Show FIGHT CLARKS confirmation BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE nominee for district judge accused of Str straddling addlin IF a case and other unprofessional things I 1 washington jan jail 12 1 S senators acors hill and platt piatt sitting as a subcommittee committee sub OC 0 the Se semite committee on judiciary today to day heard the statements of 0 sir mr mcadoo in substantiation of his charges against lion hon C D dark clark tile the nominee for the office of district judge in the eastern and middle districts of tennessee and also statements b by y W II 11 barr ban who Is mcafoos McA doos lawn law partner and attorney mcclure of new york partner of the larr lair firm of turner mcclure Ra kaston stor who appeared for the farmers loan trust company these witnesses were all opposed to mr dark clark who was represented dented at the hearing by jils his law partner lion ilon roster poster V brown and by friends though not present himself the charge made is that thatch cf j conduct growing out of the case of IV D davis versus the farmers ian I an trust C the chattanooga union R railway allway company in which tile the inn firm of dark clark brown ere are alleged to have ais assumed umed to appear for both sides of the controversy there was waa an allowance to the firm la in this matter which Is criticized criticised by the parties ir raking the tae charges as a gross fraud which no court of conscience would countenance and the conduct of the firm Is characterized as a breach of professional ethics which cannot can not bo be too severely condemned the friends of judge dark clark who are present have presented present Ld the members of the committee copies of the opinions of judges lurton and key before whom these charges were onic lally made entirely exonerating the firm and malting making their defense entirely upon the line upon which the defense was made in court mr mcafoos McA doos friends are arc directing their plea pica towards prevailing in upon the committee committe elo to accept new nel testimony and not to depend entirely upon the record of the tennessee court proe proceedings against judge clark they assert it the case is reopened they will be able to add important testimony |