The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-24

church, making it payable to Mr. War
) rep personally.
He had never had more conversation
than this with Mr.. Warren, and h
pronounced as absolutely false tn,
statement made by Mr.. Warren tina
he (Clarl) had urged him afterwart
to get for him the vote of the member
he had spoken of Referring to Mr.
Warren's statement that his sons mac
been discharged from employment al
Clark's instance. Mr.. Clark said ht die
not know that Warren had any sons.
Speaking of his relations with the
witness CaSOn, Mr.. Clark said Cason
had brought a letter of introduction
from his brother-in-law. Cason had
told him that Representative Marcyes
(Rep.) was a warm friend of his, and
that he (Cason) believed he could be
of benefit to him in getting Mr.. Mar
eyes vote.
Mr.. Clark said that afterward when
he found he could not be elected by
Democratic votes, ne sent for Cason
and asked him to use his influence with
! Marcyes. After seeing Marcyes, Cason
! told him that ne had found that mem
| Der very friendly to him Clark. He
then told Mr.. Cason to go to his son
! or some one else and get money to pay
! his expenses to Helena and return.
The next time he met Mr.. MarcveS
That was the extent of his CONVERSE
ton with Mr.. Marcyes.
1T is absolutely false that | held up
my hand, indicating that Marcyes could
have $1G,G COO for his vote as CasOn teS-
titled, nor did I, by any movement or
words of lips indicate that l expected
him to secure a vote for me for a cor
rupt consideration" said Mr. Clark.
Mr.. Clark admitted that he had
thought we'll of Mr.. Cason, not only
because of the letter of introduction he
brought, but because Cason had been
with his friends in a combination of
Democrats and Republicans in a cam
paign in Butte.
In reply to a suggestion from Sen
ator Chandler. Mr. Clark said he had
written letter to the Republican eau
Gus of the Montana legislature outlin-
ing his attitude on the tariff.
The question had first arisen in the
legislative campaign in Yellowstone
county and he had at that early date
written a letter to Mr.. Foster of that
county. Writing to the chairman of the
Republican caucus he had reiterated
the views expressed in the Foster let /
ter. He had not preserved a copy of /
the letter, but if one could be found he /
would be glad to produce it. Senator /
Chandler insisted that the letter should /
be found, as it was evidence of the |
pledge he made to secure Republican .
votes.
Mr.. Clark said he had sent the letter
TO MI HobsOn, chairman of the Repub-
lican caucus. Mr.. Clark stated the con-
tents of the letter to the caucus. He
said that he had taken the position that
lin the distribution of the duties on
various articles he thought that raw
materials should be provided for and
share in the advantage of the pToteC-
tive tariff to the extent of materials
in our own state, such as
wool, lead, hides and barley"
Returning to Cason Mr.. Clark said
he had sent him a check for $500 after
he adjournment of the legislature. This
lie had done because Cason had COM
blamed to him of the condition of his
inances and because of the good opin-
on he had of him.
Speaking of the Republican votes ,
asst for him, Mr.. Clark said he had told
III Republican members of the legisla- ]
ure that he would not accept their
otes if they would insure his election.
MESS he could get a majority of the /
tepubncan caucus. His reason was {
nat to accept fewer than majority |
1 the caucus would subject them to t
ccusations Of accepting brides.
mere was so much scandal at the :
lme, he said, that 1 thought right
0 protect them. l wanted to have the T
lection beyond reproach and I did not .
le." :
He had meant to adhere to this DO .
Itlon even if he had fallen only one :
hort OF majority of the Republican I
3ucus. =
The letters to and from DR.. Fctor c
ere then taken up. Explaining one I
his letters to the doctor, he said he 4
lought the matter related to Repre-
Woods and that Mr.. Bickford
as looking after the matter, hence =,
lie expression in his letter that that q
after is left entirely in the hands of =
r. Bickford." D
He had not known that Mr.. Woods ~
as in debt as that subject had never g
zen brought to his attention. He had .
spected that Mr.. BickfOrd would look =,
ter Mr.. Woods vote. He had no per- u u
MAJ interview with Mr.. Woods until "
ter the legislative election. q.
Mr. Clark said he was in the habit
turning matters of detail over to y
herS who have particular matters in !,
ind. He had, he knew, spoken to Mr. ~
oxford on the subject, and he thought ~
probable that he had turned the let ~
r over to him. u
Mr.. Bickford" Mr. Clark said. in re- 81 81
to a question from Senator Hoar. l
J. T. ITr
ood locality, and l would naturally 49,
rn the matter over to him. He had -
authority to act, except in a legiti- O. O.
ate wav. TO
All l expected was that he should
Id Woods in line and prevent the -
ople by whom he was surrounded. III
10 We're unfriendly to me, from get ~ ~
lg Woods away from me. He was %
thorlzed to use only persuasive -
n ort L, i
Y money. / had nothing improper in ", VI
mind, and I had no reason to sup DC
Sc that Mr.. Bickford had anything as
proper in his mind IN
De knew nothing, he said, of the in
otedness on Woods ranch. which it au
S proposed should be carried for pl
Nothing was said to me by any liv- Gu
person which would lead me to sus- ~
t or suppose that such a condition w
sted." he said Jul
was a surprise to him when the 10
ais of the transaction for the relief on
Woods mortgage by his son and Mr.
,kford was brought out in the testi- t 70
ny. tn;
Questioned closely upon Mr.. Bick- az az
Is taking $1,000 to Missoula to lift Pa .
'ods' mortgage, Mr.. Clark repeated hat
t he had not, at the time known ne ne
thing Whatever about it. He had an
known that his son had given the 10 70
ney to Bickford until the matter was ~ -
ught out in the testimony here 10y
Did your son have access to your ac- 80. 80,
nts, so that he could have given y,
Bickford that amount of money in o.,
r interest,"" asked Mr.. Hoar 81
The son is a man of wealth him oU
-, said Mr. Faulkner -,
Let the witness answer" said Sena- lne
Chandler. PFC
r. Clark said: My son had drawn r. t.
cks on my account. but he did not -.
50 IN this case; he could easily have M,
wn this amount of money on ms mn mn