The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-13

OF honor and trust you did not consider
that you were insulted by an offer of
bribery
Il didn't like it very well. but did not
resent it
Henry l.. Myers. a Montana State Sena-
tor. was the next witness called. Mr..
| Birney conducted the examination for the
memorialists. and after a number OF GEN
| eral questions. asked whether the witness
had ever been approached in regard to
his vote Tor Mr.. Clark. and IL so By whom
| Mr.. Myer replied that he was approached
| by DIR. s W. Mincheil who gave him
| what purported to be a message from w
! NJ. Bickford to the effect that IL he 1.-THE
| witncss) would vote for Mr.. Clark he
would be employed as an attorney for MIR.
| Clark on a three-year contract. his salary
| 10 be $500 the first year and to be in
creased $500 each of the succeeding years.
The witness stated that he refused the
oner emphatcally on the ground that ne
was elected as an anti-Clark man. SINH
lar offer. he said. was made by Mr.. Birk-
lord. and was also refused. \ letter was
produced by the witness. which purDorted
70 have been written by Charles W. Clark
United States Senator Clark's son. in which
he was told that $500 had been left for
him with DIR. Minchell as n retainder for
his legal services. Witness said that some
authorized by MIR. Welcome to offer him
$4,000 for his vote. and on his refusal Mr..
Whiteside told him OF his intention 10
expose the attempts at bribery.
The Cross-eXaminatiou OF Mr.. Meyers
was conducted by Mr.. Foster.
The next witness called was Henry II.
Carr, a Montana State Representative. Mr..
Carr stated that the convention in which
he was nominated passed a resolution pro-
Yiding that the Senators and Representa-
tives there nominated should vote for
Democratic Senator. and that he voted for
Mr.. Conrad as long there was any pos
sibility Of his election. after which he
voted for Senator Clark At the time of
mis- nomination he was United States
Commissioner and notary public Wit
ness stated that Just prior to the sena-
torial election Mr.. Whiteside met him in
the Grand Central Hotel and asked him to
go TO room with him. saying that he de-
sired to talk with him. On arriving at
this room Mr. Whiteside took from his
pocket an envelope. into which he put a
sum of money. which he said vas $1,000,
and, sealing the envelope, asked him tMr.
Carr 20 put his initials on it. which he
did. He stated that no reason was given
by Mr. Whiteside for asking him to put
his name on the envelope. In reply to the |
question as to- his financial condition. Mr.. |
Carr said that at the time OF his election |
to the State legislature he had oilg about
800
lis il not true asked Attorney Camp |
bell. that you have bought a ranch since
that time?''
II have replied Mr. Carr
How much did you pay for it:"
Il paid s3,500.''
For whom did you purchase the
ranch"
For Miss Wickham. my wife's aunt"
The only cross examination consisted OF |
the following question by Mr. Foster:
Have you at any time received any (
money or ether compensation in return for
your vote for W. A. Clark for United 4
States Senator"
IL have not"
At $50 O'Clock the committee adjourned
until i0:15 O'eloel; this morning.