The evening times., 1900-02-07
THE SENATORIAL ENQUIRY.
More Citizens of Montana Give Evil
dence I'm the Clark Case.

More Citizens of Montana Give Evil
dence I'm the Clark Case.
When the Senate Committee on Privil-
eyes and Elections resumed the hearing Of
the Montana bribery charges today. Mr..
Faulkner called for Powell Black, and be
not being present. George E. AcGrath was
called to the witness stand. We is en-
ployed by the Civil Service Conn lission
at Chicago. and formerly lived at Butte,
where he published The People
newspaper which he said was controlled
by Mr.. Daily.
Mr. Foster asked Did you take part in
the capital contest Of 1892"
Yes. sir"
Are we going into taat dead issue and
remote question:" asked Mr.. BHpcy.
We propose to show that in 1899 Mr Daily
sought TO put money into the hands Of
certain members OF the. Legislature TO
make il appear that that money had been
given to them as bribes by Senator Clark,
announced Mr. Faulkner
Mr.. Chandler thought it was TOO re-
mote, but he was willing TO submit the
question to the fun committee.
Mr.. Foster said the question at Issue was
whether the money p-odUced by White
side had been furnished p. Daily or Clark.
1t was material TO shoa t-at Marcus Daily
had attempted in 1895 TO make il appear
that Clark resorted to bribery.
This investigation is the eommilte s.
We do not object to the admission ~ Jnis
kind OF testimony provided we be given
the same right" said Mr Campbell.
III you are given the right 20 Prove that
MI DAILY sought TO make il appear that
Senator Clark. in 1893 attempted bribery,
would il not be right 10 lei the other
side prove that Senator Cls't dd at
tempt bribery iu 1892" esLst s'ena or
Turley
The defence would show hat if Mr.
DAILY attempted in lS93 20 defeat Nr
Clark by foul means he might a'so have
attempted il i'm 1875 and ISg9 said MT.
Edmunds. "NCw then Nc would like 10
show that as Mr. Clark attempted q
bribe the Legislature iu 1893 he nigh also
have attempted The same hing IN ls9s and
1899"
The opinion Of Senator Chandler. Sen-tor
Pettus. Senator HOdr. aUd Senator r. Itch
ard appeared JC be tndt the committee
ought not 20 20 widen the scope Of its
enquiry - TO admit the evidence offered
by the defence. The committee concluded
II 1915 O'Clock. 20 go into executive ses-
sion, that IL might determine the ques ion
OF the admissiblty O. Mr. McGrsth' 5
statements.
Al II.Z5 O'Clock the committee resume d
It's open session. Mr. Chandler announced
that the decision Of tae committee was 20
exclude the testimony Tor the present.
Powell BlocS was recalled 20 rebut some
allegations made 10y Nhiteside. He said
he had never made any attempt 70 ilfiU-
/ euce Carr or COnrow. lie had nS arrange
ment with Mr.. steele OF AR. Davidson 20
yvorE corr pity for Senator Clark
The next witness was ~. b. Bl-lf-rd.
Of Butte. who is charged by the memCrlal-
I isis with having been one or senator
Clari.s principal agenrs- Biekford testi-
+ fed that while De lived al Ms ouIa he
I was for part OF the time a laN p7rJler
with d. G.. SUI lie did ask Siin 10 pre-
pare an abstract of the tile OF McLaagr-
| Inns property. "Sun took the lisr 0i
property ot that time. and J gudersroed d
! ,hat be vas TO attend % b." said the Wit
ness
Did You have Juy conversation with
/ him about the IcdsIa,G-v
| We may have haG .--, alc-t ,ls
] SpeakCrship contest. by- IL CcE,ainly did
/ not occur In connection With the rrepara-
/ ucn Of The abstract Of ude of NcLaugh-
/ Inns property"
/ why lia you give him the list Of prop
| erJy1'
Il considered him a good lawyer. A
I caretGI mar"
Did You tell suF taat McLaughI1
/ would vote Tor Clark 90
] No. sir I did not
Did YOU ever talk with SGT ab-u- his
I vote for CiarA o.
Il preached the subjec, Of iAe caudidlte-
! for Senator 10 come before the L-g-sIa-
Wre, and asked him how he felt about TIE
| contest M. Sun said he saw TO reason
/ wny he could not vote Tor Sena o. Clatf
/ II he tCiarKD was tho nominee OF the
/ Democratic caucus
/ Did YOU ever say to stiff thar D. he
I voted for Clark you would see thst he Was
| put on The rolls as one o. Senator C...-h'
! auorueysg
! u did not
| The witness told Of he compensation
which he had agreed 90 give S,iH for eN-
l amining ne title 10 NcLaughIin's prop
| erty. $500 and which Stiff testified 1ha,
he looked upon as an Oner TO bribe Bick-
/ ford told Of the contest between Dalv and
/ Clark in the timber business. a large
part Of McLaughlins property was timber
land on Nine Nile Greek twenty -four
miles rom Missoula. Bicl1f0rd gave
| strong reasons why Senator Clark wanted
| TO get POSSESSION Of McLaughlin-S land
/ Negotiations were entered into before il
| was known that Mclaughlin was to be z
I candidate for the Legislature. The prop
I erty bought by senator Clark was decided
! 10 the Western Lumber Company which
/ is sometimes called the Clark Lumber
/ Company, in suntradistinction 20 the Biz
| BlackfCot Lumber Company. controlled by
/ DAILY.
AT noon the committee took the usua
| midday recess.