The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-07
fIIIOR cLARk'S DEFENSE.
WHO sQUARELY CON-
~,Aprcr THE PROSECUTION.
81 LEGISLATOR Explains n straight
e-ssress Transaction by which
:. Received From Clark s24,0O0
- Property which Cost $4,000.

5000 Nere before the senate commit
= 81 privileges and elections I'm connec-
u. with the investigation of the cleo
~ A Hon. w. A. Clark to the senate
- Montana. Among them were State
srstor Cullen State Representative Nc
,~urhlin, Ben FAX and Harry Ringwalt.
/ = f,ullen testified that previous TO the
-..tsur OF the legislature Marcus DAILY
u fold him that n Clark was elected to
- senate he should not take his seat,
81 mai his supporters would he de-
-,rcsd as tribe takers Mr.. Mclaughlin
| - nut on to impeach the testimony OF
s~.isr stir. Of the Montana legislature.
-.reruing the sale of timber lands to
" Clark just before the opening OF the
-..,cu OF the legislature He said he had
"a IA land 10 Mr.. Clark for s24 600, or
-ueh less than it's proper valuation; that
. made the sale through Mr.. Bickfotd.
"a that In making II he had not discuss
4 me United States senatorial contest
ia Mr. Bickford.
N Ringwalt told Of a conversation
AIN he had with Mr. Whiteside before
~ meeting OF the legislature, in which
~ hitter had told him there was to be
~ sensation In connection with Mr..
MIL senatorial race. and that ss1e0o
ssusd be spent in II.
pvffng the day the letter from Mr. Bick-
"a which was opened in Mr. Campbeirs
xRce while In the hands of Ben I'm was
II IN evidence. The committee declined
4 n into the correlative questions bear
~ upon the legislative elections IN Mon
ma In 1899.
xtavts with Another WranGJe.
me session began today with another
triangle between attorneys on the respec-
III SIDES over the letter intercepted IN
N campbeIl's office while II was being
NrrIed from Mr., Rickford's Office by Ben
H,u Campbell presented the letter, ask
- as be did so. that II be returned as IL
niaht be- important TO have II in a suit in
Nonfana
70 this request Mr. Foster took excep-
I'm. saying that az the letter was not
IL property OF the prosecution, they had
right to Its return. llis brought Sem
Ator Edmunds 10 his feet with the dec
ration that the defense could only get
tbe letter by process OF law with
wh,ch." he said we VIII be glad 10 ac-
smmodate them IN Montana or else
sAere'
Chairman Chandler cut the controversy
sAcrt by announcing that he had the let
~ IN hts possession and would himself hold
Il Tor the present
ne el1er was reau. it IS on paper con-
'rn'hs we caro- OF waiter "a bcHforo ana
i"'o"s'
Butte, Mont. August IL. 1899.
MY Dear Root, I have had a talk with
" War this morning and with Mr.. Falk.
When you next see Falk find out from him
mai his expenses would be and a ~ min
thput Mcintyre, as a lawyer. Perhaps the
apense money was thought too little.
'u's' W. W ~
me envelope was addressed jesse r.
H'o'' pohteness Mr. Mn
why Phillips voted for Clark.
N. ,;rst witness of tho day was state
n~ster phiIlips OF Cnoteau county. Mont.
I6rpublican) who had voted for Clark. he
M he had known Mr.. clark for thirty
,srs and that In a talk with MIN he had
tli him that ~ the Republlcans voted for
I Democrat for the senate. the Damocrat
~, be- protectionlst. Mr. Clark had then
announced himself as In favor of a tariff
d lsad. wool and other raw materials and
u an .xpaneionist and had agreed to write
/ letter defining his position. This letter
H. xi,ncss said was written. but he was
sot able to produce H. MIR. PhiuIns adj
nit,ea having talked with state senator
Nrkey al the Republican legislative
ACCUSES and concerning Mr.. Clark. cand,-
hey, but denied that he had told that gen.
tTman that he would get sig.eo for a vote
hr Clark and OF having told him that
Representative Inxersoll was to get $4,000
NJ hts vote
.,
railroad Conductor Legislator.
n.esnr ,o,,,l, ~, "a, $500, 80 ,-t,r.
esntFsdiclea nativ tie teatimony OF MIR
xhiteslde 70 the effect that he was to have
ns&ise,i as 600 for his vote for clark say
Mg that Mad not been offered nor had h.
mcegsed any consideration for his vote
caEen 4. railroad conductor an Inc Nerth.
gx rasiae ana ho referred "a Conversation
b, had with Marcus paly On the train In
isesmher. Prior % the meeting OF tho leg
stature He said Daily had brought up the
sssieei " the contest for the United states
Nnats asking him what he thought Of the
stie0k Witness said he had replied that
y thought that Clark would be elected Tn
NJ he said. Mf paiv hat renlea 4 Win
~ ynu mat every man who votes for clark
sksf. II YOU fellows elret clara I'm ue.
TAT he never tsls,s his s.at g., -. 600, Il. ~
H. had nsf voted f,r a. r.larb ~, tAo
49,, e' te"' nsiiels hecanSe OK tho
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