The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
SENATOR CLARK UNDER
LAWSON'S FIERCE FIRE
Political Career Of Montana
Millionaire Given in "Fren-
zied Finance" Serial
BOWS AT ROGERS FEET
Latter Forced Him Out OF Senate Once
and Then Prevented Him o.
eupyino Seat Which He
Had Bought.

In the first part OF the october In
stallment OF "FrcnzIod Finance" In
Everybody's Magazine. which appeared
yesterday. Thomas w. lawson pays
special attention to N William a.
Clark OF Montana In the plans OF
standard oil TO force Clark TO desert
J.. Augustus Hcinze and line up with
"Amalgamated." Mr.. Lawson says. In
this connection:
In my attempt last month TO depict
I'm their true colors Hcinze and his
most intimate associates / so overran
the limits OF my space as seemingly
20 do an injustice TO the part played
by Senator Clark In the Montana tragi-
comedy. Not for "a moment would 1
have my readers imagine that the brief
mention accorded the copper Million
aire comprised the full RECORD OF his
participation In Montana affairs or did
Justice 10 my impression OF his shining
personality.
$50 rich and ambitious n man de-
mands and deserves a chapter TO him
self and his browning accomplishment
his election TO tho United States SEN
ate. Something Of the character OF this
achievement may BIO gathered from
the relationship through which II wAs
made p~ossible-and. indeed. as after
ward proved. the senator In executing
his purpose was neither handicapped
nor deferred by suueamish misgivings
or conscientious scruples.
Senate Brings New Difficulties.
AT the first election In Montana after
the Clnrk-HeInze lineup their combined
forces swept the state. Later, the legis-
inture they elected sent Clark 10 the
senate and apparently their goal was
won. But In stepping from Montana
20 Washington. the ambitious million
! airc had simply passed out OF the tail
grass and entered the encmy's country.
Barbarous Montana was not under the
standard or spell. but In the senate
Rogers was n demigod.
The first Intimation that Clark had
OF his danger was peremptory notice
from Rogers TO break with Heinze and
ally himself with Standard oil or be
expelled from the enate. " that time
the Montana copper king did not know
Mr.. Rogers ns well as he learned 20
later and promptly suggested TO the
intermediary that OIL might
20 90 -.
soon after this message had been de-
ilvered there arose an cutlery rs to the
manner and methods OF Senate Cinrk's
election. and plentiful evidence was
published 30 prove that he mad COM
| mitted the heinous and unusua crime
of purchasing the support OF certain
senator and members OF the assembly,
The virtuous senate OF the United
States ordered an investigation and
Clark realized his mistake too late. He
resigned Just In time to saw himself
from being thrown out"
Plot In His appointment.
After detailing the circumstances un.
der which Clark was appointed by Lieu,
tenant Governor Spriggs OF Montana &c
nj the vacancy occasioned by his owl
resignation. charging that a plot pre-
viously had been Matched to get GOV
ernor Smith out or the state that
SpriggS might act In his place, Lawson
comments.
The plot was so obvious. so crude
so foul smelling that even the courage
Gus copper king did not dare To pre-,
sent himself before the senate To b'
sworn in. BY order OF the supreme
court of Montana Clark's counsel wa,
put on trial for bribing the legislature
and In the ensuing proceedings II was
developed that the high water price fo'
n seat In the senate had been touchc,
In Montana: that 30 votes had beer
bought ut the average price OF $1,000
and that the dickcring for these votes
was conducted as openly rs the buyini
and selling OF lean and overfed boari
and SOW I'm the hog mart"
Clark Yields TO Rogers.
Discussing Clark's reelection To tn,
senate. Lawson asserts that another
conference was held between Roger,
and the Montana when the lattcl
was informed that the cards again hn,
been stacked FOR his expulsion, and h.
was advised to patch up with STANDARD
oil before IL was too late.
Clark did not believe that even TIT
master OF Standard oil could delive,
the senate Of the United States. /
Rogers could show him a majority o
the senate. pledged In writing, TO re,
fuse him admittance. he would conced'
defeat. drop Heinze and Join STANDARD
oil. AZ the appointed time the grca
manipulation OF men. an calmly n
though he were exhibiting n bill o
sale for n carload OF barreled petro
leum, allowed Clark to inspect n list o
two jvcr a majority OF u grave an'
reverend seigniors. Clark delivered hi
goods, like the conservative bushes
man he IL. From that time To- this h,
has faithfully performed his obeisance
before the great oil throne"