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REPORT ON EVERY
MAN PURCHASED
What Senator Clark Required in
the Montana Election.
AWFUL GLAD TO SEE MONEY
Suddenly Accumulated a Drawerful
-"Landingr Legislative Fish
Witness Too Jocose.

Washington, Jan. 19.--The Senate
committee on privileges and elections
today resumed It's investigation Of the
charges Of bribery made against Sem
ator Clark Of Montana, In connection
with his election 20 the United States
Senate. William f. Rector was again
on the stand at the beginning Of the
days session. He said that all he did
In securing rooms was reported TO the
higher authorities, and volunteered In
this connection the statement that lin
the case Of every man purchased Il
was necessary to report to Mr. Clark"
He had not made such reports him
self, being only private" and not on
such terms of familiarity with the big
guns" as to justify his approaching
them. He repeated the statement made
In his examination In chief, that apart
ments in the Warren Hotel had been
refused because there was no under
ground passage from that building TO
the legislative hall. contending serious
~ that Mr.. Clark's managers desired
such n passage. Once when Senator
Faulkner tried TO check the witness In
his voluntary testimony he replied
Il want TO get out the whole truth.
] I'LL not interested in suppressing part
Of II as YOU are
Mr.. Faulkner brought out the fact
that previous 20 coming to Washing
ton Mr.. Rector had been engaged as an
expert on the books Of the Hennessy
Mercantile company as a stockholder.
rs Mi paly connected with that
company" asked Mr. Faulkner.
] don't know the witness replied, II
vas only after the cashier and book
Keeper
Mr. Rector testified as to Mr.. David
sons bringing money over from Butte
and leaving 1t In his charge for Mr..
Steele, be being then employed by
Davidson.
Il don't remember the times when
he brought It," he said. THE type
writer and looked at IL. We were both
awful glad TO see II. as the typewriter
had not neen paid for four months. and
/ had not G cent.
DO you not know that Davidson had
money IN the bank?" Mr.. Faulkner
asked.
mo. indeed" was the reply.
There were lots OF others that did
not know IT,"
Davidson had. he said, left the money
with him for Steele In an open envel-
ope, ard he end the typewriter had
looked at II after Mr.. Davidson had
left Money had been thus brought to
the room by Davidson and left for
Steele. on three different occasions Just
before the meeting Of the legislature.
Rector said he did not know what
sum was brought In by Davidson at
any time IL only know" he said. that
we suddenly accumulated drawerful |
of money"
He die not Know what was done with |
II. Hc did know, however, that Powell |
Black had been sent out TO get" a
member OF tho legislature who was 10 |
have 5000 and after returning he had |
said that he had a hard trip but ut |
was all right"
In another instance Black had said |
he had landed his fish inside Of an |
hour
The witness said that II there were |
inconsistencies In his testimony Il was
because counsel had frightened him
So He afterwards said that this re-
mark was ION the side and not under
oath"
When Faulkner pressed TO know what
part OF the testimony was under oath
ana what was not. Rector replied: Il
am Just watching you TO wink the 9th
en- eye when you want TO suppress any
thing"
This remark brought out a reproof
by Senator Chandler and a side re-
mark br senator Hoar that the max
.ns OF jokes was the prerogatlye OF
The chairman"
Tie witness said he had not told any.
Jne u he was not paid money by the
lark people he would testify as he
lad done, or that Mr. Hennessy OF
l'utte Veg - nay him several hundred
dollars.
Nj. Rector was excused nj 1l.35
o'clock and Rev. h. L. H. Warren. who
MAS CHAPLAIN Of the Montana house ~
representatives. In the last session, was
allied wa
MI Warren related the details OF two
he had with Senator
lark while the legislature was In ses-
don and Just previous 20 the election
u Mr' CLARK. He said he had been a
Importer OF Mr.. Clark: that he had
cad the reports that he was using cor
upt means to secure his election, and
nat he had called upon him for the
'eIpose OF satisfying himself.
asked the senator" said the Wit
Iess' what the prospects OF election
we're. Mr. Clark replied that they were
y right. 1 will be elected. Clark said
ie spoke assuredly but said he ala moi