The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-20

CHdnuler, chairman OF the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections, has re-
ceived the following message from Gov.
Smith, of Montana:
ITO Hon. w. E. Chandler, chairman,
etc, United States senate. Sir: l have
this day disregarded and revoked the ap-
polntment of Hon. w. A. Clark, made by
the lieutenant governor of this state on
the 18th inst, as being tainted with col
lusion and fraud, and have this day ap-
pointed Hon Martin Maginnis. Of Mon
tana, United States senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Hon. w. A. Clark. Credentials will fol-
low in due course.
Robert B. Smith, Governor
Senator Chandler also has received a
protest against Mr.. Clerks being seated
signed by Speaker Stiff, of the Montana
house of representatives, and a number
of other officials, dated at Missoula.
Mont, May s. This protest sets forth the
proceeding in the senate in the case of
Senator Clark. and then says:
Whereas it is apparent from the facts
and circumstances following, that at the
time Mr. Clark was delivering his speech
in the United States senate notifying the
senate of the fact that he had rendered
his resignation, his son and others who
We're associated with him during the con-
test before the legislative assembly in
January, 1899, and who are shown to have
been participants in the bribery and cor
rupt practices in his election, were In the
capital Of Montana, his resignation hav-
ing been so timed it would reach the
office Of the chief executive of the state
of Montana during the absence of tha
governor, and upon him, 1t Is evident they
could confidently rely for the consumma-
ton of a scheme for his appointment, and
Whereas, all the circumstances sur
rounding the transaction Indicate and we
believe there was, a conspiracy laid on
the part of w. A. Clark and those who
were associated with him I'm the contest
before the legislative assembly ef Jan
uary, 1899, and who had by false and
fraudulent pretences induced the governor
10 absent himself from the state in order
that the lieutenant governor (evidently
a party 10th -scheme) might be acting
governor for the purpose of accepting the
resignation and making the appointment
and that the lieutenant governor acting
as governor, in defiance OF the will, not
only of the people of the state of Mon
tana, but of all decent and right-thinking
people OF the entire country as well; pur-
suant TO the conspiracy and manifesting a
contempt for the senate of the United
States and for the opinions of some Of the
most distinguished members, appointed
Mr.. Clark to. the vacancy created by his
own resignation.
I'VE, the undersigned citizens of the
state of Montana, do most earnestly en-
phatically and sOlmenly protest against
the said w. A Clark being allowed to
take his seat in the senate Of the United
States under and by virtue of the appoint
Iue0I already referred 10, until the senate,
by Its duly appointed committee on privl-
leges and election, may make such in
quiry as may appear necessary and proper
as to the methods employed in bringing
about such appointment"
ANOTHER PROTEST.
Another long protest, signed by officials
and citizens of Silver Bow county, the
home of both Mr. Clark and Mr. DAILY, al
leges that the appointment Of Mr.. Clark
by the lieutenant governor is fraudulent.
Following are a few Of the statements in
this protest:
THE resignation, instead of being sent
directly to the chief executive, was ac-
tually sent to his son, g. w Clark in
Butte, and by his said son delivered to
the lieutenant governor at Helena. The
purpose of this method of transmission,
apparently, was to provide for its delivery
to the lieutenant governor If the governor
was out of the state, but otherwise to
withhold it, meanwhile plan being de-
vised to get the governor out of the state
so as TO enable the lieutenant governor
to make the appointment.
when the governor left the state the
lieutenant governor was also absent, hav-
ing left for the purpose of attending this
Peoples party annual convention, to be
held at Sioux Falls, S. d. But, by sin
gular coincidence, the latter, who Is Mr..
Clark's personal friend and business as
sociate, left the convention before it had
made nominations or transacted any bus
mess and hurried back to Montana, ar
irving in time to receive Mr.. Clarks
resignation from the hands of his son.
Then, within a very few hours after the
resignation was received, and only about
tWenty-four hours before the governors 4
return, the lieutenant governor appointed
Mr.. Clark to fill the supposed vacancy.
In this behalf the undersigned allege,
upon their information and belief, that
the governor Of Montana was fraudulent
ly and deceptively lured from the state
by Mr. Clark. through Thomas Kinds,
one of his recognized agents and political
workers, for the express purpose of ena-
bling Mr.. Clark to resign In his absence
and to be reinstated by the appointment
of the lieutenant governor before the gov
ernor could return"
At ! o'clock the resolution in the Mon
tana senatorial case was laid before the
senate, and, on motion Of Mr.. Chandler,
went over until Monday.
UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE.
William H. Hunt Of Montana, has been
selected to be secretary Of state for the
island of Porto Rico. Mr.. Hunt was re-
Gently appointed agent for the United
States government before the Chilean
claims commission a petition which he
vacates TO accept this last appointment.
He is a son of the late Secretary Hunt.
and a lawyer Of high standing in his
own state.
TO REPLACE STOLEN FUNDS.
Senator Teller today introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil appropri-
alton BILL approprating $500 900 for the
money supposed TO have been embszzled
In Cuba. The amendment provides the
appropriation Ito enable the president Of
the United States to refund any money
that has been embezzed or I'm any way
misapproprated by the civil or military
appointees Of the United States from
funds collected In the islands OF Cuba
by the military authorities OF the United