The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18

that he said, I have not seen him this
morning. that you said. Where does he
Stop? and he told you. Did any such
thing as this occur?''
ut is absolutely false
He further says that you said. Tell
him | want his vote today Is that true?
THAT is false.
Warren says that you expressed your
self es being weary of the matter Was
there anything of that conversation"
Not n word OF IL is true"
did you at any time, after the inter-
| view first spoken of, ask Mr.. Warren to
see member Of the Legislature and get
him to vote for your
| Il never did
did you ever obtain the dismissal OF
Mr.. Warren's son from position that he
held?"
II never knew that he had son.
Senator Clark told Of his conversations
with Cason in reference to the support
! of Msrcyes, Republican member OF the
| Legislature. Cason, he said,- came TO his
Office and said that he had great influence
| with the Republican members of the Leg
islature. Il told him." said Senator Clark.
that / expected to be elected by the
/ Democrats in the Legislature"
did you tell Cason to see Welcome
and that he would supply him with the
money for Marcyes?'
II never did -
| Did you ever tell Cason that you would
not want Marcyne's vote unless you could
get other Republican yoies7''
II think it is quite probable that | did,
His Views on the Tariff.
did you ever write letter to the Re-
the TARIFF
II tbink-I did -r"e-
Have you the letter.
1T may be in my letter press back in
Butte. l think it was addressed to Mr..
Hobson. Chairman of the Republican eau
| GUS '
Senator Chandler made demand for the
letter.
Mr.. Faulkner said ne had not been able
TO find it. He had asked Mr.. Hobson about
the letter. but he did not have it. There
was at this point contention between Mr..
Faulkner, Mt. Edmunds and Mr.. Camp
bell. Mr.. Pettus Mr.. Hoar, and Mr. Chan
dler as to the propriety of suspending the
examination OF Senator Clark on this line
pending the production of the letter. Mr..
Chandler and Mr.. Hoar thought the letter
should be produced, or that the defence
should admit that they were unable to pro-
duce 1t. Mr.. Pettus said that as other wit
nesses had been permitted to testify as to
the contents of the letter, Senator Clark
should also be allowed TO tell OF what Ii
contained. 1t was in this letter that Sem
ator Clark made statement as to his at
titude on the tariff which. 1t is said. in
duced the Republican members of the Leg
islature to vote for him. 1t was finally
concluded that Senator Clark might state
the contents OF the letter. The witness
said that he had promised to support the
tariff on raw materials produced in Mon
tana, mentioning lead, wool and copper.
He thought that in the distribution OF tariff
privileges the manufacturers had obtained
an unfair advantage.
Mr. Faulkner asked: why did you send
check for $500 to Mr. Cason?"
Il met him after my election and he told
OF his hardships and Of his need OF money
/ told him l would send him a check for
$500. In order not TO wound his PRIDE be-
cause at that time he seemed to be high
toned gentleman, l wrote in the check
For professional services or something
like that
Mr.. Faulkner carried Senator Clark back
to the political letter, and the witness
again declared that he had stated that he
would not have a Republican vote unless
n majority of the Republican caucus would
vote for him.
Senator Turley-f you had needed bu.
one vote. and had a Republican agreed to
vote for you. would you have accepted it?
Senator Clark replied promptly and firm
ly, II would not s-ee-
Senator Hoar asked why.
Senator Clark replied that in view of the
stories that were in circulation. he was
unwilling to place them in position which
might render them lisble to suspicion.
The Ector Letters.
Mr.. Faulkner asked Senator Clark to
read the Ector letters. He said he had
never seen Ector till the latter appeared
as witness before the Senate committee
In the matter Of Mr.. Woods, he said he had
not seen him during the legislative cam
paign. He had known Woods twenty-five |
or thirty years ago in Helena. They had
been intimate friends but Woods had re-
moved to distant part of the State.
I'm this letter from Mr.. Ector there oc-
ours this phrase: 1T is who sees Mr.. |
Woods first Now" continued Mr.. Faux |
ner, what do you understand by that?"
1T would suggest to me@that the man
might be weak and might be influenced by |
good talk. / mean to argue with him
fairly and henorably. believe that Mr. |
Woods is a strictly honest man. knew
nothing about his finances. did not know
that he was indebted TO anybody
Senator Clark said IL was more than |
likely that he had not read the language in
question. as he received many letters each
day. He simply glanced at them and |
passed them over TO somebody else TO at |
tend TO. In this case. he had turned the
letter from Eetor about Woods over to Mr..
Bickford, who had lived in that part of
Montana and knew Ector.
There was one of the letters concerning
. h. .IE1.s IL.
said he had no knowledge of till the SEN
ate investigation was begun. He had no
knowledge, until he"came to Washington,
that Bickford got $1,000 from Charles ".
Clark and went to Missouri for the pur-
pose OF buying up the Indebtedness OF I
Woods. In giving Blckford a general COM
mission to attend to the Ector-W Woods mat
ter. he (Bickford) was TO do nothing but
what was lawful and honorable.
Mr.. Hoar asked Senator Clark IL his son
had access to his funds so that he could
have taken out $1,000 without his knowl-
edge.
Senator Clark answered that on some oc.
casions his son had drawn checks against
his account but he had not done so in the
Ector matter.
IL was brought out in evidence that
Charles W. Clark has vast resources in his
own right. and was willing to spend his
money to promote the interests OF his
father.
Mr.. Faulkner asked. Did you ever give
10 Mr.. Bickford any compensation for the
services rendered in the campaign"
Nothing but his regular salary and his
expenses
Were ever Ben Hill. Mark Hewitt, or
". j. Steel authorized by you TO have
with State Senator Meyers"
NO. sir
What relation did Davidson. Bickford,