The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-12
STRONG TESTIMONY BEFORE THE
SENATORIAL COMMITTEE.
Montana Legislator, . Namesake Of
the senator, swears to the Receipt
of $4,000 i'm big bills, to Sc
cure His Vote for the senator.

Madison county, namesake but not
relative OF the senator, and Fred w. Cow
en-, railroad conductor residing at Mis-
soula, the home OF Speaker Stiff. of the
Montana house OF representatives. we're
heard.
Mr.. Collins statement related entirely
to the depositing of the 0000 In 81 900 bills
turned over to the legislative investigat-
ing committee by Mr.. Whiteside. and by
that committee deposited with the treas
urer. Mr.. Collins exhibited this money,
and the exhibition attracted a large atten-
dance Of outsiders I'm the committee room
Senator Clarks namesake detailed the
particulars of his acceptance OF $l0,0oo
from Mr. Welcome, said to be one OF Mr..
Clark's managers, on the understanding
that he was to vote for Mr.. Clark for the
senate. The witness said he had only ac-
cepted the money for the purpose OF ex-
posing the proceedings.
Mr.. Governs connection with the pro-
ceedings were confined to visit to Helena
at the request of Mr.. Bickford. one OF
Senator Clark's friends. with the hope that
he could influence the vote OF Speaker
Stiff. He said Mr. Bickford had told him
that Mr.. Clark would pay Stiff $4,000 to
refrain from voting, but that the propo-
sition was withdrawn and was never pre-
scented by him to Mr.. Stiff.
Whiteside ON the stand Again.
Campbell attorney for the memorialists
in the case of Senator Clark, begun
his redirect examination of wilt
ness Whitesde before the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections. today, by
asking him concerning the legal suit
brought against witness by DIR. Cole.
member of the capital commission. Wit
ness said the suit had been decided In his
favor. He said also. when asked to ak
plain his inability to specify the exact
time, that he had on an average half a
dozen conversations day with Welcome
and Charley Clark. Senator Clark's man.
ayers, during the entire time of his ASSOC
citation with them In connection with the
senatorial contest
He said, furthermore. that the reason
he had been able to give names not men,
toned In his testimony in Montana, was
that he did not on either occasion have be-
fore him the memoranda which he had
now
Whiteside said he had been supporter
of Clark until the senatorial election of
1893, when, becoming convinced that clark
was using money to secure Republican
votes for himself. he Withdrew He had
the Daily faction, and as late as 1893 had
antagonized the policy of the DAILY man
ayers on the question of fusion.
state Treasurer Collins.
At this point whiteside was Withdrawn
temporarily in order to allow State Treas
urer Collins, of Montana, to testify He
had in his possession the $4,000 turned
over to the state by Senators Whiteside
Clark of Madison county. Myers and Nc
Carr. He identified and described each of
the envelopes containing the money. and
holding the big bills up SO as to get the
benefit 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
legislative investigating committee.
Collins turned the envelopes over to the
committee, and, laying the exposed bills
on the table in front of him, continued his
testimony, which was for only u brief
period
Whiteside Identifies the Money.
whiteside was then recalled and identi-
fled the various envelopes as having been
given to him to hold for himself and
and McGarr.
made test of Whiteside's capacity to
identify bills held at a distance of ten or
twelve feet, the witness having testified to
Clark at this distance. He named correct
ly three bills out of four. Whiteside was
finally excused, but was asked to remain
in attendance upon the committee.
state Senator Clark.
State Senator Clark, of Madison county.
was next called. He stated that he was
a Democrat, and had gone to Helena more
favorably inclined to Clark than toward
any other candidate for the senate, but
that he had changed his opinion after he
had investigated the methods of his name
sake.
Clark testified that he had received &c.,
900 In 81 900 bills from Welcome, in Janu-
ary, 1888, and that the money was given
him on the express condition that he was
to vote for Clark as long as his vote was
wanted.
How He Was Bribed.
He detailed the preliminary talk with
Welcome, saying Welcome said to him:
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"
81 asked Welcome what there was in
it, witness continued and he replied:
There's $4,000 for you provided you COM
ply with conditions the conditions being
my vote for Clark as long as required"
How the Money Was Paid.
Welcome had told witness that he would
put the money in Whitesides hands for
him, but the latter testified that he re-
did not doubt Welcomes word, but that
he must see the money" Welcome then
tod him that big bills were scarce, that
the old man would arrive from Butte
that night, and he would bring plenty of
cash with him.
Accordingly the money, $4,000 in $1,000
bills. was given him by. Welcome that
night. After counting it he had placed
1t in an envelope, marked the envelope
and handed It to Whiteside for safekeep-
him the money he had called him over
into u corner. of his room, and. holding
the bills up, had said that he had a fine
engraving he wanted to show him.
Clark Is Crosse xa mined.
Attorney Foster. representing Senator
Clark, cross examined State Senator
Clark at the afternoon session. The
witness stated he had first met Marcus
DAILY about ten days before the legisla-
ture adjourned In 1899. He said he had
received $3.50 from Mr.. Daily for repre-
senting him as his counsel in one trans
action. He also said that before the
meeting of the legislature In January
last he had not had a high opinion of
Fred Whiteside, believing his conduct in
the state capitol location matter had not
been exemplary. For this reason he had
declined to join Mr. Whteside and Mr..
Campbell In their scheme to expose the
alleged bribery proceedings in con-
nection with a United States senator I'm
til Mr. Whiteside's record should be clear
ed up. He had, however, accepted the
explanation made by Mr.. Campbell, and
had then agreed to meet Mr.. Welcome.
II In,