The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-09


Senator Whiteside Of Montana contin-
ued his testimony in the Clark sena-
torial case before the committee on
privileges and elections today. He was
cross-examined bv ex-senator Faux
ner The examination brought ont the
TACT that Mr.. Whiteside. as a nenbe,.
OF the committee 20 investigate the
state capitol committee. had made a
minority minority report, charging corruption.
ne was asked If this was the case in
which he had suggested to J. p. Nc
Caoe that this minority report could be
suppressed for $3.50, but denied that
such was the case. He said that his
sole purpose in undertaking the ex-
posure Of bribery in the legislature that
elected Mr.. Clark was to protect the
good name Of the state.
1 desired he said, "to have some
one accept the money 50 as to expose
the methods of Mr.. Clark"
Did you become a friend of Mr.
Clark's friends for the purpose of en-
trapping them.?"
did" y - = - i'''7e
Admits Misrepresentation.
I'm doing this, did not you know you
were assuming an attitude Of misrepre-
sentation?'
81 did,
hood? ?"
Il cant say as to that, but had to
make a number of Misrepresentation -
What do you consider a lie?"
I consider it a misJtatement to one
who has right to know the truth-not
to one who has no right to know it."
Mr.. Whitesjde said he did not see
| how any honest man could vote fol
Clark after the exposure Of tie commit
tee on investigation, and said under
pressure that the remark applied tC
the fifty-four members who cast their
votes for that gentleman. He said, in
reply to a question, that Marcus DAILY
was an acquaintance of his, not q
friend, though he should be glad tC
have him for q friend.
Have you received $35 900 for thie
| pretended eXpOsurs?" asked Mr.. Faux.
ner.
No Money For His Services.
81 have not received $4,000 OF any
sum for that service" the witness re.
piled
Relating to his conversation held witt
! Senator Clark prior to the latter's cleo
ton, he said he was positive that Mr.
/ Clark himself had said. among othel
/ things, that State Senator Anderson
could not be influenced with money like
some of the other members, and thai
I this statement was not made by Mr.
! Welcome, as appeared in the printed
] report OF his testimony before the grand
! jury Of Lewis and Clark county. Th'
witness said the money to pay for tn,
! present prosecution has been raised by
/ subscription. and he understood tha
! MI DAILY was one Of the subscribers K
/ the fund.
The eross-examination furthe
/ brought out that the witness had n
personal knowledge of bribery in tn
case Of the three members Of the as
sembly who had been referred to. A
noon the committee took a recess Unit
/ 2:30 o. N.
When the hearing was resumed tn
erces- exa mination of Mr.. Whitesid
/ continued. The main direction of tn
| questioning was to bring out points o
difference between The witness state
ments now and those made before tn
grand jury. One of the question
| brought out a new statement from Nj
Whiteside that his knowledge ina
bribery was going on was confirme,
| when a party to the transaction tool
from mis- pocket a roll of bills and said
That's what we do the business with.
Work of His Enemies.
The REORGANIZATION sought t
bring out the circumstances Of an al
legged meeting between the witness an
an election official who held the ballot
in the election, in which Whiteside ha
participated. The witness was aske
If he had not offered $1,000 for the bal
lots Mr.. Whiteside denied that TN
had occurred, and asserted that he ma
proof to show that a party had bee
paid to make such a6tatement agalns
him. He also said that prosecute
instituted against him in this connec
ton was due to prejudice. and was ID
splred by one of Mr. Clarks asse
GATES.
At enc point MIR. Pettus Of the com
mittee objected to having the Wltnef
''badgered' by counsel.
Ex-senator Edmunds, of eouns'
against Clark, said many OF the CUES
tionz had been improper but that the
we're not objected to as the widest Ial
itude was desired in testing the WI
| ness -.
AIR Whites.de then went over tn
circumstance of his being authorize
70 offer s. 800 to each Of two member
; with S5O0 down, on condition that the
votes would be forthcoming II desTe'
he was closely questioned on all III
ce.a:ls. ,x,..,...-,s
was saill in prgTess when the commit
foe adjourned until 1918 tomorro
mcrnin-.