The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-03-05
HELPS PROBE IN WISCONSIN
Lehr's Application for Injunction De
MED by Supreme Court

MED by Supreme Court.
Madison, Wis, Feb, 25.-The su
preme court denied Senator Lelr's ap-
plication for an injunction to prevent
the secretary of state from auditing
and the state treasurer from paying
the expenses incurred by the senatori
al investigating committee.
The Investigators can now proceed
with a clear conscience that tt +, help
will be paid.
Ten minutes after the decision of
the court was announced the attorneys
representing the petitioner began
similar suit in the Circuit court for
Dane county by serving summons on
the secretary of state and the state
treasurer.
The hearing of the Wisconsin leg
islative committee investigating the
senatorial primary was marked by
heated discussion by members of the
committee on the scope the investi-
cation should take. The assembly
members of the committee accused
the senate quota of ''whitwash" meth
DDS, and the senators who claim to
want through investigation applied
the "whitewash" accusation to the 9TH
err committeeman.
A motion family prevailed which
provided that all the senatorial can
didates and their managers be instruc-
ed to file an itemized account showing
the persons and amounts paid to each,
the same as has been required of Sen
atOr Stephenson and his managers.
| Senator Blaine was formally CEN
sured by the investigating committee
for his alleged insulting remarks to
the committee at recent session.
! The sixteenth ballot for United States
| senator in joint convention resulted in
no choice. Senator Stephenson re-
/! ceived Sc out of 1913 cast; necessary to
elect, 65.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 26..-That Office
! holders, present and past, were paid to
! further the interests of United States
/ Senator Isaac Stephenson as candidate
! in the recent primary election was
shown in statement of election ex-
| penses filed by Rodney Sackett with
! the legislative committee investigating
the senatorial primary. Among those
| who figured prominently and the
/ amounts received are:
! Levi III. Bancroft, speaker of the as
! sembly branch of the legislature, $3.50;
J. w. Stone, state game warden, s.,
| 500; l.. B. Dresser, member of the
! state board of control, $4,000; w. G.
Wheeler, United States district attor-
ney, 5000; John T. Kelly, city attorney
of Milwaukee. $500; Rock Flint Unit
! ed States marshall, $50; George Cor
don, an attorney, La Crosse, $1,000;
! Scion Perrine, attorney of Superior,
| $4,000; D. E. Riordan, ex-state senator,
! $1,000; C. C. Wellensgard, assembly.
man, $25O.80; Hugh Lewis, doorkeeper
state fire marshal SITS.
Others received smaller sums. Items
| described as touches" show that "old
soldiers" and "heelers" received 81.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 27.-United
States District Attorney w. G.. Wheel
! er left for Washington with the certifi.
cate. signed by Governor Davidson, of
l Tic NOCO AL LAC 0OAAoIO csAO o$OOAANAJ
Jan. 26 electing Isaac Stephenson
United States senator.
Lieutenant Governor John Strange,
| who presides over the joint assembly
when ballot for United States sena-
| tor is taken, refused steadfastly to en-
terrain motion that Stephenson was
elected on the separate ballots, each
time ruling the motion out of order
and ordering the clerk to call the roll.
Madison, Wis, March 2. - That
checks aggregating $500, paid to a
dozen ministers, had nothing to do
with the senatorial campaign of Sen
ator Stephenson has developed.
| The checks were given to Rev.
George M. Weng, treasurer of the,
home missionary board of the Luther
4 an church of the Wisconsin synod, in
exchange for one large check at the
Milwaukee bank, through which Sena-
( tor Stephenson's managers did consid-
cradle of their business.
The cashiers check given in ex-
| change for a number of small checks
became mixed with the campaign
| checks.
| That the check made out to Rev. J.
J. Ryan had anything to do with the
/ Stephenson campaign is denied also.
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