The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-16

ana from this stag RertnH blow OF trench
cry the psrts did noe recover for msny
yeara There ives ne provosation for
this. Thsrs have been no businsss difil-
cultiss and never an unkind word has
besn spoken bet wsen ne. II was simply
an envious end diabolical desirs on his
part 70 forever dsstroy my political infiu-
enos in the tsrritory."
test OF 1898 mersly for the purpose Of
breaking down DAILY rule In Montana
and not for the purposs OF promoting hts
own political interesfs and added:
81 defy anyone to show that was sue
q candidate until after the election and
not until In December. 1898"
MIR. Clark discussed at lepGth the ale
cations OF the committee with references
10 the business trapssctIons " 18th men
bers OF the Montana legislature conducted
In his pane Tbs transaction with
Mclaughlin he said. was begun BY Biok-
ford ana Mclaughlin conuurred that the
senatorial iuattsr was never rsferrs d 20.
He asserted that any references TO 10 ~
the COMMITTEES was "mantfssfly unfair "
He asked Ssnators to read all the svi.
dsnoe bearing upon this feature Of tbs
case because "it Is con winding evidsnce
OF weak cause when such Kinney sxpsdi-
sDts are relied upen for support" .
the COMMITTEES that he (Clark) knew Of
Bickford's attempt to purchase ths In
dsbtsdness whoh Represent tive wo DDS
owed.
"Thers is" he says. mot one word Of
evidence 90 show this to be fact and /
~ Senstos that ! never heard Of shat
transaction until IL was disclosed In the
testimony during this Investigation.
As to the I've thousand dollars present
made to Stats Representative Day, Mr..
Clark said that the money was not aiven
because OF Mr. Days service In tne lsgis-
lature but for services ante dating the
Legislature and In any ooDtsst that might
be insugurased. adding: "Mr. Day had
not been very successful financially and
simply grntifisd my own impuiss In
making him . gift. IL was . surprise
TO him and both he and myself testified
that It was net In pursuance OF any prev
"Psrhaps." he added, 'if had used
my influence TO create q fat ofiice ct the
expense OF the state or Of the govsrnmsns.
with which 10 reward Mr.. Day, a. 10 fire..
uusntly done In diseharGipg political
liabilities. the iDcidenf would NOT have
Speaking Of the Whiteside incident, Mr..
CLARK contsnded that tine story was In.
credible In view OF Mr.. Welcomes
ssRacity.
s'Is is NOT possibls," he said. "that
man OF MsllcoCla's ability. experisnoe
and sagaoity, could fall into such a trap.
or that he would, n he were so disposed.
attempt TO brihs two men In the presence
of each other when, knowing the eharao
ter OF at least one OF them. he might ex-
pect to be bstrnyed. The whole scheme
10 in accord with the tactics OF the prose-
cutors In this cass, as We were prepared
to prove, but were not allowed TO dc 90
y the committee"
NE tten introduced On original sffida-
- ~ 1oorus Aff4vath In sUnp0rf nj
the contention that the present opposition
to him (Cisrkl, was the result OF q oon-
spiracy set on foot by DAILY In 1898. No
Grath said that DAILY told him then that
the only effective course to pursue was
TO charge CLARK morning. noon and
treating . public sentiment which would
cforce him (CIark) to retire."
MoGlrath also stated that DAILY then sug-
pssted that some Of his men should
nprocure money from Clark or his agents
on o promise OF voting for him. and then
Iise in tbs Legislature aud exhibit the
money" and stass how they procured u.
Later when the break In the legislature
OF that year occurred, DAILY had grown
angry, according to MoHrath's statsrsnt
and had asked "wnat II the matter with
listing three or four Of our men have Q
few thousand dollars for the purpose OF
showing In the legislature and stating
that IL ig Clark's money. This is the
only way / see In viii IN to accomplish his
defeat" addiug that the time bad come,
''for something more than Sunday
school politics"
MIR. Clark added that MoGfath had been
In Washington for tive weeks during the
investig alton but had teen constantly re-
fused q hearing BY the committee.
Mr.. CLARK also dealt with the commit
tees reference to the conduct OF the He
D. 0nft fAp Inn
saying on this point that the Senate
should remember that the members Of the
legislature were better acquainted with
local condition shsn the Senate commit
tse on privileges and elections aud that
each legislator had an opportunity OF in-
vestigasing the truth or faisity OF the
charges made By Whiteside ON his own
account and In bis own way"
Ee then stated that the action OF the
Sepu blican Legislators was the result OF
caucus action and he contradicted the
statement Of the oommittee that State
Senator Hobson was mainly responsible
for the action Of the Republicans, saying
that tue testimony showed that their aa-
tlon was In respodse to an almost unani-
nous public sentiment. He also asserted
that theIe was no truth In the commit-
tees statements that he had bean In neRo-
tiation with Mr.. Hobson prior TO his
election. Taking mp the charge Of viola
tion OF the Montana laws, Mr.. Cierk sa'u
that nowhere was 10 provided In these
law: that violation Of them should for
felt otfioe. He charged the COMMITTEES
with seeking "to enact laws for Montana
and at tho same time to enforce the pun
isament Of the laws 90 enacted by fed
eral tribunal
MIR. CLARK referred with evident fesl
ing to Congressman Campbell's part In
the prosecution, saying: "Mr. Campbeii
first appeared as pretsndea friend Of
the canss Of cooperation In the interest
OF good government In Montana. where
at q conference he fsigned asleep in order
TO obtain Information which he might
SO to betray his friends. Not then
knowing his true character. hs Iscsivet
the support Of myself an all my friends
which insured his nomination and cleo
lion Imrsediateiy thereafter he threw
of the mack and went 60 work to encom-
psss my defeat, having been employed A.
be stated, "a counsel for y mining COM
pany belonging to rhs Anaconda company
at salary OF So 010 par annum, ostensi-
bly, as o blind. as hs oouid not rememb Der
on the witness stand the name of the
company for which he pretended 60 act.
And yet, MIR. President, 10 appears that
there are some mem bsrs OF the committee