Show ARGUING CLARK CASE I Mr Birney for Memorialists Begins Argument Washington April Argument In the case of Senator Clark of Montana was begun by counsel for the memo rialists oday before the Senate Committee Com-mittee on Privileges and Elections Arthur A Birney counsel for the memorialists was the first speaker lie b gan by laying down the conclusions of law upon which the memorialists rest their case but said no effort would be made to make much df these because be-cause they considered that their case was too strong to rest It upon any mere technicality The facts were strong llhney tended that Clark had bf come a candidate as early na August 1S9S and had determined to KO to the Senate regardless of all considerations of virtue and morality While claiming the necessity of cresting control of State affairs from Daly Clark when on the witness stand had been entirely limbic to state any case In which the power had boon exercised In the opposition oppo-sition to the best interests of the Stale Birney commented at length on Clerks testimony contending that the Senator hnd put himself In a most unenviable un-enviable position 1 Mr Birney had not concluded when the committee at 1 oclock adjourned until l Thursday |