Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13
A Witness Says He Would Claim
DAILY Gang Put Up Conspiracy
WAS ELECTED BY MONEY.
G. VI. Jackson OF Salt Lake says
senator Clark Made That Con-
lession 10 Him.

Washington, Jan. lS.--When the Sen
ate committee on privileges and eiec-
lions began It's session today In tne
case OF Senator Clark Of Montana the
defense stated that they had been un-
able to find the letters written TO Sena-
tor Clark and Mr.. Blckford by the
dentist, Ector, who yesterday produced
their letters to him. II was then de-
clded to have C. W. Clark, son Of the
senator, make a statement as TO the
disposition Of the documents, but MT.
Clark being absent Mr.. Carr was re-
called TO afford Senator Turley an OPP
portunity to question him concerning
his visits TO Helena prior to the meeting
OF the legislature last winter. Carr
said the principal object Of his visit was
to see about his resignation as United
states commissioner.
The first regular witness OF the day
was NJ. l.. Hewitt, miner, who was In
Helena during the session Of the legis-
lature In 1899. He said that Charley
Clark had asked him to see Senator
Myers, and offer him $1,000 for his vote
for Clark for senator. He had accord
lngly talked with Myers and testified
that that gentleman had told him. after
first declining the proposition, to cay
to Clark that If he was disposed TO do
so, he could put $4,000 in the hands OF
Whiteslde to be paid to him Myers In
case he should vote for Clark. Watt
said that Clarks son stated that this
arrangement was satisfactory, and had
afterward told him that the money for
Myers had been given to Whlteslde, and
that his vote was assured.
Mr.. Hewitt said that during the sem
atorlal contest he had talked frequently
with Senator Clark. Once he had re-
monstrated with the senator concern
ing Whlteside as well known support
err of Daily but the senator had, he
said, assured him that Whiteside's fl
deity was assured because Of the fact
that he (Whlteside) was In trouble with
Clark's opponents over building he was
constructing In Butte. The witness also
said that he had seen the senator at
his rooms at the Helana hotel a short
time after the Whiteside exposure, and
had asked him what he proposed TO do
when the senator had replied.
There Is only one thing to do and
that Is TO make the people believe the
Daily gang have furnlshaa the money
and put up conspiracy Sgainst Is
II asked him." continued the witness,
III he could make that stick, to which
he replied: There is no trouble about
the deal because IL We put up good
excuse the people will believe US, and
we can again get the members to-
gether.
The witness also detailed a CONVERSE
ton which he said he had had with
Senator Clark on the eve OF the inves-
tigation by the supreme court In which
he told the senator that Tom Lyons,
one OF the senator's workers, had
threatened to 60 TO court and testify
against Clark because the latter's
friends had not kept their promises to
him.
According to the witness the senator
had then replied:
II don't owe these (using an offensive
phrase) anything. have paid them all
they asked. am under no obligations
TO them, and ] expect them 10 do as
they agreed to do, by me-"
Mr.. Hewitt said, however, that Clark
added that he would have his son see
Lyons. He said that Clark had often
spoken to him of his son and Messsrs.
Welcome, Bickford. Steele and Others
as his friends in the senatorial fight.
Welcome and Charley Clark were re-
garded as the senator's special repre-
sentatives.
on ross-examinatlon Hewitt said he
was Republican and not especially In
terested in any of the senatorial candi-
dates. He had "iust drifted into the
contest" He pronounced as incorrect
the report Of the testimony taken be-
fore the Lewis and Clark county grand
Jury furnished by the memorialists. He
had not told all the facts to the jury.
Indeed he had never told all TO anyone
until he had given the details to Mr..
Birney. one of the attorneys for the
memorialsts in Washington. a few
days ago.
Senator Faulkner's questions were
devoted 70 showing inconsistency on
the part Of the witness In refusing 10
give the details TO Montana represen-
tatives OF the prosecution whom he
knew, and then giving them TO Birney
whom he did not know. He asked
Hewitt whether Birney had not prom