The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-01
Mr.. CAMPBELL TESqIFIBS
The Representative a Witness in
the Senatorial Enquiry.
Tie Denies Charges Made Against
Him by Lyon and Hill-Cross-Ex-
amincd by Mr.. FaulLner-His Con-
nection With the Clark Campaign
Committee other Testimony.

The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions of the Senate in the investigation
of the Montana Senatorial contest had
dull session yesterday. The time was
occupied mainly in the direct and cross
examination of Representative Campbell,
Of that State who has been acting as coun-
sel-in-chief for the accusers of Senator W.
A. Clark. In his direct examination he
went over the story of Thomas Lyons
dealings with both factions of the Montana
Democracy and defended himself from the
charges made against him by Lyon and
Ben Hill. This was a very familiar story
TO those who have followed the enquiry
and was of interest in only that it was the
formal denial by Mr.. Campbell.
When Mr.. Campbell went on the stand
he was asked by Senator Hoar whether
he appeared of his own accord. He said he
did Mr. Hoar said he asked the question
because he did not conceive that one House
of Congress had right TO compel a men,
Der Of the other House to testify.
Mir. Campbell said he had known Thomas
Lyon for three years or longer He told
OF the conversat tons with Lyon concerning
State Senators Warner, HILL and Luddy
Lyon came to his Office and said he had
story TO tell, indicating that he wanted
some pecuniary consideration. He finally
said that he would testify before the com
mittee for So, 600. Il told him, said the
witness, that we could not pay for any
testimony whether it was true or false
Later he told me that he had entered into
a scheme with Mr.. Welcome to purchase
the votes of Warner, Luddy and Hill for
Senator Clark. Lyon said that he had
negotiated the purchase of these votes
Under examination by members of the
committee Mr. Campbell said that he had
been invited by Senator Clark to attend the
meeting of friends at which he Senator
Clark agreed to put up $4,000 to carry
the primaries. Seeing that it was to be
Doodle" campaign, he concluded to have
nothing TO do with II. He took the lead
in the fight against Senator Clark, because,
after the exposure by Whitehead, the Clark
faction and their newspaper charged that
he tCampbelll was in a conspiracy TO
fasten a crime upon innocent men.
The cross examination of Mr.. Campbell |
was begun by Mr.. Faulkner at 2:30 O'Clock. |
Mr.. Campbell said his law office was in |
the Tennessee Block, building owned by |
the Anaconda Mining Company. Senator I
Pettus asked the witness when he severed
his connection with the Clark forces. Mr..
Campbell answered that this was IN Sep
TENDER, 1898. He had participated in but I
one conference with the Clark leaders. He /
had never served formal notice on Sem
ator Clark that he would cot cooperate I
with him in his campaign, though he told [
several of the Clark leaders that he would
not engage in the Doodle" campaign that
was impending.
After his conference with the Clark L
committee, to which he had been
invited by Senator Clark, he said that as
he was going into several of the eastern
counties of the State on legal business, he
would incidentally enquire into the po- /
litieal situation in that section. Charlie I
Clark had offered him SIS day for his +
service, and had told him to keep track of
his expenses. The witness said he de-
clined compensation, had never rendered
an expense account, and had never been
paid one cent. He had never spent any
money in making an enquiry into the po-
liticai situation, as this enquiry was I
strictly incidental to his own professional
business. Prehaps he did spend one day
longer at Boseman than he otherwise |
would have done.
On December Is Whiteside called at his
office on personal business, and in the
course of the conversation told him that
be intended to expose bribery in the Leg K
islature If it were within his power to do
it. Mr.. Campbell said he told whiteside
that unless he could conduct his investi-
cation in such a manner that his state |
ments would be susceptible of corrobora-
ton, The would get the wors. Of it,
Mr.. Faulkner asked the witness about
the letter from FOLK TO Root, which was
opened by Ben Hill and delivered to Mr.
Campbell. Mr.. Faulkner quoted the law
against this offence.
Mr.. Campbell said he had reason to be-
Iieve that Folk and Root were conspiring
to send Whiteside to the penitentiary for J.
an offence of which he was not guilty. and
even though he had been aware of the law,
which he was not, he would not have hesi-
lated to take possession of the letter.
Because OF the fact that Mr.. Campbell
wished to vote on the Porto Rican bill, the I
1915 this morning.
The first witness yesterday was D. r. I
Pealer, President of the Bank OF Kalispell,
Mon. He was called by the defence 10
one part of the testimony
given by Stephen Bywater, 2 member of
he Legislature from Flathead county. Mr..
Pealer stated that Bywater had a small
account in his bank; that he also kept
there in the bank safe package of money:
and that he had taken the package away
in the latter part of 1898, or the early
part of 1899. The witness did not know
exactly how much money was in the pack
age, but supposed il amounted to 81, GOO or
81, 900.
Asked how he came to fix that amount,
witness said that on different occasions
Bywater came to him and got three $500
bills, and at other times got 500 bills,
for small ones; and that he then got
his package, went into the directors room,
and las witness supposedly put those large
bills into it,