The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-12
TRE cLARK INVESTIGATION.


Testimony Of State Senator'S White
side and clark-How "ths Old Nan"
Produced the Cash and the Envel-
opos and Bills Were Identified.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Jan 1i.-Mr.
Campbell, attorney for the memorial
lists IN the case OF Senator Clark. OF
Montana. began his redirect examine
ton of witness whteside before the
senate committee on privileges and
.slectlons to-day. by asking him con-
cerning libel suit which had been
brought against him (the witness) by
Or. Cole, 4 member Of the capitol COM
mission. witness said the suit had
been decided In his favor. He said. al
90. when asked to explain his inability
to specify exact times. that he had had
an average Of half a dozen converse
lions day with Welcome and Charley
CLARK. Senator clark's managers. dur
ing the entire time Of his association
with them in connection with the sem
atorial contest. He said further that
the reason he had been able to give
here names not mentioned IN his testi-
mony In Montana, was that he did not,
on either occasion, have before him the
memoranda which he had here.
Mr. WhIteside said that he had been
a supporter Of Mr.. Clark until the SEN
atoriaI election Of 1881, when, becoming
convinced that Mr.. Clark was using
money to secure Republican votes for
himself, he withdrew He had not,
however, become identified then with
the Daily faction. and as late as 1898
had antagonised the policy OF the DAILY
managers on the question Of fusion.
At this point Mr.. whiteside was
withdrawn temporarily in order to al
low state Treasurer T. f. Collins, Of
Montana, to testify. He had in his
possession the $50 1000 turned over to the
state by Senator's whlteside, Clark. Of
Madison; Myers and McGarr. He iden-
tined and described each Of the envel-
Opes containing the money. and, hold
ing the big bIllsup so as to get the BEN
eht of the full light. exhibited them TO
the members of the committee while he
described them in detail. He said the
money had been turned over to him by
the committee. and. laying the exposed
bills on the table in front Of him, con-
tinued his testimony. which was for
only brief period.
Mfr. whftesIde was then recalled and
identified the various envelopes as
having been given to him to hold for
himself and MesSrs Clark. Of Madison
county: Myers and McGarr.
Mr.. Faulkner, in his re-cross-examl-
nation, made test Of Mfr. whItesides
capacity to identify bills held at a
distance OF ten or twelve feet, the Wit
ness having testified to seeing money
given to state Senator Clark at this
distance. He named correctly three
bills out of four.
Mr.. Whiteslde was finally excused at
11:S5 o'clock. but was asked to remain
in attendance upon the committee.
State Senator W. A. Clark, Of AIadl-
son county, was next called. He stated
that he was Democrat, and that he
had goHe-to Helena, more favorably
inclined toward Clark than any other
candidate for the senate, but that he
had changed his opinion after he had
investigated the methods OF his name
sake.
Mr.. Clark testified that he had re-
ceived $4,000 in $1,000 bills. from United
States Senator Clark's manager. Mr..
Welcome. on January :. 1887. and that
the money was given to him on the ex-
press condition that he was to vote for
Clark Us long as his vote was wanted.
He detailed the preliminary talk with
Mr.. welcome. saying Mr.. Welcome
said to him I'VE want you with US, and
we want you hard" adding: I'VE are
going to get the votes necessary to
elect our man, and II we don't get them
one way, We will get them another"
II asked welIcoms what there was in
It," the witness continued, and he re-
piled: There's $4,000 for you, provided
you comply with the conditions, the
condition being that vote for Clark as
long as required
Mr.. Welcome had told the witness
that he would put the money in White
sides hands for him, but the latter
testified that he replied that that was
not satisfactory; that he did not doubt
Mr.. Welcomes word. but that he
must see the money" Mr.. Welcome
had then told him that big bills were
scarce, but that. "the old man" would
arrive from Butte that night and he
would bring plenty OF cash with him.
Accordingly the money-SlOOOO in $1,000
bIlls--was given to him by Welcome
that night. After counting It he had
placed 1t in an envelope. marked the
envelope and handed It to Mr.. White
side for safe keeping. He said that
when Mr.. Welcome gave him The mo-
ney he had called him over into q cor
ner Of his room, and, holding the bills
up. he said that he had fine engrav-
Ing he wanted to show him.
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