| Show PERSONS WERE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED j I r I I Number of People Engaged In i Senator Clarks Campaign I TEST OF l TO JIun Clark a Judge to Co Look Loo nt al who tho of Afternoon Washington Feb D B Well Wellcome Wellcome come Will was r recalled a led before the Clark In committee nt at the beginning ot of the tho session today toda At too the ot o Senator Chandler tr Jr Wellcome related relate that he had bad been p present when Senators Sena SenaI tors Chandler and had exam I hoed Ined his bank ac account and that accord In log to their he hud had only to tw to make The They had tun foum l lt t Iwo checks one for tor s and the other othe to fo which should be added C W Clark son ot of the senator wa next called Mr Clark said he had token taken art an part In the Montana oom In 1699 and In the senatorIAl following Ile was treasurer of the th Clark campaign committee The fine effort ot of the committee was WIlS to take lake the tho State convention from the Daly people the next the election of the Democratic State legislative ticket making prat bully two The money plated placed In hla hands was to tor the purpose ot of covering both the these c campaigns Mr Clark thought there was an average ot o liD persons In Helena In his fathers be halt Jurt before this the election and 1100 alt all told there were tull fully people there ther from flint to last Most ot of tb these hod tome come with the view ot of helping Mr lark Clark in the contest but the had bed nO doubt tb that lt some ot of them Clime came with the hope ot of earning a little tittle ex expense expense pense money one Ir Clark said ald he had hae never Mer author authorIzed zed Mr Whiteside to see members ot of ho laturo In n his fathers behalf Fever had tallied ort off the members ot of tho he legislature with him and never hal had haltoM toM fold him that any State senator or leg member wee WIlS to 10 get et any specified turn sum for Cor hits his vote UtI lie denied al nil In testimony given Shen by While Ide lr Clark saId that ret at the first t meeting with the latter laller had aid he was wa tired of the Daly people hat ho scan fa und and that thal he be to support Senator Clark Ite He had said lI lie dId not ar armoney aar money none for tor his support but that he nn an equal chance hance with others other In n bidding upon buildings contemplated II y hl his father tather Title was promised and Mr tr then said ald Ito bo would veto Cor or Clark The witness explained the tho circum under which he had written to tale Senator Myers enclosing him n a heck for Cor fOO I lie I considered the tho um sum In n Iho nature o of a retainer for tor legal At lie admitted that tier otter the exposure he asked Mr It Myers not to give the letter fetter out beCAuse he eared that nt at that thal time alien public excitement was so great he letter mIght bo be connected with lib bribery rase Calle lIev Albert 11 Martin principal ot of th he female seminary at leer Deer bodge next lIe produced n a letter him by Senator Clark last lut Pc tober the doctor h bad taken an to thief Justice la In I wIth th the Wellcome disbarment case The letter Is all as follows fallows Dear Dr you OU could coule see our mutual friend Judge D B and state to him what John R n T told you OU outlining out linIn lining the tho plan of which pros showed that everything was practically prearranged 1 am sure Bure that he would have lan a bett better r under understanding standing o oC the W p pro and wOuld that splendid d 14 plan f alJ to rt Ile has 3 a lovelY and children and It is 18 a shame that he should suffer sutter disgrace through two such disreputable men ns as WhitesIde and m mr namesake W V A Clark ot of Madison county Signed W A CLARK CLAnK Dr said our mutual friend Judge n B was AS Judge Brantley and that John R It T 1 was John B Toole who tour four weeks previous to the meeting ot of the 1 had told him tb t the reports concerning Senator Clarks methods would be Investigated b by a 4 committee lie said aid he be felt Interested In Mr Wellcome because his law WM was an old Presbyterian minister lie had ho hoped ed that he could influence the SUP supreme lne court murl to send the case back baek to the Silver how lIow county court but he saw no indelicacy In doing that It ft was no more Improper than It would be for tor me to approach n a senator here and ask him to vote ote for tor said laId the The interview with Judge was perfectly friendly Dr Martin said that he had bad also reo re another letter from rom Mr Clark on the Whiteside exposure In which Clark had referred to his own good character saying this was the best legacy he could leave lene to ida his children C W V Clark was recalled lie He con continued his specific denials ot of the ot of witnesses lIness for tor the prosecution who ho had made statements Indicating his connection with efforts to corrupt corruptly ly Iy influence members ot of the lel legislature lie Ile thus reviewed the testimony of at Whiteside Butler Dutter Hewitt and Senator Myers Recess necess |
