The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-11
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this question 1 wish to mention to thu
eommittee. william McDermott of Butt
stated to me several times that he woult
kill anyone who divulged anything tina
had occurred in this matter.
Q-Then William McDermott was &C
uuainted with what had occurred and
what you have testified to before?
Ain a general way he did.
Q.-Mr. whteside, do you know of
hny of the senatorial candidates using
or offering to use money or other val
nable things for the purchase of
votes?
Al do not.
Q.-Do you know Of any other sena-
toria1 candidates or parties purporting
ITO represent them, who have paid or
promised to pay. or who have offered
any money or other valuable things to
secure votes for any candidate?
Al do not.
Q-You say you have approached
John r, Toole, representing Senator
Mats?
Ayes.
Q.-And he made you no offer?
A.-No, he stated they had no money
for that purpose.
Q.-You say in your testimony that
you have also approached w. G. Con-
rad?
Ayes, sir
Odd he offer you any money or
make you any promises of compensa-
4ion at all, or in any way?
Ale did not He said he would not
irlse any money in that way
OWL you please state again who
Ut was who gave you the money which
has been exhibited here to this COM
s1nittee?
A-John B. Welcome.
(Signed) FRED wHITESIDE.
Senator Clark.
w. A. Clark, being first duly sworn,
deposed and says:
Estate your name age, residence
and occupation?
A-w. A. Clark, age SO, occupation
lawyer, residence Virginia City, Mont.
Q.-What official position, if any, do
you hold in the state of Montana?
Al am state senator from Madison
county.
Ex-senator Clark, have you heard
the, testimony of Senator Whiteside,
produced before this committee?
Al have.
Q.-You may state fully any informa
tion you may have concerning the mat
tiers testified to by him.
Al arrived in Helena on the 21st
day of December, 1898. 1 heard con-
ssiderable talk about money being used
,;hy senatorial candidates. On the 3rd
Eday of January l had an interview
with Congressman Campbell in which
the informed me that money was being
used by senatorial candidates and that
the Clark people, because of the fact
that l had not declared myself for any
candidate. were figuring on buying me
10 hall
what Mr.. Whiteside was doing in con-
nection with ferreting out cases of nrib-
cry and wanted me to cooperate with
Whiteside in giving evidence to ex-
pose persons who were paying money
to get votes for the senatorial candi-
dates. l took the matter under ad-
vsement for about a day and finally
consented to go into the scheme to ex-
pose the persons who We're buying
votes. en-
Mr.. IA. J. Campbell then sent
nir. Whiteside to me and We met in
room lis at the Helena hotel and talk
ed over the details and mode of pro-
cedure 1t was finally agreed between
Adr. Whiteside and myself that Mr.
Whiteside should go to the Clark PEG
.4ple and inform them that my vote
kcould be purchased for Mr.. Clark for
the sum of $4,000, the money to be left
kSwith Mr.. Whiteside and to be delivered
to me when l cast my vote for Mr..
Clark for senator The next day Mr.
.Whtieside came TO me and We talked
the matter over again and l insisted
that 1 would not deal with anybody
in the matter except w. A. Clark Of
Butte himself. The matter ran along
that afternoon and it became neces-