The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-01-13
Clark Bribery
Investigation

Washington, Jan. 1O.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
held only one session in its hearing in
the Clark senatorial election case to-
day. Ex-State Senator Whiteside of
Montana was the only witness. 1t was
the fourth day of the examination.
When the committee adjourned at
noon Mr.. Faulkner announced that he
mad for the present concluded the
cross-eXamination of Mr.. Whiteside
but that he would ask for his recall
later IN order to PROFOUND certain ques-
tons winch he was not yet ready to
put ana upon which he would under
take to impeach his testimony. Mr..
Camppell, representing the anti-Clark
petitioners, also stated that he wished
to ask a few more questions on redi-
rect examination, and on this account
it is expected Mr. Whiteside will be on
the stand when the hearing is resumed
tomorrow.
Try to Impeach Whiteside.
Ex-senator Faulkner today resumed
his cross examination of Mr.. Whiteside.
He began the days proceedings in an
effort to break down the testimony of
Mr.. Whiteside concerning the part ia
ken by State Senator Clark of Madi-
son county in exposing the alleged
misconduct of his namesake in con-
nection with the senatorial election.
Whiteside repeated his statement
that he had seen Mr.. Clark of Madison
go alone to the room of Welcome, one |
of the managers for Senator Clark, and I
also that MIR. Clark of Madison had |
asked for day to consider the prOpo-
sition to enter into the agreement to !
expose the alleged bribery proceedings. |
He assented that the suggestion that |
the state senator's vote could be Sc
cured had not originated with him. but .
with Welcome. He said many of these
points had not been touched upon at
the legislative investigation or before
the grand jury, because both these
proceedings were comparatively brief.
At Mr.. Faulkner's instance Mr.. White
side went over the details of the trans
action with State Senator Myers, who
was one Of his associates in the alleged
exposure, and also told again the cir
cumstances under which money was
given to him Both transactions had
been conducted in the bath room of
Welcomes room at the Helena hotel,
Mr. Whiteside also detailing some Of
the particulars of a visit made to New
York and Washington by himself in
February last year.
He said he had met here among
others Mr. Campbell, counsel in the
case, and Mr.. DUrston. He had not
met them by appointment, but they
had discussed whether they should
make their disclosures to congress be- l
fore the adjournment last March or {
wait until the beginning of the present.
session. He and Mrs. Campbell had {
Oeen the most active agents in the i
present prosecution. J
Replying to a question as to whether t
he DAILY faction had ever used money c
n politics, Mr.. Whiteside said that he I
lid not know; that charges of such use S
If money by Mr.. DAILY had been made
~ the newspapers friendly to Mr..
Clark; that the corrupt practices had
Begun in, 1898. when Clark was a can
lidate for the senate, and had contin-
led throughout the state capital fight
When money was poured out like water,
nd in subsequent sessions of the leg
stature until the last session, when the ! n
limaX was reached. He had then de- o
ermined to do what he could to put n
top to the practices, hence his activ- I
-y in this prosecution.