The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
CHARGES AGAINST CLARK
Citizens of Montana Object to His
Admission to the Senate.
4 Protest Presented by Mr. Chand-
Ter on Behalf of the Labor Party
Allegations Of Breach Of Faith
and the Illegal Use of Honey.

Ter on Behalf of the Labor Party.
Allegations Of Breach Of Faith
and the Illegal Use of Honey.
Mr. Chandler presented in the Senate
today the remonstrance Of Henry Z
Knapp, of Helena. Mont in his own be
half and Of 15,0e3 members OF the labor
party Of Montana. against the right of
Senator-elect William a Clark TO ad-
mission to the Senate as a Senator from
the State Of Montana Mr. Knapp
charges that MIR Clark spent $2j0,e00 cor
ruptiy, through his agents, to obtain his
election.
The petition is volUminous and says in
part that to secure the influence of the
labor party Mr. CIark-s political mana ger
and son, Charles W Clark. promised TO
secure action by the State Legislature
which would ameIiorate some OF the
hardships of the workingTnen Of the State.
These measures, promised enactment
were an eight-hour law. a new fellow
servant law, permitting action for dam
ages for personal injuries, and a company
store law, permitting employees TO trade
where they might choose In return for
this pledge, the petition states that the
labor candidates for Governor Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State and Treas
ureT resigned their nominations and the
entire CLARK" ticket was placed in nom,
nation by the Executive Board OF the
State Central Committee OF the Labor
Party.
II IS stated that the labor party. more
than 20 per cent of the o. gG9 voters of
Montana. aided Mr.. Clark IN his fight and
elected him The petition states that ow--
ing 10 the active opposition TO the above
measures ny the representatives of Mr.
Clark they failed Of passage by the Leg
ls!ature following his election Then the
petition goes on TO claim that thf, said
supposed election Of the said William A
Clark was accomplished by the illegal and
corrupt use Of MONEY"
1t says that among the principal agents
Of Mr.. Clark in the ,corrlpr l,sa Of
money to secure his election" We're his
son Charles W. Clark Walter NJ RfcE-
ford, and A J Davidson.
The petitioner charges that Mr.. Clark
personally and by his agents expended
[" secure his election by the present Leg
lSiatlve Assembly more than $29a. coo
some OF which was expended in the man
ner following: Sixty thousand dollars in
SILVER county to secure election of mem
oers Of the Legislature favorable to
Clark $1,000 il Cascade county for SINH
lar purposes, and $500 in each Of the
counties of Granite. Broadwater. Beaver
head, Madison, ana Flathead for sinil II
purposes.
That Clark Paid or caused 10 be paid
or his account 10 tWentv-s5w delegates
from Missoula county 10 the labor party
State convention The sum OF 81 each. Al
$" the expenses, about So each Of twelve
delegates for Yellowstone county and fur
nished round trip tickets from Butte City
10 Helena for more than one hundred del
eG=ltes 70 thu State Democratic Conven-
ton a S4.Sg each"
IN consideration Of these sums and as
SIstance, the petition states that the in
Iuence OF the various beneficfari es was
corruptly bought
Upon th' sc shOwiugs the petition asks
int an Investigation be made and that
Senator Clark De refused a seat in the
Senate OF the United States