The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-03
ASSAILED
IN The SENATE
ChaRU En- Bitter Speech
4 cd. Is Montana Man.
SAYS ELECTION WAS
THROUGH BRIBERY
Expenses of Senatorial Cam
paigns Placed at $2,O59,85O.

Washington, March 2-The senate
session tonight was devoted largely to
listening to a speech by Mr.. Chandler.
urging an investigation Of the election
of W. A. Clark as a senator from Mon
tana. The galleries were crowded, and
many senator's present were in full
dress.
At the night session Mr.. Chandler
called up the resolution heretofore Of
fered by himself declaring that William
A. Clark of Montana had not been duly
elected to the senate, and was prepar-
ing to speak upon it when Mr. Alle2
suggested the absence of a quorum
Twenty minutes were required to Sc
cure the attendance of a. ma iOrity OF
the members OF the senate. Mr. Chand-
Ter oHered a substitute for the original
resolution recittng Mr.. Cl2rks former
retirement from the senate.
In his speech Mr.. Chandler quoted
from an address made by Mr.. Clark in
Montana last January, in which Mr.
Chandler was criticised in connection
with the senate investigation Of Mr.
Clarks former election, Mr.. Chandler
being the chairman of the committee
on privileges and elections, by which
the inquiry was made
Mr.. Chandler declared he had done
nothing to warrant Mr. Clarlx's criti-
ciSm, and he quoted the report made
by himself and also by the minority
Of the committee to substantialte this
statement. He declared that Mr.. Clark'S
vacation of his seat was a virtual con-
fession of the justice of the decision
Of the committee. If, he said, Clark
had been innocent, he would have re-
manned for the senate's continued IN
quiry.
Stigma of Criminality.
His fight fixed a stigma Of criminal
ity upon Mr.. Clark which can never be
blotted out" Mr.. Chandler said.
Mr. Chandler declared that Mr.. Clark
had spent 81, 600 600 in his last election.
but said he had followed the plan of
cOrrupting voters before the November
election, rather than to await the
meeting of the legislature to spend his
money. He said the facts could be as
certained if the senate desired to make
an investigation. He charged a gross.
deliberate and willfUl violation OF the
Montana statute providing that re-
turns should be made of campaign eX-
penditures- To his mind the inference
was clear that Mr.. Clark had secured
his election by corrupt practices, and
it would be astonishing If a. man could
be admitted to a seat in the senate
when he had once been convicted OF
bribery.
Mr.. Chandler submitted statement
giving in detail his estimate of the ex-
penditures made by Mr. Clark in his
various campaigns, placing the aggre-
gate figure at s., 059, $50
Mr. Pettus Of Alabama. briefly replied
TO Mr.. Chambers speech, saying that
it was untimely, and was q spectacle
calculated to teach a sad lesson.
IF" he said, "a man Injuries another
il causes him to hate that man. for
every time he sees that man he feels
mean and charges the feeling to the
man he has wrOnged. 1t is a terrible
picture we have had here tonight; let
US turn away from it and pass on"
Responding to this sally, Mr.. Chand-
Ter said he had simply joined with Mr..
Pettus in a verdict that Mr. Clark
should not be given a seat in the sen
ate, because he had been guilty of
bribery
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas presented the
credentials of Senator w a. Clark,
which were received and placed on file.
Protest from Montana
Washington, March Senator
Chandler today presented to the senate
d protest from Henry n. Knapp Of
Helena. Mont against the seating of
William A. Clark OF Montana Mr..
Knapp claims to act in behalf Of the
labor party of Montana, which party
united with the Democrats in the cleo
ton of the Clark state ticket and in the
election of Mr. Clark by the legislature
He says that CIark's manag gers made a
cOmDact to assist in securing state leg