Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-27
MARCUS DALYS TESTIMONY
Money He Has Contributed to the Prosecution
of Clark.
He Denies Several Conversations He
Had Been Alleged to
Have Made.

| ued yesterday after The Stars report
1 closed.
| To questions by Mr.. Hoar Mr.. DAILY said
| the S.IJ0 which he had contributed was
| given to the campaign committee from time
/ to time In response to circulars, stating
| their needs. and was for the usual cam
paign expenses. 1t had nothing to do with
| the Senate contest.
| Mr.. Daily said he did not know the other
| contributors to the campaign except that
| he understood Mr.. Clark gave $500. AS to
| the campaign in Silver Bow he said he
| thought the candidates furnished most of
| the money. He had given $500 to Silver
! Bow. and the candidates had taken care
| of the rest
| THAT a small contribution unused
Mr.. Faulkner.
Yes" answered Mr.. Daily, Il was not
| much Interested
Then. when you are Interested" pur-
| sued Mr.. Faulkner. you pull out more
| freeIy?'
1T depends how much 1 am interested"
answered Mr.. Daily.
The witness preserved smiling face
throughout the investigation.
Contributions to the Prosecution.
Mr.. DAILY said Mr., Campbell, Mr.. White
side and several other members of the
state committee were those who Joined him
| III agreeing to prosecute this case. There
was TO be contribution to cover expenses
| for hiring lawyers, expenses of witnesses
etc.
How much have you contributed thus
far?" asked Mr.. Hoar
Il haven't the checks" he replied ''but
1t amounts TO between $50. 900 and $4,000
He explained that this was used for the
expenses of the prosecution. 1t was paid
over to Mr.. Campbell
Mr.. Daily said his secretary had made
the advances to prosecute this case He
hImsef was sick, so that after being pres
ent at the conference when the agreement
10 contribute was made, he told his secre-
tdry to advance the sums to Mr.. Campbell
as II became necessary. He did not place n
limit on the advance. He had kept no per-
sohai account of it, but three or four days
ago he telegraphed from New York to the
bCokkeepcr a Anaconda and learned that
the amount was 10000 to $4,000.
ne Ssld ms promise to contribute was
after Mr. Clark had accused him and others
OF Elllalnous conspiracy" Mr.. Daily ex-
plained his acquaintance with Whiteside,
Nho had built block at Butte for a firm
IN winch Mr., DAILY was interested.
Mr.. Campbell stated to the committee
that when he took the stand he would give
full details of this matter
MI Faulkner then directed the cross-eX-
am1natlon The first question related to
Mr.. Days participation in the various local
elections of Montana. This, he said. did not
extend beyond Silver Bow and Deer Lodge
counties. as his business interests took him
tbt4t iiibSt lie knew little OF what
gong on elsewhere beyond what he saw in
the papers. He Could not, therefore, give
from personal knowledge any Information
as to Mr.. Clark's organization throughout
the state. When asked if he knew that Mr.
Clark became a candidate because of fraud
ulent primaries. Mr. DAILY said this could
not be the case, as the primaries We're not
fraudulent and were not so attacked until
Mr. clark had been defeated at one of the
county conventions
Mr.. Faulkner again took the witness over
the conversation with Corbett. and Mr.
DAILY once more denied the conversation rs
given by Corbett He denied ever having
said that Clark's friends would be sent to
the penitentiary.
81 have not the slightest.p personal feeling
against Mr.. Clark or the members of his
family, declared Mr.. Daily. land any state
ment OF that kind is viliainous lie
Members of the committee suggested that
no testimony had been given that Mr. DAILY
was unfriendly to Mr.. Clark's family.
But l am dealing with that chaps ques-
items answered Mr.. Daily. amid a roar at
his designation of Mr.. Faulkner as that
chap"
His men. Mr.. DAILY said. went to his COM
pany store in Butte and got their checks
cashed, but they could trade elsewhere if
they so desired.
Denied Conversation With Cullen.
Mr.. Daily declared that he knew nothing
OF any telegram to State Senator Cullen be-
fore the meeting of the legislature telling
him (Cullen) that he DAILY would be on
the train the next day. Cullen was then
conductor on the Northern Pacific railroad
and Mr., Daily said 1t was not probable that
he would have discussed the senatorial
question with him. Indeed, he was quite
positive that he had never told MIR. Cullen
that any man who voted for Clark would be
published boodler and a bribe- taker"
He remembered casually talking with Gull
len as he passed through the train, but
reference whatever had been made to the
senatorial Q1lpStfCn ''I nf that -
said Mr.. Daily, for I was not sufficiently
Interested in the subject at that time
Mr.. DAILY also denied authorizing the
sending of Pat Conlan to Flathead county
during the state campaign. He also
serted that he knew of money being
spent in the legislature for the passage of
go into that" he added Neither the Ana
conda company nor the Anlalgamated Cop
per Company supplied cent for that pur
pose. l believe that Mr.. Clark and his
friends contributed as much any one TO
the passage of that bill, as they We're
equally interested, but that they con-
tributed money / do not know. l do know
that / contributed none, and that none was
contributed for me. My instruction was not
to any money for that purpose. The
bills were in the interest of the mining in
| dustry. 1 told our friends to stand up and
be counted. but that we would spend no
! money in that direction
Asked what part Of the state of Montana
was distinctively democratic. Mr.. DAILY
|
| pointed to himself. replied: The western
| part Of the state. where live. Mr.. Clark
| and both live IN that part, and that may
| account for it,
| In reply to question concerning the
| campaign of 1855 Mr.. DAILY gave testimony
in conflict with that of Mr.. Clark. He said
| he had at first promised that he would not
| NEEDLE, but later he had decided that he
| could not give Mr. Clark his support,
| land" he added, THE majority of the peo-
| pie took the same view according to the
| returns"
| Mr.. Hosr's Rulings.
| Senator Hoar. presiding, attempted to
| check this line of inquiry. II will rule" he
| said, facetitiously," that being a democrat
| is no evidence of disposition to create a
| political crime"
| Mr.. Faulkner asked for a further ruling
| as to the offense Of democrat opposing a
] democrat. Then I will say added Mr..
| Hoar, that repentance of being demo-
| crat Is not a crime
| Q. Do you remember a conversation you
| had with J. r. Toole previous to the meet
| ing of the legislature in which you said you
| would put up $4,000 to beat Mr. Clark?
A. never had any such conversation
| with Mr.. Toole or any one else.
| Mr. DAILY gave figures as to the number
| OF men employed by him In various parts
of the state, making a total of almost 6. 600
| bR haH ken 10 oh