The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21
CLARK TELLS
OF EXPENSES.
Cr0SS-ESaminod as to Political
Payments Hs Had Made,
THAT $4,000 GIVEN WELCOME
TIC lntsnasd The Money for Legitimate
Campaign Expenses 0nII
PURCHASE OF POWERS BANK STOCK.
Ctrks Bank Record for First HalI OF March Of
LIS Yer Submitted 10 The CcmmiiIss.
U.her vi nsslss sxami .ed.
He lntsndsd The Money for Legitimate
Campaign Expenses 0nIL
PURCHASE OF POWERS BANK STOCK.

Washington. Feb. 2i.-The senate
comm.Nce on elections yesterday re-
sumed It's cruss-cxamination Of sena-
Tor clark Of Montana. Regarding the
10 'noiandum OF expenses supplied
monday by the senator. he said he had
prepared this statement, from the books
OF his bank. lie had destroyed his
cnccks and also the check stubs. ac-
cordin8 10 h,s custom OF doing so about
eFefy six months. ami not because he
felt there was any especial reason for
getting rid of them at this time
50 far AZ MIR. Clark knew the COM
mittee acdng i'm his behalf in the cam
palgn had not filed any statement of
expenditures as required By tho Mon
tana election law. He had made none.
lie had not considered himself a candi-
date when the members 0f the leglsla-
ture were elected. Money supplied by
MIN later was for the purpose Of pay
ing expenses already incurred and not
as senatorial candidate.
Where did your son get the saOooo |
he paid during the session OF the leg |
tslature?"
Il presume he checked on his own
account, but | don't know"
What explanation did Mr.. Welcome
make when he made his demand upon
you for Sl5OOO?"
WELCOMES EXPLANATION.
He said. as well as can remember.
that he had drawn upon his own ac-
count. required no detailed statement
from him fg.lfpr 4. !
lture was made IN a legitimate way
C0i4t hmnE' Mr.. Clark said: II asked
he ther him nor Welcome. nor Bick- !
iord. nor Davidson. nor Steele nor anv
OF these men in regard TO any OF the
reports OF bribery because I was sure
they were absolutely false"
referring to one OF DIR. Ector's lei-
lers concerning Representative Woods
Mr. Clark said he understood that Mr. {
w Gods was good od-naturcd man and
! awe 10 be influenced by those who Z
saw him first. He did not believe tha, i
he was seeking or would take n b,dbe ,
lie believed. however. that DR.. Ector q
himself was intmNtlng that ne wanted | Z
pecuhiary remuneration for himself He a
aid' however that he had merely
: S,hhced ths letter over and passed IL 10 q
lir Rickford. :
This latter remark aroused the inter q
81 81 senator Hoar who asked y num- N
'er Or questions. showing incredulstv q
Y the matter. bur Mr.. Clark Insisted a
nat ne I'D not know Mr. Ector. and
nat nc had given very little attention
o tho letter.
Mr. Carobell asked Mr CIart abou, G
no purchase " ex-Senntor Power,s /.
* IN the F"rgus County Rams, IN ! n
'hich state Senator Hobson chair y,
IN ot the Renuhlican caucus ~ the NJ
iohtahh legislature Is q partner m
THE SALE OF STOCK. OF
Mr.. Clark sad he had understood 49,
l1eT the e'ecuoi a. senator lnat Seua- "a,
lt Power Was lnccnsed at Hob-,n for ''
Dting Tor uim tGlarkJ and had tod -
Icbson that he must nnd "A purchaser ~ -,
" MS tPowers) STOCK, OF Wnich ne @
NIieu ioO Snares. The senator said he g"
au investigated the matter hndlng the ! he
oCk 10 De olvidend paying, and mad 10,
'id MI Power that he would take H. bt
'0Vlded IL was offered at par This a.
Ter was mace later, after he mad gone g.,
Europe, and Mr.. Johnson. cashier o.,
Clark Brothers Bank mad consum- sa
lteu the trade, paying $4,000 for the | an,
ock on his account ~ AZ
Mr. CampDell had asked Mr. Clark yo
submit his account books. showing | -
5 expenditures since the beginnIng oT
@ campaign in Montana. MIR. Faulk
r obJectcd. He said Mr. Clark had
ide a showing Of all his political ex- .hii
nUtures. and that he was not bouna VI VI
expose MS personal and private ex hn' '
la
NO decision was reached az the time 80
sed "a ne,n,t, N, Ep ..ripI NY eN- the
heard concarnin,, iAa5 aA oorpett To hsid
I OF his visit to Helena on n speciai 80 ~
an in connection with c. w. CIark ~ ~
q Mr.. Whirtemore on August ! last % %niii
senator Turley asked why IL had
Helena on Ano,,sp speeIaI tram He
TN the Welcome disbarment case. ,ae iie'
SIMPLY INSANE. sid,
lr. Corbett replied that Information ,,au ,,et
q come 20 him that Welcomes He 81
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