The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-14
WAS 1T A GOLD BRICK
That Clark Gave the National Commit-
tee instead OF Million Dollarys

WAS 1T A GOLD BRICK
That Clark Gave the National Commit-
tee instead OF Million Dollars.
The Anaconda Standards New York
correspondent under date of August 4
says:
For several days past the New York
newspapers have been giving considera-
BILE attention to the discredited senator
from Montana, w. A. Clark. His mys-
terious contribution to the democratic
campaign fund, which has dwindled
from million to very insignificant pro-
portions, has been the inspiration of the
keenest ridicule, has furnished the car
toonists wealth of opportunity and
made the whole state laugh.
Republican journals grasped the
chance of making political point, pic
turing the arch briber as the sort of men
Bryan was depending upon for his cleo
tion to the presidency, and candid dem
ocrats admit that Clark's alleged contri-
button and his rumored association with
the committee, unduly advertised as is
his habit, has alienated thousands of
democratic votes from Bryan. Eastern
gold democrats who were willing to for
get their objections of four years ago to
Bryan and silver, find the Clark dose,
with it's suggestion of all that is vile and
rotten in politics, too much for them.
The stencil of the senatorial investiga-
tion is yet too fresh; it still smells, and
until time dissipates it, Clark's support
is sufficient to damn any cause.
New York newspapers paid little or no
attention to Clark's blatant charge made
IN his homecoming speech at Butte
that the entire New York press was sub
sidized against him. It was silly rant
ing at the best. But had it been of suf-
ficient Importance to have been remem-
bered against it's author, the last week
furnished the opportunity to even up
scores. But Clarks lack of humor his
inordinate vanity and his colossal con-
ceit in the power of his millions of dol
lars gave the press chance without
seeking. He played into their hands for
sweet, if unintended revenge From
the moment he reached New York until
he fled on the Lucania, he was the ever
fresh target for ridicule. AS sample
of what has been appearing in the news
papers for several days, the Herald this
morning says:
| "'We're buncoed! cry the Tammany
braves. Gold bricks were cheap in
Kansas City say the others of the New
York delegation to the democratic ma
tional convention, and we bought the
highest priced brick in the lot
What they mean is that they voted
to seat in the convention the delegation
of William A. Clark, discredited as SEN
ator from Montana; that they expected,
because of stipulations, that Clark would
put enough money into the Bryan treas
ury to make it worth their while; that
their work and votes seated Clark and
his people, and that Clark calmly sailed
away without having contributed a cent
toward the election of Bryan.
when Richard Croker, Senator Jones,
former Governor Stone and others were
in conference in the Hoffman house yes
terday, there was a leak through which
fioated the rumor that Mr.. Croker had
asked Senator Jones whether it was true
that Mr.. Clark had contributed $1,000
GOO to the democratic national campaign
fund in return for what New York did
for him in defeating the delegation of his
enemy, Marcus DAILY, in the Kansas City
convention.
"This rumor could not be caught and
investigated before another came along
that Mr.. Croker had asked whether Mr..
Clark had contributed 10 cents. To
queries as to this matter, it was said that
Mr.. Croker had asked the question and
that the reply of Chairman Jones was:
81 have never seen cent of Clark's
money in my life. The national COM
mittee hasn't cent of it in it's treasury
"At the democratic club last night l
found friends of Mr.. Croker who con-
firmed the rumor that Mr.. Clark had not
given a cent, and who said also that sor-
row had given away to anger over the
idea that Tammany and the state dele
cation had been induced to stand by
Clark in the belief that he would do
what they call the right thing
CLARK was credited first with million
dollar gift. When neither he nor Sena-
tor Jones would confirm the million, it
was publicly cut in halves, and one-half
was forgotten. Then Mr.. Clark was
publicly credited with shyly confessing
that the half million rumor was true"
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