The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

NC. DECEMBER 5, 1Ss
the plaintiff seeks to recover from the
defendants damages for a libelous pub
LEGATION in the columns of it's neWspa-
per with reference to the conduct of
the said Whiteside while a member Of
the said legislative assembly with ref
erence to the election of said William
A. Clark as United States senator. That
said William a. Clark was and is one OF
the trustees of said Miner Publishing
company, and was and is one of the de-
PENDANTS in said action; that in pur-
suance of the provisions of law the
said plaintiff caused the said w. A.
Clark to appear before - Nichols.
Justice of the peace in and for Silver
Bow county, Montana, for the purpose
of taking his deposition in said cause;
that the said William A. Clark APP
peared before said justice of the peace,
and, upon being interrogated, refused
to answer all questions propounded to
him relating to the use Of money to Sc
cure his election, copy of which said
deposition is herewith filed, marked
Exhibit - and made a part of this
protest.
Your petitioners further say that
through the use Of said money so paid
out and expended said members of the
leSlSldtlNe assembly were lHduCSu ~
and did vote for the said William a.
Clark for the said office of United
States senator, by reason whereof the
said William A. Clark pretended to re-
ceive, and did receive, majority of
the votes Of said legislative assembly,
and without the said corrupt expendi-
ture of money as aforesaid by the said
W. A. Clark and his said co-conspira-
tors and agents the said W. A. Clark
received a
the votes cast for the respective candi-
dates before said legislative assembly.
That the effect of the corrupt and
unlawful expenditure of money by the
said w. A. Clark and his said co-con-
spirators and agents with members of
the legislature to induce them to vote
for him for the office of United States
senator in said legislative assembly is
distinctly and plainly shown in the
record of the journal of the said legs
| lative assembly, recording the vote of
the members thereof on each day be-
ginning with the first and ending with
the last day on which said assembly
voted for various candidates for the
Office of United States senator, a copy
of the record of said vote being here
with filed, marked Exhibit - and
made a part of this protest.
That during the year 1898 the said
William A. Clark, Charles w. Clark and
lawfully confederate and conspire to-
gether to secure the election of mem
bers of the Legislative assembly in the
various counties of the state Of Mon
tana by the corrupt and unlawful eX-
penditure Of money who would, when
elected, be favorable to the candidacy
of said William A. Clark for the office
of senator in the congress of the United
States; that in furtherance of said I'M
lawful conspiracy and combination the
said William A. Clark and his said CO.
conspirators and agents did eXpend and
cause to be expended unlawfully and
corruptly large sums of money in the
various counties of the state of Mon
tana, which said sums aggregate APP
proXimately 100000, and which were
expended and caused to be expended
by the said w. A. Clark and his said
co-conspirators and agents to cOrruptly
influence and effect the election Of
members of the legislative assembly in
the respective counties Of said state
who would be favorable to the candi-
dacy of the said W. A. Clark for the
office of United States senator as afore-
said.
Your petitioners further aver that in
addition to the evidence produced be-
fore the grand jury, the joint legisIa-
tive investigating committee and the
supreme court of Montana as herenbe-
other evidence going to prove the exist
| ence of the corrupt conspracies afore-
said between said William A. Clark and
the other conspirators above named to
elect said William A. Clark to the office
of senator in congress from the state Of
Montana, and in furtherance of said
conspiracy they stand ready to show
and present proofs of payments OF
| money and offers to pay money to
members of the Sixth legislative assem-,
bly, of the state of Montana by said
w. A. Clark and his -conspirators,
which said money and offers to pay
money were intended to corruptly and
wrongfully influence such members in
the performance of their official duties
and to bride the said members of said
legislative assembly to vote for the
said William A. Clark for the office OF
United States senator.
Wherefore your petitioners pray your
honorable body at the earliest practic-
able moment to set time and place for
hearing this protest, and the evidence
in support thereof before the commit
tee on privileges and elections of your
honorable body to the end that sub
stantial justice may be done to the peo-
pie of the state of Montana and all
others concerned in the matters set
forth herein, and that pending such in
vestigation the said William A. Clark
be denied the privilege of participation
in the duties and business of the SEN
ate as a member thereof.
On information and belief I sign the
foregoing statement and charges.
ROBERT b. SMITH, Governor.
HENRY c. STIFF,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives, Sixth Legislative Assembly of
Montana.
A. j. CAMPBELL,
Member of Congress of Montana.
CHARLES S. HARTMAN,
x-Representative in Congress from
Montana.
The Other Protest.
The other protest, signed by members
of the legislature, recites the story of
the $50, 900 Doodle money turned over by
Fred Whiteside. The signatures at
tached are those of Henry G. Stiff,