The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-24

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| tee to be sustained by the preponder-
ence Of testimony. The committee adds
that 1T would unnecessarily cucumber
and extend this report to give these
aoditional facts in detail but, In addition
| to these unsuccessful attempts at brib-
| cry, certain other alleged attempts are
harrated because there is differences
| them"
Whiteside ms Detective.
These latter attempts relate especially
10 former State Senator Whiteside's con-
nection with the candidacy OF Senator
tors methods. The testimony relating TO
Whitesde, State Senator Clark State
Senator Myers and Representative Carr Is
then outlined and the committee remark
three accusers CWhiteside, Myers and
state Senator Clark undoubtedly occn-
pied pied the position OF detectives. who will
We're dealing and against whom they made
charges On the other hand, the parties
against whom they. testified. and who
make denials. are charged with crimes 10
which. II guilty. they would be quite cer-
tam to add to the offense OF false swear
ing.
The majority Of the committee. under
all the circumstances appearing, are not
willing to consider the situation as one OF
equilibrium between detectives on one
err. II Messrs. Clark. of Madison; Meyers
and Whitesde testified falsely. they must
have contemplated, in the beginning, a
conspiracy Of the basest character to be
followed up by perjury of the worst sort,
and they must have intended to pass
through ordeals, In the course of investi-
cations which would be made, which it
cannot be inferred they were willing to
subject themselves to merely to prevent
Senator Clark from becoming United States
senator
Failure TO Disprove Charges.
I'm the opinion of the majority there
was no affirmative disproof produced by
senator Clark, at any time. showing that
the facts In connection with the $50. 900
were not true. The charge that the ac-
cusatfon and exposure resulted from a
conspiracy formed and carried forward by
Marcus DAILY was a necessity Of Clark's
canvass and defense, but DAILY and Con-
conspiracy denied all knowledge of the
$4,000, of which s27 600 was in 1900 bills,
which had been produced by Whiteside as
money furnished by Welcome in attempt
ed briberles. No $1,000 bills were shown to
have been In the hands of any of the al
legged DAILY conspirators"
The report then shows from the testi-
mony that these large bills were in the
hands OF Clark's supporters and adds:
I'm connection with the consideration OF
these last four cases of attempted brfb-
L
and Whtes.de, 1t is important to note.
In view of the difference of opinion con-
corning the credtablity of Messrs. Clark
of Madison. Meyers and Whiteside,. that
the whole committee finds that, IL all the
testimony cone erning the $4,000. and all
the testimony of Whiteside and Clark OF
) Madison were laid aside, there would still
remain sufficient evidence in the case to
lead the committee to find, as II does, that
Ciark's election Is void.
From the briberies which have been
established a majority of the committee
feels justified In finding there were other
successes in procuring. by corrupt prat-
tees, the votes OF members OF the legis-
tature where the facts naturally cannot
be directly proved"
Conduct of the Republicans.
OF the conduct of the Republican mem
bers of the legislature who voted for
Clark. the committee says: The con-
duct OF Republican members who left their
Republican candidate and voted for Clark
and gave him his election. In the opinion
OF a majority of the committee. calls for
special criticism There was AN absolute
deadlock, and no possibility OF the elet-
ton of a Democrat without the aid Of
Republicans. 1t IS difficult TO account for
these Republican votes for Senator Clark.
Senator Clarks candidacy had been faint
ed, ON the 10th OF January, by white
sides exposure
''rhe facts exposed had not been dis
proved on January Is The reasons given
for Republican votes Tor clark seem 70
be pretenses and covers. Clark, who had
been negotiating with Hobson. the lead
err OF the Republic ans, wrote letter on
the 18th Of January. In which he declared
himself TO be in favor OF the tarin on
Montana products. Some of the RepuD-
leans said there ought not to be dead
lock and that II would be better TO nave
a Democratic senator than vacancy. No
one pretends that any effort was made 70
bring about the election OF any other
Democrat than Clark, against whose
agents charges OF bribery have been made.
Hobson Largely Responsible.
THE committee do not say that the
votes Of all the eleven Republicans were
improperly secured. but that those OF
Geiger Beasley and Bywater were has
already been found. Circumstances OF
suspicion against the others are numer-
Gus.
senator Hobson Is mainly responsible
for the action Of the Republican members
He was chairman Of their caucus and
leader in the Clark movement. lie early
began negotiations with Clark, and a
letter written. promising that he would
be an independent tariff Democrat was
addressed to Hobson under date OF jan
uary Is In face 81 all the facts tending
TO impeach the conduct Of SO many OF
the Republican members and OF the evil
dent political reasons why they should
not have contributed their votes 70 the
election Of Clark. Democrat. under
charges of corrupt practices. the opinion
81 the majority "a much strengthened by
the action Of eleven Republicans who, on
the fth day of January. abandoned their
own party and thus strangely elected a
Democratic senator"
The committee says that the direct
violations by Clark and his committee and
agents 81 the provisions Of the Montana
laws are Of arst Importance In connec-