The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-03
CLARK DELEGATES WIN.
subcommittee ON Credentials Dis.
poses of the Montana Cnsc.

KANSAS CITY, July 2-The Montana
which is headed by w. A. Clark will be
seated il the Committee on Credentials.
to be appointed on Thursday. takes the
same view of the Democratic fight in that
State as has tho subcommittee of the
Democratic National Committee. This
subcommittee tonight. after spending the
afternoon listening to the arguments OF
both sides to the controversy, decided
that the Clark delegates should be seated
A report to this effect viii be made 20 the
National Committee, and the name of the
Clark delegates will go on the preliminary
roll of the Convention. 1t was stated
that the subcommittee decided in favor
of the Clark delegates by vote Of 3
to ..
From the same source it was learned
that Frank Campbell of New York; H. B..
Ferguson, of New Mexico. and Adair Will
son, of Colorado voted in favor of the Clark
delegates. while Chairman George Fred
Williams, of Massachusetts. and Henry ID.
Clayton. of Alabama, were in favor of SCAT
ing the anti-Clark delegation, headed by
Martin McGinniss. At the meeting of the
National Committee this morning creden-
tials were presented by two sets of dele
gates from Montana. One delegation is
headed by Martin McGinniss, who was
named by Gov. Robert B. Smith, Of
Montana, as United States Senator, to fill
the vacancy caused by Clark's resignation.
The second delegation arrived here today
under the leadership of Clark himself.
The other McGinniss delegates are Gov
ernor Smith. Paul Fuss. w. NJ. Cockrell.
Chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committee; Walter l. Hartman, and Jo-
seph S. Fox. With the McGinniss delega-
tion urging their claims were State Audi
tor Thomas w. Poindexter, State Treasur-
er Timothy K. Collins. Attorney c. B. No
Ian, and State Senator Henry c. Stiff.
Both McGinniss and Clark people have
headquarters at the Midland House, and
aside from the return of David B. Hill the
most interest in the Convention prelim-
inari9s was shown in the Montana fight.
Accompanying Clark as delegates are ex-
Gov. Samuel 7. Hauser, Richard FitZger-
aid. ]. NJ. Holt. Capt. Frank NJ. Higgins,
and II. L. Frank. While the Committee on
Credentials must pass upon this contest
before the Clark delegates can go en- the
permanent roll Of the Convention. it is
likely the action of the National Commit
tee will be upheld by the Committee on
Credentials. This victory of Clark means
that with national recognition at the hands
Of his party his position will be strength
ened in the fight he is expected to make
to be reelected by the Montana Legisla-
ture as United States Senator.
1t was apparent from the actions of
Frank Campbell. the Chairman of the New
York State Democratic Committee. that
David B. Hill was interested in the sue
cess OF Clark. In fact it was Mr.. Camp
bell who polled the committee during the
progress of the arguments for and against
seating the Clark delegates and as soon
as these arguments were closed Mr.. Camp
bell was responsible for secret meeting
OF the committee which lasted but short
time before the decision was reached in
favor of the Clark delegates.
One of the prominent adherents OF Sem
ator Clark in the city is W. P. Mason. OF
Butte. He was indignant at a statement
made by Charles Hartman. to the effect
that Senator Clark would give million
dollars to the campaign fund in consideTa-
tion OF the recognition of his delegation
by the Democratic National Committee.
Mr.. Mason expressed himself very forcibly
when he read the statement, saying:
Mr.. Hartman knew when he made the
statement that it was entirely incorrect.
Anybody knowing Mr.. Hartman in Montana
would not have paid any attention to this
statement. but, of course. representing the
State as Republican Congressman. people
outside of the State may be inclined to
quote him as authority"
The hearing before the sub committee en-
the Montana contest lasted over three
hours.