The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-17

Washington. Feb. 16.-The proceed
ings in the Clark case today did not
reach the high point Of interest at
tanned yesterday. The principal wit
ness of the day was Walter Cooper.
one of Mr.. Clark's managers in the
campaign. He is a resident Of ex-
Representative Hartmans home town,
BOzeman, and the personal tilts be
tween the two served to relieve what
would have otherwise been a common
place story.
Mr.. Faulkner sought in behalf Of
Senator Clark to reopen the question
as to State Senator Whiteside-s effort
at bribery during his own election, but
the committee adjourned for the day
without deciding upon the question Of
relevancy.
The first witness was Frederick j.
Winston, a New York lawyer, who said
he was present in the Office of Broker
Kerr Of New York some time in No
vember last when Mark Hewitt a
witness for the prosecution. had eX-
pressed opinions rejecting upon the
state supreme court Of Montana in
connection with the Welcome disbar-
ment case before that court.
Mr.. Winston said Mr. Hewitt had ex-
pressed the opinion that Welcome
would be disbarred. "as the supreme
court was owned by Mr.. DAILY"
The witness also said Hewitt said
that the general impression in Montana
was that the DAILY people had supplied
! the $4,000 used in the Whiteside eX-
/ pOsUre to defeat Clark for the senate,
! but falling in that, they were then
! using the money against Welcome in
/ the supreme court
! In reply to a question from Senator
{ Chandler, Mr.. Foster, counsel for Mr..
( Clark. stated that Mr. winston was
4 put on to impeach Mr.. Hewitt's testi-
mony.
To Down the Anaconda Company.
Walter Cooper Of Bozeman. Mont.
/ who was one Of Senator Clark's chief
| supporters in his campaign for the
J senate. was the next witness He tes-
! tilted to being present at the meeting
| Of Mr.. Clark's friends in Butte in July.
! 1898, preliminary to entering upon the
! Campaign. he said the purpose Of the
meeting was to break the. control Of
/ the Anaconda Copper Mining company
over the affairs Of the state and that
he had done all he could in the sue
J. ceeding campaign to accomplish this
result.
OF the seventy-nIne Democratic
members Of the legislature, the Clark
I people had believed, after the leglsla-
tive election. that fifty would vote for
+ Clark He had failed 10 get this num-
Der, owing TO the influence of the Daily
interest in the legislature In the en-
tire membership Of ninety-fOur. the
/ witness believed there were twenty
one or twenty-five who were employed
/ by DAILY CT in enterprises IL which
that gentleman is interested. and he
gave a list Of those so employed
Mr.. Cooper said he had been in Hell
ena during the entire session Of the
/ legislature, but that he knew Of no
/ effort to corrupt any member Of the
/ legislature in Mr.. Clark's behalf. He
had expended $500 during the sitting
Of the legislature. the money being
used in paying the expenses Of friends
Of Senator Clark who came to Helena
to assist in his campaign for the SEN
ate.
Vote Was Not Influenced.
Speaking Of Representative J0hnson's
transfer Of mis- vote from Hartman TO
] Clark. Mr. Cooper said it was not made
until it became evident that MT. Hart
man had no chance Of Tdccess- He re-
pudiated the idea that the vote Of Mr.
Johnson (who is a Physician had been
/ influenced by giving him employment at
the Bridget coal mines.
! Mr.. Cooper said he had received no
pay for his services in support OF ar.
Clark, but that ClaTks son Charley mad
paid his hotel bill. He had kept a mem
orandum Of his expenses during the
campaign, but he had destroyed OF mis-
laid it.
Mr. Hartman asked the witness what
debts he had Hquidated since the ad-
jOurnment Of the legislature. He al
first refused To answer, saying that iS
my private business and none Of yours
To the committee ! would say. l VIII
/ tell you anything I can Of public ma
( ture, but I viii not let this man parade
my private business from one end Of
the country 10 the other
How He Paid Debts.
He did explain. however. that he had
paid $4,000 in debts with money he
had secured from the sale OF the Boze-
man water plant and $1,000 he had Dor
/ rowed from Senator Clark. For this
J debt he had given his note. and expect
] ed to pay the note when due, having
given his milling company stock as Sc
curity.
Ben FAX, eX-deputy clerk OF + lttLls az
1 county Mont. was recalled by Mt
! Faulkner, and asked whether MT
Whiteside had offered him $1,000 10 De
allowed access to the election returns
/ involving his (Whiteside's) election 10
the state senate before the votes were
counted.
Mr.. Campbell objected, unless upon
the understanding that Whites1le
should have a chance to re5ut- he
Thought the testimony entirely neon
Detent.
Mr.. Faulkner admitted that the res
timony, if given. would be purely col
lateral, but said the bars had Desi-
thrown down in admitting testimony
! as to attempts at bribery or the ~
prene court. This he thought Wolid
let in this matter ...--
Responding. Mr.. Campbell SAID II L- -l
testimony was admitted the prose- u
ton would ask 20 have witnesses c dlleg
TO prove that the witness had receiN !
50. 500 from Mr.. Bickford for making the
statement ..-s.,
The committee reserved It's declS.1IA
D d