Show CLARK BRIBERY TION ON ONS S Strong ro g Given by Montana Legis Legislators Legislators in Support of the Against Defendant Speaker Still Stiff Says Sas tic He Was Offered to Vote for Mr Clark for U S Senator Whiteside Says lie Was Told lie He Could Get McLaughlin Was in iii Distressed Circumstances but Made a Good Sale and Got Oot a Fat Job Made the Offer to Stiff and Neill to Wellcome Said a Vote ote W Was s Worth by the Senators So Had Worked With the Clark Men to Find Out the Scheme Washington Jan G r honey Henry C Stilt Stiff speaker ot of the Montana ot of representatives was the first witness In the Clark case before the Senate committee on privileges and elections today Representative Campbell ot of Montana questioned Mr Stiff and his questions were directed to showing that the embarrassed financial condl condi of State Representative I ha hail had been taken advantage of at by Senator Clark to approach him to so se secure cure cure his vote and also alno that Mr Stiffs own vote ott had been Improperly solicited Mr Stiff stated that he knew that Mr r McLaughlin was In circumstances prior to the meeting ot of the legislature le lie also stated that he himself had been approached b by ii lam Dickford as a ot of Mr Clark and his support solicited for forthe the tho latter I IThe The questions bringing out this In Information formation were vere ni all objected to by br the defense who Insisted that Mr Clark must be directly connected with al all the transactions wih which It was sought to connect his name The reply ly was that his connection would be shown over Mr Clarks signature The questioning ot of Mr Stiff was then directed d toward showing that Mr ford tord had sought to secure Mr Me BUrs Stiffs services to examine the title of property to be purchased b by Mr r Clark from Mr Ir McLaughlin for tor n a part art ot of the on McLaughlins part be Ing specified that Its should fU Support Clark for Cor the Senate Mr sure Stiff to the tho this outline and added that had told him that he Stil Stiff should r re 1 OO for tor hi his Individual when 50 would haVe been beell a god good fee ree that his own vote ote was wanted for tor Clark and that he should be put on Mr Ir Clarks list ot of attorneys for tor a 4 num number number ber ot of year years Mr Ir Dickford In this connection exhibited a list ot of property to be sold by McLaughlin with p to bo be paid which were In excess ot of the value ot of the property and this property was afterward conveyed to Mr Ir Clark Clarl Mr Stiff also stated that the agree mont with McLaughlin provided that he was to be employed ed b by Mr Clark for tor two yeut years at 2400 a year ear and that McLaughlin had since Ince been employed In thin connection 10 Ho said that McLaughlin had voted for tor Clark The witness stated staled that In another conversation wih with Mr Ir Bickford a week prior to the ot f the the later latter had offered him 0 f ho would withdraw from the contest for tor the and support Mr Clark for tor this Mr Stiff Ils also do de tailed a conversation with Mr Ir A D 13 Cook former State auditor who had ot of fere him 20 2000 to vote vot for tor Clark I made no definIte reply said Mr r Stiff because I wanted to further In estl ale what was going on I told him th that t It If Mr Ir Clark realy really want wanted d to secure m my ole ote he could aford to pay more than 00 and suggested 3 0 saying I did not want this t to be understood a as an offer on m my part purt Mr Cook ell said h ht would see Clark and we I agreed to tnt again that da day I idid dId not however see him again on this subject He also sid said that as speaker In so se looting a committee of investIgation In Inthe inthe the Clark jurk mater matter he had not known 11 he selected were unfriendlY to Clark further to questions con cerling cering his suggestion ot of as the Clark should pa pay for tor his vote ot he said I b believe lee I was perfectly justified In doing what I did I 1 c con n that a most outrageous crime was bIng perpetrated Ind and I was cas wl will ing to the van ot of a detective r Montana State SI acne tor fro county t that he had tn been approached prior to and acer after the meeting ot of te the legIslature In inthe the Interest ot of Mr r Clarks candidacy by br John Nell John B nd Charles Charl W V Clark a sn son ot of the senator He had seen n Mr b by appoint meat ment In 4 i rm room nt at a hotel hotl at Jel helena n nd had met mel there others ot of Mr Clarks frt friends nd le lie had alB ais nt met Senator Clark Clark who told him blia that W Wellcome hac had favorably or of him White Whiteside Whiteside side The Tho first Intimation he had had bad that his support of Mr Ir Clark woUld 0 be to his financial advantage came from Mr Ir Nel Afterwards Mr Ir had told him that his vote ote for or and sP suppOrt rt ot of Mr Ir Clark would b be worth 00 10 lb had o operated rated wih wIth te the supporters ot of Mr Clark for the purpose or of ox ex poing posing the m methods which he was were being used to secUre us tur Clarks el election ton lie He exhibited a list or the members ot of the 1 legislature whom Mr Ir and Senator Clarks sn son had rUtted requested him to s see They had told him the they tp t pay 1000 00 for o an any Democrat and more tor or the tho rote ote or of J T Adern Anderson ol of count county |