The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-06
MONTANA'S PECULIAR MEN.
MORE UNsAvORY DETAILS ARE
COMING TO LIGHT.
CIark's Witnesses FIatly Contradict
Those Brought Against Him and
Assert That the Latter All
Were Solicitors to BE Bribed.

were sOlfcftous TO BE brfbeu.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-when the senate
! committee on privileges and elections re-
sumed its investigation of the election of
Senator Clark, Mr.. Campbell, attorney for
the prosecution, produced the affidavit Of
Mr.. Hin, which that gentleman had testi-
/ fled had been altered by himself and Mr..
\ Campbell. Mr.. Campbell said he had made
no change in the document.
At this juncture Mr. Foster, attorney on
Senator Clark's side. asked that Mr. Camp
bell be compelled to restore to Mr.. Bick-
ford the letter which had been stolen" in
\ it's transmission. He referred to the let
z ter from Bickford to Ben Falk, which Hill
I said had been taken from him and opened
by Campbell when he was taking it to FAX,
and which Campbell admitted he had read,
but which he said Hill had opened.
Campbell Resents Insin nm ton.
Campbell resented Fosters intimation
that the letter had been stolen. saying
this was absolutely untrue, and adding
| that he would turn the letter over to the
committee when called for. Chairman
Chandler said this would be satisfactory.
How Ryan Helped Clark.
James Ryan, Of Butte, was the first wit
ness. He knew Representative Normoyle
and Representative Murray; that Nor
moyle had asked him (Ryan) to see Clark
for him and ascertain whether he could
not get some money for him (Normoyle)
out of the contest. That Murray had told
him that IL he could get a purchaser for
some lots of his for $3.50 he would not
come to Washington to testify. He said
he had gone TO Helena in Mr.. Clark's In
terest during the session of the legisla-
ture but he had paid his own expenses
What did you do in Helena?'' asked
Mr.. Birney.
II drank whisky principally" was the
reply. Il helped Mr.. Clark by having
good time with the boys"
NormoyIe's Testimony Contradicted.
Robert Fair. of Butte. also contradict
ed Mr.. Normoyle's statements declaring
that gentleman to the effect that he could
get $4,000 or any other sum for voting for
Clark He had not, he said, participated
In the senatorial contest.
GaIItck Tells stories on Rector.
William Gallick, wholesale liquor deal
err. said he had never tried to induce Rep
resentative Murray to vote for Clark.
thus contradicting previous testimony put
In by the prosecution. This witness also
stated that William Rector. one of the
witnesses for the prosecution, had told
him that Congressman Campbell had
promised him that , i he tReetor1 would
what he (CampbelD told him to swear, he
(Rector) could have the job of expert
ing the books of the Silver Bow Com
pany, which would not take more than
two or three months, and for which he
could have 5000 or $500. The witness
also said that Rector had told him that II
he tGallickl could get Clark to give him
$500 he would go to British Columbia and
avoid coming to Washington to testify.
Mr.. Gallick said he had declined TO I'M
dertake the negotiation.
Populist senator Not Corrupred.
State Senator Jerry Connolly, of Granite
county fB0puifst1 Testified that he did
consider that Mr.. Whiteside had been a
sincere reformer because the witness knew
of frauds In elections in Silver Bow and
Deer Lodge counties: that there was much
talk OF bribery in Helena, but II all origi-
mated with the DAILY gang" That he had
voted for Mr., Clark but that he had re-
ceived no money for his vote.
In voting for Mr.. Clark. he voted the
sentiment OF 10 per cent. of his constitu-
ents, and he resented the insinuation that
he had sold his vote. He said he was for
anything the DAILY gang was against.
and was against anything the DAILY
gang" was for.
Does Not Like the DAILY Gang.
They are blaekmailers, the whole lot
that for some time he had felt very an
tagonisuo TO Campbell and Whiteslde.
Connolly said that GOV. Smith had told
but that DAILY had not had the nerve 10
show up during the sitting of the legis-
lature In Helena. He said In reply TO n
Mr., Campbell that the latter had been
guilty OF treachery and then proceeded
upon his own accord to attack Congress-
man Hartman, saying that he had every
reason TO believe that Hartman had in
ducements TO get of the ticket.
Connolly said in a statement previously
made that the DAILY element had charged
fraud in Deer Lodge and Silver How
counties, and said he had meant to say
element, the labor people claiming that
the DAILY element was using the "rankest
branched into details OF Montana politics.
fusion. etc. Mr.. Chandler cautioned the
parties that this would not be allowed
beyond those matters having direct bear
Ing on this case.
AZ noon the committee took a recess
until p. m
Casey Denies That Tie Bribed.
George Casey, of Butte. was the first
witness Of the afternoon session He stat
ed that he had spent last winter IN Helena
IN Clarks interest. and that McDermott
MED ever having made promises Of pecu-
MARY assistance TO Representative Muir
the purchase OF S7.oao worth OF sheep BY
himself and Representative Lockhart ~
the Montana legislature. which had been
paid for with money borrowed by Lock-
hart at the bank ~ Clark & Bro. in
Butte.
Tooie Made Propositions.
James N. Hodges, receiver Of the land
afnce at Miles City. told Of a proposition
Helena last winter by John r Tnole a
member 81 the Montana house OF represen-
tatiVts, % assist "a preparing Tor tae con-
test OF Mr.. tlarks seat ffc hal asked
Tooic's assistance in the fight against the
Rosebud county hill F0olp had told him
mat be would give the help bat that in re-
turn be wanted his iwltucEsl helm. Tou-e
had SAID 70 him that he and his frieada
had Just tren 6cateu hy Clark inrihe con-
test for tho United States senate. that
M. C3ark's Uehl Go the eeat would 5e
attacked. that Tor fhls purpose testimony
would 5e wanted. that ne iwitnessl was
believed he could help. that money would
Be furnished for his services: that he must
know men who had been connected win