Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-07
One Of Whom Testified as
to the Situation in '93.
THEY VISIT NEW YORK
And Mr.. Daily Keeps in Close
Touch With the Situa-
tiOn.
Special to the Inter Mountain,

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The report credit
ed to Daily that he has been doing moth
ing N the Clark case and the young men
have the matter in charge was received
here with shouts of laughter by all ex-
cept those who claim he has been mis-
quoted. Every important witness for the
prosecution has visited him before coming
to Washington, Governor Smith, Nolan,
Toole, Collins and Twohy have also gone
to New York to see him. His private
secretary has been here several times on
secret missions. Private reports of the
case are sent to him daily. Every man
prominently identified with the case. all
the advisory committee and most of the
witnesses are on the Anaconda payroll,
except the state officers. These are de-
pendent on him for denomination. Not
one Of the entire crowd would be here ex-
cept for Daly's orders as the people OF
Montana we'll understand.
The testimony OF Representative Nc
Laughfin yesterday conclusively proves
the legitimate nature OF the heavy timber
land transactions with Clark who has
lately been buying timber land wherever
available. Whether the witness got
money otherwise for his vote will be de-
cidedsyby the Investigating committee. No
guilty man on either side need expect to
escape detection at the hands of its MEM
bers.s They are fair and generous but no
man need try to deceive them. They
force the witnesses on both sides to tell
10. M col,
jurers.
This morning George E. McGrath. for
merly a labor agftator in Butte, was
sworn. He began to tell of the sena-
torial election Of '93. This was objected
to by the prosecution, unless the latter
was allowed to have witnesses in re-
buttal. It was taken under advisement.
McGrath's testimony would have related
to the alleged suggestion of Mr.. Daily in
80 to put up money to be handed later
to the speaker Of the house on the White
side plan. The purpose was to show the
scheme to be a favorite one with the
Anaconda magnate.
Bickford was sworn. The prosecution
expects to break him down completely
and establish his agency for w. A. Clark
chase Of votes.
It is reported Mr.. DAILY will arrive this
week, ready to testify If summoned. The
report of his coming is discredited by
many
Concerning the copper situation, the
general belief is that Mr.. Clark has not
vet Joined the Standard Oil people, but
that his relations will be friendly so far
as the price Of copper is concerned.
The Anaconda representatives here do
not expect Mr.. DAILY to resume the per-
sOnal management Of the mines and
smelter, though he will carry out his
contract to remain in nominal charge
till may. Intimate friends say he will
reside in New York.
Members of the advisory committee
here are wondering what would become
Of themselves II the new management
should drop them from the pay roll. 1t
is believed their patriotism would ooze
out of their finger ends and they would
take the back track for home.
The state officers are getting ready to
return to Montana, not from any sense
Of public duty. but because of a consti-
tutional provision giving them a limit of
sixty. days absence.
Senator Carter is the only Montana
official in Washington who is doing his
duty to the people under his oath Of
office. The lower house has practically
no Montana member.
Reputable citizens of Montana coming
here depart on the earliest trains. They
say no man can visit Washington from
that state without suspicion attaching
to his character. and that none with any
regard for his reputation will come mere
for fear OF being accused of sympathy
for one side or the other, and making
enemies for life. The states disgrace
grows blacker and blacker.