Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-23

This amount was r6eeit 81! by ar. pdE
lHF"usp -AF- - ~ az. 49,, -. - .Ls
the ~ cay 81 ,i,,,, n,lf'l '"' o"S "'''
legislature d"J'"i' 'e''
Offers of Money
After detailing these circumstances. he
committee says: lille the findings of The
committee are just,ii"i by the foregoing
admitted and dndis puted facts win lhtlr
attendant circumstances STANDING dl"'ie'
these facts are StrtrgfA"Hea ny aeon ''''"'4
facts including Narl' Us l.i,-uc'I+slu q az.
rrh!ilss u, -. ~. fi7rod b,, the
vi =, - s'' 80 ='. -, no s,tx1ained
H. ,ar,r,.I eraI,e, If the testimony"
III INr,rr,ittsa a5lTs that il would unneces-
~ -, - avf.n1 his report to
IN, ,1Titf 'I t',. in defaiI hut "in
I,;.tlr, e. ,bas, ,,,,.rcca..f,I attempts at
I uIti,ri r.ai ,,1,..r aIfeord aTrern,,ts are
,.r,f,5 her,,,se ttrre Is difference of
on!,iar in the committee concerning them"
~ Ia.,ar otta,,,ts raIata asnecialIv IN
,or-ncr Stata Seraf3r Whitesfde:s connec-
~, 1s.i+b the candidacy of Senator Clark
81 bis .ffSr+s M exnose the senator's
,natbods Tba testfrncny relating to White
81 Sta+a Senator Clark state Senator
S[',rs - Eenresen+ati~a Carr il then out-
1ira3 ana tha comr1fttee remarks for the
majority onIv of It's members: 1.-THE three
eccJ,sers (yVbitesfde MYERS and State Sena-
tor Clark undoubtedly occupied the posi-
tiDn If detectives who viIlT,Iliy deceived the
ner+ies vi+b whom thev we're deaIine, and
against whom they r,a1e charges on the
otbar b,nd the narties AGAINST whom they
testified and VIII, make the denials are
charged with crimes to which if guilty.
they would be quite certain to add the Of
Tense of false swearing.
The Alleged DAILY Conspiracy.
THE majority of the committee. under
all the circumstances appearing, are not
willing to consider the situation as one of
equilibrium between the detectives on the
one hand and the alleged lawbreakers on
the other. If Messrs. Clark OF Madison,
Mvars and WbftesIda testified falsely they
must have concentrated in the beginning a
ronsnfr,acv Of the hasest character to he
followed nm nv peri1ry of the worst sort
ana thav nns+ have Intended TO mass
through ordeaIs in the course of the in
v4s+fpstfons which would he made IN which
II cannot he inferred that thev were willing
10 subject themselves merely tn nravent
Senator CLARK from bacoroinc a ITnitad
States senator
..Jn tina oDinior of tho mn 3orftv tbara Dvas
No afnrraffx-a 5fsnrno4 ,rod,cad bv ssn
eror CLARK at sny ti,oa sbou-ing ths- tba
facts in connaction With The S3o 0no ,.,are
not true Tha cbarqa that the arcvsattons
and the sxnos,re Sas,,itea 80, n o,
spiracy formed and carried forward by Mr..
marcus DaIy was a necessity OF ME- Clark
NJ Gon-ad anT otbe-s u,hc s,nsa atla
of conspiracy denied ali knowledge Of the
$4,000. Of which S27 900 was in $1,000 bills
which had been produced by Mr. Whiteside
~ 'ie .i',!eS 54i IILSL7i ny NJ. neilCone IN
We're sbnxn IN hava ba.n IN tbs bonds o4t ns
am, ~ tba aIra,-a5 D.,,- cl,,,,,,iratr, y, VI
Large Bills Used by C1ark's Men.
The rpDnrr then shows from, the tas+i
oo,,, that +bosa Ioroa rims - T. -.
i' III .ne
hHiuS VI 'LtrR supporters. ana ADDS: In
connection with the consideration of these
last four cases of atteupted briherv-of
Clark of Madison. MYERS Carr and WHITE
sideNit Is in,nortanI 10 st"ta anu IN ,sa me e.
sLr Iies Is iiIpof'ah. 70 state. IN view or
cr,,r,,i ~ We. III NE iin ~,
~ Nf ;iis 'iit cLeuipi.itS or Messrs; ozark
-. $4,000 ~ 81 anu W M esi1e, tnal me
49,, . i!i M tS s.a ~ an Tue IeSIl-
.i'"!S coLitei iItils .nt SSlOVo ana all the
tFStI nIIs OF Mr. hlteslde ana MT. clark
nil, rannai, T,c, ,aia aSiIe mere would
sun remain Suhcient evidence In the case
- - II "a, me committee 20 nnd' as they do,
tiidt -hrr Sldrk 5 erection Is void. From
the orlDeries ~hich nave been established
ny, ~ OF lhe committee 1eel JuSt1-
eI III LI'lulis tndl there We're other sue
cssSts IN procuring by corrupt practices,
iie F"tSs OF members or the legislature,
", tls iacts naturally cannot be direct
Republican Votes for Clark
n. +b z
u 'i'e iepu'Iiean iieili-
btFs OF Inc legislature who voted for Mr..
'-e S"iiiiiii''ee says: Inc conduct
t,,rs ,y1 10, " .lie
,L;. -. n: -.
s-.,-,.au - "ii" N'teu lor
ir M onnian If tb ~, mn. ms s tiectioI'
nittee. calls for special criticism, There
was on absolute deadlock and no possi-
blity of the election Of democrat with
out the aid of the republicans. 1t is diff
cult to account for these republican votes
Tor senator Clark. Senator Clark's candi-
dacy had been tainted the 10th of Jam
uary by the Whiteside exposure. The facts
exposed had not been disproved on Janu-
...r,i-, ,, IL,
votes for Mr. Clark seem to he nratarc a.,
and covers. Mr.. Clark who had been ne
e"tlating with Mr. Hobson. the leader of
- T tepapLLc"5lS' wrote a letter on the 10th
=, ,, IN wllich ne declared himself
-, IA 4dNoF OF d tarlH on Montana pro-
C'I,-t, SOM OF the republicans said there
IH7+is ~ ~ De Head4och' and that II
60, 80 s petter % nave democratic sem
r. ''l 49, d = . ictiicy-
h. c,. - ShS tne direct violations
aysnTs - ~ = 'ai \ anu ms COMMITTEE and
- - - III PIoEIslohs OF the Montana
~, r;th te me- Importance IN connec-
cnr1r,i,t '-'s e"iiciusIons reached by the
80 -" rr, III tIiiS point the committee
i'i4'"lHS. ne expended q sum