Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-28


pended the money and referred persons
to them to get money; and in conversa-
ton with Mr.. Whiteside and again With
Mr.. Hewitt, showed beyond rontradic-
ton his knowledge of What was being
done.
Third-Our third proposition that Mr..
Clark personally engaged in corrupt
practices and male efforts to secure
votes by bribery is established by the
testimony of the Ector letters and his
Communications with Bickford concern
ing the Woods transaction, as testified
by the testimony of Rev. DR. Warren.
that Mr.. Clark accepted the suggestion
that he should pay Representative Bon
her $4,000 for his vote: by the testi-
mony of Mr.. Cason. supported by the
letter he produced, that MIR. Clark Dis
reeted him to see Representative Mar
eyes and offer him $4,000 for his Vote,
and actually paid Gason $500 for his
services; by the fact that he paid Rep
resentative Day 10000 for no other SER
vice than that performed in the gem
eral assembly and for his Vote; BY the
fact that he paid Representative Fine
$1,000 Tor his Vote. and that he told the
witness Jackson, at Salt Lake City.
that he had used money to secure his
own election. Ii Is proved beyond a
question that he paid To the committee
af three Sls6,000: 10 sulldly persons
$3.50: to REPRESENTATIVE Fine, $4,000:
10 REPRESENTATIVE Day. y5.pDp: 10 Viii
liam McDermoit 5000; - John b..
Welcome. 5000; 70 senator p. + War.
me-. $500; 10 senator McLaughlin.
sl6.5oo; to Senatp, Whiteside, $4,000: 10
Senator Myers. 10000. 10 senator
CLARK, Of Madison, $1,000 total, s2pT.-
SOD ann direct and oi.eulnstantial tes-
tilnony establishes tbs further payment
ef Sln5.5oo. as follows IL Representa-
tive H. H. Carr. 5000. 70 Representa-
tiNe Tisslisy. $1,000; 10 Representative
Isyvaier $4,000; to Representative
Jaeauetii 10000. % Representative
Moods SSooe; Is representative Sllov-.
INA se5VD, to representative fiarksr
$1,000 IS Representative lssasley s6-eeo.3
TO Repro sentative FNersole. s5.g1o, o
Senaigf Hobson, se5,ooo, TO senater
..tsi, eer $1,000.
faoNtih our fourth proposition. that
thru bribery of The memners OF ,lle
e3slafnle MI sills election WAS So
cured. Is established by the evidence
tha money ats paid in return for the
votes pf senator's and members whose
namt are sivahb, as Nell as by the
lack ef ynooi Of any reason why other
seprns"nsa ilNtss, el.etsd upon 3 Ticket
Witch bound them 10 Vote for MI on
ifsta To- l,aitsd States senator should
AsIye defsaiad tho wili Of their cpnstit-
ues(s ~ vatine for Nh latk and NJ
fafiher lack 81 amy satisfactory xiola-
nation Of sudden change ef the votes
~ he stSyon rapltbliGans Who On & nc
Cal ii his election east iheir ballots for
hiin Ii is eltain that hut for these
3rorrupt b;silogs tle could not have been
iRiecfes
F'ifth Our fifth propoS lion, that Mr..
tiaeralliEy violated No Statutes
taE Montana III scouting his elttrtien, Is
tahlishea ~ isP statutes and sen
slt lark s admissions.
III e9nelGsion W. submit that the esvi7
lataet, taken as whole, establishes
4ebrrnption IN This elsetion of q senator
Apnparaileled III eartied Ii'eeeients and
eenduet which, 4 Justified. wetlid bring
i,aiae and sisglaee upon the institu-
tians Of Cur country
liif, i)isITf,N s Il.
The brief Of the siefense. signed by
4 Clallss j. F'aulkner and Roee, Foster
4 e@ser 22 pages and Is divided into .
diseus ion II tie facts and tho lstW il
ii the case from Senato. CLARK stand.
= point. II begins With the assertion tllal
ar examination OF this TESTIMONY vii
& eentirnl tilc mps' skeptiG;l IN the beliei
THAT tliast who seek 70 brand q major
3FltYof the REPRESENTATIVES. Of q sovereign
81 AID - dis ll4tts and b,i bp-ial5tsl.s