The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
Son Of the would-Be Senator, Who 10
Also Charged with Influencing
Legislators, Examined.
A NEWSPAPER MANS STORY
ATTEMPT TO TAMPER WITH UTAH
REPRESENTATIVE.
Mr. Hewitt's Account OF HIS Dealings
with an Agent OF the Mon
tana Millionaire.

failure OF witnesses 10 appear the Senate
committee on privileges and elections to-
day adjourned the hearing I'm the Clark
senatorial contest case until next Wednes-
day. The principal witnesses heard to-day
were NJ l.. Hewet and Charles NJ. Jack
son. c. w. Clark. son Of the senator. was
also before the committee for a few mo-
ments to testify to the disappearance of
certain letters written 10 his father. Both
Hewett and jackson related conversations
alleged to have been held with Mr.. Clark.
Mr. Hewett said that Clark had told him
he had perfect confidence in State Senator
Whiteside as friend and had said that he
had paid his supporters all he owed
them" Dir. Jackson is member OF the
Legislature of Utah. and he testified that
in trying TO influence Jackson's vote in
That body Clark had told him that he had
used money 10 secure his own election to
the Senate, saying this was a common prac-
tice among aspiring men of means.
When to-days' session began the defense
stated they were unable TO find the letters
written to Senator Clark. and Mr.. Bick-
ford. by the dentist, Ector, who yester-
day introduced the letters to him. 1t was
then decided to have G. W. Clark son Of
the senator, make a statement as TO the
disposition of the documents. but Mr.
Clark being absent, Mr.. Carr was recalled
10 afford Senator Turley an opportunity to
question him concerning his visit to Hele-
ma. prior to the meeting of the Legisla-
ture last winter. Carr said the principal
object OF his visit was 20 see about his
resignation as United States commissioner.
The first regular witness OF the day was
NJ. L. Hewitt, miner, who was In Helena
during the session OF the Legislature in
1880 He said that Charley Clark had asked
him to see Senator Myers and offer him
$4,000 for his vote for Mr.. Clark for sem
ator. He had accordingly talked with Mr..
Myers and testified that the gentleman
had teld him. after first declining the prop
osition, to say to Clark that II he was dis
posed to do so he could put $4,000 I'm the
hands of Mr.. Whiteside to be paid to him
Myers In case he should vote for Mr.
Clark Hewitt said the senator's son
stated that this was satisfactory and had
afterward told him that the money for
Myers had been given to whiteside and
that his vote was assured.
HEwITTS TESTIMONY.
toriaI contest he had talked frequently
with Senator Clark. Once he had re-
monstrated with the senator concerning
whiteside as a well-known supporter of
DAILY, but the senator had, he said, as
sured him that Whiteside's fidelity was
assured. because of the fact that he
(Hhiteside) was in trouble with the Clark
opponents over building he was con-
structing in Butte. The witness also said
that he had seen the senator at his room
at the Helena Hotel a short time after the
Whiteside exposure and had asked him
what he proposed to do. when the senator
had replied: There is only one thing
20 do. and that is TO make the people be-
lieve that the DAILY gang has furnished
the money and has put up a conspiracy
against us. 1 asked him." continued the
witness, IF he could make that stick. to
which he replied: There Is no trouble
about that. because If we put UP a good
excuse the people will believe us and We
can again get the members together
The witness also detailed a conversation
which he said he had had with Senator
Clark on the evening OF the investigation
by the Supreme Court. in which he told
senator's workers, had threatened to go
into court and testify against Clark be-
cause the latters friends had not kept
their promises to him. According to the
witness the senator had then replied: 81
don't owe these (using offensive phrase)
anything. / gave them all they asked. 1
am under no obligation to them and 1 ex-
pect them 10 do as they agreed to do by
me-" Mr.. Hewitt said. however. that
Clark added that he would have his son
see Lyons. He said that Mr.. Clark had
often spoken to him of his son and of
Messrs. Welcome, Bickford, Steele and
others as his friends in the senatorial
fight welcome and Charley Clark were
regarded as the senator's especial repre-
sentatives.
On cross-examination Mr.. Hewitt said he
was g Republican and not especially in
terested IN any of the senatorial candi-
dates. He had just ''drifted into the con-
test. He pronounced as incorrect the re-
port of the testimony taken before the
Lewis and Clark county grand jury fur
nished the committee by the memorial
fists and. he added, that he had not told
all the facts 20 the jury. Indeed he had not
told all TO anyone until he had given the de-
tails to Mr.. Birney. one of the attorneys
for the memorialists in Washington, few
days since.
RECEIVED NOTHING.
Senator Faulkners questions were de-
voted to showing inconsistencies on the
part OF the witness. in refusing TO give
the details TO Montana representatives OF
the prosecution, whom he knew, and then
giving them to Mr.. Birney. whom he did
not know. He asked Hewitt whether Bir-
ney had not promised to see that he was
''taken care off, but the witness replied
emphaticaIly in the negative, adding that
he had received nothing and no promise
On anything from the anti-Clark people for
his part In this proceedings"
Under pressure he said that when he
went before the grand jury he had decided
not 20 reveal all his transactions during
the sitting % the Legislature He had only
replied 10 questions asked him and he did
not consider that he had perjured himself
"a Withholding some OF the facts He had.
however, made up his mind TO tell the
whole truth here Concluding his teSti-
nony Mr.. Hewitt said he had received
no pay for his services for Mr.. Clark and
no promise OF any. He had been interested
with the senator in a mining company
and preferred him 10 his opponents.
Mr.. c. W Clark was next called. He
was questioned concerning letters from Dr.
Ect0r TO himself, his father and Mr.. Bick-
ford, which were referred TO In Ector S
testimony yesterday. and to which the
letters from Senator Clark produced yes