The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-07
||nON[Y CAMPAIGN.
fy1pExCn AGAINST THE
4. ,1SrxANA SENATOR.
siinhsrs Of the Legisiature
" oasrs Of Money Made
4 S ~ rAsir Votes for Clark,
a n4nss Peculiar Transaetions.

~ kxyj41r3N. Jan, 6--Mr. Henry G.
z! 4 '<sscS1f II the Montana house Of
.:yssaiv1s was the first witness In
s,-S 800 before the senate commit
. - r.4vileees and elections to-day.
iesnfafiye Campbell, Of Montana,
S:c NJ etiff, and his questions were
|3<sS "a Allowing that the embarrassed
< *Ssi oondition Of State Representa-
/ 30. SfsI s,,xhlin had been taken advan-
WA ~ ~ senator Clark to approach him
1 ~ ~ Iii vote, and also that Sttn's
Il 5'Ss1s hAd been improperly solicited.
W rated he knew Mclaughlin was
( u r. 1,Sa2sd financial circumstances prior
4. u! ss sSsfinf OF the legislature. He also
z25 jisx Ne himself had been approach
8S WIlliam Bickford as representa-
~ - clark. and his support solicited for
y sSSstions bringing out this informa-
- III objected to by the defense,
ISt6d that Clark must be directly
s islX With all the transactions with
{51k X Was sought to connect his name.
SS SSDfy Vas that his connection would
sHn over Clarh'e signature.
~ oueetloning OF Mr.. Stiff was then
n toward showing that Bickford
~ S6urht to secure Etiff's services to
~ ~ title Of property. TO be pur-
q carr from Mclaughlin for }.-
klin'1 part being. Bickford specified,
VII auShlin should support Clark for
S51Hfo. sim testified to correctness
IN outline and added that Bickford
{bld him that Stiff should receive $500
4 - Individual services. when IS would
~ bSen ) good fee; that his own vote
" GSnted Tor Clark, ana that he should
~ IT On Clark's list OF attorneys for q
~ 81 years.
J5lford had IN this connection exhibit
n = lit Of property to be sold by Nc
3lln with the prices to be paid. which
~ n excess Of the value OF the prop
a1d !. thi 4aJ property Z, was afterwards
n Stiti also stated that the agree
n with Mclaughlin provided that he
~ Il y2,4o6s 4 year. and that Nc
IiEhlin had since been employed in this
e6{1e6tj0n. He also stated that Nc
lfuthlin had voted for Clark.
.NRne4 stated that in another. conversa-
sSsliss 81 the legislature, the latter S sns
(Gefed him $4,000 II he would withdraw
1pn the contest tor the speakership and
4Urott Clark for the senatorship. Stiff,
~ detailed q conversation with A. 4.
fM3 Former state auditor. who had Of
n made no definite reply" said stin.
'cavee wanted to further INVESTIGATES
Nlet Wae going on. told him that IL
Q1lk really, wanted to secure my vote. he
oeqA ahord to pay more than So, 900. and
1)1ested $4,000. saying I did not want
thie. 10 be Understood as an offer on NV
MI Cook said he would see Clark and
~ Aefeed to meet again that day. aid
not however, see him again on this sub
~ also said that as speaker, IN selectirs
eennittes Of investigation in the Clark
qnQG m had not known that ali tha
nsaDsa Aected were unfriendly to Clark.
Sylng further TO questions concerning
1emd PAY for his vote, he said:
" DSleve was perfectly justified In
o~ wnat did. considered that q most
eSngeous crime was being perpetrated.
~ W. willing to act the part Of de-
~ Wniteefde, Montana's state senator.
- that he had been approached prior