The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-01-19
THAT OF MISSOURI HOUSE COM
MITTEE WILL EXONERATE
T. K. N!3DRiNGHAU9.
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS
FINES REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOE SENATOR DID NOT com
TRIBUTE S21 ,237.51.

Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. 1.-THE
Republican members CT the house i'll
vestigating committee completed a
majority report Monday night re-
specting the probing OF campaign fund
contributions and it will be submitted
to the house Of representatives Tues
day afternoon.
1t was stated the report eXonerateS
Thomas K. Niedringhaus. 4 minority
report also will be filed by the Demo
cratic members Of the committee.
Immediately upon converting here
Monday, as an adjourned session from
ST. Louis, the committee appointed by
the senate to investigate state cam
paign fund contributions and deter
mine their source, resumed the hear
ing Of testimony, and elected from
Representative L. r. Cook Of West
Plains, Powell county, that he had
been approached twice with offers TO
buy his caucus vote on q senatorial
nominee, providing he cast it for
Thomas K. Niedringhaus. He de
clared the propositions were made to
him the day preceding the Republican
senatorial caucus, Jan. 4, by II. &.
Morrow, a personal friend, represent
ing A. F. Hallenbeck, postmaster at
West Plains His testimony was sub
stantially as follows:
Thought 1t Mas Cash Proposition.
an. E. Morrow and A. F. Hallen-
beck, the latter postmaster at West
Plains, called on me at West Plains
and Hallenbeck asked how / stood on
the senatorial question and intimated
that I was a lover Of money, and if |
would vote for Niedringhaus he would
see that l was taken care of. He said
he had just returned from st. Louis,
where he had a talk with Niedring
haus. Morrow told me that Grant
Gillespie had given up his position at
Washington and the Niedringhaus
people were preparing papers for his
successor. On the day Of the caucus
Hallenbeck, Morrow and Bill Smith
came to me again on the senatorial
matter. Hallenbeck called Morrow
twenty feet from him and they had a
talk. In the presence of Black, Nor
row told me if would deliver my vote
to Niedringhaus that evening there
would be some good money for me.
He said the papers for the place were
ready to be signed if he delivered my
vote to Niedringhaus. Morrow said
it would be a good job for him. Hal
lenbeck said, You are a lover of money
and I will see that you are taken care
Of l took it that it was a cash propo-
sitiOn Morrow had been my attorney
and is good friend, and they wanted
a pension job for him cast my vote
for R. c. Kerens."
Morrow Makes Denial.
It was announced that Hallenbeck,
Smith and Black will be subpoenaed
before the committee. Morrow appear
ed before the committee at night and
denied having heard the statement of
Hallenbeck to Cook as attributed by
Cook to have been made.
Alexander Niedringhaus, brother of
Thomas K. Niedringhaus, testified that
of his brother, which he had helped
manage, amounted to between $1,000
and $4,000.
G.. d. Morris was the final witness
but gave no important testimony
The senate committee Monday night
made partial report of it's findings
to the effect that Niedringhaus did
not contribute to the campaign fund
the full sum of 21,237.51 accredited
to him, that he did not file complete
statement of receipts of his commit
tee in the state campaign as required
by law; and that there was no direct
evidence to show that contributions to
the fund by Adolphus Busch or Otto
T. Stifel were made for the purpose
Of influencing or affecting legislation
in the general assembly