The Portland daily press., 1900-02-26
DAILY THERE.
The BivsI millionaire. at the Clark
Hearing.

Washington, February 24-When the
Senate committee on elections assem- bled
oday. Mr.. Marcus Daily, the head of the
Montana opposition to Senator Clark,
Vas present for the frst time and 1t was
understood that he would take the stand.
Senator Clark sat across the room from
Mr.. Daily put the eyes Of the rival mill
lionaitss did not seem to meet.
Attorney General Nolan took the wit
ness stand fret. Referring to the White
aide exposure, Mr.. Nolan said the people
OF Montana did not believe there was any
conspiracy. "The air was so full of the
evidence OF bribery" no said. you could
cut 1t with a knife"
John X. Toole OF A anaconda, Montana,
was next called. He Is regarded as a CON-
fdential friend OF Mir. DAILY and IL q
rrembsr OF the Montana legislatuer. he
ssid that he con sidered that he had MIR.
Daly's confidence In Political matters
Notwithstanding this fact. he had, us q
member Of the legislature IN 1889, voted
for MIR. Clark for the Senate. Indeed, he
had never known MIR. DAILY to seek oil &C,
Lest winter when he had told Mr. DAILY
that some members wanted TO cast their
votes for him for the United States SEN
ate, Mr.. DAILY had replied:
~ autncrizs you TO say that do not
want my name presented To the lsZisla-
ture for vote either complimentary or
other wise"
Mr. Daly's friends were, however, op.
posed to Mr.. Clark.
"when did you first sec the $50, 900 used
by Mr.. Mhitesids In his exposurer' was
asked.
al first saw 1t when the legislative In =
yestigsting committee metz when body
l was member"
"Did you give any CT that money or
know OF any being given by MIR. DAILY or
epy OF his friends to defeat Mr.. Clark for
the sen atef'
"No sir, the impntation Is an outrage. "
MIR. Tooie related conversation With
Representative Mclaughlin at the bsgiI-
ming of the Legislature In which Nc
Laughlin told him that he was going to
vote for MIR. Clark az it was matter OF
bread and butter for his family"
Mr.. Toole was questioned concerning
the contest over the location of the state
capital. He said he had been o member
tore SITS OF Anaconda In that contest, lie
said: II should say that from $3.50, coo to
S4b0, COO was spent In tint interest OF An
aoonaa. 1t must be borne In mind, how
ever, that that contest continued over
three or four years"
He said thai per cent OF the total
amount had been spent In the last year
subscription. many citizens subscribing.
including Mr.. DAILY. He had himself
given one-fourth Of his estate to the
cause.
Mr.. Faulknsr-'D Did you not say after
Mr.. Clark's election that II you had had
S1C0 eco more you could have defeated
him and that with S-00,C you could
have elected your manr"
~ did not We could have beaten him
with half the sum, because i believe
that with that much money IL would
have been possible to have the Republi-
cans who voted for Clark 60 on making
patriotic speeches and voting for men IN
their own party.
Mir. Tools detailed the movement for
his namesaks. ex-Govsrnor j. *. Toole
for the Senate, tayinR that after the
Whiteside exposure. Representative Day
had come to him saying that he was sick
of the methods being pursred; that they
were shameful and rotten and that II
the Silver Bow delegation would taKe up
Governor Toole. ne would assist In his
election. He prevailed upon the delega-
tioD to 60 to MIR. Toole, but when this
was done the Ex-Governor refufed to n.
ter the race, saying that the pressure from
the Clark forces Was 90 strong that he
oould not come in.
Hon. W. q. Conrad, who was Mr..
Ciark's principal rival for the Senator
ship In 1879, was the next witness.
"Did yon spend any monsy In the state
oampaigBr' Mr.. Campbell asked.
~ did. from 5000 TO $40. 600. giving II
| to committees, ETC."
Mr.. Conrad denied the statement O.
former witns g that he had drawn
$50, 900 from the American National bank
Of Helena after the Whiteside exposure
He also said that he bad not oontribut-
ed any part of the $50. 900 used by White
side. he had his bank checks and stubi
for the past 81 years and was willing thai
the COMMITTEES should inspect them. Mr.
Conrad said there were thirty vote
pledged to him in the legislature but I'D
failed to receive ten OF the votes 90
pledged.
The committee then ADJOURNED.