The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-24
SAY SENATOR CLARK
MUST GIVE Up HIS SEAT
Senate Committee Finds That His Election Vas Ac-
cOmpliShed by Bribery and Corruption.
Urge That Early Action be Taken Toward OuSting Him
Scathing Report is Made

1899, paid the mortgage debt. Mr..
Woods has left Montana and gone to
New Mexico"
Referring TO Mr. Tierney's oonnec-
ton with the bank at Townsend. the
report says:
ON June II. Mr.. Tierney organized
the State Bank of Townsend on a. can
ltal stock of $4,000. of which he took
39,SO0- Mr.. Shevlin took 81 900 and Mr..
EVersOle $1,000. nearly all the s25. 600
passing through Mr. Tierney's hands
IN currency. His s., 500, he says, he took
from the money drawer IN a safe
IN the Office OF Aessrs Darcy & Co,
but whence this S.. 500 came he did NOT
show by any writing whatever"
referring 10 Cars story about Sc
curing money from his aunt with
which TO purchase a ranch. the COM
mlttee remarks: He had no previous
knowledge Of how she had accumu-
lated this money"
Present To Day.
The reference to Mr.. DAVIS connac-
ton with MIR. Clark is as follows: "E
g Day was Senator CIark's candidate
Tor speaker and was defeated in the
democratic caucus, receiving twenty
nVe votes against thirty votes for Mr..
Stln Mr. Day was the leader of Mr.
Clarks forces in the legislature dur
nS all the ballOtings after the second.
On Feb Is, Senator Clark personally
wrote a letter directing that $1,000
should De given TO Mr. Day for his
services in the legislature and as a re-
tanner as counsel in the future. This
amount was received by Mr.. Day
through Mr.. Welcome and Mr.. David
son on the 2Srd day of March. the dav
after the legislature adjourned"
after detailing the circumstances the
report says; While the findings OF
the committee are justified by the fore
gong admitted and undisputed facts
Win their attendant circumstances.
Standlng alone, these facts are
strengthened by additional facts in
Guiding various unsuccessful attempts
10 secure votes by offers of money
which, although denied, are found Nv
the majority Of the committee To he
sustained by the prepOnderance Of the
testimony"
Difference of Opinion.
The committee adds that it would
unnecessarily cucumber and extent this
report to give these additional facts II,
cetail, but ''in addition 10 these unsIc-
cessIuI attempts at bribery. certain
other alleged attempts are narrated
because there is difference of oDiDion
IN the committee concerning them"
Ihese latter attempts relate especiaI-
" 10 former Senator Whitesfde's con
nection with the candidacy. of Senator
CIark, and his efforts to expose the
senator's methods. The TESTIMONY. re-
Iatlng TO Whiteside. State Senator
Clark, State Senator Myers and Repre-
sentative Carr is then outlined. and
the committee remarks for the major
ity only Of its members.
me three accuSeTs (Whitesfde Nv
ers and State Senator Clark undoubt-
eGAy occupied the position Of detectives
VINO WliiIuIIy deceived the parties with
Nnom they We're dealing, and against
Wnom they made charges. On the 9TH
er hand, the parties against whom fbev
Iesthned and who make the -denials are
charged with crimes TO which. If guilty.
tney would be quite certain to add
the offense of false swearing.
Talk of False Swearing.
''The majority Of the committee m
der all the circumstances appearing
are not Wiling TO consider the situa-
ton as one of equilibrium between the
detectives on the one hand and the
aIleged law-breakerS on the other. If
Messrs Clark Of Madison. Myers and
Whlteslde testified falsely they mus
nave contemplated in the beginning a.
conspiracy of the baSest character to
be followed up by perjury of the worst
sort, and they must have intended to
pass through OrdealS in the course Of
the Investigations which would he
made which IL cannot be inferred they
were willing to subject themselves
merely TO prevent Senator Clark from
becoming United States senator.
IN the opinion Of the majority there
,- a. no aiIiIInatlVe disprOOf produced
Dy senator Clark at any time shOv-ino.
sna6 the facts in connection with the
SyV'VUV were not true. The charge that
the accusations and the exDOSlIre 70
suited from a conspiracy. formed and
carried forward by Mr. Marcus DaIv
was necessity Of air. Clark's canvass
and defense. But Mr. DAILY and Mr.
conrad and others who were susnActeI
OF conspiracy denied all knowledge ~
tne S5O0OO. Of which S27. 600 was in 81 .000
DIlls, which had been produced bv Mr.
w hlIeslde as the money furnished hv
MI Weilcome II the attempted briber-
les NO $1,000 bills were shown TO have
Eeen in the hands Of any of the aIIege6
DAILY conspiratOrs.'
Where Money Came From
The report then shows from the tes-
tlmOny that these large bills we've -.
Ine handS Of Clark's supporters and
@1N9. IN connection with the conSid-
eratlon OF these last four cases of at
I'm pled prlDery-Of Clark of Madison.
Myers, Carr and Whiteside-;f ie ~,
Dortane TO state, in view of the differ-
eHce OF opinion in the committee con
ceThlng the credibility of Messrs. cart
o. Madison. Myers and Whiteside that
the Whole committee finds that If ali
me testimony concerning the S30 mn
ana an TIE testimony Of Mr.. Whitesi6e
ana Mr.. Clark of Madison were TaiC7
ASIDE, there would still remain s,lfFi-
Gent evidence in the case To lead fba
committee to find. as il does thai Mr.
Clarks election is void. From fbe
Dr1oer1es which have been eStahIiSbo1
the majority of the committee feeIS
Jusllned IN finding that there were
other successes in procuring by corrupf
practlces the votes Of members OF lee
isiatures, where the facts rat,1rsIT,-
cannot be directly proved.
Conduct of Republicans.
Of the conduct Of the RepubI;ca,
members of the legislature who 800
for Mr. Clark, the COMMITTEES sous.
The conduct Of the Republican mem
bers Of the legislature who on the 9S+5
OF January left their Republican candi-
date and voted for Senator clark ana
gave him his election, in the opinioT,
OF the majority Of the committee. calls
LOT Speclai criticism There was an
absolute deadlock, and no DosSib5li+11
OF the election Of a Democrat Uft5o,,l
the AID OF the Republicans. II is dif-
neult TO account for these Republican
votes for Senator Clark. SeDa+oT
Clark candidacy had been tainted IN
the 10Th OF January By the -Whitesdes