The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-13
THE ". A. CLARK CASH
Synopsis of the Committees Opin-
ion on Which the Report
Is Based.
WHAT WILL CLARK DO
He Declines 10 Say. but Wires to His
Son That He VIII BE
"yiDlieaied."

today decided by n uDaDimOus vote fO
recommend the adoption 0f the resoln-
tion declaring that bon. w. A, Clark Of
Montana. ~ not entitled TO occupy bis
seat ~ senator from Montana, Tie de-
cisi0n wDs reached after two bO1rs'
sitting, at which All members 0f the
committee were present except one,
Absentee was Senator Caffery, aBd he
wired bis vote IN opposition 10 Clark,
A ballot was not taken until all the
menbeIs present had expressed them,
selves npOD the question, some OF them
speaking ut length and oil expressing
different shades of opinion,
Harris indicated u most pronounced
leaning toward ienieney for CLARK,
He did not express any doubt that tIlere
had been q lavish Expenditure 0f money
IN ClDrk's behDlf aud, while not con-
doning bis course, be spoke In terms Of
strong condemnation Df the tactics pgrr
sued by some 0f CIark's opponents, re-
fcrripg especially TO Congressman Camp
bell and ex-senator Wbiieside lie
said that whatoyer DInrk's offepses,
they were but little worse fhaD tbe
methods pursued by CDmpbell and
Whiteside IN their efforts 10 pxp0sp the
senator md no insisted TINT II the re-
port was W be antDg0nlsti0 10 QIDrk "
should ~ tho same time, relate IN fpll
detpil, The course pursued by the two
principal Witnesses a.nipst him,
Pettps practically agreed with Har'
ris Two sepntors also expressed some
doubt ~ 10 tho Justification Of tho
conclusion drawn by the majority pf
tho COMMITTEES TINT Dlprk's candidacy
for senator began IN August, 1903,
when he returned ta Butte from New
York, The effect oil this conclusion was
70 ohulgo up the entire $lan, 600 which
Mr. ullFk confessed to having expend,
ed, 70 bis oamppign for tho senate,
While the contention WAS made, IN
plArk's behalf, TINT he had not beopMe
n candidate nptil after tho state cleo
lion, TINS eliminating from the CAM
ppign IN his individual behalf the
pmnppt spent IN Tho general contest,
Moponlps expressed hlnself NJ oon-
yipoed TINT tllp senatorial seat was IN
view from tho beginning Mp0omas,
however, united With The other sepA-
tors IN nppdemnipR the methods pnr-
snpd IN prosecuting Tho ppse,
Ihe pQnsnnsps ~ ppini0n NJ the com
mlttee Appeared nnfly0rahly No appeptr
Ing my one espppipl fpatHpe pgainst
plark, ~ y bnsis foF thp report agninst
him, the general oplnl0p belpg tLat "
Was ~ Y cumulative character, tho
Testimony TINT Fhopld be considered
FathpF thnn NJ my especial dntnil,
HnlFls rnlfod y point IN plark's be-
half that thp enmllalya effect nf testi,
n'ony copla not properly bp considered,
ppI hp wps pyorFNlad IN his position,
y promlnpnep Wns glyen " my ono
lipa of Testimony more fllnn W nnpthpr,
" Wns " HoAllng with transactions
Apparently ~ roRnlnr hnsinnss nntnle,
between plnrk ~ MS Ngnnta and MON
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representative MrlRuRhlln md money
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pIpi ny bpArlnR directly mon the pasn |
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relYed eappelal nllpntlpp Tho my
plpnI ~ money ~ Representative llny |
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