Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-19

elections today resumed its investigation
of the charges of bribery made against
Senator Clark of Montana in connection
with his election to the United States SEN
ate.
Mr.. VIM. F. Rector was again on the
stand at the beginning of the days session
He said that all he did in securing rooms
was reported to the higher authorities, and
volunteered in this connection the state
ment that in the case of every man pur-
chased 1t was necessary to report to Mr..
Clark He had not made such reports
himself, being "only private and not on
such terms Of familiarity with the big
guns as to justify his approaching them.
He repeated the statement made in his
examination in chief, that apartments in
the Warren Hotel had been refused be-
cause there was no underground passage
from that building to the legislative hall,
contending that Mr.. Clark's managers de-
sired such a passage.
Once when Senator Faulkner tried to
check the witness in his voluntary testi-
mony he replied, Il want to get out the
whole truth; l am not interested in sup
pressing part of it, as you are"
Mr.. Faulkner brought out the fact that
prior to coming to Washington Mr.. Rector
had been engaged as an expert on the books
OF the Hennessy Mercantile Company as a
stockholder
Isn't Mr.. Daily connected with that COM
pany?" asked Mr.. Faulkner.
don't know the witness replied. u
was only after the cashier and book
keeper
Mr.. Rector testified as to Mr.. Dayidson's
bringing money over from Butte and leav-
ing it in his charge for Mr. Steele, he being
then employed by Davidson. Il don't re-
member the times when he brought it, he
said. The typewriter and l looked at it,
We We're both awful glad to see it. the
typewriter had not been paid for four
months and l hadn't a cent
had money in bank" Mr.. Faulkner asked
NO, indeed was the reply. There were
lots of others that didn't know it"
Davidson had, he said, left the money
with him for Steele in an open envelope.
and he and the typewriter had looked at
II after Mr.. Davidson had left. Money had
been thus brought to the room by David
son and left for Steele on three different
legislature.
Landing the Fish.
Mr.. Rector said he did not know what
sum was brought in by Davidson at any
time. Il only know" he said, that we
suddenly accumulated a drawer full of
money" He did not know what was done
with it. He did know, however, that Mr.
Powell Black had been sent out to get a
"a
$4,000, and that after returning he had said
that he had had hard trip, but that 'it
was all right
In another instance Black had said he
had LANDED his fish inside of an hour"
The witness said that if there We're in
ccnsistencies in his testimony it was be-
cause counsel had frightened him So He
afterward said this remark ION the
side and not under OATH
When Mr.. Faulkner pressed to know
what part of the testimony was under oath
and what was not, Rector replied: Il am
just watching you to wink the. other eye
when you want to suppress anything"
This remark brought out a reproof by
Chairman Chandler and side remark by
Senator Hoar that The making of jokes
was the prerogative of the chairman"
The witness said he had not told any one
that if he was not paid money by the
Clark people he would testify he had
done, or that Mr.. Hennessy of Butte was
TO pay him several hundred dollars.
Chaplain Warren Called.
Mr.. Rector was excused at II 80 and Rev.
B. E. H. Warren, who was chaplain of the
Montana house of representatives in the
last session, was called.
Mr. Warren related the details of two
conversations he had had with Senator
Clark while the legislature was in session
and just previous to the election of Mr.
Mr.. Clark; that he had heard the reports
that he Was using corrupt means to secure
his election, and that he had called upon
him for the purpose of satisfying himself.
Il asked the SENATOR said the Witness
what the prospects of election were Mr.
Clark replied that they We're all right L
will be elected Clark said He spoke as
suredly, but said he did not want the cleo
ton until he could get a majority of the
democrats He could. he said, with the as
Slstance of the republicans, be elected at
any time, but he did not want the election
that way. Mr.. Clark added that the mem
bers were coming to him al the rate of one
or two q day. l then asked if he expected
the republican vote. He replied that he
did, and / asked him if he was sure of all
of them, to which he replied that there
might be one or two defections adding,
That is all arranged for L then told him
that | heard democratic member giving
the name of member of the house, say he
would support you for consideration
How much does he want? Mr. Clark
asked
About sl0,00O l think l replied.
Mr.. Clark studied a moment and said.
I can't do anything like that myself. but
l will have it fixed He did not however
say who would fix it,
Mr.. Warren said he had seen Mr.. Clark
the next morning in the lobby of the hotel
and Mr. Clark had asked him where his
man was. He had replied that he had
not seen the member. when Mr. Clark
said. Tell him / want his vote TODAY u,
Continuing, Mr.. Clark had expressed him
self as weary of the proceeding and said it
must come to a conclusion.
Explaining further. Mr.. Warren said he
had not seen the member in accordance
with this request but that before he went
to see Clark he had heard the member
iplyinpIV be