Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-05
THE CLARK DEFENSE
Investigation Resumed by the Senate
Committee.
Mr.. CAMPBELL RESENFS INFIMAFI(N
Contradiction Of Witnesses for the
Prosecution.
BITTERNESS AGAINST DAILY

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When the senate committee on privileges
and elections resumed its investigation Of
the election of Senator Clark of Montana
today Mr.. Campbell, attorney for the prose-
cution, produced the affidavit Of Mr.. Hill,
which that gentleman testified had been
altered by himself and Mr.. Campbell Mr..
Campbell said he had made no changes in
the document.
At this juncture Attorney Foster Of Sen
ator Clarks side asked that Mr.. Campbell
be compelled to restore to Mr.. Bickford the
letter which had been stolen in its trans
mission. He referred to the letter from
Btckford to Ben Falk. which Hill had said
had been taken from him and opened by
Campbell when he was taking 1t to FAX,
and which Campbell had admitted that he
had read. but which he said Hill had
opened.
Mr. Campbell resented Mt. Fosters inti-
nation that the letter had been stolen. say
ing that 1t was absolutely untrue. and add
ing that he would turn the letter over to
the committee when called for.
Chairman Chandler said this would be
satisfactory.
NOrmOyle Contradicted.
James Ryan of Butte was the first wit
Normoyle and Murray; that Normoyle had
asked him Ryan) to see Clark for him and
ascertain whether he could not get some
money for him CNormoyle) out Of the con-
test; that Murray had told him that If he
could get a purchaser for some lots of his
for s., 500 he would not come to Washington
to testify. He said he had gone to Helena
in Mr.. Clark's interest during the session
of the legislature, but he had paid his own
expenses.
''What did you do in Helena?" asked Mr..
Birney.
Il drank whisky principally" was the
reply. II helped Mr.. Clark by having
good time with the boys"
Robert Fair of Butte also contradicted
Mr. Normoyle's statements declaring that
he had never made any suggestion to that
gentleman to the effect that he could get
$4,000 or any other sum for voting for Mr..
Clark. He had not, he said, participated
in the senatorial contest.
Charges Against Prosecutions Wit
ness.
William Gallick. a wholesale liquor dealer.
said he had never tried to induce Represent
tative Murray to vote for Clark. thus con-
tradictng previous testimony put in by the
prosecution. This witness also stated that
VIM. R. Rector one of the witnesses for the
prosecution. had told him that Representa-
tive Campbell had promised him that II he
(Rector would swear before the state su-
preme court what he (CampbelD told him
to swear he (Rector) would have the job Of
exporting the books of Silver Bow Com
pany. which would not take more than two
or three months, and for which he could
that Rector had told him that If ne (Gal-
licis) could get Mr. Clark to give him $500
he would go to British Columbia and avoid
coming to Washington to testify. Mr.. Gal
lick said he had declined to undertake bhe
negotiation t+g
Bitter Against the ssDaIy Gang"
State Senator Jerry Connolly of Granite
county populisD testified that he did not
consider that Mr.. Wfiteside had been sin
core reformer, because the witness knew of
| frauds in the elections in Silver Bow and
Deer Lodge counties; that there was much
talk of bribery in Helena, but that 1t all
| originated with the DAILY gang" that he
had voted for Mr.. Clark. but that he had
received no pay for his vote.
| He said that In voting for Mr.. Clark he
had voted the sentiment of 80 per cent of
the people of his district, and he resented
| the insinuation that he had sold his vote.
| He said he was for anything the "Daly
gang was against, and against anything
| the DAILY gang" was for.
He denounced them bitterly. He admit
| tagonistic to Campbell and Whiteside.
Feeling Against Campbell.
Connolly said that Gov. Smith had told
I hiifi ehol ooiS Sohlo bc SlcCleu SelldIOT, DOl
| that Daily had mot had the nerve to show
| UP" during the sitting of the legislature in
Helena.
| He said in reply to a question as to why he
| was opposed to Mr.. Campbell that the lat
| ter had been guilty of treachery and then
| proceeded upon his own accord to attack
| ex- Representative Hartman, saying that he
| had every reason to believe that Mr.. Hart
man had had inducements to get off the
4 ticket.
| Mr.. Connolly corrected a statement pre-
| viously made that the Daily element had
| Bow counties, and said he had meant to say
| that the charges were against the Daily
| element, the labor people claiming that the
| Daily element was using the "rankest kind
I of bribery
| AS the examination branched into details
| of Montana politics, fusion, etc., Mr.
| Chandler cautioned the parties that this
| would not be allowed beyond those matters
| having direct bearing on this case.
| At noon the committee took a recess until
| . pm.
| This Afternoons Session.
| George Casey Of Butte was the first wit
/ ness of the afternoon. He stated that he
4 had spent last winter in Helena in Mr..
| CIarks interest, and that Mr.. McDernott
| had paid part of his expenses while there
He was introduced to impeach the testi-
mony that Representative Murray's vote
| had been unfairly secured.
| He denied ever having made promises Of
/ pecuniary assistance to Mr.. Murray for his
vote Mr.. Casey testified to the purchase
| of 5000 worth of sheep by himself and
| Representative Lockhart of the Montana
l legislature which had been paid for with
| money borrowed by Mr.. Lockhart at the
| bank of Clark & Bro. in Butte.
|
RECESS ORDERED.