The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-20
CASH In BIG ROLLS
WITNESSES TESTIFY TO ITS FREE
USE IN THE MONTANA sENA-
TORIAL CONTEST
arr ALL AGAINST MIR. CLARK
DEVELOPMENTS OF THE DAY BE-
FORE COMMITTEE ADVERSE
TO HIS INTERESTS
ONE WITNESS WHO REcANTED

MIR. CasOn Tells How He Accepted
Fifteen Hundred Dollars to Sign
Paper in Which He Admitted
That His Testimony in the Well
come Case Was without Warrant
in Facts-ChapIain on the Stand.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The hearing
be ore the senate committee On privileges
and elections in the case of Senator
Clark, Of Montana, developed four new
witnesses and continued to finish the
testimony of the accountant, Rector, who
had been on the stand when the commit
tee adjourned Wednesday.
The new witnesses We're Representative
Cooney, E. T. Butler, a preacher named
Warren who was chaplain of the Mon
tana house of representatives, and a law
yer named Cason. The two last named
testified to many incidental proceedings
which lent exceptional interest to their
statements.
FACETIOUS WITNESS.
Rev. b. E. H Warren, who was chap
kain Of the Montana house Of representa-
tives in the last session, was then called.
lie related details of two conversations
he had with Senator Clark while the leg
jslature was In session, and just previous
TO the election of Mr.. Clark. He said he
had been a supporter of Mr.. Clark; that
he had heard the reports that he was
ising corrupt means to secure his elec-
lion, and that he had called upon him
for the purpose of satisfying himself.
"I asked the senator" said the witness,
what the prospects of election were. Mr..
Tlark replied that they were all right
b will be elected Clark said He spoke
pssuredly, but said ne did not want the
election until he could get majority
Of the Democrats. He could, he said, with
The assistance Of the Republicans, be
elected at any time, but he did not want
the election that way. Mr. Clark added
that the members were coming to him
at the rate of one or two day. I then
asked if he expected the Republican
vote. He replied that he did, and asked
him If he was sure Of all of them, to
which he replied that there might be
one or two defections, adding, that is all
arranged for I then told him that L
heard a Democratic member giving the
name Of a member of the house, say he
would support you for consideration.
How much does he want? Mr.. Clark
asked.
About $4,000, I think replied.
"Mr Clark studied a moment and said
Il can't do anything like that myself, but
will have it fixed He did not say,
kzwever, who would fix it.
MR.. COONEY CALLED.
Edward H Cooney, a member of the
Montana legislature from Cascade coun-
ty said the entire Cascade delegation
had been elected with the understanding
Mat they should support Mr. Conrad. TO
ward the close of the balfoting two OF
tie members Messrs Gillet and Flynn,
changed from Conrad to Clark. He said
that E. c. Butler, who had one time been
connected with a newspaper In Whlch
Marcus DAILY was interested, proposed
that he vote for Mr.. Clark, saying that
# he would do so Clark would rehabili-
tate the Butte Miner, giving him and
Mr.. Butler practical charge of 1t at $2,5OI
IA year for five years. Later Mr. But
Ter had urged him to go with MIN tc
Charley Clark and fix matters up He
had not accepted, but had voted for Con
rad to the finish. He also said that an
other member of the legislature, who ha6
afterwards changed his vote from Con
rad to Clark, had told him that he had
understood that the Clark people were
putting Clark money into the hands OF
a third person to be paid for votes; tha
ruch methods would not get him; but ina
if he should find a letter in room will
a large sum of money in it 1t would b'
hard to get away from.
MAN WHO RECANTED.
u. It. Cason an attorney at Butte, told
an interesting story, not only OF his par
rIa 0f
but his wanderings since. He first solc
how he had been sent for to come tc
Helena to use his influence with Repre-
sentative Mareyes, of Custer county,, ane
when e went there he saw Senator clark
who told him he would like to have hin
see Marcyes and talk with him, and tina
Marcyes had not been approached, ina
service being left for him (Casom, az
he could handle him better. He author
ized me to say 20 him that he would pay
him $4,000 for his vote for him CLARK
for the United States senate said th
witness, adding: He also SAID to 1n'
- that Mr.. Welcome was handling hi
funds, and WouIo supply me Win e1>peii"
money
He then told how Mr.. Root had propos
ed a letter which he the witnessl ha'
copied and signed, in- which he mad sal
there was no truth in anything he ma
testified to in the Welcome case. I'M
was put in strong language anu III III eii
letter he was made to dwell uron the ois
grace he had brought upon himseI .
the part he had taken in the matter
In return for this letter Root ha
Given him 81, 800 with which to get out o
the country, Mr.. Root promising to hol
the letter as sacred, and only to make
public in case he (Cason) should come t
washington. He had then gone to Bake
civ Or. corresponding from there wit
NJ Root under the name of G. u. Taylor
= He had. moreover, not been there lon
when he saw his recalcitrant in the news
nauers. Soon after he had received sum
mons to come to Washington, and had re
snonded, arriving today, only an hou
before he went on the stand