Show ARGUMENT IN CLARK CASE MONTANA senatorial BRIBERY THE THEME OF LAWYERS washington april 3 argument in the case of senator dark of montana was begun by counsel for the memo realists ria lists today detore the senate committee on privileges and elections arthur A birney counsel for the memo realists ria lists was the first speaker he b by laying down the conclusions clu of law upon which the memo realists ria lists rest their case but said no effort would be made to make the most of these because they considered that their case was too strong to rest it upon any mere technicality the facts were too strong mr birney contended that dark had become a candidate as early as and had determined to go to the senate regardless of all considerations of virtue and morality while claiming the necessity of wresting the control of affairs from daily dark while on the witness stand had been entirely unable to state any case in which the power had been exercised in opposition to the best interests of the state birney commented at length upon darks testimony contending that the senator had put himself in a most unenviable position |