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nat he should approach Judge Hunt as
~ had done. DIR. Treacy replied:
srbev came from no person. had
xcown him for ten years and admired
~, more than any other man in the
tate nv only motive was to test his Of
ecial integrity and to find out whether he
~as ali right. had heard rumors that
~ was identified with the Daily people.
"a there were many rumors unpleasant
n involving his name. wanted to know
about that.
rs.e.r 20 Test the JudGe's Virtue.
aThen., continued Senator Chandler,
..a,, went deliberately to work to test
ne virtue Of your friend as judge?'
- ala" was the reply. 'and I am very
sorry for H."
~ rontinuing. he explained that he had
,rpected a more indignant protest at the
erst interview than he had received.
Asked what party he had meant 10
rsfer TO when he had told Judge Hunt
rat he could get $4,000 or 800 900 out OF
,hs case. the witness said he did not
mean anybody
.sThen you told him what was not true?"
~ ala. I might as well have told him
that he could get a Million
The witness said he knew OF the pres
ence In Helena OF the special train from
Butte which had brought Mr.. Corbett. Mr..
w. Clark and others from Butte on
the day he first spoke to Judge Hunt, and
had heard the gossip that the supreme
court was TO be bought. He had also
heard that at that time Marcus Days
prtvate car was there TO take Judge
Hunts children away. Public gossip was.
he said, constantly associating Justice
Hunts name with that of Marcus DAILY,
ara there was much talk that he was 70
Be- corrupted. He could not, however.
rive the name Of any one person from
whom he had heard the intimation.
NJ Favored Ciark's Election.
Dr. Treacy said that, while a Republican
m politics. he had favored Clark's election
10 the senate. Recess.
At the afternoon session DIR. Treacy said
that he had met Mr.. Corbett Saturday
night after his arrival In Washington.
but that he had not talked with him con-
corning his testimony before this COM
mittee. After his arrival here no had en-
gnged an attorney because l wanted to
zee where l was at" After seeing the
headlines In the Chicago papers. he had
thought II possible that he might be
looked upon as a criminal. Upon his ar
rival In Washington he had also seen Mr..
Welcome. Charley Clark and Mr.. Faux
ner. but that he had not talked with them
at any length concerning this case.
senator Ciark's Expenditures.
Senator Clark was then recalled. lie
said he had gone to Helena from Butte
on January 4. 1893. just after the meeting
OF the Legislature, but that he had carried
with him no more money than he usually
carried. Senator Clark detailed the trans
action with Representative Mclaughlin.
whereby he became owner of certain
timber land owned by Mclaughlin He
said the Anaconda company had practisa
ly secured monopoly OF the timber of the
STATE. He had then asked Bickford. who
had lived AZ Missoula. to look out for any
opportunity TO buy timber The latter had
reported McLaughlin's ownership OF timber
land, together with other valuable property
and he had authorized Mr.. Bickford 10
make the purchase. The property had been
secured at reduction, Mclaughlin had
made after he Clark had had an intsr-
view with him In December. 1905. At this
Interview he had agreed with Mclaughlin
10 organize the Western Lumber Company
and to make Mclaughlin manager at
salary Of $500 a month
Replying to a question from Mr. Faux
ner. Senator Clark said:
There was never a word said during my
personal interview with MIR. Mclaughlin
either by him. Mr.. Bickford or myself con-
corning the senatorial contest
where His Money Went.
Mr. Clark here submitted statement
showing expenditures on political account
made by him from August /, isas, TO Sep
tvmher ], 1899 SO far as the expenditures
referred to the senatorial and preceding the
legislative campaign they were as follows.
August r. 1S9s. G w clark, 81 900 Oc.o-
br II, G. W. Clark sa0.0eo: October ~, Wal
ter Cooper, $40. November g. L. q. Leon
ard $50; November 7. q, H. Padley. $50;
l. q, Leonard $40. November o J. n.
Miles, Neu. Thomas i<illgalon. $3.50. Mo-
vsnber 10, G, VI, radley. $500; November II.
John Leary So, November a. C. w Clark.
sa"n A. J. Davidson 1900. January 6.
lss, C. " Padley, ssso February 4 " T.
cason, $40. February &. George Alderman.
$50: February IA G. w Clark so SOC. Feb
saary a. j Il. WELCOME SIS 600. February
~, J " Welcome. so. MarcA ? welicom..
isi; Welcome for John simpson. s4co.
April u. e W clark. $500.
Other items were given covering the ex-
penss Of the campaign last spring
Made some small Presents.
The senator said IN addition 10 these
sasns he had made Messrs. Welcome, Me-
hssmott and r c Day each present
q Feo, hut he did not consider these
donations Ia the nature of political ex-
peNtiiares, An these men had giNon
great deal 81 TINA 10 promoting hts IN
seresss None Of than had expected pay,
and no money had been given them on
their personal account until after tho
senatorial election.
Asked No Accounting.
Mt, Clark salA that all the large sums
raid 20 G. W clark. Wcllcome and pa
wilson hal been paid 70 carry cut the
hgrceaeni which he had entered into 20
pay the expenses Of tho proposed cam
fzixn to rescue the state from Daily. He
hAd questioned no accounting from them,
having tho utmost confidence In them. lie
ga not know wha, they had done with
thf money.