The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-25
BON TON
SNUBS CLARK
THE MAN OF MILLIONS
is NOT RECOG-
NIZED.
ROMANCE OF SENATOR
A Dear Friend Of the SyS.
tenn of Corporate Greed.

Leader Bureau, Washington, D. C.,
Jan. 25.-wm A. Clark, Montana mem
Der Of the United States senate. as
such has two distinctions: he Is the
wealthiest member and ia certain
ways its most conspicuous disgT .
These articles discuss whether that
part OF the senate which legislates rep
resents the needs OF the whole people
or the demands OF the financial kings
OF the country. In the instance of
Clark the question automatically an
swers itself.
Clark's personal wealth IS estimated
at $15O,o00,00O. His annual income
from his copper mines is said to be
s1o.0Oo.O0O. He is president Of sew
eral great mining companies, one OF
the biggest banks in the northwest,
street railway corporation. a rail
road. He deals in real estate and
lumber. coal and granite. He pub
fishes daily newspapers, manufactures
copper wire, grows sugar, rubber and
coffee. He possesses thousands OF
acres of land.
Clark started with little. He has
won his own fortune. Much of the
good and bad in his private life is
known His public life is what con
Germs US.
Back in 1889 Clark suddenly lost In
terest in the sordid ocupation Of pyra-
miding gold, cornering the worlds sup.
plies. squeezing competitors and ham
stringing stock market lambs. A rest
less desire to get Clark on the tab
let of fame seize dhim.
"While the Light" etc.
When the legislature OF Montana
sent Clark to take a seat in the sen
ate the astonishing cry was raised
that this excellent gentleman had no
right to it. The foolish objection was
made that Clark had purchased the
votes of certain legislators. The sen
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tions declared Clarks election void.
Clark resigned. trying to save his face
In Montana 1t was brought out in
court testimony that Clark had paid
$4,000 for fifty votes.
Nothing daunted. however, he APP
piled to the next legislature, which
sent him to the senate without any
strings to which to tie a contest.
When we--the vassals, freemen and
villeins- contest the statement that
high moral standards in congress are
dead. let us79xplain why the senate
received man whom it had once re
jected for attempting to buy his seat.
Social Doors Closed.
when Clark got to Washington, he
set about to build a castle in Dupont
circle. intending TO register the Inn
poitance OF his wealth For the f1rst
tim probably in his life his green
backed messengers failed 70 bring re-
turns. Political society WAS not inn
pressed. and turned its back
Clark is in his sixty-eixth year. Two
years ago he announced his marriage
- NFaroattio- Us,.o,ca AEa., 0E 1on1
to pretty Anna e. LaChapalIe. upon
whom. when she was a mere school
child in Butte, his narrow eyes fell
We have heard of her as his ward, :"
She was of a poor family. He sent
her abroad. but visited her there and
travelled with her With the announce
ment in 1902 Of their clandestine mar
riage came the birth Of a child.
For some reason Clark is fearful Of
his personal safety. His house IN
Washington is ggarded night and day
by force Of detectives, and body
guard is at the senator's heels in the
streets.
Clark has few intimate friends He
has penchant for works OF art, Of
which he is a liberal patron. One Of
his fads is collection of rare pink
pearls. His business interests are
now mainly IN the hands OF his lieu
tenants AT present ne is at peace
with the Standard Oil interests.
While he is supposed to represent
Montana, Clark really lives In New
York. On Fifth avenue, at Seventy
seventh street, he is building castle
OF ginger bread" architecture APP
palling to behold. It cost $4,000, 600.
New York's fashionable society has
not yet admitted Clark.