The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-27
MARCUS DAILY A WITNESS
He Testifies in the MOBtan Sen
atorial Enquiry.
Personal Animosity Toward senator
Clark Disclaimed-A Large Amount
Spent in Contesting His Right to
a Seat in the Senate-LibernI Con-
trfbutions for Campaign Purposes.

Elections of the Senate The committee
room was crowded, as it has been on
but one other occasion, the day on which
Senator Clark went on TIE stind. During
his testimony Mr.. Daily dis;laimed the per
sonal luminosity toward Senator Clark
which has been commonly accredited to
him. He denied that he had sent any
money to Helena to defeat Senator Clark,
or that he was party to conspiracy
against the junior Senator from Montana
The direct examination of Mr.. Daily was
conducted by Representative Campbell,
counsel in chief fer the memorialsts. lie
! asked:
Where do you resida?''
In Anaconda"
what is your age?"
81 am nifty eight years Old
What is your business
Mining"
DO you know W. A. Clark, OF Butte?"
Il do"
DO you know Frederick Whiteside?''
Il do"
How long have you known W. A.
/ During all the time 1 have been in
| Montana"
Campaign Contributions.
did you contribute TO the campaign Of
1882"
Yes, sir; about ti.SOO to the State Cen
! trail Committee; $500 TO the committee
of Silver Bow county; $500 to Deer Lodge
county, and $3.50 to M;ssoula county"
Did. you ever seek to coerce men as to
how they should vote?"
mo, sir; l never did
Did you ever seek TO dictate to State
officers as TO how they should perform their
duties?"
Il never thought of such a thing
Did you ever put up any money to de-
feat Senator Clark in his contest for the
| United States Senate?'
mo, sir; not a dollar"
The witness was then questioned as to
his conversation with Frank Z. Ccrbett
Of Butte, in New York. He fatty contra
dicted the essential parts CT Corbett's tes-
timony. He denied having said to Corbett:
III Clark is elected you will hear some
thing drop which will drive him and his
friends out OF the State"
In telling of his conversation wi h Cor
bett, Mr. DAILY said He met me one
afternoon and asked me if l was going
back to Montana. l said that / was not
He said: Are you not going 10 take part
In the fght? i said No. sir He said:
Mr.. Clark is going TO be a candidate. |
said: I do not think that Mr.. Clark is
going TO be candidate; he was hope!essly
defeated at the polls, and has not got a
single delegate from his own county. IL
would mean wholesale bribery, and | do
not think that Clark wants to do that. l
asked him If he was going into the fight,
and he said: No. sir; / do not wish to
have anything to do With it, -
rs that all that took place or the Sena-
torisl question:"
That was ALL"
"Mr. Corbett has testified here that you
said to him on that occasion, If Clark
shows his head in the Legislative AS
sembly, and even If he should be nomi-
mated. you fellows will hear something
drop that will drive Clark and his friends
out of politics in Montana and will send
some OF them 10 the penitentiaTy.' Did you
make that statement"
Il positively never made such a state
ment, either in public or private
Have you heard of the $40, coo that was
exhibited TO the LEGISLATURE"
Yes; l heard of it,"
Did you have any part, either directly
or Indirectly, in putting up that $50 0O0, or
any part thereof"
NO, sir; / had no part in it, and never
thought of the like"
Did you ever tell Cullen that everyone
who would vote for Mr.. Clark would be
published as boodler and bribetaker?'
Il never said anything of the kind"
Did you ever attempt to coerce mem
Der of the Legislature TO vote for or
against any man for the United States
Senate, or for or against any measure
pending in the LEGISLATURE"
mo, sir; | never did"
Have you ever attempted to influence.
a
of the State of Montana. or other public
officers, in the performance OF their duty?"
mo, sir. | never got close enough to
them for that
Did you ever pay or promise to pay any
money to member of the Legislature to
influence his vote?"
Il never did"
Helping the Prosecution.
Are you contributing to pay the ex-
penses of this prosecution"
Yes"
why are you doing sou
after the Legislature adjourned Mr.
Clark made a speech in Butte asserting
that there was a villaiuous conspiracy or
ganzed for the purpose OF defeating him
And it was intimated that DAILY was the
speech l called a meeting Of friends and
OF men who were accused of being in the
conspiracy and as Mr. Clark courted an
investigation l agreed that he should have
it, and that l would contribute my portion
of what was necessary TO make the investi-
CATION"
Senator Hoar said: Give me the namee
of some of the others who contributed to
this investigation fund
NJ, hill
Stiff and some members of the State Cen
trail Committee"
How much has been spent thus far?"
About s25. 0O0."
VIVA. for?"
For lawyers fees and for witnesses"
How much of this money has been ex-
pended for counsel fees?"
Il do nOt-know.'
Mr.. Campbell at this point said: IF the
committee will permit / will state that
when | go upon the stand will present
an itemized account of every dollar which
has been expended in the conduct of this
case"
The CrOss-Exnmination
MIR. Faulkner took the witness under
cross-examination. He questioned him
closely about expenditures OF money for
campaign purposes in 1898. but Mr.. DAILY
adhered to the statement made by him |
while under direct examination. He had |
contributed to the campaign funds Tor |
Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties. He |
lived in these counties dividing his time |
between the cities of Anaconda and Butte. |
His mines were located IN. Deer Lodge |
and his smelling works In Silver Bow. In |
reply TO piercing questions by Mr. Faulk- |
ner, the witness disclaimed any close per- |
sonal acquaintance with Montana politics |
outside of the counties IN which he Iivad |