The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-13
WA|TES|DE BRINGS SUIT
Against the Helena Independent
and Its Directors.
FIFTY THOUSAND DAMAGES
The Action the Result of the Vile
Attacks on the Senator From Flat
head County During the
Senatorial Fight.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


Kalispell, May IA suit for S5O,o
damages for libel has been instituted
by Mr.. Whiteside against the
Helena Independent. A j. Da-
wilson, W. R. Church, e. c.
Day, John S. NJ. Neil, w f. Cullen,
jr., Massena Billiard and Editor Jere-
niah Collins. This action also grows
out of the vile attacks made on the
senator from Flathead county because
of his action in exposing the Clark
bribers in the legislature The suit
against the Independent was brought in
Flathead county because it is the home
of Mr.. Whiteside and the Helena paper
has some circulation there. The COM
plant states two causes of action and
$4,000 is asked on each. The allega-
tiens of the first cause read as follows:
THE plaintiff complains of the above
named defendants and alleges:
THAT the defendant. Independent
Publishing company, is now and at all
times hereinafter mentioned, has been
corporation duly organized under the
laws of the state of Montana, with its
principal place of business at the city
of Helena, Lewis and Clarke county
Mont.
That the said Independent Publish
ing company is now and at all the
times mentioned herein has been en-
gagged in conducting, publishing and
printing daily newspaper of general
circulation in the county of Lewis and
Clarke, Montana, and throughout the
state of Montana, called the Helena In
dependent.
THAT the defendants. A. ]. Davidson,
w. r. Church, e. c. Day, John S. NJ
Neil, w. E. Cullen. jr., and Massena
Billiard. are and Were the duly elected,
qualified and acting trustees and
charged by law with the control and
management of the foregoing named
Independent Publishing company, at all
the times herein mentioned, a corpora
tisn as aforesaid, and that the defend
ant, Jeremiah Collins, is now and was
at all the times mentioned herein, the
editor of the said Helena Independent.
THAT the above-named plaintiff, Fred
Whiteside, was the duly elected, quail
fled and acting member Of the Sixth leg
islative assembly of the state of Mon
tana from the county of Flathead. state
of Montana; that said plaintiff qualified
and acted as member of the upper
branch, designated as the state senate,
of the said Sixth Legislative assembly
of the state of Montana, from the Sd
day of January, 1899, to the 9th day
of January, 1899.
That under the constitution and
laws of the United States and the laws
of the state of Montana, it became and
was the duty Of the Sixth legislative
assembly of the state of Montana to
ballot for and elect a senator in the
congress of the United States of Amer
ica,. to represent tbs state of Montana
for the term beginning March d. 1899,
in said United States congress.
THAT one William A. Clark, an al
legged citizen of the state of Montana,
prior to the converting of said Sixth
legislative assembly, and thereafter.
and during all the time herein men
toned. was a candidate for election to
the Office of United States senator in
the congress of the United States of
America, before said Sixth legislative
assembly of the state of Montana: that
John 3. Welcome and Charles w.
Clark were the accredited and duly
authorized managers and representa-
tives in the behalf of the said William
A Clark and of said candidacy of said
William A Clark. and held themselves
out to be and acted as such with the
knowledge and consent of the said
William A Clark.
That before the converting Of said
Sixth legislative assembly of the state
of Montana, and at the time of the con-
vening thereof, on the Sd of January,
1899, and thereafter, accusations and
rumors of bribery We're current in con-
nection with the anticipated election of
said United States senator to be elected
by said Sixth legislative assembly of
the state Of Montana to the congress
of the United States of America, and
that said foregoing alleged rumors of