The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-20
MONTANA
LEGISLATORS
COME HIGH.
But It Appears From Testimony That
There Was Plenty Of Money
SOME ENTERTAINING EVIDENCE
was Brought out IN the Clark Brib-
cry Case Before the Senate
Committee.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE hear
ing before the senate committee on
privileges ana elections in the case OF
Senator Clarke, OF Montana, developed
four new witnesses and continued to
finish the testimony Of the accountant,
Rector, who had been on the stand
when the committee adjourned We'd
nesday. The new witnesses were Rep
resentative Cooney, T. E, Butler, a
preacher named Warren, who was
chaplain of the Montana house Of rep
resentatives, and lawyer named
Cason. The two last named testified to
many incidental proceedings which lent
exceptional interest to their statements.
Mr.. William F. Rector was again on
the stand at the beginning Of the days
session. lie said that all he did In Sc
curing rooms was reported to the high
er authorities and volunteered in this
connection the statement that "in the
case OF every man purchased 1t was
necessary to report to Mr.. Clark" He
had not made such reports himself be-
ing only a private and not on such
terms of familiarity with the "big
guns" as to justify his approaching
them. He repeated the statement made
In his examination in chief that apart
ments In the Warren hotel had been
refused because there was no under
gound passage from that building to
the lelgslative hail. contending serious
ly that Mr.. clarks managers desired
such a passage. once when Senator
Faulkner tried to check the witness in
his voluntary testimony, he replied: u
want to get out the whole truth; ] am
not interested in suppresslng part of 1t
as you are"
Mr. Rector said he did not know what
sum was brought in by Davidson at
any time.
.I only knew he said, that we sud-
denly accumulated a drawer fun OF
money" He did not know what was
done with 1t. He did know, however,
that Mr. Powell Black had been sent
out to get member of the legisla-
ture who was to have 5000 and that
after returning he said that he had had
hard trip. but that ut was all right"
In another instance Black had said
he had LANDED his FISH inside of an
hour"
Mr.. Warren related the details OF two
conversations he had had with Senator
clark while the legislature was in ses-
sion and just previous to the election
OF Mr.. Clark. He said he had been a
supporter of Mr.. Clark; that he had
heard the reports that he was using
corrupt means to secure his election and
that he had called upon him for the
purpose of satisfying himself.
81 asked the senator said the witt
ness, what the prospects Of election
were. Mr.. Clark replied that they were
all right. 4 will be elected, Clark
said. He spoke assuredly, but said he
did not want the election until he could
get a majority of the Democrats. He
could, he said, with the assistance OF
the Republicans, be elected at any time.
but he did not want the election that
way. Mr.. Clark added that the mem
bers were coming to him at the rate Of
one or two a day. / then asked II he
expected the Republican vote. He re-
piled that he did, and asked him II he
was sure Of all Of them, to which he
replied that there might be one or two
defections, adding that Is all arranged
for / then told him that heard a
Democratic member giving the name
of member Of the house, say he would
support you for a consideration.
How much does he want?' Mr..
Clark asked.
"About $4,000, I think, I replied.
"Mr. Clark studied moment and
said, Il can't do anything like that my
self, but will have It fixed.' He did
not, however, say who would fix IT."
Mr.. Warren said he had seen Mr..
Clark next morning in the lobby OF the
hotel, and Mr.. Clark had asked him
where his man was. He had replied
that he had NOT soe0 the member, when
Mr.. clark said, 'teIl him want his
vote to-day" Continuing, Mr.. Clark
had expressed himself as weary Of the
proceeding. and said 1t must come to
conclusion. Explaining farther. Mr..
Warren said he had not seen the mem
ber in accordance with this request, but
before he went to see Clark he had
heard the member say joklngly that he
would vote for that gentleman for
10000.
ON cross examination Mr.. Warren
said that he had resigned his ministry
In the Methodist church after giving his
testimony before the Montana supreme
court, because of numerous scandalous
reports that were put in circulation
about him. He said in reply to Ques-
tons that previous to going to Helena
he had had a dialculty at Sweet Grass.
"a man called me a bad name" he
said, "and ! knocked him down and
gave him thrashlng."