The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-06
TO BAR JOHN B. WELCOME
That Is What the Supreme Court
of the State Is Asked to Do.
EBUSINESSCHARGED
Legal Proceedings Started in Which the
Names of Several of the Members
of the State Legislature
Are Brought In.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Helena, May 5.--John B. Welcome
must answer to the supreme court of
Montana why he shall not be disbarred
from further practicing law in the
state because of his notorious connec-
tion with the late sena torial campaign.
A petition or affidavit was filed with
the supreme court this afternoon by
Fred Whiteside asking the highest tri-
bunal in the state to prevent the Butte,
lawyer continuing to act as a member
of the Montana bar. The petition fur
nishes another chapter in the history
of the famous campaign of DOODLE
Eight members of the legislative as
sembly are named as having received
money from Welcome to vote for Clark,
| three of whom, w A Clark H. L..
Myers and H. H. Carr, were to be paid,
through the petitioner Whiteside, Who,
was also to be paid. as was disclosedl
in the famous report of the investigat-
ing committee, in explanation of which
action the petitioner says: TN the re-
ceipt of said sum for himself and others
named, he was actuated by desire tot
bring to light and publicity the unlaw-.
| official action on the part of said legis-
lative assembly" The others whom the
! petloner swears on information and be-
lief received the amounts named are
| s. S. Hobson, "a large sum of money.
which your petitioner, upon information
and belief. places at $5O000;" w. D..
| Tierney, $4,000; D. C. Warner, $40 900:
| stephen ByWater, $4,000
fetltloner also alleges that in Sep
tember. 1898, j. B. Welcome. A. J.
Steele, W. J. Bickford. ]. S. NJ Neil. c.
| NJ. Clark, A. j. Davidson "and divers;
others wrongfully and maliciously con-
| splred by corrupt use of money at the
election to secure the election OF menu
bers who would favor Clark and paid
out large sums" All of which actions
| of Welcome the petitioner charges as
'felonious, wrongful and with the COR
! rupt and wicked purpose of influencing
the action of the legislature, which con-
duct is incompatible with the dignity
and honor of the profession of law
| me supreme court set June II as the
time for Welcome to make answer and
show cause why he should not be dis
| barred
In formal way the petition recites
| that Welcome is an attorney: thai the
legislative session was regularly held; /,
that Whitesde, G. Bywater. Carr, W.
\. Clark, w. A. Tierney, S. S. Hobson
and d. G. Warner were among the.
members: that it was the duty of the,
! legislature to elect a United Statest
senator, and that for the purpose of se-
| curing the support of said legisative,
| assembly to elect w. A. Clark "the sajdi
John B. Welcome assumed to and dids
act 2or and in behalf of the said W..
A. Clark, and did, while so acting, So,
| licit the members of said legislative as,
| sembly for their support of the said W.
A. Clark in his candidacy as aforesaid.
oct nd l,;r~
his advocacy of the election of the said
w. A. Clark to and with the members
| or the said legislative assembly that
said members were by said John b.
WELCOME solicited to vote for said w.
A. Clark for a money consideration
more particularly hereinafter set forth:
that said John 8. Welcome did, on the
I'd day of January, 1899, agree to pay to
your petitioner and affiant the sum of
Slo,ooo lawful money of the United
States of America, and thereafter on.
to-wit. the 7th of January 1899 did
pay 'to your affiant of said amount,
the sum of $1,000, upon the express un-
| derstanding and promise had with sf-
liant. that he would, as a member of
SAID legislative assembly. vote for the
said w. A. Clark, candidate as afore-
said, for the office of United States sem
atOr
| That on or about the Tth day of
January, 1899, the said John b. Well
| come paid, through affiant to the said
ii. H. Carr the sum of $4,000, with the
| distinct and specific understanding had
with the said Carr that for and in con-
sideration of said sum of money so paid
the said Carr, as a member of said leg
islative assembly, should cast his ballot
for the said w. A Clark for the said
office of United States senator. Affiant.
upon information and belief, alleges
that on the Goth day of January, 1899,
the said Holm r Wp1lrDnp aptiDo fnt
and on behalf of the said w. A. Clark,
candidate as aforesaid. paid one Stephen
ByWater the sum of S10O0O lawful
money of the United States, condi-
toned that the said Bywater. in con-
sideration of the payment so made as
aforesaid. should vote for the said W.
A. Clark for the office of senator Of
the United States, as aforesaid.
That on the 1th day of January. 1899.
the said John B. Welcome, so acting
for and in behalf of the candidacy of
the said w. A. Clark did pay to the
said w. A. Clark. member of the legs-
| latiVe assembly from Madison county.
| as aforesaid, the sum of $4,000, lawful
money of the United States. conditioned
upon the specific understanding and
! agreement that the said Clark. mem
her from Madison county as aforesaid
should cast his ballot for and in behalf
Of the said w, A, Clark. candidate as
aforesaid. for the said office of senator
Of the United States from the state
Of Montana.
THAT on the 18th day of January.
1899 the said John B. Welcome did pay
to atfiant for and on behalf of the said
H. L. Myers, member of said legisla-
tive assembly from Ravalli county. as
aforesaid, the sum of $4,000, lawful
money of the United States, and that
such payment thus made was upon the
specific understanding and agreement
bli wi bA said bot fp,
in consideration of such money thus
paid the said Myers, as such member.
should vote for said w. A. Clark for
the office of senator, as aforesaid.
"Aftiant alleges, upon information and
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