The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-27

Bow, and the candidates had taken care
OF the rest.
THAT was a small contribution unused
Mr.. Faulkner.
"Yes," answered Mr.. DAILY. 81 was not
much interested"
when you are interested" pursued Mr..
Faulkner. ''you pull out more freely?"
'It depends how much / am interested"
answered Mr.. DAILY.
Mr.. DAILY said his secretary had made
the advances TO prosecute the case. He
himself was sick, so that after being pres
ent at the conference when the agreement
TO contribute was made. he told his secre-
tary to advance the sums TO Mr.. Camp
bell as it became necessary. He did not
place a limit on the advances. He had
kept no personal account Of 1t. but three
or four days ago he telegraphed from New
York to the bookkeeper at Anaconda, and
learned that the amount was $4,000 TO
SIS 900. He said his promise TO contribute
was after Mr.. Clark had accused him and
others Of "villainous conspiracy" Mr.
Daily explained his acquaintance with
Whiteside, who had built block at Butte
for a firm in which Mr.. DAILY was inter-
ested.
"a VILLAINOUS LIE"
Mr.. Faulkner again took the witness
over the conversation with Mr.. Corbett,
and Mr. DAILY once more denied the conver-
sation as given by Mr.. Corbett. He de-
MED ever having said that Clarks frienos
would be sent to the penitentiary. Il have
not the slightest personal feeling against
Mr.. Clark or the members Of his family,
declared Mr.. DAILY, "and any statement OF
this kind is villainous lie"
Members of the committee suggested
that no testimony had been given that Mr..
Daily was unfriendly to Mr.. Clark's family.
but l am dealing with that chaps
questions" answered Mr.. DAILY. amid
roar at his designation of Mr.. Faulkner
as that "chap."
Mr. Daily declared that he knew nothing
of any telegram to State Senator Cullen
before the meeting of the Legislature tell
ing him (Cullen) that he Daly) would be
on the train the next day. Cullen was
| then a conductor on the Northern Pacific
! Railroad, and Mr.. Daily said 1t was not
probable he would discuss the senatorial
question with him. Indeed he was quite
positive that he had never told Mr.. Cullen
''O~-N
| be published as a boodler and a bribe-
| taker." He remembered casually talking
with Cullen as he passed through the
| train, but no reference whatever had been
| made to the senatorial question. II am
| sure of that" said Mr.. DAILY, "for I was
not sufficiently interested in the subject
| at that time
| Mr. DAILY also denied authorizing the
| sending of Pat Conlan to Flathead county
| during the state campaign. He also as
serted that he knew of no money being
spent in the Legislature for the passage
| of House bill No. 124. II wish you would
| go into that" he added. Neither the
Anaconda Company nor the Amalgamated
| Copper Company supplied a cent for that
| purpose. I believe that Mr.. Clark and
his friends contributed as much as anyone
| to the passage of that bill, as they were
| equally interested. but that they contrib
uted money / do not know. I do know
that contributed none and that none was
contributed for me. Ny instructions were
not to use any money for that purpose.
| The bills were in the interest of the min
ing industry. told our friends to stand
up and be counted. but that I would
| spend no money in that direction
| COST OF THE CAPITAL CONTEST.
| Mr.. DAILY said he thought Mr. Toole's
estimate Of the amount of money expended
| in behalf Of Anaconda in the capital con-
test in 1894 was about right. He had no,
| handled the money. but he did not believe
| the amount exceeded $500 The COM
panies which might be described as sub
sidiary to the Anaconda Company had
| given 100000. Continuing the discussion OF
| the capital contest. Mr.. DAILY said that
unquestionably some money was sent to
| Missoula county to influence the result, but
he was sure that no such sum as 5000 had
been sent there in Anaconda's interest. He
also denied that he had promised the people
| Of Missoula to build a railroad in Missoula
| county.
The witness declared that he had sup
ported the Democratic ticket in 1894. and
that he had not advocated the election OF
Hon. Lee Mantle for the Senate.
| Asked what part of the State Of Montana
was dstinctively Democratic, Mr.. Daily
1 smiled, and, looking at Mr.. Clark while he
pointed to himself, replied: 1.-THE western
part of the State, where I live. Mr.. CLARK
| and / both live in that part, and that may
| account for it,
| In reply to a question concerning the
campaign of 1855 Mr.. Daily gave testimony
| in conflict with that of Mr.. Clark. He had
| promised at first that he would not NEEDLE
but later he had decided that he could not
| give Mr.. Clark his support, "and," he add
| ed, ''the majority of the people took the
same view, according to the returns"
| do you remember a conversation you
had with j. r. Toole previous to the meet
| ing of the Legislature. in which you said
you would put up s75,0 900 to beat Mr.. Clark? p
az never had any such conversation with
| Mr.. Toole or any one else"
Mr.. DAILY gave figures as to the number
| of men employed by him in various parts
| Of the State, making a total of almost six
| thousand. He said he had kept his checks
and check-stubs for the past six years, and
| that they were subject to the inspection o,
| the committee IL 1t desired to examine
| them Mr. DAILY then complained of feeling
| exhausted on account OF illness. and he
was excused.
| State Senator w. A. Clark, of Madison
| county, was called to make a statemen,
| concerning the testimony of Benjamin
Fine. Mr.. Clark pronounced as false the
] statement that he had altered the records
| of Madison county. He proffered copy oi
| an order of the county court of tina,
| county showing that the alteration was
4 made hv order of the court Adjourned