The Portland daily press., 1900-02-09
Legitimate" Expenses Are High in
Montana.
w orkers and Saloons
Have to be Fixed.
What Various Campaigns Have
Cost in Western State.

Washington, February s-William
Bickford, the Butte lawyer who assisted
Senator CLARK In his senatorial contest.
was the first witness before the Senate
committee ON elections today. MIR. Bick-
ford said that he had paid the expenses of
some of the witnesses In the Welicom
disbarnlent proceedings.
Frank X. Corbett OF Butte, principal
western counsel for MIR. Clark, testified TO
a OF nversatiop he had had with Marcus
DAILY In New York on December "a or &c,
1899, just prior to the meeting of the
Montana Legislature, In the course of
which MIR. DAILY said:
81 want to say 10 you now that II Clark
shows his head In the senatorial race, II
he lie even nominated for the Senate y )u
fellows will hear something drop that
will drive CLARK and his friends out OF
politics and some of them TO tbs pen item.
tiary."
The next witness was former Gov. S.
4. Hazser, who said that he thought he
could take the credit or disorsdit of In .
duoipg Nr. Clark to assist US Ia the cam
paign and afterwsrd to become a canci.
date for the Senate"
He had Sot Mr.. Clark's attention upon
visit 60 Mir. Clark in New York. His
reason for doing this was thnt he had
thought that DAILY would try to run
things and than Mr.. Clark was thinking
Of leaving Montana.
al told him." said the governor, "thLt
we wanted him to assist us to stand the
boss Irishman off," The result OF this In
terview was that Mr.. Clark subsequently
visited the state. Previous to his coming
MIR. Hauser said he had seen some Of his
Republican friends and had told them
that ST we could get CLARK to loosen up
we could stand DAILY or"
Senator Hoar asked MIR. Hauser what
he meant by getting Clark to "loosen
up" and the latter replied that Mr.. Clark
was a very close business man, disposed
always to count the cost Of any enterprise
he might 60 into. lie related that when
Mr.. Clark came to Butte be sat up until
three O'Clock one night with him laying
before him the reasons why he should en-
ter into the contest. When mir. CLARK had
oh jacted on account of the expense, he
1.-THE witness) had assured him that the
primaries would not cost to exceed $50, 600
or sac, coo and after that the campaign for
the Senate would not go beyond $50. 900
or 500. eco.
This amount. he thought, would cover
all legitimate expenses. Mr.. Hnussr said
that the idea of legitimate expenses in u
campaign In Montsna was very different
from what IL was in the Eastern states.
1--WE have to have money TO fix the
workers and the saloon men," he said,
"but / do not include this purchase of
votes either IN the legislature or out OF it.
That certainly Is not proper"
He tken gave figures Of expenditures In
former campaigns, saying that in the
capital contest at the least million dol
lars was spent, "nnd in the first state
election" ne added, "the Big Four So
called. put up $50, 900 or $4,000 each to
begin with, to say nothing of subsequent
expenses"
Asked who constituted the ''Bia -Four"
the witness replied: 'iCoL Brcsdwatsr,
Mir. Clark, MIR. Daiy and gentleman
ma med Hsuser." meaning himself.
A. J. Davidson OF Helena, testified that
he had besn supporter nf MIR. CLARK In
his various political contests. As mem Der
Of n special com mittse in the state oam-
paigr of as' he had deposited as agent
about 81, 0o0 for use In the interest Of the
Democratic party. This money had been
contributed hy MIR. Clark, Gov. Hauser
and others, and was for the purpose Of
registering voters.
MIR. Davidson said he had drawn most
or the money out In his own name and
had paid 1t out to county ohairmen and
ether friends. "a
Gan we wanted To know" he ssid,
Twas whether . man was an anti-Daly
man when considering the question. We
made no inquiry asto whether he was for
Mr.. Clark. aEu
Democratic members OF the lsgislatxxs