The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18
ACME MILL CO.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
islator Jackson OF Utah Mr.. Clark said
he had no recollection whatever OF having
met that gentleman and that he was sure
that he (ClarkJ had not tried 10 influence
jackson 10 vote for Mr.. Mccune for
United States senator from Utah lie
was equally sure that he had made no
corrupt or improper proposals to Jackson
in that connection and that he had not
told him that he Clark had Just pur-
chased the vote OF member OF the Mon
tana legislature in his own behalf.
Equally certain was he that he had
never said to Mr.. Jackson or any one
else that Senator Hanna Of Ohio had Sc
cured his election to the senate by cor
rupt means.
II am absolutely positive" said Senator
Clark, concluding his direct testimony
concerning Jackson, that | never had
any conversation with him or any one
else relative TO the manner of Senator
Hanna's election and l want to say that
every word of Jackson's testimony, which
related III me. was absolutely false"
His Letter to Dr. Martin.
At this juncture a member of the COM
mittee asked Mr. Clark in regard to the
letter to DR.. Martin, of the Montana col
lege, concerning which Chief Justice
Brantley had testified earlier in the day.
Mr.. Clark replied that he had no recol-
lection concerning the letter He thought
he might have written 1t. as his relation
with DIR. Martin was very intimate, as
was also his relation with Judge Brantley,
and as he knew the relationship to be so
between Martin and Brantley. He was
questioned closely as to the recollection
As to the authorship of letter written
last October or November He replied:
IL may have written the letter to DR..
Martin 10 see Justice Brantley, but | GER
tainly did not go TO the extent of asking
him to suggest to Judge Brantley that
the proceeding against Welcome should
be stopped. l admit that / was greatly
interested In Welcomes case. being con-
WINGED, as the letter referred TO, said that
he Is both a good and grand man / do
not. however. wish to be understood. II I
did write this letter, as suggesting any
means of approaching him, which was not
perfectly legitimate. As to recollecting
whether wrote the letter repeat that
I cannot say positively. My correspond
ence is probably as large as that OF al
most any other man In the United States.
I write from fifty to 100 letters day and
II is not probable that I would remember
whether | had written this letter a
matter which | did not consider very inn
portant. II | did write. l simply did so
to have DIR. Martin use his influence with
Judge Brantley TO see that justice was
done Mr.. Welcome"
MIR, Clark wns still on the stand when
the committee took a recess.
Denies warren's statement.
when the committee reassembled Mr..
Faulkner continued his direct examination
Of Senator Clark. He asked MIR. Clark
concerning his acquaintance with Rev. p.
n N. Warren. the Methodist preacher
who testified for the prosecution.
Mr.. Clark said Mr.. Warren had come to
him during the senatorial contest express
ing great interest in HIS campaign and
had told him there was member OF tho
legislature, whose name he did not men
ton. whose vote could be had for Mr.,
Clark.
II told him" said Mr. Clark, that
would be nice, and that / would like 10
have the vote Mr. Warren then said that
10 get the vote would require some money.
! tild him." Mr. Clark went on that I
did not expect 10 secure my votes as the
result of n pecunisry consideration"
After that Mr.. Warren had asked him
for a contribution for his church and had
asked him to send the check II he gave
one at all, TO his personally. He had
promised to do this and had attefward
sent him check for 500 for the church.
making Il payable to Mr.. Warren person
ally. lie had never had more conversa-
lions than this with Mr. Warren, and h.
pronounced as absolutely fnlse the state
msnt made by Warren that he (Clark) had
urged him afterward TO get for him the
vote OF the member he had spoken OF Re.
ferring 20 MIR. warrens statement that
his son had been discharged from employ
ment AZ Clarks Instance, Mr.. Clark said
he aid not know that Warren had any
sons.
says Cason Testified Falsely.
speaking og his relations with the wit
ness Cason. Mr Clark said Cason had
brought a letter % Identification from bis
sroiher-ia-lsw. Cason had told him that
Representative Marcys Rcpubllcan) was
a warm friend OF HIS and that he tCaaonl
believed hc could be Of benefit 70 hlm ia
getting Mr.. Marcys' vote Air clark said
that afterward, when ne found he could
not be elected BY Democratic votes. he
sent for Cason and asked him 20 use his
influence with Marcys After seeing Mar
cys. Cason told him that he had found
that member very friendly 70 him Clark.
lie then told Mr.. Cason TO so TO his son
or some enc else and ge. money 10 pay
Ills expenses ,a Helena and return.
The gvNt tme De me; AIR Mlarcys ne
,old him Aa Vas obliged 10 him. THAT was
tia extent % his conversation with MAJ
eys
1t il absolutely false that held I'D ny