The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-20
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the Democrats. He could. no said. with
the assistance Of the Republicans. be eject
ed at any time. but he did not want the
election that way. Clark added that the
members were coming to him at the ratio of
one or two day. ! then asked II he ex-
pected the Republican vote. He replied
that he did and I asked him II he was
sure OF all Of them, to which he replied
that there might be one or two defections,
adding that is all arranged for then told
him that I heard a Democratic member
giving the name OF member OF the
house, say he would support him for
consideration.
How much does he wantr Clark
asked
About $4,000 I think replied.
Clark studied moment and said:
81 can't do anything like that myself,
but / will have 1t fixed
HE did not. however. say who would
fix It."
Warren said he had seen Clark the next
morning In the lobby of the hotel. and
Clark had asked him where "his man" was.
He had replied that he had not seen the
member, when Clark said:
"Tell him l want his vote today"
Continuing, he said Clark expressed him
self as being weary OF the proceedings and
planning himself, farther Warren said he
had not seen the member In accordance
with this request. but that before he went
to see Clark he had heard the member say
jckingly that he would vote for that gen
tleman for $4,000
IL Fighting Minister.
On cross-examination Warren said he
had resigned his ministry in the Methodist
church after giving his testimony before
the Montana supreme court, because OF the
numerous scandalous reports that were put
In circulation about him. He said, In reply
to questions, that previous to going to
Helena he had had difficulty at Sweet
Grass. fs
"a man called me bad name." he said,
land knocked him down and gave him
a thrashing.''
Reverting to the circumstances connected
with his retirement from the Helena
church ministry, he said that many OF his
church members were supporters Of Clark,
and had been much incensed at his course
They had also failed to pay his salary.
us 1t not fact" asked Mr.. Faulkner,
that you were charged by members Of
your congregation with embezzlement and
fornication?"
Warren replied in the negative, saying
there had been no official charges. He
proceeded, however to say that the stories
circulated after he had given his testi-
mony charged him with drunkenness, en-
bezzlement and immortality.
In reply to further questions he said that
he had not resigned to avoid an invest!ga-
tion.
II was not afraid of an investigation"
he said, "but felt indignant. Indeed,
expect to have an investigation yet-a very
warm one.'
Liable to Do More AssaultinE.
You have not assaulted anyone as you
did at Sweet Grass?"
mo, sir; but am liable to do SO be-
fore this thing Ii over.''
Got S1OO for His Church.
Faulkner also brought out the fact that
during his conversation with Clark, War
rem had told him that his church was
in bad way: that the latter had PROM
ised contribution for 1t as soon as the
senatorial contest was ended, and that
Clark had sent him a check for 500, which
he had appropriated to the payment of
his own salary, because the church was
behind with him. He added. however,
that he had referred this transaction to
the presiding elder. The witness was
then released and recess taken.
Proposed Newspapers Deal.
Edward II. Cooney, a member of the
Montana legislature from Cascade coun-
ty. said the entire Cascade delegation
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