The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
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Millionaire Senator From
Montana Refuses to Dis
cuSS His Secret Marriage
URGES FAMILY PRIVACY.
Is Equally Reticents Con-
cerning Troubles Among
Salt Lake Road Officials

United States Senator W. A. Clark
Of Montana, who has been inspecting
ais railroad interests in Southern Cali
fornis. arrived in this city last night
and Is staying at the Palace Hotel.
since his last visit TO San Francisco
the Senator's secret marriage abroad
three years ago 10 his young ward has
been formally announced and provoked
much comment Apparently the fact
Is not causing the copper magnate
much uneasinesss 6oT he has becope &C
customed 10 seeing his name In print
II his relatives and most intimate
friends are correct in their statements.
he is greatly relieved oTer the anal
publicity OF the secret which he and
his wife had successfully kept so long.
Senator Clark. in explaining the
secrecy OF his marriage, says IL was
simply part OF q plan, in which his wife
acQu3esoed, in or0er TO permit her TO
pursIsA her studies abroad without the
annoyance OF notoriety which natural
" would have followed the announce
ment at an earlier date Mrs Clark
and her child are still abroad. but the
coming year viii probably find her
back IN New York, occupying the pala-
tisl residence Of the Montana million
ARE, which he has cot pleted and fur
nished regardless Of expense
OFFICIALS ARE AT VAR
Having made a statement in New
York regarding his marriage and re-
peatod IL in Butte City and later in
Los Angeles. the Se@1tor said last
night that he could not suggest any
further Information concerning the af-
fair ana strongly intimated that he
was a bit tired Of discussing his fam
iy affairs through the press.
Following closely on the arrival Of
the Senator here yesterday came a
story from Los Angeles to the effect
that z shake up among the depart
mental officials Of the Salt Lake road,
~ which he is president. is expected
very soon. According to the report
from the south. when Senator Clark
reached Los Angeles he found the Of
fcials Of the Salt Lake road greatly
disturbed over a conflict which had
been going on among them for some
time. He promptly instituted an in
vestigaton. which quickly developed
the fact that Second Vice President J.
Ross Clark, a brother of the Senator,
and Third Vice President T. f. Glib
bon, were at loggerheads and thae sub
ordinate officers Of the road were TAX
ing sides with the two vice presidents.
HARRIAIAN'S HAND SHOWN.
tt is no longer q secret that z. H.
Hartman Of the Southern Pacific
Company is exercising a wonderful in
fuence in the affairs Of the new road
and. SO The story goes. he has learned,
through his own officials. thai the
management Of the road b. ]. Ross
Clark. during the absence Of Senator
tCIark. has not been satisfactory TO
those who are inclined to fully appre-
ciste the interest Hartman has in the
corporation. Those who Opposed J.
Ross Clark sided with Gibb0n and
"a her Senator Clark arrived in Los An
geles il is said that he found q wide
breach existing between his brother
ard his followers and Gibbe1 and his
followers. Naturally sympathizing
with his relative, Senator Clark S said
10 have openly declared at a confer
ence Of the officials Of the road that II
those who were opposed TO J. Ross
Clark did got imm lately sue for
peace there would be a number OF
changes and the retort from those TO
whom tn remark was apparently di-
rected was: Go ahead and make
them"
SENATOR'S IRE AROUSED.
Hartman recently sent several of his
auditors TO Los Angeles to look into
the affairs Of the Salt Lake road and
an auditor Of the Southern Paciflc
Company was also put 10 work in an
effort to straighten out litigation in
which the corporation recently became
involved in this city. The interest
which Chief Engineer Hood Of the
Southern Pacific Company has been
taking in the completion OF the Clark
road is said to have also stirred up
much bitter feeling among those who
have been standing by J. Ross Clark
and kindled the fame for dissension
hat now threatens to bring about an
upheaval in Los Angeles. While Har-
riman has a large interest in the road
Senator Clark is its president and an
psrently purposes to brook no inter
ference from Hartman or any one else
10 the management Of the big project
When a reporter attempted to inter
view the Senator on the reported trou-
bles last evening he pleaded an engage
r1p-7r and hurried from, he NCfo1