The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10
The Pay of whitesfde.

II was sworn to, during the progress of
the case. that Frederick Whiteside had
said that he was to get $50 600 for his
services as the chief witness for the pros
ecution Other witnesses, notably T. T.
Lyon, Benjamin Hill, and LOTUS L.
Wright, swore that they had been prom
Used large sums of money TO swear
against Senator Clark The prosecution
also admitted the expenditure of money
for the Substitution OF certain newspa
pers in Montana to print antiClark lit
orature. The telegraph tolls on reports OF
the hearing, sent 10 Mr.. Days paper. the
Anaconda Standard has amounted to
many thousand dollars.
The amount of money expended by the
Government in the investigation, based
on the memorial presented to Congress by
the Daily people, is estimated at $50. GOO.
The cost to Senator CLARK has not been
small. his counsel fees amounting, it is
said, to a good-siZed fortune.
The wise men at the Capitol are en-
gagged in speculation as TO the outcome of
the Daly-Clark contest and the weight
of opinion appears to be that the junior
Senator from the Mountain State will not
he disturbed There are some, though,
who contend that the majority report OF
the committee will be against Senator
Clark and that the Senate will adopt that
report. The prophets who make this cal
culation place in the column against Sen
ator Clark Senators Pettus, Turley, and
Hoar. This forecast they found on the
fact that Senators Turley and Pettus were
appalled, by the amount Of money which
the Clark managers admitted that they
had to spend. II was shown that the
Clark side, TO control the State convention
and carry the State in the election of No
vember S. 1898, against the DAILY faction,
expended 500 600. This fact appeared to
appall Senators Pettus and Turley bur a
marked change came over them when it
was shown that In 1894 there was spent
in the State OF Montana on the question of
the location Of the capital from s550. eco
to $3.50 000-s200. 600 by the partisans Of
Helena and S350,00O to S45O, 600 by the
friends of Anaconda.
Attitude of COmmitteemcn.
The attitude of the Senators named ap-
peared TO undergo further modification
when Marcus DAILY admitted that he was
spending money without limit TO GUST
Clark from the Senate. 1t appeared to be
clear that Senator Pettus did not alto
gether approve of the free use of detec-
tives by the prosecution in tracking Sen
ltor Clark and his friends about Wash !
ngtOn and New York. Those who profess
TO believe that Senator Clark has further |
trouble ahead class Senator Hoar as be
ing opposed to him because of the very |
close manner in which the senior Senator !
from Massachusetts questioned the Sem
ator from Montana while the latter was
upon the witness stand. But Mr.. Hoar at |
the time said:
Il wish to state to you Mr.. Clark and !
% counsel on both sides that putting tn Sc |
questions on my part does not invo've any !
sort OF opinion, but il gives you the adyan- |
age Of explaining difficulties that occur to |
is as YOU go along, instead of leaving them !
in our minds
Again. when Charles NJ Jackson. |
newspaper reporter from Salt Lake City, |
appeared for the Daily people and testified |
hat Senator Clark on a few minutes ac- !
luaintance with him in hotel office in |
Salt Lake City told him that he IC.ar1l |
lad bribed a member OF the Montana Leg
stature, Senator HOar said the story was |
20 improbable that ii. was unworthy of be- |
lief. No corr oboration of Jackson was at
tempted. and Senator Clark denied having |
had conversation with him. He did rot |
know Jackson and had never spoken 10 ,
him.
Senators McComas and Harris have b en- |
,lassed as favorable TO Senator Clark be-
:ause The former has asked questions