The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-11

torial fight of 1895, and when / was
elected to the senate last fall, [ deter
mined, if possible, to expose any one
who should attempt such practices in
this body.
When arrived in Helena ten days
ago l was looked upon by all of the
senatorial candidates as fit subject
for missionary work. was ap-
preached by the agents of all of them,
but the representatives of w. A. Clark
were the only ones that offered me
any money. apparently fell in with
their plans, and was soon ON the in
side. In order to learn all the facts,
got in and worked for Clark, and they
regarded me as a valuable man and
told me all that was being done. They
offered me ten thousand dollars in
cash and a great deal more in prom-
ises. John B. Welcome and Charlie
Clark were the managers, while their
chief assistants have been A. J. Steele,
William rIcDermott and w. RI. Bick-
ford.
They were all engaged in buying or
trying to buy the support of members
for w. A. Clark for United States sem
ator. All of them have talked it over
in my presence, except Mr.. Bickford.
For some reason he has seemed to be
little shy of me, but knew through
the others what he was doing. Be-
sides the men | have named, they
had a great many second lieutenants
with whom did not come in contact.
have in my hands now thirty thou
sand dollars in currency which will
turn over to your committee; five
thousand dollars Of this was paid to
me by John B. Welcome for my own
services, and will explain i'm detail
how received the rest of the money.
I desired to get some proof, besides
the money and my own word, and as
1 had confidence in the integrity of
State Senator Clark of Madison county,
T l,:.>
They had a talk together, and Mr..
Clark agreed to help me- I met him
by appointment in Mr.. Campbells room
in the Helena hotel on the night cf
jan 3. I explained to him fully tie
part I wanted him to take, and then
I saw Mr. Welcome and told him that
Senator Clark of Madison county could
probably be bought.
Walked Into the Trap.
Mr.. Welcome authorized me to offer
him $4,000, and the next time I saw
Welcome, which was the next day,
I told him that Clark would accept
it. About o'clock on the evening of
Jan. I met Welcome in the lobby
of the Helena hotel and he asked me
to bring Clark up and fix the matter
up.
We three went up to room 7oI and
Welcome placed ten one thousand
dollar bills in large envelope and it
was sealed up. Clark put all endorse
ment on it, and they gave it to me to
hold until Clark should fulfill his part
of the agreement, which was that he
was to vote for w. A. Clark of Butte
for United States senator whenever
they wanted him. If he voted as
agreed, was to give him the money,
whether w. A. Clark was elected or
not. This is the envelope which con-
tains the money. 1t has not been
opened and has been in my possession
ever since received it.
(Senator Whiteside here produced
the envelope in question, which was by
the committee opened, its contents not
ed and counted, and same filed here
in as exhibit Al
Republicans We're Cheap.
Continuing, I talked the senatorial
situation over with Charlie Clark
Welcome and others very often. We
discussed the different members and
they told me of the members that had
been bought and others with whom
they We're negotiating. Welcome
said:
"Every man who votes for Clark is
to be paid and the man who votes for
him without being we'll paid is fool"