The evening times., 1900-04-03
HOUSE ( HERMANN, o1lz St 0Ol-0O3 Seventh Street.


it will clearly appear that not candidate
opposed Senator Clark in his contest be-
fore the Legislature. has given any en-
COUragemeut or COuuteuanCe 10 this con-
test: that. as shown by the testimony q
the protestauts. ffty-twO out Cf mty
papers Of the state have denounced the
criminal conspiracy, which sought 10 de-
feat his election; that 20 universal is the
popular sentiment OF condemnation Of the
methods OF those COuspiratOrs. that the
leading spirit of the prOtestants, whose
wealth has supported and whose prejudice
has animated this prosecution. has round
ft necessary TO invest large sums OF money
in the purchase OF the press Of the state,
ard in other cases by the establishment
Of newspapers. with the hope Of checking
and dividing the sentiment Of the people
OF Montana: that during this long and pro
tracted investigation, when the eyes q the
people Of that State have been fixed upon
the happenings before this honorable con-
mittee, not a word OF encouragement has
been received from a citizen who holds an
impartial relation TO this controversy. none
have appeared with a view Of appealing TO
you to vindicate the purity OF elections in
Montana, or have asked that you should
condemn the methods employed by Senator
Clark.
1t has been shown to be an attempt to
use the terms purity and honesty 70
cover the clover foot Of personal malice.
General Statement of Fact.
Senator W. a. Clark located in Montana
on July Z. 1863. During the last fifteen or
twenty years he has taken an active inter
est in the politics OF the Territory and sub
sequeutly Of the State. He has always
been affiliated with the Democratic party.
He was nominated by that party as its can
didate for Congress in 1sSs but was de
feated for that position by the treachery Of
Marcus DAILY. By reason Of the technical
ties in precinct in Silver Bow county.
two Legislatures were organized in 1890
Mr. Clark and Mr. McGinuis were elected
to the United States Senate by what is
known as the Democratic Legislature: but
upon a contest before this body by Mr..
Powers and Mr.. Sanders he was, on party
vote. denied his seat. He was nominated
by the Democratic caucus in 1893 for the
position Of United States Senator. Win
the assistance of the POpulist vote. the
Legislature was controlled by the Demo
cratic party. Mr. Daily again defeated the
action Of the party. by refusing to permit
seven or eight members whOIa ne con-
trOlled from entering the caucus or voting
for the caucus nominee. The Legislature
adjourned without electing a Senator. thus
leaving the State without its full 'epresen-
tation for two years.
Marcus DaIy's Power.
The power of Marcus DAILY. through his
connection with the great Anaconda mines
its smelters and lumber interests. had be-
come so threatening in its political con-
troll Of the State, that In the summer OF
1898, Ex-Governor Hauser went to New
York to see Senator Clark. with a view Of
securing his active cooperation to wrest
the control Of the party from this one man
power in the coming fall contest He
failed at that tine to obtain Mr.. Clark's
consent but when Mr.. Clark returned to
Montana, he again called upon him in be-
half Of himself, and others with a view Of
inducing him 10 reconsider the matter.
1T was finally decided after looking
over the field. that the contest should be
made and the campaign entered upon
Hauser states distinctly the object of this
organization: To organize the State in
the interests of the Democratic party and
to break down what we called the one-man-
power rule in that State
AT the first conference of these gentle
men. in reply TO the suggestion which was
made by two of those present, in reference
to Senator Clark's being candidate. he
defined his position in the following Ian
guage That if the question OF his candi-
dacy for the United States Senate was in
vOlved he would not undertake it,
The Legislature elected under the re-
turns from the counties, showed seventy
four Democrats, fifteen Republicans. iou-
Silver Republicans. and one Populist
elected, aggregating membership Of nine
ty-four. The anti-Daly Democrats return
ed to that Legislature we.s estimated to
be majority, not only OF the Democrats.
but Of the entire Legislature The DAILY
Democrats were. with few exceptions.
composed Of nineteen members Of the two
houses elecNNd from the counties OF Silver
Bow and Deer Lodge, where the influence
OF the Anaconda mines was supreme
With local candidates withdrawn from
the contest. the evidence shows that Mr.
Clark would have right TO count upon