The times., 1900-02-27
MARCUS DAILY A WITNESS
He TeStifieS in the MOntan Sen
atOrial Enquiry.
Personal Animosity Toward senator
Clark DiscIaimed-A Large Amount
Seat in the senate-Liberni Con-
tributioDs for Campaign Purposes.

Marcus DAILY appeared as a witness yes
terday in the Montana Senatorial enquiry
before the Committee on Privileges ana
| Elections of the Senate. The committee
room was crowded, as it has been on
but one other occasion. the day on which
Senator Clark went on tee stand. During
his testimony Mr.. Daily dis.laimed the per
sonal animosity toward Senator Clark
which has been commonly accredited to
him. He denied that he had sent any
money to Helena to defeat Senator Clark,
or that he was a party to conspiracy
against the junior Senator from Montana.
The direct examination of MIR DAILY was
conducted by Representative Campbell,
counsel in chief for the memorialists. lie
asked:
where do you resils?''
In Anaconda.
"Nhat is your age2'
q am hfty eight years Old
What is your business?
Mining
DO you know w. A Clark, OF Butter"
Il do"
DO you know Frederick Whitesiie?'
! Il do.
How long have you known W. A
/ Clark"
/ During all the time I have been in
! Montana"
Campaign Contributions.
Did you contribute to the campaign Of
1882"
Yes, sir; about 81 500 to the State Cen
! traI Committee; $500 TO the committee
of Silver Bow county; $500 to Deer Lodge
county. and $3.50 to Missouia county"
Did. you ever seek to coerce men as to
how they should vote?'
NO, sir; never did"
did you ever seek TO dictate to State
officers as to how they should perform their
duties?"
Il never thought Of such thing"
Did you ever put up any money to de-
feat Senator Clark in his contest for the
United States Senate?'
no, sir; not a dollar
The witness was then questioned as to
his conversation with Frank Z. Ccrbett,
of Butte, in New York He fatty contra
dicted the essential parts Of Corhetts tes-
timouy. He denied having said to Corbett:
II Clark is elected you will hear some
thing drop which will drive him and his
friends out OF the Stale
In telling Of his converse tion wi h Cor
bett, Mr.. DAILY said: he net me enc
afternoon and asked me If ] was going
back to Montana l said that / was not.
He said: Are you not going 70 take part
in the fght% ! said No. sir He said:
Mr.. Clark is going 10 he a candidate 1
said: I do not think that Mr.. Clark is
going TO be a candidate; he was hope.essly
defeated at the polls, and has not got a
single delegate from his own county. II
would mean wholesale bribery. and / do
not think that Clark wants to do that |
asked him II he vas going into the fight
and he said: No, sir; ! do not wish to
have anything to do With it.
rs that all that took place OF the Sena-
torisl question:"
That was ALL"
''Mr. Corbett has testified here that you
said to him on that occasion, II Clark
shows his head in the Legislative As
scmbly. and even If he should be nomi-
mated you fellows will hear something
drop that will drive Clark and his friends
out Of politics in Montana and will send
some Of them 10 the penitentary.' Did you
make that statement
4 positively never made such a state
ment. either IN public or private"
Have you heard Of the $50 coo that was
exhibited to the Legislature"
Yes; I heard Of IT,"
did you have any part. either directly
or Indirectly in putting up that $50 0C0, or
any part thereof"
NO. sir; / had no part in it, and never
thought Of the like"
"Did you ever tell Cullen that everyone
who would vote for Mr Clark would be
published as a boodler and bribetaker?'
Il never said anything OF the kind"
Did you ever attempt 10 coerce a mem
Der Of the Legislature TO vote for or
against any man for the United States
Senate. or for OF against any measure
pending in the legislature"
NO. sir; | never did"
Have you ever attempted 20 influence
either directly or indirectly. the judiciary
Of the State Of Montana. or other public
officers in the performance OF their duty"
no, sir. ! never got close enough to
them for that"
Did you ever pay or promise to pay any
money to a member OF the Legislature to
influence his vote?"
Il never did"
Helping the Prosecution.
Are you contributing to pay the ex-
penses OF this prosecution"
Yes"
why are you doing so?"
After the Legislature adjourned Mr.
Clark made a speech in Butte asserting
that there was villalnous conspiracy Or
ganized for the purpose OF defeating him
And it was intimated that DAILY was the
man who put up the money After that
speech ! called a meeting Of friends and
Of men who were accused OF being in the
conspiracy, and rs Mr Clark courted an
investigation I agreed that he should have
it, and that ! would contribute my portion
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