Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-10

made q special order for tomorrow
morning, and there is little doubt OF
its passage. as the two measures are
the result of an agreement entered In.
to when adjournment was taken last
Saturday.
Passage also is assured the San.
born Joint resolution calling upon the
investigators to complete the inquiry
into the manner In which Isaac
Stephenson-elected United States
senaor n the twenty.thlrd ballot last
Thursday conducted his camp 5n,
before going on with the other c4rdi.
datss.
Hlt md Miss Character.
The investigation, which so far has
been largely of hit and miss char.
acter because of the variety of wit.
nesses called and the jumping back
and forth among the affairs of all the
candidates. now promises Immediately
to take on a more interesting aspect.
Dozens of witnesses will be examined
concerning Stephenson's campaign
methods and those of his managers,
and the committee will exhaust every
effort to dig up everything In the ma.
ture of evidence.
Incidentally the investigation Is go
ing to cost a pretty penny. The ap-
preparation called for in the bin to be
taken up tomorrow adds $4,000 to the
$4,000 already appropriated and there
is reason to believe the committee win
need more before II is over One of
the assembly members has figured out
that II is costing exactly 81 a minute
to keep the inquiry going. The larg.
est item OF expense is for stt j.
ographic report of the proceedings,
which is being taken by two expert
court reporters, who in turn are being
assisted by two typewriters and o
clerk. The stenographic report is cost.
ing about $3.50 a day. Added TO this
will be the cost Of printing the proceed
ings--a copy for each member OF the
legislature ard several hundred be
sides which, however, have been or
dered by special resolution and will
not come out Of the investigation fund
Gifts to Lutheran Churches.
Very little material OF value was OBJ
tanned IN the investigation during the
past week The most interesting testi.
inony wre that concerning Senator
Stephensr1 frequent gifts of money
to Lutheran churches-gifts which
were more frequent during the hottest
part of u campaign than at any 9th
or time. During the examination OF
Miss Mary f. Stringham, Stephenson's
private secretary. on this point, Chair
man Marsh caused somewhat of a sen.
sation by declaring that he knew ap3
could prove that dur!-S lie campaign
Stephenson's paid workers went about
giving publicity TO the fact that the
rsnator had been liberal with the
churches, and that If he were nom
mated he would be even more liberal
This statement had the effsct Of quit
ing much Of the opposition to the
probing Il gifts to churches,
Although the COMMITTEES found 1t
necessary 10 adopt q resolution vindi
eating many OF the ministers whose
names were brought into the proceed
hgs as having received Stephenson's
money, there are ~till on the carpet a
number Of dominies whose namee
were not in the yindication, and these
are likely to be called this week. Also
there are a number of game wardens
whose peace Of mind has been dis
turbed by subposnaes 10 appear.
w. c Cowling- manager FOR 8. n.
Cook. on FriGay explained, In an ap
parently satisfactory manner. the de-
tailed statement of his expenditures
in behalf OF une Neenah man. He
also took advantage OF the opportunity
10 proclaim the fact that Mr. Cook
is not, as he is reputed to be. mil
lionaire, mot more than half that"
said MIR CowJirg