The age-herald., 1900-02-14
ECLARK LIKELY
 TO BE UNSEATE D
Report of Committee Expected
 to be Adverse.
NO DIRECT EVIDENCE YET
There Has Been Abundant Proof of Money Being Used But Commit tee Has Been Unable to Show
 Clark's Connection

Washington February 13.-CSpecial.) .)-The indications are that the senate committee on privileges and elections will report that William Andrew Clark, now sitting as the e joundr senator from Montana, was not elected, and is consequently not entitled to his seat. The report of the committee will probably be unanimous. The case has been heard for about two months now, and the testimony has been such as to show most deplorable condition of affairs in Mon- tana.
 There has been mass of testimony to show that money was used to elect MT. Clark, but he has not been directly con- nected with it's use. If the committee were convinced that he himself had used money for this purpose, 1t would vote in favor Of his expulsion Not only has the testimony tended to show that money was used in Mr. Ciark's interest, but also that the Daily crowd in that state were interested in preventing his election.
 The Clark people seek to show that the attempt to deprive Clark of his seat is a conspiracy on the part of Daly. But that does not affect the case. If money were used to influence enough votes to elect MT. Clark, regardless of the question whether or not he was responsible flor its use, the committee would decide that there had been no election; and consequently on the ques- ton of his right to the seat only a majority vote of the senate would be necessary Tine inability of the committee to ascertain that MT. Clark himself was responsible for the use of the money employed in his election saves him from the humiliation and disgrace of being expelled from the senate; but there can be little satisfaction for MT Clark in that, for it will be humili- ating enough to have his seat declared vacant on the ground that he was not elected, and enough stigma will attach to that to make an ordinary man unhappy.
 Lot of Perjury
 Judging from the testimony before the committee, there has been a lot of perjury committed by witnesses but just who is guilty of perjury and who is telling the truth, is almost beyond the ability of man to determine. The testimony shows a very low moral plane in Montana politics. In a new state this is not so surprising or dds- creditable as it would be dn an older state where civilization demands a higher stand ard, but the conditions in Montana are of a. character to make every lover of clean and descent politics dismayed. It is rumored that in the event of an adverse report from the committee. and it is becoming evident that he will be unseated, MT. Clark will re- sign his seat before the senate declares it vacant. Jasf now such an act will help MT. Clark's case is not evident. It would really seem to many as almost confirming the worst suspicious.
 Election of MT. Bard
 The elarfipn of Mr Rard from, California after the prolonged contest before the leg dslature there, is very satisfactory to all republicans. It gives the republican party another vo,e in tho senate, and thus strengthens the majority, and is supposed to help politics in that state, for the re- publican faottonal fight there and the charges that were made regarding the methods used by several candidates for the senatorship to further their ambition has been regarded in Washington as seriously jeopardizing republican success.
 The Quay Case
 The Quay case may come up this week. Senator Hurley of Tennessee has been wait ing for an opportunity to open the debate but the financial bill is in hhe way. The Quay panitisans confident of securing a majority in favor of seating MT Quay, and they think tho election of a senator by Cal ifornfa helps their case. There is still no reason to believe that the senate, notwGth- standing Mir. Quay's popularity and politi- cal pull, will stultify Itself sufficiently to seat Quay on the certificate of appointment by the governor of Pennsylvania, after it refused only year and a. few months ago to seat MT. Corbett, of Oregon, who had a governors certificate of appointment But dn election cases the senate is not accus- toned to follow precedent. It simply does what it wants to, and decisions often de- pend upon the senate's mood when case is to be voted upon.
 ALBERT HALSTEAD.