Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-28
STEPHENSON CAN'T
COME TO MADISON
WIRES COMMITTEE THAT TARIFF
BILL REQUIRES HIS
ATTENTION.
ADIcku WHITE TEsTIFIEs CITY
INSPECTORS WORKED FOR
STEPHENSON.
Madison, April 81

Madison, April q.
Senator Stephenson telegraphed to
the Investigating committee that he
can not come before the investigating
committee on account of the tariff
bill. A subpoena was sent to him by
registered mail Saturday by Sergeant
alarms Falconer of the senate. The
telegram follows:
Tariff bill being considered; my
| services needed here.
Isaac Stephenson"
Rodney Sackett has made no reply
as yet. His subpoena was mailed at
| the same time the senator's was.
Both of them are in Washington.
Startling testimony was given by
Richard White, bright business man
of Milwaukee, when he admitted that
city inspectors were engaged to work
| in the interests of Stephenson.
The chief duty of these inspectors
is to mark the ballots for illiterate
voters. Mr.. White also testified that
| he engaged democrats to work for
| him. John Milkowsky is one OF
these.
How did you expect Milkowsky to
work for you, when you knew he is
democrat?'
1T has been the custom for demo
Gratis to assist republicans in the nom
nation of delegates for the last ten
years"
"For a consideration?
Eyes, sometimes for considera-
tion.
Mr.. White admitted that some of
the men he had working for him were
under his influence.
Asked what he expected Milkowsky
to do, Mr.. White said "use use his in
| fuence among his friends"
Milkowsky was a city inspector.
'sYou knew that Milkowsky was an
INSPECTOR"
YES
'.Do you think he could assist you
in Senator Stephenson's interest with
out violating his oath?'
Eyes, he could have engaged some
| people to work outside of the voting
| ROOM
DO you think he could perform
his work for Stephenson in the poll
room-in the booth with foreign vot-
ers-w without violating his oath?'
Mr.. White explained that the in
spector in foreign wards assists the
voter in marking the ballots.
Mr.. White suggested the pairing OF
Ramsey with Fennelon. He made
the suggestion to Overlook and saw
the telegram on March in the hands
of Ramsey.
"You suggested the telegram to
Overbeck?"
eyes, SIR
mot to Ramsey?''
mo. Not to Ramsey"
did you tell anybody about seeing
| the telegram to Ramsey?"
Eyes. I told Watrous of the Even
| ing Wisconsin"
Didn't you tell Watrous that it was
happy thought to send that tele-
gram to Ramsey that he might have
| it to square himself on?"
81 don't know wether did or not. .
Grilled on this point further, Mr..
| White said that he would not state
whether or not he made that state
ment He may and may not have
said it, he argued. He admitted that
he thought Mr.. Overlook telephoned
to Roy Reed of Ripon about the pair
Senator Husting took the witness
through hot grilling on his presence
here in Madison before the senator's
election Mr. White said that he was
here merely as curious spectator.
"Oh I did extend some help he
added Il suggested that telegram
| for instance
Did you tell Judge Lamieux OF
Dodge, that it would hurt his
candidacy if he favored the investi-
| gation?' he was asked further.
The witness denied it.
No. | only asked him if it wouldn't
| hurt him in his election if he took a
stand against Stephenson
when you were in Madison, did
you call on the governors"
Yes
Did you talk the Stephenson cleo
ton over with the GOVERNOR
no, sir"
| Didn't you threaten Judge Lamieux
| that he would loose his election If he
stood against Stephenson"
NO. l did not
Didn't you carry that threat from
! the governor and from the Stephen
son headquarters?
NO."
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Captain of Signal Corps Dying From
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