana Charges of benevolent assiln-
iIatlon of the Montana legislature have
been mdde against him. and all this mates
MN figure of grea. interest in the SEN
dte. ne tlrst request Of visitors in the gal
ierE Is 1" have him pointed out to them, or
II there Is no one TO do the pointing they
STUDY their diagrams of the Senate and tyI
TO guess which one Of the distinguished
looking men in the pit below them is ne
IL theH are utter stranger they are more
than apt, looking for the most impressi,-.
hsures on the floor, to settle upon Morgan
or Jones of Arkansas or BurroWs-men
VINO nave hardly penny over and above
their Salary-aS having most the appear
ance Of millionaire That is lust how lit
ne people can judge from appea ra noes
lark is the least likely looking man in the
Mhoie senate TO a stranger seeking one
4i to
"'S Ease Before the Elections Conn
mittee.
Nlafks case will come before the COM
mlttce ON privileges and elections for very
serious consideration very soon after the
mondays. That he secured the election is
conced ded, and the question to be consid-
eieu Is "hat privileges man worth 50
many millions may enjoy.
The contest before the committee will
either fall flar by reason of failure TO pro-
duce proof Of charges or it will be one of
the most sensational matters of the ses-
sion.
Il must have required great deal of
confidence on the part of those preferrinp
the charges Of bribery and ccrruDtion
asail-E> MN tor them 10 have set for them
stIFes such a task they have Not con-
tent 10 set forth a few alleged cases as
samples of the manner in which they
ciiafse he used rooney 10 secure his cleo
tion- they go into specifications and offer to
prove enough TO Geluge any dozen multi
M MHlilIiohalfes II 20 per cent OF the cases
alleged could be proven
The charges upon which the inyest,pa ffo,,
pGiofe the Senate committee is based sign
eG by the governor of Montana the state
treasurer, the speaker of the Montana
mouse and others, and nearly 400 pages of
appendiN thereto, are published in the form
o. senate document, No. 3. having been
presented In the Senate by Senator Carter
VINO is understood not to assume any re-
spopsibility for the charges. The sjgners Of
TINS memorial TO the Senate making the
charges give a list, as published in this
document, of more than fifty names of
members of the Montana legislature and
others alleged by them TO have been maid
money, and II front of all, but probably
nan dozen the amount alleged to have
Deen paid is specified. In some cases the
sum Is put at S5n,aH as having been paid
to one Individual: in others at So5 HEj. in
others at $1,000: in others at s., 600 and so
on down to as low 5000. The allegation
made is not that Clark himself paid these
sums OF money to the persons named. bl,-
that certain persons named in the memorial
PAID out the money in his behalf
What CIark's Friends Say.
Mr. Clark friends represent the charges
as being without foundation and as inspired
BY personal spite. The Senate committee
Will examine carefully into the matter
sending for many witnesses. Two members
OF the committee have been designated to
pass upon ;he list of witnesses to he
that this Will prove one of the most ce.e-
brated cases ever brought before the Son