The age-herald., 1900-02-07
BICKFORD LETTER
 CAUSES WRANGLE State Senator Denied the Charge
 of Bribery. WHITESlDE cow lRADlCTED Mr. Cullen Admitted That His Family Had Spent the Winter in Cali
 fornia, But That He Bor-
 rowed the Money
WHITESlDE CONl lRADICTEO

Washington, February 1.-The contro- Versys over the election of Senator Clark of Montana before the seante committee on elections began today with another wrass1e between attorneys on the respect i've sides over the letter intercepted in MT Campbelfs office while it was being carried Mir. Campbell presented the letter asking that it might be returned. as it might oe important to have it in suit in Mon tana
 The letter was read It is on paper con taining the card of Walter M. Bickford, and is as follows:
 Butte, Mont, August 13, 1899.
 My Dear Root-I have had a talk with Mr.. War this morning and with MT. Falk. When you F'alk find ouE what his ex- penses would be and ask him about Me- Intyre as a lawyer. Perhaps the expense money was thought too little. Yours,
 ''WM. B. NJ"
 The envelope was addressed Jesse B. Root, Politeness Mr. Hill.'
 The first witness of the day was State Senator Philipps, of Chautau county, Mon tana, Qepublican), who voted for Mr. Clark. He said he had known MT. Clark for idhirty years, and in a talk with him he had told him that if the republicans voted for a democrat for the senate the democrat must be a protectionist. MT. Clark mad then announced himself as in favor of tariff on lead and wool and other raw material and as an expansion ist, and had agreed to write a letter de- firing his position. This letter, the witness said written hiit1 1,a or,le bo produce it.
 Mr. Phillips admitted having talked with State Senator Mckay at the republican legislative cauouses and concerning MT Clarks candidacy, but denied that he Chad told ttlat gentleman tlhat he could get S15- 900 for a vote for MT. Clark, and of tav- ing told him that Representative Ingersoll was to get s10,0O0 for his vote.
 Contradicted whiteside
 State Senator Cu1aen, democrat from Dawson county, who had voted for MT. Clark. cortradicted fiatqy the testimony of Mr Whitesdde Ito the effect that he was to have received s15,0O0 for ulis vote for MT. Clark, saying that 9e had not been offered nor had he received any consideration for his vote.
 MT. Cullen is "a railroad conductor on afle Northern Pacific, and he testified to a conversation he had had wl,da Mark Daly lon the train in December prdor to lbhe meet ing of the legislature. He said that MT. Da1y had brought up the subject of the contest of tine United States senate, ask ing him what he thought of tine outlook. Witness said he had replied tihat he thought MT. Clark would be elected. To lhrs ne said Mir. Daily had repled T will ten you that every man who votes for Clark will be published as boodler and .briabe 'taker. If you fellows elect Clark Pll see that he never Hakes his seat in the senate.''
 He had not voted for MT. Clark on the first three or four ballots because of the .Whitesides exposure, but had been assured by MT. Clark in a conversation that the ex- posture was the result of a conspiracy, and that the money was not his. He had in- tended when elected to vote for him, and then. after making further examinations, decided to give him his vote as he had originally intended.
 On cross-examination, Mir Cullen said that his family had spent the winter In California on account of health, but he had borrowed the money to live on. He denied having told MT. Whitesides brother that he had seen Clark and fixed the