The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-18
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intimate, as was also his relation with
Judge Brantley, and as ne knew che re
lationship to be so between Martin and
Brantley He was questioned closely as
to his recollection Of the authorship OF
a letter written last October or Novem.
Der He replied: 81 may have writer
the letter to DR.. Martin to see Justice
Brantley, but certainly did not go to the
extent of asking him TO suggest TO Judge
Erantley that the proceedings against
Weatcme should be stopped. ! admit
that I vas greatly interested in Well
ccne's case, being convince7 /, as the let
ter. referred to says, that he is both a
grand and a go ID man. do rot. h)w.
eyer, wish to be understo as I I'd
write the letter, of suggesting any means
of approaching him which was not per-
fectly legitimate. As to recollecting
whether I wrote the letter, repeat that
Icannot say positively. My correspond
ence is probably as large as that of al
most any other man in the United States
write from fifty to 100 letters a day,
and 1t is not probable that would re-
fember whether I had written this letter
on a matter which I did not consider very
| important. If I did write I simply did so
to have DR. Martin to use his influence
with Judge Brantley to see that justice
was done with Mr.. Welcome"
Mr.. Clark was still on the stand when
the committee too ka recess until 2:15
p. m.
When the committee re-assembled Mr..
Faulkner continued his direct examina-
| ton of Senator Clark HIS asked Mr..
Clark concerning his acquaintance with
/ Rev. B. E. H Warren, the Methodist
minister who testified for the prosecution.
! Mr.. Clark said Mr. Warren had come to
! him during the senatorial Contest. ex-
! pressing great interest in his campaign
and had told him that there was a mem
Der Of the legislature, whose name he
did not mention, whose vote could be
| had for Mr.. Clark
/ Il told him." said Mr.. Clark, chat that
would be nice, and that 1 would ike to
! have the vote. Mr.. Warren then said
! that to get the vote would require some
money
| Il told him" Mr.. Clark went on, that
I did not expect to secure any votes as
| the result of a pecuniary consideration. -
After that Mr.. Warren had asked him
for a contribution for his church and
| had asked him to send the check if he
gave one at all, to him personally. He
had promised to do this. and had after
ward sent him a check for 500 for the
| church, making it payable to Mr. Warren
personally. He had never had more con-
versation than this with Mr. Warren,
and he pronounced as absolutely false
the statement made by Warren that he
! (Clarl0 had urged him afterward to get
him the vote of the member ne had spok-
en- of. Referring to Mr.. Warren's state
ment that his sons had been discharged
from employment at Clark's instance, Mr.
Clark said he did not know that Warren
had any sons.
Speaking Of his relations with the wit
ness, CasOn, Mr. Clark said Cason had
brought a letter if Identification from his
brother-in-law Cason had told him that
Representative Marcyes Rep) was a
warm friend of his and that he (Cason)
believed he could be Of benefit to him in
getting Mr.. Marcys' vote Mr. clark said
that afterward when he found he could
not be elected by Democratic votes, he
sent for Cason and asked him to use his
influence with Mr.. Marcyes. After see
ing MarCyes Cason told MIN he found
that member very friendly to him CLARK }
He the ntold Mr.. aCson to go to his 50
or someone else and get money to pay
his expenses to Helena and back The
next day he met Mr.. Marcyes and told
himhim he was obliged to him. That
was the extent of his conversation with
Mr.. Marcyes. at is absolutely false
that 1 held up my hands, Indicating that
Marcyes could have $4,000 for his vote
as Cason testified, nor did I by any move
ment or word of lip indicate that I ex-
pected him to secure a vote for me for a
corrupt consideration" said Mr.. Clark.
Mr. Clark admitted that he had thought
well Of Mr. Cason, not only because OF
the letter of Identification he brought,
hut because Cason had been with his
friends in combination of Democrats
and Republicans in a campaign in Butte.
In reply to a suggestion from Senator
Chandler. Mr.. Clark said he had written
q letter to the Republican caucus OF the
Montana legislature outlining his atti-
tCde on the tariff. The question had first
arisen in the legislative campaign in yell
lowstone county and he had at that ear
~ date written a letter TO Mr. Foster, of
that county. Writing to the chairman
Of the Republican caucus he had reiter-
ated the views expressed in the Foster
| letter. He had not preserved copy Of
the letter, but If one could be found he
would be glad to produce it.
Senator Chandler insisted that the let
ter should be found. as It was evidence
OF the pledge he had made to secure Re
publican votes. Mr.. CLARK said he had
sent the letter to Mr. Hobson chairman
OF the Republican caucus. Mr.. Clark
stated the contents of the letter to the
caucus. He said that he had taken the
/ question that in the distribution Of the
/ duties on various articles Me thought that
raw materials should be provided for and
share in the advantage o. the protective
( tariff tothe extent of materials produced
in our own state, such rs wool. lead.
/ hides and barley"
Returning TO Cason Mr.. Clark said he
4 had sent him a check for S519 after thu
/ adjournment Of the legislature. This he
/ had done because Cason had com7laf7ed
/ to him OF the condition Of his finances
and because Of the good opinion he had
/ Of him
Speaking ofthe Republican votes cast
| for him. Mr. Clark said he had told all
Republican members Of the Legislature
that he would not accept their votes =
/ they would insure his election. unless
/ he could set majority q the Repu5licsn
caucus. His reason was that to accent
( fewer than majority Of the caucus
/ would subject them 70 accusation OF ac-