The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-23

s ~, heen nresent when senators Chan
~. ard caffery had examined his bank
o isl ard ,haf according TO their and
80 he had only two corrections to make.
ms1, "a ,ound two checke ona for goo
Ihey ha" - ,.oo ,,,t.,.. st,a,ts -
and the other LOT s1p, winch shouio De
added.
senator Clark. Son
= M clsrk sop 80 tho senator svas nex.
G. w. Siah' s"H " 'Ht ssi'''"'' was he~s
called.
Mr.. Clark said he had taken an active
Part In the Montana legislative campaign
Z, ie4s and In The senatorial lpht follow
~ liz was treasurer On tha Clark cam
.'a,gn committee. The frst effort of the
committee was 70 take the state conven-
lion from the Daily people the next the
sa.ct,on ~ the pemocratic state legislative
as' .sat,t,, ,,raT.tcati,, ~, oar,uaigps
uckes, maAHiS pc PFC ~ ~ 49,, .a- -.
The money placed IN ms hahus Was lor
the purpose 81 covering poth these cam
paigns. Mr.. Clark thought there was an
average Of 10 people In Helena In his
sstber's behalf lust before the election,
anu a., ,- ~ Az, =, taat NJ, y, tha,e
nad eama with the view Of helolng Mr..
. 49, a.. ~ cn.,,a,, k. .t,a a,i,,ass b.d
tIih ~ ' ~. 49,. ~ 49,, $3.50 ,,,'th
no uoub' mat soine - men ealie w"
the hope OF earning little expense money.
..a - u.,..tou. wan ybtte.tds
-.,'--,~'.
Mr., clark said ne hhd never authorized
Mr. Whiteslde TO see members OF 'he leg
stature IN his fathers behalf; never had
talked Of the members Of the legislature
s,h him ana nasar bad toia rim thaf any
go sanator az Ias,alat,yo ,n,.ro.,er WAC
state senaeoi ~ $3.50 'I . .1
70 get any speciinea sum Tor h,s vote. ne re
BY Whiteside. Mr.. Clark SAID that VII
the hfst msttlng WIN Mhll.sla1 we lat~
ter mad said ne wac urea OF the pdiN pvo-
pie, that he was unpledged ana tnat ne
said he did not want any money Tor his
chance with others IN BIDDING upon huhd-
Ings contemplated by ms father Ihis was
would vote for Clark.
why He wrote to Myers.
The witneas .snl,i,ea tho c,rcnmatances
i.r 49,, mi' sci i hta " ht ,nr
s ssi a. consid.rs,d ,se ann, dn No nati,pe
~ rntsirnr fnr le.,al aarviaas ~ priasar
'e., ~, ~ 't,sN IN, yy,htt ~
nns,,'a W. as ta1 " Ye,a M, ~ sISs
posuis ne ASSET si,. Nt ~ s Ivy ~ sNvv
TIE letter Out. because he feared mat AZ
aIlns u,ue, mneh puinss S~etaeI,lsn. y go $50 ~
sr,hn,v Wy, case e''es '''ih"' 10 VIZ"
bribery u.s.,
etarks Letter tu martin.
Rev. Albert h. Martin. principal of the
female seminary At Deer Lodge. testified
next lie produced the letter written him
By Senator CLARK last October. which the
doctor had taken 10 Chief Justice Brant-
ley In connection with the Welcome dts
harment case. The letter was as follows:
Dear MIR. Martin-tf you could see our
mutual ifiehl' Judge -, ana state 70 hin
pan OF chnpaign which pracueally show
81 wy Vas pt ~ MIA
S''n 49,. -" SUI 800 t..e ~ ""',s
,ha vy.1,,o,os. nroo,.'a,s. a,n s1,,It
nnt apcm ,na, Ssnis,,dins r.s.,' -
a ao1 r aaw .na sp'snaa s MAN oa o, 1e
lisa wv. wv, ~ nas . ioNsss WIG '"u onn u,
uusn, a , ~ ~ ,h ss.ae Ia, ,, ne snou,a
mar a. &c h,tss,d ne ne ~, r,ssse 10
.'osl % Whi, s,a, anu my n"ihesase' W.
,e,aas,s,, u A'"'i""h souns rr.pr
GssHes -, a. w -. tLsNi.h.
Jna,,. nf. uas n,as,a nSrandisy ana ,hai
ssuuks - Z, MS suuse h,ah y, anu mat l
,o,r ,s"ss n,avieas -, 'o ~, ,,aet,ma w W.
legislature had told him that the reports
concerning senator Clark's methods would
be investigated by a committee. lie said
cause his father-in-law was an old Pres
byterian minister, lie had hoped that he
could influence the supreme court TO send
court, but he saw no indelicacy In doing
that
~ ~ was .o i,'".e anprbp'. ian , y Wilt i
md a. an III hr, " - W.. ~ e9aro -
~ ao sis mn W vote LOT MI' Oe"'N Saie
ny ~''t t,,.ss,,., nth r,a.. p-.u,,.,.
nv u s., ~, s si JUS" otahties
Or. Martin SAID a9at ne had also re-
cal,sa a.an ~ ~, ~, se s,s e a W." ,.,, ~
,ba Ws,,s,i se", .'"i a. mts ~, "
had referrea "a hiS own rood chararssr
aSxins ,his az Hnus 49, 10 eo,,,3
Ssayn's ms was .he nest '"saSy ne eoulu
N "x n. ~, -
=. W. e'"rA "~s""es'
&. w. Clark was recalled, He continued
his specific denials of the testimony OF
witnesses for the prosecution who had
made statements indicating his eonnec-
tons with efforts to eorruptiy influence
members of the legislature, He thus re-
viewed the testimony Of Mhiteslde, But
ler Hewitt and Senator Myers. Recess,
At the afternoon session q w clark
said that r. i. Lyons had told him that
Mark Hewitt WAS processing to have i0-
Formation Of the purchase of votes for
his fathers election. He said he had re-
hhed that this Was not 80 and thar even
" II were sc, Hewitt would nos know
ABOUT u.
transactions over Wood
Explainlne The transaction Ia which
q ssi Was gent ~ Ni~snula tn take IN the
mortgage an Re,rasentatfve KNnn,fs
ranch. MIR CLARK said Mr. Rickford had
come Id him AMI asisni hin ~ x al Will
which t. take up a mortgnec. lie arcw a
check ana gave AZ To niekford lie knew
n9thine more about The matter until
otNhoIa gave " back 90 MN IN lieienS-
Trip ON special Train.
Mr CLARK also eNpiaiur1 the trip on "A
special train from t}utte 10 Helena on
August 3 lie said that I'm the preceding
dAy M EDrhett had come 10 him saying