The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-10

That is exhibit A: The property o
". A. Clark under understood condi
lions
( Now, after you did this with tn
envelope what did you do with it?"
went TO the center of the room
and handed it to Mr.. Whiteside in MI
Welcomes presence
And did any further conversation
Wellcome?"
Nothing except that Mr.. Whitesii
: said, that he wanted to talk to Mr.
welcome about some other matter
and took that as a dismissal ant
walked out. did, however, have {
later conversation with Welcome il
which he asked me to see Metlen ana
Paul. l told him / would see them foI
him. / then met him on Main street
IN front of the Western Union tele-
graph office and he asked me whether
had seen Metlen and Paul, and 1 told
him no, and that l did not think that
anything could be done with them. He
then suggested that he perhaps had
better fix it up with Old Man Metlen
as he expressed it, by buying some
cattle from him.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
Fion the attorney general obtained
leave of court to interrupt the cross
examination for the purpose of asking
: another question
MIR. Clark, did you have any other
converse ton with Mr.. Welcome than
the one you have detailed?"
"W VSs; 81; 81. ss IL,
Welcomes Plan.
I'm the senate chamber just before
the committee was appointed. | vas
standing by Senator Norris desk and
Mr.. Welcome came to ME and said:
I suppose you understand the plan
that has been arranged I said Yes
M hn hn hna a,,~Oy rad n
have a number of our men vote for
Mr.. Conrad to-day in order to avoid
suspicion"
Mr.. Day resumed the cross-examina-
ton and asked Mr.. Clark if MIR. Well
come personally had ever solicited him
tor the purchase of his vote, and he
said he had not
rs 1t not a fact that the meeting at
Mr. Welcomes room was arranged for
you by Mr.. Whiteside and that you
went to the room in pursuance Of
that arrangement"
Il believe So
1T was arranged that you should
go there and receive whatever money
would be given you or to solicit some?'
Mr.. Whiteside wanted me to so
there in order to receive the money and
get proof of what they We're doing, and
] went there according to that plan"
1T was in pursuance of that and in
furtheranee of that plan that you
asked Mr.. WELCOME what there was
in it,"
Senator Clark said he declined to
hold the money himself and it was ar
ranged with Mr.. Welcome that it
should be turned over to MIR. Whiteside
and by him paid upon the fulfllment of
MI Clark's agreement to vote for W.
"A. Clark of Butte.
did not the previous arrangement
"bitaSfHp ha
plan that you We're to turn the money
over to the legislative investigating
committee after it was appointed?"
i had nothing to do with that.
didn't know what his plans were"
What were your plans?"
I was to go there and get the offer
of money from Mr.. Welcome so I could
swear they attempted to buy my VOTE"
The witness said he had had no
knowledge of the plan to have COM
the arrangement with Mr.. Whiteside.
and said he did not know who was on
the inside of that plan or who made
the arrangement All he knew was
what he learned in the conversations
Che had with Mr.. Campbell and after
being paid for votes and their wish to
expose it. Mr.. Clark said the legisla-
tive committee was appointed the day
before the vote for senator was taken,
and he was served with a notice that
afternoon to appear before the commit
tee and testify that evening. The wit
ness was asked to name the persons
present when he testified and he named
some of them. In reply to other ques-
tions he stated he had known Mr..
Whiteside since the meeting of the leg
islature previous, but had no business
relations with him during the period
between that session and the last.
Relative to Whitesidc.
Mr.. Day asked Senator Clark if it
was not fact that at the session two
years ago Mr.. Whiteside took quite
an active part in the capital commits
sion investigation, which was pending
before the legislature and in which Nh.
Whiteside. presented his famous minor.
fdty report, attacking the honesty of
certain members of the commission, re-
sulting in suit for libel being brought
against him; but which, upon trial, was
decided in his favor.
Il so understand" said the witness,
in response to the question as to wheth-
err Mr.. Whiteside took an active part
DIN 1t or not.
Did you understand the purpose he
had in relation to the bribery investi-
cation in the last legislature?"
THE only object / know of was what
he and Mr., Campbell told me, which
was to detect Mr.. Clark or any other
candidate who attempted to purchase
votes"
In answer to a question as to what
he said or did when Whteside's propo-
sition was first made to him, he said
Mr.. Campbell came to him and in
formed him what Mr.. Whiteside con-
templated doing, He declined to have
anything to do with it because he
placed no reliance on Mr. Whitesida
and at that time had no confidence in
his integrity.
did you not at one time entertain
the opinion that Mr.. Whiteside was a
scoundrel?"
No: / don't think ! ever said so"
did you not testify before the grand
jury in the investigat ton of the capital
commission case that Whiteside was q
scoundrel and was unworthy of belief.
and that all who worked with him and
upheld him were scoundrels?"
81 didn't put it as strong as that. al
though I used pretty strong language.
The purport of my testimony was that
I was unable to understand the ami
mus of Mr.. Whiteside and did not un-
derstand the reasons for his minority
report, as I was acting as attorney for