The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-17
QUIET DAY IN CLARK CASE.
ONE OF THE SENATOR'S MANAGERS
on THE STAND.
Denies the Use of Money and He
fuses to Discuss His own Finnn-
ciaI Affairs but Finally Admits
borrowing $1,000 From Senator.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE proceed
ings in the Clark case today did not reach
the high point OF interest attained yester-
day The principal witness OF the day was
Mr.. Walter Cooper, one of Mr.. Clarks
managers in the campaign. He Is resi-
| dent OF Representative Hartman's home
! town Bozeman, and the personal Tits be-
tween the two served to relieve what would
| have otherwise been a commonplace story.
| Mr.. Faulkner sought in behalf of Senator
| Clark TO reopen the question as TO State
/ Senator whiteside's effort at bribery during
| his own election, but the committee adj
| journed for the day without deciding upon
| the question of revelancy.
The committee did not resume considera-
| ton of the case until o'clock today
Impeaching Prosecutions witness.
| The first witness was Fred j. winston,
New York lawyer who said he was present
/ in the office Of Broker Kerr, OF New York,
some time in November last when Mark
| Hewitt, witness for the prosecution. nad
\ expressed an opinion rejecting upon me
state supreme court of Montana in connec-
ton with the Welcome disharment case
1 before that court
Winston said Hewitt expressed the opin-
| ion that Welcome would be disbarred 'as
! the supreme court was owned by Daly.
Witness also said that Hewitt said the
/ general impression in Montana was that
| the DAILY people had supplied $4,000 used IN
| the Whiteside exposure. TO defeat Clark
| for the senate, but falling in that they we're
| using the money against welcome IN ne
| supreme court. In reply to question
! from Chandler Foster counsel for Clark
stated that Winston was put on to impelch
| Hewitts testimony.
! One of CIark's Managers.
Walter Cooper, Of Bozeman. Mont, who
| was one OF Senator Clark's chief sup
| porters in his campaign for the senate
| was the next witness He testified to be-
ing present at the meeting of Mr.. Clark's
| friends in Butte in July 1898 preliminary
| To entering the camnaiRn. He said
| the purpose OF the meeting was Ito break
the control of the Anaconda Copper Min
| ing Company over the affairs OF the
state and that he had done all he could
in the succeeding campaign to accomplish
this result. or the seventy-nine Demo-
cratic members OF the Legislature, the
Clark people had believed. after the legis-
lative election, that fifty would vote for
Clark. He had failed 10 get this number,
| owing to the influence of the DAILY ele-
ment in the legislature. OF the entire
membership OF ninetyfour the witness be-
leved there were twenty-one or twenty
two who were employed by DAILY or in
enterprises in which that gentleman is
interested. and he gave list OF those SO
employed.
Used No Money.
Mr. Cooper said he had been in Helena
| during the entire session OF the egisia-
ture. but that he knew of no effort 10 cor
rupt any member Of the Legislature in Mr..
| Clark's behalf. He had expended 500 dur
ing the sitting OF the legislature, the mon
ey being used I'm paying the expenses of
| friends of Senator Clark who came to
Helena to assist in his campaign for the
senate.
Defends Representative johnson.
Speaking OF Representative Johnson 3
transfer of his vote from Hartman TO
Clark, Mr.. Cooper said It was not made
until II became evident that Mr. Hartman
had no chance of success. He repudiated
the idea that the vote OF Mr. Johnson
twho is n physician had been influenced
by giving him employment at the Bridges
coal mines.
Declines to Tell Financial Affairs.
Mr.. Cooper said he had received no pay
for his services In support OF Mr. Clark,
his his hotel bill. He had kept memoran-
dunn OF his expenses during the cam
paign. but he had destroyed or mislaid 1t,
Mr.. Hartman asked the witness what
debts he had liquidated since the adjourn.
ment OF the Legislature. He at nrst rsfu*d
to answer, saying that ia my private husl-
ress and none of yours To the committee
of n public nature but Will not let this
man parade my private business from one
end Of the country TO the other
borrowed Large sums From Clark
He did explain, however. that he rad
paid $4,000 in debts with money he hud
secured from the sale of the Bozemsn water
plant and $500 he had borrowed from
Senator Clark. For this he had given his
note and expected to pay the note when
due. having given his milling company
stock as security.
Whttestdes Attempted urtbery.
Ben Falk. ex-deputy clerk OF Flathead
! county Mont. was recalled by Mr.. Faux
ner and asked whether Mr. Whitesde had
1 offered him 81 900 to be allowed access 70
the election returns involving his CWhite-
side's) election TO the state senate before
| the votes were counted.
Mr. Campbell objected unless upon the
understanding that Whiteside should have
a chance to rebut. He thought the testi-
mony entirely incompetent
Mr. Faulkner admitted that the testi
! mony, II given. would be purely collateral
but said the bars had been thrown down In
admitting testimony a. 10 attempts al bri-
| berry OF the supreme court THIS, Ia
thought. woald let I'm this matter.
Responding. Mr. Campbell said r the
testimony was admitted the prosecution
would ask to have witnesses called u
prove that the witness had received s. so
from Mr.. Blckford for making the state
ment
The committee reserved its decision OF
the point and adjourned until tomorrow
FIGHTING ALONG THE LINE