Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-05
Evidence of State Senator
Connolly Given.
HARTMAN GETS A ROAST
For His Perfidy In Accepting
the Nomination For Con-
greSS1nan Then Work.
ing For Campbell.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The sensational
evidence of Ben Hill Saturday was fol-
lowed by that of Barney Shana'han, who
swore that Normoy1e in Helena had tele-
phoned him at Butte to return to Helena
and get the dough for his (Nornoyle's)
vote from Byrne.
Question by Hoar: what is dough,
Mr.. Witness?"
Shanahan swore that Normoyle wanted
money, but that he (wtness) had made
him no offer, and had no authority to
do SO.
Mine Inspector Byrne was the next wit
ness. He swore he had used no money
improperly and offered none to Normoyle.
He gave graphic account of the polit-
ical conditions In Butte. He had left the
DAILY wing of the democracy because of
its shameful practices.
He spoke of the primaries in Butte in
1898, and said more men were compelled
to perjure themselves in one night by re-
peating at the polls than he had ever be-
lieved possible. He added that in the
aldermanic elections there had been more
fraud committed in in a single ward than
in all the rest of the state combined. He
spoke convincingly, and every Butte man
who listened felt the truth of his state-
ments
He told of bringing the company en-
ployes, to the polls against their wish by
mine bosses, and the total exclusion of
other citizens who desired to vote. He
exonerated the miners from blame and
said thy had to obey orders or take the
consequences.
Today furnished more sensations.
James Ryan swore that Nor1noyle ap-
preached him on December 2S and asked
him to get money from the Clarks for
his vote. that he was out for the stuff
He said he had arranged to leave the
state afterwards.
Witness also testified that he did not
leave Normoyle alone at the Helena
roadhouse with Byrne or Shanahan, and
that Byrne could not. therefore have sug-
gested corruption to Normoyle, as the
latter had testified.
Witness also sWore that Representa-
tive Murray told him that he knew of no
corruption, and did not believe anyone
had been bought. Murray also told
Ryan that If the Clarks would buy two
lots of his that he would not come to
Washington to testify.
Fair swore that he had made no cor
rupt offer to Normoyle nor discussed the
matter with him, as the latter had tes-
titled.
Gallick swore he did not offer Murray
any inducement to vote for Clark, and
did not care who was elected, if not re-
publican. He told of Rector's statement
to him that Campbell had offered him a
position as bookkeeper at salary of
$4,000 if he would agree to testify as in
structed by Campbell.
Jerry Connolly, senator from Granite,
was the star witness of the morning. He
denied the acceptance of single dol
lar for his vote. Asked If he had any
animosity against Campbell he replied
that he had, on account Of the latter's
corrupt methods, also against Whiteside
as sham reformer, also against Hart
man fer his political perfidy. He spoke
OF Hartman's acceptance of the popuhst
and silver republican nominations and
his two speeches of acceptance, pledging
fidelity to the silver cause to the end.
Witness then told of Hartmans be-
trayal OF his trust and resignation in
favor Of Campbell. and said there must
have been an inducement which might
have been a promised senatorship or
something else.
AS Connolly told of Ha1 ....,an $ work he
turned to the Bozeman man and dared
MIN to deny It.
Hartman sat silent under the rebuke,
while the senators Uttered. and the DAILY
advisory committee looked as though the
price Of mixed drinks had gone up 100 per
cent.
Connolly admitted he had been defeat
cd for sheriff in Deer Lodge county. and
said it was because his enemies had voted
500 Austrians against him in the circle.
He added that the DAILY gang was a lot
ef blackmailers.
The witness showed a considerable per-
sOnal feeling.
Land Ofice Receiver Rhodes. Miles
City, testified that he went to John r.
TOole aud solicited his aid against the
Rosebud county bill. Toole consented