Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-19
SUBPOENAS ISSUED
FOR SIX S0L0NS
AssEMBLYMEN CITED TO AP-
PEAR AND ANSWER TO sENA-
ToRIAL lNoulsIToRs.
E. A. EDMoNDs, SENATOR LEHR
AND APPLETON EDITOR
GIVE EVIDENCE.
Madison, May 15.

Madison, May 10.
Subpoenas were issued late yester-
day afternoon for six members of the
assembly to appear before the sena-
torial investigating committee Tues
day morning at nine o'clock. Those
subpoenaed are: DR.. Frank Smith OF
ty. a. T. Twesme of Trempealeau
county, w. A. Raeder of Amigo, Lang
1ade county; John T. Farrell and
Thomas Ramsey of Milwaukee. Sew
eral other men have been subpoenaed
to appear before the committee Mon
day morning.
There is a well defined rumor in
the assembly that the members sub
poenaed will call upon the other mem
bers to hold a conference as to wneth-
er they should obey the subpoena of
the investigating committee. The
result of this conference may be that
the members will be advised to exer-
else their legislative privilege and
not appear.
The persons to be called on Mon
day will be examined about the talk
that Assemblyman Domachowski re-
ceived money 1t is understood thar
they heard Mr.. Domachowski make
the statement of having been offered
1850 to stay out of the joint session.
Among them are three Milwaukee
newspaper correspondents The as
semblymen above named will be Civ
en- an opportunity to affirm or deny
the stories which were current.
E. A. Edmonds, chairman of the
republican state central committee,
occupied the witness stand the great
er part of yesterdays session. He
was again put through a close cross
examination, but absolutely nothing
new or of special interest was added
to mis- testimony. Most of the time
was spent in going through the rec
ord and clearing up portions of his
testimony that the committee had
heretofore misunderstood. With this
appearance on the witness stand
Chairman Edmonds Is believed to
have completed his testimony, and un-
less something is dug up that will de-
mand his temperance Mr.. Edmonds
will not again be called.
e. j. Westphal, publisher of the
Fox River Journal at Appleton, fol-
lowed Mr.. Edmonds on the stand in
the afternoon. He told the investi-
eating committee in substance that
State Senator Lehr of Appleton had
told him early in September that he
had some money coming from he
Stephenson people. Westphal also
testified that c. C. Wayland, partner
of E. A. Edmonds, told him that Lehr
had been paid $500 from the Stephen
son fund. Westphals examination
had to do with bill which Westphal
alleges is owed him by Lehr, and
which Lehr partially denies. Much
sauabbling was had over the alleged
debt. but it had no material effect
upon the testimony or the purpose of
the investigation.
Senator Lehr, at the close of yes
terdays session, again forcefully de-
MED the receipt of money from the
stephenson people and said that
statements to that effect were abso-
lutely false. He explained the mat
ter of the debt and denied owing or
refusing to pay any money to West
phal.
AT the opening of Westphal's ex-
animation the witness told the com
mittee of attempting TO collect bill
from Senator Lehr for printing dur
ing the primary campaign.
What was said when you went to
MIR. Lehr's Office to collect this bill
for printing and newspaper work in
connection with the primary cam
paign?" asked Senator Marsh.
Senator Lehr said that would
have 20 wait few days for my mon
ey. He said he expected some mon
ey from the Stephenson people which
he had not yet received. but that he
would pay me when he received it."
Was that before the general
election?"
yes. sir
Did YOU see him more than once?''
did you ever talk with ANYBODY
else about it,"
The witness said that about
month later he saw c. c. Wayland
and asked him to help him collect his
bin He was told that Lehr already
had received $500 and ought to be
able to pay the amount due for the
printing.