Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-05
WHAT RYAN DID
TO HELP CLARK.
Drank Whisky, and Had a Good
Time With the Boys"
MORE OF MONTANA'S SHAME
DAILY Gang are Blackmaiisrs, says a
Witness Testimony Presented
by the Defense.

Washington, Feb. 5.-When the SEN
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tions resumed its investigation OF the
election OF Senator Clark OF Montana,
Mr. Campbell, attorney for the prose-
cutlon. produced the affidavit Of Mr..
Ilill which that gentleman had testified
had been altered by himself and Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Campbell said he had
made no changes in the document. At
this junoture Attorney Foster. Of SEN
ator Clark's side. asked that MIR. Camp
bell be compelled to restore to Mr..
Bickford the letter which had been
stolen" in its transmission. He re-
ferred TO the letter from Blckford to
Ben Falk which Hill said had been
taken from him and opened by Camp
bell when he was taking 1t TO Falk. and
which Campbell admitted he had read
but which he said Hill had opened.
Mr., Campbell. resented Mr. Fosters
intimation that the letter had been
stolen. saying this was absolutely I'M
true, and adding that ne would turn the
letter over to the committee when
called for. Chairman Chandler said
this would be satisfactory.
James Ryan OF Butte was the first
witness. he knew Representatives
NOrmOyle and Murray. that NOmOyle
mad asked him (Ryan) 10 see Clark for
him and ascertain whether he could
not get some money for him Nor
moyle) out of the contest. That Muir
ray had told him that il he could get
a purchaser for some lots Of his for
81, 500 he would not come 10 Washing
ton to testify He said he had gone
TO Helena In Mr.. Clark's interest dur
ing the session Of the legislature. but
he ~ paid MS own '~ptns'6
What did you do In Helena2' asked
Mr. Birnry.
Il drank whisky principally was the
reply
Il helped Mr. Clark by having a
good time with the boys"
Robert Fair OF Butte also contradict
ed Mr.. Nomoyle's statement. declaring
that he had never made any suggestion
Ia that gentleman 10 the effect that he
could get $4,000 or any other sum for
voting for Mr. Clark. He had not,
he said participated in the senatorial
contest,
William Gallick, Wholesale liquor
dealer said he had never tried TO In
duce Representative Murray 10 vote
for Clark thus contradicting previous
testimony put In by the prosecution,
This witness also stated that Nilliam
II. Rector, one Of the witnesses FOR the
prosecution had told him that Con-
gresham Campbell had promised him
that If he (Rector) would swear before
the State supreme court what ne
(Campbel) told him to swear he
(Rector) could have the Job OF expert
ing" the books OF Silver Bow coun-
Nv. which would not take more than
two OF three months. and for which ne
could have $1,000 or $1,000. The Wit
ness also said that Rector had told him
that n ne (GalHck) could get Clark 10
give him $500 he would 40 to British
Columbia and avoid coming TO WASH
ington q testify
Mr.. Callick said he had declined to
undertake the negotiation.
state Senator Jerry Connolly OF
Granite county( Populist testified that
he dld not consider that Mr.. Whitesl1e
had been a sincere reformer because the
witness knew Of frauds in elections in
silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties;
that There was much talk Of bribery In
Helena. but II all originated with the
"Daly gang that he had voted for Mr..
CLARK but that he had received no
money for his vote
In voting for Mr. Clark he voted the
sentiment Of 80 per cent Of his constl-
tuents, and he resented the lnsinuation
that ne had sold his vote. He said he
was for anything the DAILY gang was
against and was against anything the
"Ddly gang was for.
They are blackmailers, the whole lot
OF them" he said bitterly He admitted
that for some time he had felt very
antagonlstic to Campbell and White
side
Connolly said that Gov. Smith had
told him that DAILY could be elected
senator. but that DAILY had not had
the aerye 10 show ~" during the sit
ting Of the legislature in Helena. He
said In scply to a question as TO why he
was opposed 20 Mr. Campbell that the
latter had been guilty OF treachery and
then proceeded upon his own accord to
attack eN-Congressman Hartman, say
irg that he had every reason to believe
that Hartman had inducements to get
or tle ticket.
Mr.. Connolly said in a statement
previously made that the Daily element
had charged fraud in Deer Lodge and
Silver Bow counties, and said he had
meant 70 say that the charges were
against the DAILY element, the labor peo-
tie claiming that the DAILY element
was usins the "rankest kind OF brib-
ery." As the examination branched into
details Of Montana politics fusion. etc,
MI Chandler cautioned the parties
that this would not be allowed beyond
those matters having direct bearing on
this case, Al noon the committee took