The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-18

LA you use IHOIleS OF uiQ MI. Ddly,
through you, use any money for the
corrupting of members of the legisla-
ture last winter?"
Absolutely none" -
How did you happen to pay the bill
to Miss Barton for stenographic work
for Whiteside?"
'Whiteside wrote me from Kalispell
saying he had neglected to pay the
bill and asking me to do So
DO you know William Muth?"
Yes"
Did you meet him in Zayas saloon
on the afternoon of the eXposure?"
Il might possibly; I don't remem-
did you have any such conversa-
tion with Mr.. Muth as he says?"
7 am positive that / never said any
thing of that sort
Characterization by Wallace:
When you first came to Montana
where did you go to?'
TO Anaconda
And have lived there ever since?"
Yes" 5
You never had any employment or
contract under Mr.. Clarke
Mo-
You were never an ardent support
er Of Mr.. Clarke"
And between the two you were on
the side of Mr.. Daly?"
Yes"
And you know there was an intense
enmity between them?'
II believe there was enmity between
them, but not so intense, perhaps, as
people seem to think
They are the two wealthiest men in
the state?"
Il believe SO Of late, yes
well, how late?"
THE people of Helena used to be the
wealthiest people in the state
well, after your humorous remark,
name the men,
Il believe Hauser and Broadwater
We're considered weather. than Mr.
DAILY, at least"
when did you first become active
in politics?"
Il believe it was while I was work.
ing for the Anaconda company"
You We're member of the first state
legislature?"
Yes"
How about the second?h
Il have been q, mo Sib2r of two lesis-
latures.''
Were you ever in 1893 opposing Mr..
Yes"
NO"
Was; Mr.. Matts?"
was MI. LAZY
No"
do you remember when Clark ran
for congress against Carter?"
Yes"
Did you take much part in that cam
paign?"
Very little. I had not been long in
Anaconda at that time"
Mr.. DAILY opposed Mr. Clarke"
Yes"
"Rut Won did LITTLE in If ."
II don't recall having taken any ac-
tive part in the campaign"
do you remember at the state COM
mittee that besides the question of ap-
portionment the question Of location
was settled?"
"Yes"
DO you remember calling Whiteside
out and talking with him?'
Il do not"
you do not recollect having any
talk with Whiteside?"
II do not.
Did Whiteside vote for Anaconda at
that meeting?"
Il do not know how he voted"
Mr.. Daily in politics talks through
his friends?'
He talks to his friends"
One of Them.
will you, if your modesty permits,
name some of those friends? Are you
one of them?"
Yes, sir"
Are you not generally credited
with being the first and foremost OF
these political advisors?"
Il have read so, but the papers do
not always have things right, partic-
ularly the Helena papers,
"At the Missoula convention We're
there Clark and Daily factions?"
ssrrhav tc nd
sionists. | don't remember of hearing
them designated as Daily and Clark
factions"
You were opposing Clark In 1892"
Yes; l was in favor of any clean,
honest democrat"
I'm the convention of 1898, was there
q DAILY faction?"
vention. One was fusion policy, which
advocated, and the other was oppos-
ed to that"
"ln 1898 your purpose was to keep re-
publicans voting for republicans, was
it not?"
No; our purpose was not accom-
plshed."
What was your purpose?"
Our purpose was to elect demo-
crat any democrat, but Mr.. Clark"
But you endeavored to keep the re-
publicans in line?"
II don't recall any specific efforts in
that line
Didn't want them to vote for any
democrat but MIR. Clarke"
Il don't recollect of having enter
tained the notion at ALL
You say that it was reported that
Coder's vote was obtained for Clark
by the use of money!"
1T was current rumor."
"Who managed the second capital
campaign for Anaconda?''
Mr.. Hoge, Mr.. Durston, Mr.. Daily,
myself and Others"
Objection was made to the line of
questioning, which brought in the cap
ital fight and the objection was sus-
tained.
Did the DAILY members have any
caucuses last winter?"
MOT that l know of.
Prior to the election of Mr.. Clark,
did you receive a telegram from Daily
saying that you could use large sum
of money to defeat Mr.. Clarke"
II never received any such telegram"
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