The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-12
MONEY is EXHIBITED
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SAID
TO HAVE BEEN USED IN MON
TANA LEGISLATURE
GIVEN TO SENATE COMMITTEE

More Progress Made I'm the Montana
Senatorial Investigation Than on
An Day Since 1t Was Inaugu-
rated-SeveraI Witnesses Testify
as to Their Alleged Participation
in the Deal Charged to Clark.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1f.-More prog
ress was made In the senatorial election
investigation case of Senator Clark, Of
Montana, than on any previous day Of
the sittings of the senate committee on
privileges and elections in this case. Mr..
Whiteside concluded his testimony, and
three other witnesses, State Treasurer
Collins, State Senator w. A. Clark, of
Madison, a namesake, but not a relative
of the senator, and F-sW Cowan, rail-
road conductor residing at Missoula, the
home of Speaker Stiff, of the. Montana
house of representatives, were heard.
Mr.. Collins statement related entirely
to the depositing of the $780, 900, in $40, 600
bills, turned over to the legislative in
vestigating committee by Mr.. Whiteside,
the treasurer Mr.. Collins exhibited this
money, and the exhibition attracted
large attendance Of outsiders in the COM
mittee room.
Senator Clark's namesake detailed the
particulars of his acceptance of $4,000
from Mr. Welcome, said to be one of
Mr.. Clark's managers, on the under
standing that he was to vote for Mr..
Clark for the senate. The witness said
that he had only accepted the money for
the purpose of exposing the proceeding.
The witness said that when Mr. Camp
bell approached him first he had under
stood that the use of money was to be
exposed, whether by Senator Clark or any
one else. 1t was generally understood.
however, that Clark was using money,
and that no Others were doing SO in thaa
connection He had known that Mr..
Campbell was a supporter of the DAILY
faction. The plan for him to take the
money from Welcome and mark and
identify it and then turn 1t over to
Whites:de had been agreed upon between
himself and Whiteside. He mad not had
any intention Of holding the money him
self.
Replying to a question he said he was
only witness in this case.
witness and detective, you mean,"
suggested Mr. Foster. to which the reply
was:
"Yes, if you call 1t detective work to go
into a combination to expose bribery
He stated that when the $4,000 in
money was taken out of his pocket by
Mr.. Welcome. the latter laid it down on
a steam radiator in the corner Of the
room.
PASSED THE PICTURE.
81 was not interested in the picture on
the vail to which Mr.. Welcome directed
nv attention" he said. Il was looking
after the money Speaking of the fact
that he had not kept some of his prom
Uses to Mr.. Welcome the witness said
that he did not consider it wrong to de-
ceive that kind of man.
whether a misrepresentation is rep
rehensible,' he said, in the same con-
nection,, depends upon to whom you are
making it, and the purpose for which 1t
IS made"
On redirect examination Mr.. Clark stat
ed that the $3.50 given him iast June by
Mr.. Daily had been given for the pur-
chase Of half interest in the Madisoni-
an, a paper published in his Mr.. Clark 81
town.
Fred w. Cowan, a railroad conductor,
of Missoula, Mont, testified to gong 10
Helena during the sitting of the legis
ford, who asked him to secure for MI
Clark the support Of Speaker Stiff, of the
Montana house Of representatives. The
witness testified that Mr.. Bickford had
said that up to that time, the 14th of
January last, they had been unable to
secure Stiff's support for Mr.. C-a.k, and
that they were willing to pay $l5,00o FOR
that support The witness had sugge TED
that, as Mr.. Stiff was committed to Con-
rad, the offer of $4,000 should be made
to him simply to stay away when the
vote was reached, not casting any vote
for a candidate for the senate. Mr. Bick-
ford had asked for some time to see Mr.
Clark, and when they lad next met had
told him that $4,000 would be paid If
Mr.. Stiff would refrain from voting, and
that $1,000 would be given him for his
services. Later Mr.. Bickford had SAID
that Mr.. Clark had become apprehens We
that Mr. Stiff would not stand by the
bargain, and had called the deal off. Mr..
Cowan said later that he had never men
toned the proposition to Mr.. Stiff. lie
was to have talked with Mr. Stiff on the
train, going to Missoula, but the propo-
sition was withdrawn bef1re the opportu-
nifty was presented.
On cross-examination Mr. Cowan said
no promises had ever been made to him
for making his revelations in this case.
DEWEY'S REPORT.