The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-21

the purpose Of paying expenses already
incurred and not ~ Q senatoriai csn,i-
date.
"whsrs did your son ges the go. 600
he paid during the session OF the iesis'a-
turef"
al presume hs checked on his own
account but don't know.
"what explanation did Mr.. Welcome
make when he made his demand upon
you for $l5, 000f'
"ne said, as well as I can remember,
that had drawn upon his own account
required no detailed statement from
him feeling confident the sxpenditu ure
was made In a legitimate way"
Continuing MIR. Clark said: II asked
neither him nor Welcome nor biokloru
nor Davidson, nor steele, nor any ot
these men In regard to any OF sss r.. ssposss wss,
OF bribery because was sure tney "ere
Rsferripr 20 one Of DR.. Ector's letters.
conoernine Representative WOODS Mr.
Clark said he Understood that Mr Woous
was good natured man and liable 70 Ds
nflue nced by those who saw him nrss.
He did not believe that he was seeking
or would take Q bripe. He believed,
however, that Mr.. Eotor himsslf was IN
timating that hs wanted pesuniary re-
m un sration for himself. He said, how
ever. that he had merely glanced the let
tet 0NcF anu Vnoo9a ~ W ~-As
This latter remark aroused the interest
Of Senator Hoar who asked number OF
Questions, showing incredulity In the
matter, but Mr.. Clark insisted that he
did not know Mr.. Ector and that ne had
given very little attention TO tbs letter:
Mr.. Campbell asked Mr.. Clark bout
the purchase OF ex-senator Powers stock
In the Fergus County bank In WHOM
state Senator Hohson, chairman OF the
Repu blican caucus OF the Montana legis-
lature is partner.
his election az senator that Senator Pow-
| ers was inoeused at Hobson for voting for
BIN (Clark) and had told Hobson that ne
must ind . purchaser for his lfowers)
stock OF which he owned $50 shares. Tne
Senator said he had Investigated the mat
ter finding the stoca 30 Be oividsrd pay.
would tnks 1t provided II WAS offered at
par. This offer WAS made later after he
had gone to Europe and Mr.. johnson,
cashier Of Clark Bros.' bank, had CON.
summated the trade paying $40. 600 for
the stock on his account. Mr. Oampoeii,
here asked Mr.. Clark to submit his 40
count books showing his expenditures
since the beginning OF ths campaign In
Montana. Mr. Faulkner objected. de
said Mr. Clark had made showing OF
all his political expenditures and that he
was not bound to expose bis personal anu
reached at the time and Senator Clark
was temporarily excused to permit Mr..
Frank Cortett to be heard ,onoerning
incidents growing out Of his visit 10
Helena on special train in oonnsction
with Q. W. Clark and Mr.. Whitemore on
August 9th last.
Senator Turley asked why It bad been
necessary to take q special train to
Helena on August 9th in connection with
the Welcome disbsrment case. Mr. Cor
bstt replied that Information rad come to
him that Welcomes Helena attorney mad
said he did not mean to tile an answer.
The matter was serious and important
and should be attended to.
"Ihs trip was made for that purpose,
said Mr.. Corbett, land the idea that
had anything to do with brlbing the
Supreme court is simply insane.
He declared he had received NO massage
from j. s. III. Neill TO como 90 Helena
because of the possibility OF doing busi-
| ness with the Supreme court" and az
piained at longth mortgage held by
him for Mr. CLARK against Mr.: NeilL !,
senator Faulkner asked; Having read
Justice Piggott's testimony have you any
correction to make Of your statement
| formerly given 10 this oommitseeY'
| az nave not." replied the witness.
"My statement Is here with Judge PIN
mott's and 1t will have to stand" When
| the committse 20 met In the afternoon Sen
at1r Clark resumed the st and. He solved
the problem as to the requirement. that
| he should produce his bank record BY ex-
bibiting the record for the fret half Of
March, 1899. which showed the transfer
of $5OO0 to Representative Day. The
| OF her expendit 1Yes shown by the ttat,-
ment were not read but the mem bers OF
the committ,s were permitted to look
over the document
| The record showed that the $5, 900 was
paid with two oeIt.acst:s Of deposit,
Hon. K. O. Day OF the Mont .nA House
of Represent atives. who was the CLARK
candidats for the speaksxship OF the
| House, said he had been nominated az a
| friend OF Senator Clark and then detailed
the particulars Of the pres ,ntition to him
Of Is, O00 from MIR. Clark.
| "While / was member Of the lsgisla-
turs," he said, "no one ever approached
or offered me any money but the day
after the legisla urs adjourned. Mr.. Dav-
idson came to my offios saying he had
come to express Mr.. Clark's thanks for
my sc rvioes and to pressut me tati-
mOnial Of his regard and RI tainer tor
legal services in connection With the
prospe ectiys Senatorial conte,t With that
he handed me an envelope containing
two certificates of deposit for $500 each.
| thought over the matter probably ~
long as have been telling this and
| took the certificates and deposited thsm.
since then have considered myself Nj.
CLARK % attorney In every political matter.
I looked on the 81, eco partly as = gift and
i partly as retainer.
"Did you divide this money with other
members Of your firm"
"No, 1t was paid on my own personal
account My partners have their separ ate
business matters and have mine-mnt-
ters In which we do not divide feea."
Further examination developed the fact
that Mr.. Days firm had been smployed
in the Welicome disbarment case. receiv-
ing SO, ,0J0 for that service.
John b. Welcome. who next to y. W.
Clark, was Mr.. Clark's chief representa-
tive In Helena, during the session OF the
Legislature last winter. detailed his
version Of his various Eint rsiews with
Mr.. whiteside, who. he said, had been
introd uoed to him b. either Y. W. CLARK
or MIR. Neill. Whitsside had then told
him that he was tired Of his Afiliation
with the DAILY faction. Many psrscns
had warned him against Hhiteside, but
mis- uniform reply was that "He can dc
no harm; II be does not vote for CLARK
we will lose nothing. II he does, We viii
gain something"
He had never authorized Whitssids.
be said, to see other members Of the leg
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