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

and DR.. Martin was an intimate friend o
Judge Brantley.
Senator Hoar-Do you mean TO say tina
it is possible you may have written DIR
| Martin letter expressing a hope that til,
| court would not dishar Mr. Welcome ant
speaking OF him as a grand or a goot
man?
Senator Clark-It is possible that / may
have written 10 DR. Martin, as he has
stated, but have ne recollection OF it.
Senator Turley--could you have writer
| such letter so lately as last November
upon so important a subject, and have for
| gotten It?
Senator Clark may have written to
| him something in regard to his seeing
Judge Brantley, but certainly not asking
| him to try and stop the proceedings against
| Welcome. / was very much interested IL
Mr.. Welcome. He is. in my opinion. a
grand man, and good man, and probably
used that expression In a friendly way.
but certainly with no Intention TO influence
the court.
Senator Hoar-Do you recollect writing
such a letter with your own hand.
Senator Clark would hardly have writ
ten II with my own hand unless / was
somewhere when I did not have a stenog-
rapher. II so ! may have done so.
The Chairman-State as positively as
you can whether you did or did not write
| such n letter.
Senator Clark cannot recollect i
hope that DIR. Martin will have that lettt:
and produce ii before the committee. when,
Of course. / can explain il.
The Chairman-Were you in New York
last fall when the Welcome case was
going on?
Senator Clark-Yes; left in August for
New York, and was not present In Helena
during the disbarment proceedings.
At this point the committee took a re-
cess until 2:15 O'Clock.
Senator Clark returned TO the stand at
2:20 o'clock.
Mr.. Faulkner asked: "wllI you state TO
the committee whether you are acquainted
with the Rev. DR.. Warren"
Il am
Did you have any conversation with
him during the meeting OF the Leglsla-
ture?" -
II did. He came to my room and said
there was member 81 the Legislature
who was voting for Mr.. Conrad who might
vote for me. | said that was very nice.
But, he said. it will require some money.
told him that / did not expect TO get
any vote by offering any financial con-
sideration. | was. surprised that this
should come from a minister Of the gospel,
but / thought that this proposition might
have been due to his ZsaI in my behalf
That was the only timethe ever came TO
my room. / saw him several times about
the corridor OF the Heleaa Hotel
DO you know whether he remained your
friend during the yehlainder OF the sena-
torial contest" 80
Il do not
When did you next see Warren after
that Interview"
Il have no recollection
Mr.. Faulkner read a good part OF Dr.
Warren's testimony, and on all the ma
terial points Senator Clark said: That
is absolutely false or NO such CONVERSE
ton took place" or THAT is without any
Foundation in fact or That is utterly
untrue"
Mr.. Faulkner-Did you make contri
button to Mr.. Warren's church.
Senator Clark-Not until after the Leg
islature adjourned. | sens him a check
for 800 on the nth or 18th Of February.
'Mr. Warren states in his testimony
that lie said 10 you. a friend OF mine,
Democrat. will support you for a eonsid-
Grafton and that you replied. How much
does he wantT Is that true or falseg
ut is false
did he say anything to you as to the
consideration being SO, 00O?'
He did not. He never mentioned
sum and l never asked him"
Warren says that he met you after