Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28

dreus oil good citizens from all parts OF
our great state found their way to the
capital. | had to 90 also though the
only one to venture on horse back that
distance at this season oil the year.
Bribery commenced before the two
houses we're organized. When the first
ballot was being taken two OF the state
senators announced that they had each
received money to vote for w. A. Clarke
of Butte. One of them Whiteside, a
member from Flat Head county and
member of the Daily faction and the con-
tractor who did the work on the i'm.
mense store building recently erected In
Butte by the Anaconda Company ex
hihited ten one thousand dollar bills,
the other member from Madison coun
ty lawyer of doubtful character though
elected on the straight democratic tick
ct and having declared before the elec-
ton in favor of Hon, w. A. Clark for
u. S. Senator presented two thousand
dollars Each made oath that the
money was presented them by John b.
/ Welcome prominent member of the
A. Clark. This bribery and perjury
caused a dead lock All wanted strict
| investigation. The Judge of the dis
! trict court al once impannelled grand
| jury to Investigate the matter thorough
| ". The Daily faction selected the
states Attorney General to assist the
grand jury in examining witnesses.
| After spending ten days and examining
/ "a witnesses they failed to find bill
owing to the bad reputation OF White
side as we'll as strong circumstantial
evidence and unimpeachable evidence
that the money was not. received from
| John b. Welcome.
| Believing before / left home as / do
now that w A. Clark bribed no one
and knowing that Daily was the boss
| briber as stated before in locating the
capital and knowing AS every sensible
man in Montana knows that Marcus a..
Daily by bribery would have had the
capital located at Anaconda had not
! w. A. Clark rallied with the help OF his
great daily paper the Butte Miner to
permanently locate the capital in He
! lena.
Thus it is that all citizens throughout
Montana THE Marcus A. Daily faction
! left OUT consider they owe w. A. Clark
debt OF gratitude. Before leaving
| home for Helena | informed my friends
! that my mission would be with the old
pioneer republicans OF Helena. I'M
| doubtedly others worked on the same
| line. About so true Is TO | republicans
of Helena held caucus for the purpose
OF prevailing on sufficient number Of
the Is republican members OF the two
branches OF the legislature to vote with
the democrats for Hon. w. A. Clark
and by SO doing not only break the dead
lock but elect him to the u. s. Senate.
Two republican members received in
structions from the in constituents to
vote for CLARK.
When the vote was taken at high
noon on the 18th, IL republicans voted
| with the democrats which elected Clark
by a majority Of seven votes.
w. A. Clark was born and grew up
ON farm between Uniontown and Con-
nellsville, Pa, on the Youghioghey
river Inquire of your honored citizen
Joseph Moreland and doubtless he can
give you full history OF his boyhood
days. Mr.. Clark told me that he went
to school Laurel Hill He owns a
gold mine in sight OF my home, old
Whitehall, though ten miles distant
win the Jefferson river between us.
FROM this mine he has taken seven
million dollars in less than twelve
months.
/ must tell you about my return trip
from the capital city. As soon as the
result was announced, having promised
my nieces and a few old time friends
to have my photo taken in case OF Mr..
Clark success had my hair trimmed,
visited an artist and paid the debt with
good photos as far as they went. While
in Helena met many old time friends
had not seen for years. They like
myself had come from their distant
homes to help through their councils to
break the dead lock so we all went
home rejoicing.
Before leaving Helena | was warned
by the government weather observer
that terrible blizzard was approach
ing. On arriving at Boulder City 30
miles from home was advised that the
snow was deep on the Boulder rarge OF
Mountains andthe track unbroken so
concluded to remain over night in order
to have daylight for the last 30 miles.
Before starting the advance guard, pick
cts and scouts OF the blizzard made their
appearance, NV horse being refreshed
as we'll as myself we covered the 80
miles in five hours. Pretty good for a
man in his s0th year and the thermome-
ter at zero.
Affectionately to yourself and family
and other dear friends including that
grand old christian patriarch Senator
Wiley,
E. G.. BROOKE.
p. S. Mr.. Clark our Senator was born
Jan. 9Th 1889 (Jackson's dav) In APP
pearance he looks under 90. A steel
and silver constitution with Montana's
healthful climate keep OH old age.
n =. III.