The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-25

discharged by the Anaconda company for
incompetency or other valid reasons TO
offer as an explanation that they were dis
missed because ihey did not deal at the
company stores"
do you not believe that these institu-
tions wefa established that Mr.. DAILY might
maintain I more complete control over
the company employees:
knowing Mr.. DAILY as well as DO, ! am
free TO say that do not believe he was
actuated by any such reasons as you sug-
gest.''
Mr. Faulkner questioned the witness at
length as 10 sums of money expended in
the various elections in Montana during
recent years. Mr. Toole had very little
first hand information on this wide sub
ject. In the matter fthe capital contest
between Anaconda and Helena he thought
that on the side OF Anaconda the COM
panys fund amounted 10 between SS5e,o0O
and si00. 900. That contest. though. he said
by way Of explanation. embraced the en-
tire State and covered a period of four
years. The money was raised from a
number OF sources. He hat himself sub
scribed $1,000, which vas % per cent of
what he was at that time worth. He did
not know what Mr.. DAILY had subscribed
to the capital compaign fund.
Denied by the Witness.
Did you take $4,000 to Park county in
that fight for the purpose of influencing
voters to vote in favor OF Anaconda? -
asked Mr.. Faulkner.
81 did not: took s.. na0''
did you moi say after the election OF
Mr.. Clark that If you had had s1CO. 600 you
could have prevented Clark's election. and
ba. xou baa spC0 mn WIN eould have
elected your own man.
Il did not
Asked as 10 the number of votes which
Mr.. Conrad had got in the senatorial fight.
the witness gave the highest number a
50. and he added that MIR. Conrad had asked
him not to desert his candidacy and vote
for Mr. Maginnis. as had been proposed TO
the Republican members. because some of
the Republicans were only waiting for an
excuse to vote for lark that they might
be paid for their votes.
The witness declared that he had never
given one dollar directly TO any candidate.
but that the money passing through his
hands had always been disbursed through
the proper committees.
Did you not start the cry of bribery
against Senator Clark for political pur-
poses?''
mo sir
The witness was questioned closely as to
his conversation with Frederick whiteside
and the Rev. MIR. Martin. but without
eliciting much that bore an important in
nuence on the Issue.
Mr. Toole went into some OF the inside
history of politics in Montana. and told
good deal OF the workings of the Sixth
Legislative Assembly. the strength of the
various candidates. etc, tina; Was of great
interest TO the people Of Montana present
al the hearing.
w G. Conrad. the man who ran for the
Senate against Clark and who received IS
votes. was the next witnt IS. He gave his
business as banking and mining. He said
he had spent between 5000 and $4,000
In the State election. and not more than
5000 in the senatorial, election He had no
connection with MIR. DAILY In politics in
business or in social affairs. and had had
no arrangement With him as to the sena,
torisl election. lie had drawn no large
checks in Helena during the session. He
had not, directly or indirectly. contributed
any sum to the $50. eco that was produced
in the exposure before the legislative in.
yestigafng committee.
He had had 30 votes pledged TO him be-
fore IKE meeting OF the Legislature. and
these. with the votes from Silver Bow and
Deer Lodge counties, would have clectd
him. He had not received them. although
81 one time and another forty-three mem
bers had voted for him.
The committee adjourned until Monday
afternoon