The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-17
THE MONTANA ELECTION
A Dull Day in the Senatorial Brib'
cry Hearing.
One of MIR. CIarI<'s LieutenRnts on
the stand Allegation of Corrup-
ton Prcycnttd n speedy Election
The Expenses of the Campaign
Financial Condition of the Witness

The Montana Senatorial enquiry was re-
sumed yesterday afternoon. Judge Hunt
of the Supreme Court of Montana. pre-
scented himself, and said that he wanted
to make an explanation in regard to q
portion of his testimony OF the day before
The explanation was that he did not want
TO be considered as violating any conf
dences in giving his testimony.
Frederick ]. Winston was the first wit
ness He said that he came to Wash
ington and had conversation with Mark
Hewitt regarding the disbarment proceed
ings against John b. Welcome. The wit
ness said that in the course of the con-
versation Mr.. Hewitt said things would
go hard with Welcome, as DAILY owned
! the court.
Mr.. Hewitt also brought up the question
OF the $4,000 said to lave been raised
by the DAILY people. Mr. Hewitt, the wit
ness said, stated that the sum had been
raised to defeat Clark for the Senate, but
they had not worked if right, and the ie-
mainder would be devoted to legal pro-
ceedings TO keep him from taking his seat
Mr.. Chandler asked whether the witness
understood Hewitt TO be friendly to Clark
or not. Mr.. Winston replied that he had
always considered Hewitt friendly to
Clark. A controversy then arose as TO
what Mr.. Hewitt's testimony on a former
occasion had been, as Mr. Chandler con-
sieered it strange that he should have
later stated that DAILY had raised $4,000
to defeat Clark, and that the court was
owned by DAILY.
Walter Cooper testified that he had lived
in Montana for more than thirty years,
and had served in the State Legislature.
He said that he was interested in mines
and milling. He first met Mr.. Clark in
1866 He said that he was friendly 10 Mr..
Clark. and was present at a meeting in
Mr. Clark's office In Butte. where he met
a number of Mr.. ClaTks adherents. He
said that politics was discussed and the
ACCESSIBILITY of combating the influence
of tire Anaconda Copper Mining Company
in the State was gone over. He said that
he acted as a sort of lieutenant 70 Mr..
Clark during the campaign. having charge
of seven counties.
Mr. Cooper. when asked as TO the senti-
ment in the counties regarding the Sena-
torship, said that in Gallatin county Mr..
Clark had number OF friends, as also
in Lewis and Clarke county. The other
counties in the seven were then gone over,
and Mr.. Cooper stated that there was a
clear majority for Mr. Clark. When asked
his opinion as to the sentiment Of the
ltEdduluS Tue IduutudI. Vi
Mr.. Clark he said that the Clark adj
herents counted ON about fifty. He added
hat owing TO the influence and pressure
brought TO bear by the Anaconda Mining
Company this number was somewhat re-
du jed. The witness then gave In detail
the names of the legislators and how, in
his opinion. they stood regarding the
Senatorship.
The list of DAILY adherents was startling
in the respect that il showed large pro-
portion of the Clark opponents in The
Legislature to be employed in some "a
pacity In one or another of the DAILY
Mr.. Cooper stated that he attended the
Legislature during almost its entire ses-
sion. When asked his opinion as to why
Mr. Clark's vote was SO small when il was
thought that he had fifty supporters, Mr..
Cooper replied that il was owing to the
allegations of bribery started by the DAILY
faction. He said, however, that not one
of the members ''lit in the DAILY camp
They simply scattered.
Then ensued a statement by the witness
as to what counties were controlled by the
Daily faction. He also stated that he dis
bursed In the counties, during the cam
paign Of 1885, he had under his charge, the
sun. Of $500 or $500. He explained that this
outlay was occasioned by the committees
stating their cases to him, and that 1t was
for legitimate campaign purposes. He
said that the sum mentioned was all he
and that he did not know
whether any further sums were placed
there or not
He said that he placed about $1,000 dur
ing the Senatorial campaign. He gave the
details of the distribution, showing that
these outlays were for the purpose of de-
fraying certain expenses. The witness
then gave the details of Mr.. Falk's en-
ployment by Mr. Clark.
Mr. Hartman then cross-examined Mr.
Cooper in vicious fashion. The witness
was asked what he knew concerning the
sentiments of Representative Walsh. OF
Gallatin county, In regard TO the Senator
ship. Witness stated that he did not know
bow Walsh stood, but thought he was for
Clark, or at least favorable to him.
Witness was asked II he had received any
for his services TO Clark. He
said he had not Something of ripple was
created in the room when Mr.. Hartman
asked:
what Indebtedness have you paid Of. in
The last YEAR,
THAT is my business, not yours, was
the reply.
The attorney for the memorialsts in
sisted, but before the chairman made a |
ruling Mr.. Cooper said that he had paid off |
S24, 00o in debts. OF this he had borro 1ed |
IS. 900 from Mr.. Clark. The witness then !
stated the times at which he had obtained |
his sum, and the security he had given for |