The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
0lIEST AGAINST CLARK.
.-,vcrALs AND CITIZENS JOIN IN
CoNDEMSTNG HIM.
Get Forth the Facts which Go
=. Make Up the Case of Frasd
- Collision and Ask the
s..ste Not to Countenance Ii.

r.uf1NGTON, May Ex-senator
WAs y.in as received the following mes
- rom Gov. Smith, of Montana: TO
~ ~ x Chandler, chairman. Washing
a. D e SIT, u hd Hen TINS w gay re taTt
mea s Sbv the lieutenant governor OF his
~ an the 18th inst, as being tainted
E1,s coiluslon and fraud and ! have this
~ snpoinfed Hon Martin Maginnis, CT
e,,sna. United States senator to I'LL the
y on.~sr caused by the resignation of Hon.
Clark. Credentials will follow in
~. cnurse. (Sisned.) Robert 3. Smith.
eu s.,nor Of Montana" Senator Chandler
aiso received protest s against an; NJ
~ Montana house OF representatives.
"a number of county officials dated at
~ protest sets forth the proceedings
= ~ senate in the case of Senator Clark,
N then says:
=. sussreas. II is apparent from the facts
- circumstances following that at the
~ Mr.. Clark was delivering his speech
4 fhe United states senate notifying the
.sss ~ the fact That he had rendered his
sSsnation. his son and others who wer,
ssociated with him during the contest be-
~ The legislative assembly in January.
~ and who are shown to have been
PARTICIPANTS N the sy and corru up.
s.nifoi 81 Montana, his resignation hay
~ ham 10 timed that II would reach the
s6ce OF the chief executive of the state
SMontana during the absence of the gov
Sror of the state, and while the lieuten-
~ governor was acting governor, and
non whom II Is evident that they could
scn6dently rely for the contamination OF
I scheme for his appointment; and
aWhereas, All the circumstances sur
rnunding the transaction indicate, and we
We've there was q conspiracy laid on the
All OF W. A. Clark and those who were
sssocjated with him In the contest before
ne legislative assembly of January, 1893.
snd who had by false and fraudulent
state Of Montana to absent himself there
irom. that the lieutenant governor (evi-
IDENTIFY q party to the soheme) might be
he setting chief executive for the purpose
q accepting the rendered resignation and
making the appointment. and the lieu
kpant governor acting as governor in de-
Sants Of the will not only of the people
II fhe state of Montana. but of all decent
IA rfght-thinking people of the entire
country as we'll pursuant to the conspi-
iscy and manifesting a contempt for the
eenate OF the United States and OF the
epnions of some of its most eminent and
distinguished members, appointed Mr..
cark 70 the vacancy created by his own
ysAauation.
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of the
state OF Montana, do most earnestly. en-
phAtcally and solemnly protes. against
ne said W. A. Clark being allowed to
lake his seat in the senate of the United
States, under ard by virtue of the ap-
Dcntmeat already referred to, until the
6snate. by its duly appointed committee
81 privile yes and elections may make
such inquiry as may appear necessary
end proper as to the methods employed
n bringing about saio appointment.
Another long protest. signed by Off
eials and citizens of Silver Bow county,
the home both of Mr.. Clark and Mr..
Daily. alleges that the appointment Of
Nr Clark by the lieutenant governor is
fraudulent.
The following statement is from this
protest:
when the governor left the state the
lieutenant governor was also absent,
having left for the purpose of attending
The Peoples party national convention to
h Aeld at Sioux Falls. S. -. But by a
singular coincidence, the latter official,
Who Is Mr. Clarks personal friend and
buslness associate. left the convention
before II had made its nominations or
tansacted any business and hurried back
y Montana, arriving in time to receive
~, C1ark's resignation from the hands
HE son Then. within few hours
after the resignation was received and
sny thirty-four hours before the gov
enors return. the lieutenant governor
appointed Mr.. Clark to ill the supposed
vacancy.
In this behalf. the undersigned allege.
upon their Information and belief, that
me governor of Montana was fraudulently
end deceptively lured from the state by
~, Clark. through Thomas Kinds. one
q bis recognized agents and political
s Ssv,kers; Tor the express purpose OF en-
eoling Mr.. Clark to resign In his absence
md to be reinstated by the appointment
u The lieutenant governor before the
governor could return"