Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-11
CLARK IS ON THE STAND
Senator From Madison County Tells of
the Part He Played In the Alleged
ExpOsure-State Treasurer COL
lins Produces the Money.


Senator Clark of Montana, began his re-
direct examination Of Witness Whiteside
before the senate committee on privileges
! and elections today by asking him con-
cerning a legal suit brought against wit
ness by DIR. Cole, member of the CAPT.
tol commission. Witness said the suit
had been decided in his favor.
| He said also when asked to explain his
inability to specify exact time that he
had an average of half dozen conversa-
tions a day with Welcome and Charley
Clark Senator Clark's managers, during
the entire time of his association with
contest.
He said further that the reason he had
been able to give names not mentioned
/ in his testimony in Montana was that he
did not on either occasion have before
him the memoranda which he had here.
Whiteside said he had been supporter
of Clark until the senatorial election of
1898. when, becoming convinced that
Clark was using money to secure repub-
lican votes for himself, he withdrew.
He had not, however, become identified
then with the DAILY faction. and as late
as 1898 had antagonized the policy Of
the Daily managers on the question of
fusion.
! At this point Whiteside was withdrawn
temporarily in order to allow State
Treasurer Collins of Montana to testify.
He had in his possession the $50, 900
turned over to the state by Senator
Whiteside, Clark of Madison, Myers and
Carr. He identified and described each
of the envelopes containing the money
and, holding the big bills up SO as to get
!. the benefit of the full light exhibited
them to the members of the committee
while he described them in detail He
said the money had been turned over to
him by the legislative investigating COM
.mittee. Collins turned the envelopes over
to the committee, and, laying the ex-
posed bills on the table in front of him,
continued his testimony, which was for
only brief period.
7 Whiteside was then recalled and iden-
titled the various envelopes as having
been given to him to hold for himself
and Messrs Clark of Madison county,
Myers and Carr.
Faulkner. in his re-crOss-examination
made the test of Whiteside's capacity 70
identify bills held at distance of 10
or IL feet, witness having testified to
seeing the money given to State Senator
Clark at this distance. He named COR
;.rectly three bills out of four.
Whiteside was finally excused, but was
asked to remain in attendance upon the
committee.
State Senator Clark of Madison county
was next called. He stated he was
democrat, and had gone to Helena more
! favorably inclined to Clark than toward
any other candidate for the senate. But
that he had changed his opinion after
he had Investigated the methods of his
namesake.
Clark testified that he had received
$4,000 in 81 1000 bills from Welcome on
January 4. 1898, and that the money was
given him on the express condition that
he was to vote for Clark as long as his
vote was wanted.
He detailed the preliminary talk with
Welcome, saying Welcome said to him.
1--WE want you with US, and we want you
hard" adding, I'VE are going to get the
votes necessary to elect our man, and il
we don't get them one way we will get
them another"
II asked Welcome what there was in
it, witness continued, land he replied
there's $4,000 for you. provided you
comply with the conditions the condi-
tions being to vote for Mr.. Clark as long
as required.
Welcome had told the witness that he
would nut the money in Whiteside's
hands for him. but the latter testified he
replied that was not satisfactory: that
that he must see the money!
Welcome then told him that big bills
were scarce. but that 1.-The old man.
would arrive from Butte that night. and