Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-24
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Washington, Feb. N.-The weeks work
in the Clark case is greatly to his advan-
tage The supreme court judges did not
in any way connect the senator with an
alleged wrongful proposition. His letter
to Dr. Martin contained no syllable of an
improper nature and speaks for Itself.
The testimony Of the senator was frank
and he fully admitted he spent large sums
but Campbell did not prove dollar of it
was devoted to the purchase OF legisla-
tors. What was spent in previous cam
paigns had nothing to do with the case
under investigation.
Welcomes testimony did not connect
Clark with the disbarment case or make
him responsible for the result. 1t was
purely collateral matter.
Chas. w. Clark's evidence was great
blow to the memorial.sts. He took upon
himself all the blame. if any, for the use
of money prior to his fathers election.
His campaign committee was alone re-
sponslble and the prosecution could not
connect Clark senior with it's transac-
tions. The latter was absent most of the
time. The use Of money therefore did not
affect Clark's legal status.
Nolan has the brains of the memorial
ist and made an excellent witness in some
respects. He lost caste with the commit
tee for disclosing secrets of the grand
jury room and using them in the supreme
court against brother lawyer, after
transcribing stenographic notes accord
ing to memory. He denied all Of Lyons
testimony, raised the question Of verac-
ikly nd orx, -
joking, which raised the question why
Nolan allowed him to make three sep
arate propositions of corruption.
John r. Toole Of Anaconda was the
next witness. He is regarded as the con-
fidentfal friend Of Daily and Is member
of the Montana legislature. He consid-
cred he had Daly's confidence in political
matters and knew the latter's plans. Not
withstanding this fact, he had, as a men,
her Of the legislature, voted for Clark.
Indeed, he had never known DAILY to seek
office or try to influence the course of his
friends. Nor had he ever known of Daly's
attempting to influence or control any
primary or other election or state, coun-
ty or city convention.
Toole said DAILY had no special candi-
posed Clark principally because Of the
charges of BRIBERY. Witness said he had
never entered into a conspiracy to defeat
Clark
During cross s-examination when ques-
toned concerning the contest over the To-
cation Of the state capitol, Toole said he
had been member of the committee
having in charge the interests of Ana
conda. AS to the amount of money spent
during that contest which lasted three or
four years. Toole said that from $3.50 900
to $450.000 was spent in the interests of
Anaconda.
John r. Toole, cross-examined, ex-
planned his relations with DAILY. He said
the people regarded the latter as the
chief friend Of labor.
Witness admitted company boarding
houses, but said no miners were ordered
to leave private boarding houses or trade
at the company store. He knew nothing |
of men being paid through the company
store at Butte:
He knew nothing Of the democratic |
strength in Silver Bow county or Butte. |
When asked how $500 democrats polled
over 11.O00 votes at the primaries in 1898,
witness said the working men were
greatly interested, as they. furnished |
most of the candidates and rustled very
hard for votes =
Witness explained the fusion mova-t