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,..,,itiou to Senator Clark Of
Montana File a Brief
MIGHT Is LEGISLATORS
o,.,,s offered money-Totai OF
wv s,oq. 900 other Brides Talked
~ of-au Interesting statement
rrarly Dispatched

,,ogton March 27.-Counsel for
n. menorolalists in the case o. s.aa,
". c,a Of Montana, have submitted
l0' N, ,.'., m the Senate committee on
s,,rIlesss and elections
y ,.s, reviewing the testimony IN DE-
counsel presents the following as
finished facts in the case OF evidence
e., tbat at least fifteen members OF
,.g.lanlre were paid by Mr. clark
'Ds hs agents for their votes.
's md that at least nine others were
.s.,.a money for their votes, and that
..,ol amount Of offers proved ag-
w s,ssste one hundred and seyen'y-hVe
u Tss-s mai one hundred thousand dol
VAS offered by Dr. Treacy, friend
~ sgeni OF Mr.. Clark, to bride the
az. general % dismiss the pro-
- 'sS,ngs IN the Welcome case.
r'~rfh that the same agent OF DIT.
80 oNered Justice Hunt, OF the SUI
tala ' Court one hundred thousand
.nsrs N dismiss the Welcome case.
SCH sch mar Mr.. Clark and his friends
..y"ged IN Wholesale bribery and at
,.9pted bribery Of members OF the leg
i5ature to secure the election OF MI
Clark. .., .,
eng efforts TO bride Justice Hunt,
"a Attorney Nolan, in the Welcome
I.bsrment case. 1T Is evident" they
s,r chat Mr.. Clark and his friends
Giiy realized the importance OF the de-
,i.isn Of that court In its bearing upon
NJ Clsrks contest, otherwise they
vanla not have taken a special train
"a bdnghls agents 10 Helena 10 negou-
s,s and arrange for the purchase OF
nat court. The fact that Mr.. Clarks
AGENT. Mr.. Jesse 3. Roote, the law part
rsr OF Mr.. John b. Welcome, paid Mr..
2 7 Cason fifteen hundred dollars to
Lave the State Of Montana and not
testify before this COMMITTEES. 10 another
circumstance going 10 bear out the
charge OF the unlawful expenditure and
corrupt use Of money by Mr.. Clark and
hls agents to carry out their purposes.
The offer Of 500 900 10 bride the attor-
nsy general to move the dismissal OF the
proceedings is but another chapter OF
he long story Of bribery and attempted
bribery that marks the entire history OF
H. Clark's campaign for the senator
ship from the time, In August, 1898,
when he agreed with Governor Hauser
and others 10 put UP thlrty-fve thou
sand dollars for the primaries and from
forty 10 sixty thousand more for the
general election. and as much after
ward as was necessary. up 10 and In
Gliding the fifteen hundred dollars
payment to Cason.
'0f the nlnety-five members OF the
legislature. including Mr.. Whiteside,
lNenty-slx were sworn before this COM
nlttee
0i these, the memoriallsts say nine
have taken oath that they were offered
money TO vote for Senator Clark. viz.
Senators Whiteside. Clark, Meyers and
Mckay. and Representatives Stiff. Sui
liyat Cooney Normoyle and Murray.
TNO-Messrs Day and Flne-they claim
have admitted the receipt OF money
tive thousand dollars each. after voting
ior Clark, but tried 10 excuse H. Either
By direct testimony or otherwise they
calm that the acceptance Of brides Is
liked upon fifteen others.
From the proof adduced II is reason
ABLY determlnable." they say, that In
lddtOn 10 the three hundred and
heavyweight thousand dollars actually
lah 70 members Of the legislature by
NJ. Clark and his agents, offers were
made TO other members, aggregating
about one hundred and seventy five
housand dollars"
Referring to the case OF Mr.. Day. the
llid says.
The testimony Of both Mr.. Clark and
NJ T. G, Day establishes ooncluslvely
NE payment by Mr.. Clark TO Mr.. Day
lew days after the election, the sum OF
I'VE thousand dollars, which sum Mr.,
gay says he accepted In compensation
lQr Dis services as a friend Of Mr.. Clark
thhe he was in the city OF Helena as
member Of the legislature. When
,sAed what service had you rendered
he replied
ae.ed as the manager, you might
~ or leader OF his forces upon the
1907 OF the house. attended to keep
us quorum present and seeing that
ulehds Of his were sent for that were
nh pTesen. az roll call, and made mo-
uyns ana attended TO the ordinary
pl'lSnenlary--as you would call It
Foeedlre Of his friends IN that body"
~ Ciark justified as follows:
i ~ was In consideration OF my friend
mp 70 Mr Day and the work he per-
ollned IN trying 10 organize the legis-
azure, TO be elected speaker, and in or
leF 70 control our forces, In which. how
ever we failed | recognized that he
WEE worthy Of this consideration"
Az. Day admits that no part Of this
wv thousand dollars went 10 the other
sshutrs OF the law firm OF which ne
. partner The contention on the
~ NJ Of Mr.. Day and Mr.. Clark that
s sl's was gift win deceive no one. II
"a ~ received In direct violation OF the
i 81 OF MrDay that he would notknow-
msH receive directly or Indirectly, any
s s'osey or other valuable thing for the
-, ~. uiahce or on-performance OF any
,,' uuy pertaining TO my Office
~, ana by a strange coincidence It
Pc scofded on the same day that
~ s.p.,,esrhlatlve Bywater's mythical
s'v'hei' who lives all over the coast
,ssohel Helena. and according 10 BY.
n, psla nm nine thousand dollars
sohs mining stock. which nine
lno,e9 dollars together with six
HI, ,. dollars Bywater had kept in
m. W venk all winter. was deposited in
iho,.h ,ana National bank. This i've
M. 1 ~. dollars which according to
,r.a '..s'ulmony Of Mr.. Clark. was delly.
tnti,'%s ar Day by Mr.. Davidson. was
WIZ, overlooked by Mr.. Davidson
nar, Jh ne gave his testimony. He re-
hunSeu having paid Mr.. Day two
Ia, aa of three hundred dollars, and
pp. ~ had paid him money but once.
men, " Asd entirely forgotten the pay
Dav VI hve thousand dollars 10 MIR.
n. W; Fine informed the committee
Chrt mao been employed by Mr..
legIsl,,s lnee the adjournment Of the
tows-aSstu IN working up case looking
Cisrt the disbarment OF w. a.
ho, VI madison county; that he had
Ia, s. III ~ his employ before. and
vilh ~. uea arranged this employment
lwo n az, lark himself. He had copied
Ion 1919 $500 In the court records OF Madi-
half ~ NY which consumed from
linz unee-quarters OF an hour of
ness,s ahu had seen seven or eight wit.
'ore ~. ,taiaing their testimony be.
a, ur supreme court. Thls was an
sad reo.,,'. Ne had performed. but he
ionr hundye a me sum OF Ave thousand