The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-28

or indirectly, any money or other valuable
thing for the performance or nonperforn'
ance Of any act or duty pertaining to my
Office etc and BY strange coincidence
81 was recorded on the same day mat
Representative Bywater's mythical broth-
er, who lives all over the Coast, reached
Helena and according 70 Bywater' pald
him 80 90 for some mining stock, "hch
81 ON. together with 5000 Bywater
had kept in his trunk all winter was oe-
posted I'm the Montana National rank
This & 90 which according 70 the tesu-
,ronv ~ Mr. clark. was delivered 70 Mr..
nav Mr.. Davidson. was entirely over
looked BY Mr.. Davidson when ne gave ms
testimony He remembered having palu
Mr.. Day 800 or 800 dollars, and tnat ne
had paid him money but once. But ne h "a
entirely forgotten the payment OF $''V0
to Mr. Day
Mig Payment TO Fine.
.e,fr Fine Informed the committee that
he rad been employed by Mr. Clark since
The adjournment OF the legislature in Work
ing M case looking toward the dlsbar-
-,er, ~ " A. clark Of Madison county;
.hst no had not been IN his employ before'
and that he had arranged ms eHPioy
rnent with Mr. clark himself he h5
ccr,e5 two papers in the court records OF
balf 70 tbree-quarters OF an hour OF uIhe'
ga rad seen seven or eight witnesses re-
gardInq their testimony before tne supreme
co,,rt This was all the service ne hau
narformed. but ne had received the SUI"
Of & $50 and was siill In MI ~'"'
ploy He also voted for Clark
deductions From the Facts
"or the general question OF fact' the
following deductions are made
nh General rnTTuHtlpn was
,racticod bv Mr.. Clark's agents
"aeoond--That such corruption practices
were known and authorized by MIN
srbird-That he NOT only authorized
such practices by his agents. nun person. n
nllv engaged In them ana Tnahe eHo''s w
secure votes by bribery -,
"Fourth-That through corruption ny
means Of bribery OF members nj the leeiS-
Ioture his election was secured.
"Flfth-Tnat while the laws OF ms ms
state prohibit the use OF more thah Sl,VN
nv a candidate for the senate 10 secure
ii. election clark employed for this pur-
noaa nv his own confession. at least slS'-
ono. and that the committee appointed by
him TO cxpend this money violated the
laws of the state by falling tn make
report thereof. as required ny the stat
utes.
propo.itions of LAW.
"The following 1--WE propositions OF law
arc submitted hH Fh't'''f
"rgrat~ THAT proof Of general and ex-
tensiye corrupt practices in connectloh
with the election, and operating upon the
members Of the Legislature is sufficient 20
warrant and require Judgment OF the
senate that the election was void
''a.coud.-That a. as the undisputed evil
dence proves Mr.. Clark appointed com
nlttee or body Of agents, by whatever
name they may he called. 10 whom ne
eonaded the general charge OF the opera
tlona looking to his election as senator
and glpplled them with money TO carry
on his cause and they entered upon such
agency and IN tho course or II we're
guilty OF corrupt practices 10 secure votes
for him Mr. Clark Is Just as much aHect-
90 thereby as II he had himself done the
same thing, although he may not have
known that such conduct was to be or
was practiced, and did not intend that It
should be-
''Third-That H. as the undisputed evil
dence proves. that Mr.. Clark was present
at the capitol during substantially the
whole time OF the struggle and In con-
slant communication with his agents he
was bound TO know what means Of nc
compishing his election were being re-
sorted to, and must be charged with
knowledge Of these acts.
''Fourth-That II u appears to the sat
isrartion of the committee that voters
were corruptly Influenced and procured 20
vote for Mr.. Clark. without whose votes
he could not have received a majority.
then the election was void without regard
na 70 whether the votes were secured by
himself agents or by strangers.
"Fifth-If MIR. Clark employed the
means and used the money which the
statutes OF Montana command he shall
not employ and use to procure his cleo
ton. the election is absolutely void as
much SO as II direct bribery had been
practiced."
summary OF the Testimony.
After an analysis OF the testimony IN
the brief Of l42 pages. the memorialsts
close with the following summary
"First-Our first proposition OF fact is
that general corruption was practiccd by
Mr. Clark's agents. We submit that the
evidence reviewed gives abundant support
to this contention II ia conceded that
$4,000 or more was spent 20 secure his
election. that after the general election
hts agents travelled about the state 70
secure votes for him that during tho TWEEN
tv-eight days of the session ~ the legia-
laturg before his election be maintained
IN Helena from - go 4o0 men called tn
from all parts 81 the state 90 influence
members and that he paid az least their
expenses Those amounting 20 not less than
tDeo aa admitted and that u wac COM
NOR knowledge in Nel,ua that votes were
bought in DTS Interest
SECOND our second proposition that
such corrupt practices We're known % ana
authorizes hy him. ls established hv the
proof. which Hhuw thut after having plar-
81 VITA che committee tao great sums
Witch De admits hr made mo- inquiry as
60 bow they spent them a7Sirs mo- a,-
eoupNng ami nn explanation ans atatr.
usont tf1m tH,m. oven when FOO The most
solemn WAY tary we've charged WITH has
ing used money Cor purposes % bribery
Ito was fH Helena during the whole time