The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-07
HOW THE MODERN MIDAS OF MONTANA
MARRIED THE GIRL OF HIS CHOICE

ly, and through his political aspirations
aroused the enmity of Marcus Daily,
another copper king Of Montana. There
were fights in the legislature and fights
In the courts. In one contest over his
seat in the senate that body decided
against him. He continued to fight
however, and success has generally
crowned his efforts.
His first wife died ten years ago.
He has two daughters and two sons,
Charles Clark and William A. Clark,
Jr. His daughters are both married,
one being Mrs. Culver, recently di-
vorced and the other Mrs. Lewis Ruth
erford Morris.
Some time after the death of his
wife he began to erect a magnlf1cenr
mansion in New York. This again gave
rise to the rumor that he would marry
his ward Miss La Chappelle. The
rumor was again denied
The mansion is not yet completed,
but Senator Clark has ordered it hur-
ried to completion.
Has Hid His Secret
No one has done more to hide his
secret than Senator Clark himself. He
has signed his contracts as an unmar-
ried man. He has transferred a num-
Der of mining properties and real eS-
tate. During the last two years he in
corporated all his property of all de-
scriptions, and that necessitated the
execution of many deeds and trans
fers. Under the law the wife of a
grantor is required to join in the sigma
ture of deeds, but as late as last April
deeds were filed in Butte signed by the
senator alone.
When Senator Clark desired to make
known to the world the fact that he
had married the little girl from the
mines he chose his own paper, the
Butte Miner, to break the news to the
world. But the news leaked out the
| day before, and the senator's paper
| was 'scooped." 1t printed his own an
| nouncement, however, which read
There are many good reasons why
both Mrs. Clark and myself desired to
| keep our marriage a secret MIS-
Clark did not care for social distinc-
| ton nor the obligations that would en-
tail upon my public life. She was
anxious to remain in Europe for time
| to continue her studies and felt she
could do this with more freedom.
| PERSONALLY, I would have preferred
| to have her with me at all times. but
my extensive interests compelled me
! to spend a great deal of time travelling
| through the United States. / did not
| have the necessary time myself to- de-
vote to social obligations and their
| active requirements.
| 'It has been stated that my family
objected to this union. Whatever ap-
prehension, if any, may have existed In
| this respect on my part was entirely
! dissipated when the facts were dis
| closed. by the cordial reception of the
| information and their approval of these
| relations which were SO essential to
my happiness. Then, again, wanted
my child to be educated In America
and brought up as a resolute and
patriotic American
Says He Is Happy
A day or two later, in an interview,
he showed how young his heart is by
| this sort of statement:
"Yes, / am very happy. This baby
/ girl of mine is the sweetest, brightest
| little girl in the world.
Anna La Chappelle early displayed
unusual musical talent, and 1 encour-
aged her inclination for study by piac-
ing her in the Deer Lodge seminary fol
young Ladies'. Of which institution