The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-23

the mortgage on Representative Woods
ranch, Mr.. Clark said Mr.. BickfOrd had
come 10 him and asked him for $1,000
with which to take I'D a mortgage. He
drew check and gave it TO BickfOrd.
He knew nothing more about the mat
ter until Bickford gave it back to him
in Helena
Mr. Clark also explained the trip on
a special train from Butte 10 Helena
on Aug. ). He said that In the preced-
I ing day, Mr., Corbett had come 10 HIM,
Saying he was dissatisfied with the
conduct Of the Welcome disbarmeut
case before the state supreme court,
Judge Carpenter. counsel for Mr.. Well
come. having decided not TO put in an
answer 10 defend the case. Mr. COrbeJt
had told him it was most essential that
an answer should be filed and that. as
Senator Clark and Mr.. Welcome were
absent from the state. he (the witness)
must go over to Helena with him (C0r-
bett and see that a change was de-
cided upon. He had found il imDOssi-
bic to get back on the regular trains in
time for a dinner party. and they had
therefore taken a special train. He
said he had remained in the Montana
club while Mr.. COrbett went out to see
Judge Carpenter.
Had Not Seen the Justice.
1t had not been necessary for him to
see Mr.. Carpenter, as that gentleman
had acceded to Mr.. Corbett's wishes in
the matter of filing an answer in the
Welcome case. He had not seen any
OF the justices Of the supreme court,
nor had he met DR.. Treacey. Indeed,
at that time he did not know the doc
tor.
Did YEA go to Helena on that occa-
sion, asked Mr.. Faulkner, with the
object, purpose or intention Of having
/ any ere seeing any member of the su-
preme court in the Welcome caSe2'
I did not" the witness replied.
Mr.. Clark then related in detail his
connection as treasurer with the Clark
committee. He said he had received
all told S11S,G00 from his father. OF
this amount he expended $3.50 prior
TO the state convention. about $1,000 on
the state campaign and the remainder
during the sitting of the legislature. In
July last his father had also given him
$4,000 for expenses in the Welcome
disbarment case.
Mr.. Clark read from his memoranda
detailed statements, giving the names
Of all persons to whom this money had
been paid.
How He Spent Money.
The list included many names of
workers to whom payments were
made and some newspaper men who re-
ceiVed small sums One of the entries
showed a payment of $1,000 to J. p.
(Swede) Murphy during the legislative
campaign, and $1,000 to William
Thompson, Murphy was chairman Of
the POpulist branch and Thompson Of
Of hn
Republican-PO pulist alliance in the leg
islative campaign in 1898. One payment
Of $500 was made to D. G. Brown to de-
fend libel suit brought against a
friendly newspaper by a minister who
had attacked his father. The $1,000
returned by Mr.. BickfOrd was used by
him as cash. The total sum footed up
to S11S046.
What is your incOme?' Mr.. Faux
ner asked.
In the neighborhood Of s250000 a
year"
This reply caused a general exclama-
ton in the committee room, and Sena-
tor Edmunds remarked that the income
tax ss2OuId be revived.
Mr.. Faulkner's last question in the
examination in chief was: please tell
the committee whether you had ever
offered or given to any member Of the
legislature a monetary or valuable con-
sideratiOn with a view to Influencing
his vote for your father for United
States Senator"
Not a Cent for Bribery.
Il have not-not one cent"
In response to Senator HOar, Mr..
Clark said he did not think a single
vote had been changed by the expendi-
ture of money. 1t was deemed neces-
], e
vent their friends in the legislature
from being intimidated by the usual
DAILY methods" A large amount of
money had been expended in entertain
ing friends.
Mr.. Hear pressed the inquiry: What
did you expect these men to dO?' he
asked. Were they to sleep with the
members?'
mo. they were with them a great
deal. however. We expected them to
lobby"
If you had the campaign to make
over again and could not be present
and wanted to get some intelligent
agent like Mr.. Edmunds or Mr. Faux
ner to conduct il for you, what instruc-
tons would you give him.
Il would not advise him at all, was
the reply, because I would expect
either of them to know what to do"
This reply brought out laugh at
Mr.. Hoars expense.
DO you think the men who voted for
your father would have done so if you
mad not spent any money!" asked Sen
atOr CaffTey."
I think so"
Then why did you spend it?'
well, the hotels in Helena put up
their charges when the legislature is
in session and living is high
In reply to Mr.. Campbell Mr.. Clark
said no part of the $4,000 put up by
Mr.. Whiteside was his money.
The committee closed the day with a
request upon Mr. Clark and his father
to allow its subcommittee to examine
their private bank accounts for the pc
riod covered, Adjourned.