The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-11
State Treasurer OF Montana
Produces $4,000 in Cash.
Alleged to Have Been Used by
Clark in Buying Votes.
HELD BIG BILLS UP
So That the Investigating Com
mittee Could See Them.
Then Turned Them Over to the
Custody of That Body.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Mr. Campbell,
attorney for the memorialists in the case
of Senator Clark of Montana, began
his redirect examination of Witness
Whiteside before the senate committee
onprivilegeS and elections today by ask
ing him concerning q libel suit. which
had been brought against him (the wit
ness), by DR.. Cole, a member of the
Capitol commission.
Witness said the suit had been decid-
ed in his favor. He said also when
asked to explain his inability to specify
exact times that he had an average
of half a dozen conversations day
with Welcome and Charley Clark SEN
ator Clark's managers, during the en-
tire time of his association with them
in connection with the senatorial con-
test. He said further that the reason
he had been able to give here names
not mentioned in his testimony in Mon
tana, was that he did not on either
occasion. have before him the memoir
anda which he had here.
Mr.. Whiteside said that he had been
a supporter of Mr.. Clark until the SEN
atorial election of 1898 when becoming
convinced that Mr.. Clark was using
money to secure Republican votes for
himself he withdrew. He had not.
however, become identified then with
the DAILY faction and as late as 1898 had
antagonized the policy of the Daily
managers on the question of fusion.
At this point Mr.. Whiteside was with
drawn temporarily in order to allow
State Treasurer T. E. Collins of Mon
tana to testify. He had in his possess
sion the $4,000 turned over to the state
by Senators WhiteSide Clark of Madi-
son, Myers and McGarr. He identified
and described each of the envelopes
containing the money and holding the
big bills up so as to get the benefit of
the full light exhibited them to the
members of the committee, while he de-
Scribed them in detail. He said the
money had been turned over to him by
the legislative investigating committee
Mr.. Collins turned the envelopes over
to the committee and laying the ex-
posed bills on the table in front of him,
continued his testimony which was for
only a brief period. Mr.. Whiteside was
then recalled and identified the various
envelopes as having been given to him
to hold for himself and MeSsrS Clark
of Madison county, Myers and McGarr-
Mr.. Faulkner, in his re-cross- -examir-
alton, made a. test of Mr.. Whiteside's
tance, of ten or twelve feet, the witness
testified to seeing the money given to
State Senator Clark at this distance
He named correctly three bills out of
four.
Mr.. Whiteside was finally excused at
1875 o'clock, but was asked to remain
in attendance on the committee.
State Senator Clark of Madison coun-
ty, was next called. He stated that he
was a Democrat and that he had gone
to Helena more favorably inclined to-
ward Mr.. Clark than toward any other
candidate for the senate, but that he
had changed his opinion after he had
| Investigated the methods of his name
| sake.
Mr. Clark testified that he had re-
ceived $4,000 in $1,000 bills from United
States Senator Clarks manager. Mr..
Welcome, on January 4, 1897, and that
the money was given him on the ex-
press condition that he was TO vote for
Clark as long as his vote was wanted
| He detailed the primary talk with Mr.
| Welcome, saying Mr.. Welcome said
| to him: I'VE want you with us and
| we want you hard" adding, I'VE are
| going to get the votes necessary to elect
| our man and if we don't get them one
way we will get them another"
| Il asked Welcome what there was
! in it, the witness continued, "and he re-
| piled There's ten thousand dollars for
| you, provided you comply with the con-
! dition,' the condition being that vote
! for Clark as long as required"
Mr. Welcome had told the witness
| that he would put the money in Mr..
| Whiteside's hands for him but the lat
| ter testified he replied that that was
| - OF satisfactory; that he did not doubt
Adr. Welcomes word. but that he must
| see the money" Mr. Welcome had
then told him that big bills were scarce
| but that the old man" would arrive
! from Butte that night and he would
bring plenty of cash with him. Accord
| ingly the money-$10, 600 in $1,06V bills
| was given to him by Welcome that
| night. After counting it he had placed
| it in an envelope, marked the envelope
and handed it to Mr.. Whiteside for
| safe keeping.
| He said that when Mr. Welcome gave
him the money he had called him over
| into a. corner of his room and holding
! the bills up, had said that. he had a
| fine engraving he wanted to show him.
| The committee adjourned until
| p. m