Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-19
WERE NOT HIS AGENTS
Senator Clark's Friends Who Helped His
Candidacy.
Denies the Testimony of Rev. B. E. III.
Warren-Pa.ment of Representa-
tive Woods Mortgage.
ATLANTIC CITY. N

After The Stars report of the Clark m
yestigation closed Saturday Senator clark
was Intercepted concerning his acqualnt-
ance with Rev B. E. II. Warren, the Meth
odist minister who had testified for the
prosecution. He said that Mr. warren hao
come to him during the senatorial contest
expressing great interest in his campaign
and had told him that there was memoer
of the legislature, whose name he did not
mention. whose vote could be had for Mr..
Clark.
"J told him said Mr.. Clark, that that
would he nice and that l would like to have
the vote Mr.. Warren then said that to
get the vote would require some money.
II told him. Mr.. Clark went on, that
I did not expect to secure any votes as the
result of pecuniary consideration.
After that, continued the witness, MI.
Warren had asked him for contribution
for his church and had asked him to sena
the check, if he gave one at all, to him per,
sonally. He had promised to do TINS anu
had afterward sent him a check Tor Sioo
for his church, making 1t payable TO Mr;
Warren personally. He mad never nau
any more conversations than TINS WIN Mr.
Warren. and he pronounced as absoiutely
false the statement made by Warren that
he Clark had urged him afterward to se.
for him the vote of the member he had
spoken Of Referring to Mr.. warren
Statement that his son had been DIS
charged from employment at Clarhs m
stance, Mr. Clark said he did not kno"
that Warren had a son.
Speaking of the republican votes cast Ior
him. Mr.. Clark said he had told all repuo-
lican members of the legislature that ne
would not accept their votes If they would
insure his election unless ne coulo SeI
majority of the republican caucus. his
reaSon was that to accept fewer than a
roaiority of the caucus would subject them
To accusations of accepting bribes. Ihere
was so much scandal at the time, ne salu,
chat l thought it right to protect them.
7 wanted to have the election beyond re-
roach and I did not want to compromise
anv of those people" He had meant to
adhere to this position even If he had fallen
only one short of a majority OF the repuo-
lican caucus. ..
then taken up Explaining one of his let
ters to the doctor, he said he thought the
matter related to Representative WOODS
and Mr. Bickford was looking atter tnal
matter Hence the expression in his letter
that "that matter is left entirely IN the
hands of Mr.. Bickford. he hao NOT
known that Mr.. Woods was IN DEBT, as mat
subject had never been brought to his at
tenfion. He had expected that Mr. Bick-
ford would look after Mr.. Woods vote.
He had had no personal interview with Mr..
Woods until after the legislative election
Mr. Clark said he was in the habit of
turning matters of detail over to others
having particular matters in hand: He
had, he knew, spoken to Mr.. B1ckford on
the subject, and he thought 1t probable
that he had turned the letter over to him,
either this or he had told him what was in
the letter. 'tMr. Bedford Mr.. Clark said
in reply to a question from Senator Hoar,
was the only one 1 knew well in Mr..
Woods locality, and 1 would naturally turn
the matter over 10 him. He had no author
ity to act for me except in a legitimate
way. All I expected was that he should
hold Woods in line and prevent the people
by whom he was surrounded, who were I'M
friendly to me, from getting Woods away
from me. He was authorized to use only
persuasive means and was not authorized
to use any money. l had nothing improper
in my mind, and I had no reason to sup
pose that Mr.. Bickford had anything i'm
proper in his mind
He knew nothing. he said, of the indebt-
edness on Woods ranch which it was pro-
posed should be carried for him.
Nothing was said to me by any living
person which would lead me to suspect or
suppose that such a condition existed" he
said.
It was q surprise to him when the details