The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-09
WAS A BATTLE Of MILLIONS


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race, if he is even nominated for the
senate, you fellows viii hear something
drop that Will drive Clark and his
friends out of politics. and send come
CT them to the DenitentiaTy."
The next witness was former Cover
nor :. T Hauser, who said that in the
beginning he thought he could take
"the credit or discTedit Of inducing Mr..
Clark to assist us in the campaign and
afterward to become a candidate for
the senate"
He had succeeded in getting Mr..
Clark's attention upon a visit which he
had made to Mr. Clark in New York.
He said that his reason for doing this
was that he had thought that Daily
would try to run things; that it was
the understanding that Mr. Clark was
thinking of leaving Montana, and that
he had told him that he ought to re-
main connected with the state where
he had made his money.
4 also told him." said the governor
that we wanted him TO help stand the
boss Irishman off"
Assist how" a member of the COM
mittee asked.
Wanted Brains and Money.
"By the use of his brains, his money
and his following" was the reply
( The result Of this interview was that
/ Mr. Clark subsequently visited the
state, Previous TO coming. Mr. HauseT
said, he had seen some Of his Repub-
/ lican friends and had told them that If
I'VE could get Clark to loosen up we
/ could stand DAILY off.
! Senator Hoar asked Mr.. Hauser what
/ he meant by getting Clark to loosen
up" and the latter replied that Mr.
/ Clark was a very close business man.
| disposed always to count the cost in
any enterprise ne might go into. He
/ then related that when Mr.. Clark came
/ TO Butte he sat UP until o'clock one
night with him, laying before him the
/ reasons Why he should enter into the
( contest.
! Il told him. he said. that instead
! of spending his money in pictures and
I houses in New York he should spend
I it with Us and maintain his identity
with the state"
/ When Sir. Clark had objected on ac-
count Of the expense he (the witness)
had assured him that the primaries
( would not cost to exceed $4,000 or $40
/ coo. and after the campaign for the
/ senate would not go beyond S50.090 or
/ $50. 600. This amount would, ne thought
+ cover all legitimate expenses; and
/ speaking of legitimate expenses. Mr..
Hauser said the idea of legitimate ex-
! penses in a campaign in Montana was
very different from what it was in the
( eastern states.
Fix the Saloon Men.
we have to have money to fix the
/ workers and the saloon men," he said.
/ but l do not include the purchase of
votes. either in the legislature or out
of it. That certainly is not proper"
/ He then gave some figures Of eXpen-
ditures in former campaigns, saying
4 that in the capital contest at least a
] million dollars was spent. and lin the
first state election he added, "the big
/ four. so called. put up $4,000 or $50 900
or $4,000 each to begin with. to say
nothing Of subsequent expenses"
Asked who constituted the big
/ four" the witness replied. Colonel
/ Broadwater Mr. Clark, Mr. DAILY and
a gentleman named Hauser" tmean-
ing himselD.
4 Recess was taken before Mr.. Hauser
! had concluded
/ AT the beginning of the afternoon ses-
/ sion Governor Hauser was excused
Land A. ]. Davidson Of Helena called
/ He said he had been u supporter Of
Mr.. Clark in his various political con
tests, including the campaign for the
senate in 1899. He had been a mem