The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-22
PROBING FOR THE FACTS
Testimony of j. B. Welcome in the
Senatorial Enquiry.
He Tells of the Campaign Expenses
mt Helena During Mr.. ClnrL's Con-
Rigid Cross-Examination - Marcus
Daily May Take the stand Today.

John B. Welcome, who, after Senator
William A. Clark of Montana, Is the most
conspicuous figure in the Montana SEN
atorial enquiry, was under direct, cross.
and redirect examination before the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections OF the
Senate yesterday, during the forenoon
and afternoon sessions. Mr.. Welcome. it
is commended by the memorialists against
Senator Clark, was the chief disbursing
officer OF that gentleman during the Sem
atorial campaign. He said yesterday that
he was the campaign manager for Senator
Clark. Messrs. Bickford, Charles W. Clark
Day. Steele, Davidson. Neill, and Cooper
were lieutenants under Welcome.
Mr.. Welcome appeared as a solid,
shrewd, conservative man, and was eau
tious and tsciturn enough not to present
any opening which might be taken ad-
vantage of by opposing counsel. Few wit
nesses have been so successful in maintain
ing an unbroken front against the assaults
of Messrs. Campbell, Hartman, Edmunds,
and Birney. counsel against Senator Clark,
or certain members OF the committee who
reach below the acts of witnesses and dig
out their thoughts and motives. Mr.. Well
come remained unruffied ard ndisturbed.
He stated no belief for winch he could
not assign plausible reason, and he made
no statement which by even the willy law
yers could be made to appear as a con-
tradiction of any other statement. One
member Of the committee who had ques-
toned Mr.. Welcome severely, said TO
Times reporter at the close o. the session:
He's the best witness we've had on the
stand" Another member of the committee
concurred in this.
Expenses mt Helena.
Mr.. Faulkner's first question was:
Are you acquainted with Mark Hew-
itt?"
Eyes. sir"
"Did you ever have any talk with Hewitt
about Clifford, member of the Legisla-
ture?"
81 did not"
What was the amount of money you
used at Helena during the Senatorial con-
test?''
'I cannot state exactly. but / think
something between 800 600 and loco.
got some money from Charles W. Clark,
and | let him have some money, and we
kept no account"
In answer to Senator Turley witness
said that amount of money had been prac-
tically expended during one month-that
IL between the time OF his arrival at Hell
ena. on December IS. and the election OF
Senator Clark. about one month later.
81 remained there till the close OF the
session | was interested In several bills
and kept something OF a lobby-men whose
expenses | had to pay. People were brought
to Helena whom We desired to have there
he a
of the people who came there, often pay
ing them per diem, and often paying them
for doing nothing. From my experience,
never expect to get for money expended
for politics a return of more than q
fourth: in other words three-fourths of /,
is wasted"
Mr.. Faulkner-was any of the money
paid to any member of the Legislature?
No"
Not dollar?"
mo"
Senator Turley-who gave Mr.. Day the
| money to make his campaign?
Really, do not know
The CrOss-Examinntion.
Take the Witness" said Mr.. Faulkner
and Mr. Welcomes cross-examination wa:
begun by Mr. Campbell.
Can you give the items OF the expendi'
/ lures made by you?"
II cannot. / kept no account"
Can you name any one person to whom
you paid money!?
"oh, yes; considerable number,
think
Name one?"
81 paid money to Mr. Steele. from time
| TO time during the senatorial campaign
/ paid him. think, more than 1 paid any
other person. should say between $500
and $1,000"
Ibid he render you any account of it?''
| He did not. He would simply state thu
| parties fer whom he wanted It, But
| took little notice Of that, because ] relie'
| upon Steele. and | would give him $500
or $500. or $500 at time, as he might re
quire" 80,
ITO aid in the election OF Mr.. Clark?
Toward defraying the expenses OF mel
brought there. 1t was entirely in IN.
hands Of the persons who brought them
did you pay any money to any memoe
OF the Legislature or their relatlyes?
II did not
I'm no case?"
I'm no case. / would not say that dl'
moi pay money to the relatives OF mem