The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-19
TEE CLARK INQUISITION
Dr. Tracey, Of Montana, Oh the
Witness Stand.
He Tells Of sis Interviews with Jus
tice Hunt aud Attorney General
NoI"n-The reasons Given for Max
ing PrOPosnIs-A Letter Presented
10 the Committee By Mr.. Chandler.

ness stand before the committee which IS
investigating his election today. lie was
under direct examination when the com
mittee adjourned on Saturday evening and
IL was supposed that his examination
would be continued this forenoon Instead
CT this. however, the witness chair was
occupied by Dr. William Tracey, Of Mon
tai a, who recently has come into great
pr a-rmence in the case through The tes-
timony Of Justice Hunt, Of the supreme
Court Of Montana. and Mr. Nolan. the
Attorney General Of Montana.
Many Spectators Present.
The general understanding that Senator
William A. Clark OF Montana would re-
turn 10 the witness stand before the Com
mituee On Privileges and Elections Of the
Senate this morning attracted an unusual
number OF spectators.
The Montana Senatorial enquiry was be
gun on January and few days have pass
ed since that time that one or more ses-
sions Of the investigating committee have
not Been held. II is said that the interest
in the case ct bar has been more general
than I'M any other contested election case
with which Congress has been called upon
10 deal. During the six weeks that the
enquiry has been in progress. Interest has
not tagged during a single day. Tho lead
ing men in Montana. and many others
have appeared as witnesses either for or
against Senator Clark. Probably a ma
iority Of the members Of the Montana Leg
islature- have given testimony, in the main.
favorable 10 Senator Clark. The three
Justices OF the supreme Court Of the
state. the state Treasurer, and other STATE
officers have appeared on the stand, and
large number OF men recognized as pCliti-
cal leaders have testified. These men have
been accompanied by friends and the re-
suit Of all this has been that the room OF
the Committee on Privileges aud Elections
and the corridors around il have often
! been cOnEssted with people from Montana.
The first to enter the committee room
after it had been opened this morning was
Senator Chandler. chairman Of the com
mittee. During al the sessions Of the
1 committee he has not been tardy a single
I day. Represe entative Campbell Of Montana
and former Representative Hartman Of
that state. who are COunsel-in-chief and
associate counsel. respectively. fOT the
memCrialists, against Senator Clark, ar
rived early and proceeded Immediately
/ with the work Of formulating quesUors 20
put TO Senator Clark when he should come
under their cross-eNsmination.
Former Senator Faulkner. Cuunsel-il-
{ chief for Senator Clark and who is hght-
/ ing the greatest legal battle of his life in
1 defence Of his client. appeared in the c0un-
ell chamber before the HANDS OF the com
mittee clock indicated many minutes past
/ 10. Attorney General Nolan, Of Montana.
/ and Henry l.. SHn. Speaker Of the Mon
! tana House Of Representatives, came early
/ and took up their accustomed places in The
I chamber
At 1915 a TAN stranger entered the
/ room and was greeted as DIT Tracey. This
/ is the man who. Justice Hunt OF the Non
tena Supreme Court testified. attempted 20
/ influence him TO throw the Welcome dis
: barIpent case out OF court
Senators TurIey and Pettus. members OF
/ the committee, were prompt but Senators
/ Cafsry. Burrows. PritchaTd, Harris, and
! McCCmas we're Jardy-
I Senator Chandler informally announced
/ that he had obtained copy Of the letter
on the taTin which Senator Clark sent TO
/ the Republican caucus. and which. it al
/ legged. influenced the Republican members
/ OF the Legislature in casting their votes
/ for Clark
/ \ copy Of Senator CIark's letter follows:
Helena. Mont. jauuary Ia, lse9.
! Hon. : :. Hobscu;
! Dear ~ir-lr reply Go your valued SAVIOR Co: this
/ date requesting me % dsaae my position On the
tariff question b,g % state that am IN favor of
+ I high protective dyty ou wool. lead, hides dni
on every other product Of this State IN order that
producers uf rsw material shall get sa equitable
Z advantage in toe distribution q tariff duties Il
/ is W4IifCSt that the present schedule j. made
| qUatC o. di-cha ge the expenses @! the Govern
/ mCnt. and there vii necessarily have 60 Doe an
! increase and q rradIusimCat-
! The m4uuf4O tuIiuC interests are entitled to
enough to protect them against cheap foreign
I labor, and they should be satisfied 20 allow The
I vantage
/ maigtsin that no representative Of this 5 ate
I IN the National Congress should allow himself 20
/ bc committed hy caucus >or otherwise TO any
/ po'icv thar woulJ be in conflict with or pzeiu-
YouIs. sincerely.
w. \ CLARK.
Senator Clark entered the committee
room at 1920 and took a seat mar his at
Z torncys. Mr. Faulkner and Roger Foster.
CT New York.
The First Witness
The first witness sworn was Dr. William
Tracey. He was born in Ontario and had
lived in Montana fourteen or fifteen years.
He was forty-f0ur years old. During his
residence in Montana he had practi ed med
icine. Senator Chandler compelled he wit
ness 10 give the names Of all the persons
with whom he had spoken about the case
| between the time of receiving the sub
I pOela 10 appear bClOre tne committee and
his departure from Helena. He had come
East as far as Chicago with Chief Justice
Brantley. He had talked with no one al
Chicago about the case excepting his
brother and a tailor. When he reached
Washington the first man ne talked with
was Mr. Faulkner. The witness said he
anew Frank Z. COrbett. Charles W. Clark
John S NJ. Neill. and Justice Hunt Be
did not meet Corbett on August Last year
| Mr.. Chandler asked: Did you see Jus
tice Hunt on August So
Il did"
state what was said
Justice Hunt came to my office often
I had left word with his wife that I want
ed 10 see him. I spoke TO the judge and
told him that there was a funny PROPOSE
tiOn which I would make. though l would
not ask him to do anything wrong I told
him that there was a party in town wnC
would give him $50 coo to throw the Well
come case out NJ court. l told him thai
Welcome was 4 good fellow. He said he
could not consider such a proposition.
That afternoon I went out to Judge
Hunts hOGse. / told lin that it was ru-
nored that one Of the justices OF the Su-
preme Court had been bought"
Did you renew thc proposition you has
: made?"
Yes; I told lin han la could make
the money decer ly vgu 0 Ise TO see hin
make it."
Did YOU evsI havc any o.t-- Interview
With Justice Iirat about tA c-se?"
Yes; abor three weeks ter I me-
him ! asEe5 him D. HaJ hanged hi.
mind about trel ur7sr.t.-ll. and he an