The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-15
THE LEGISLATURE,
INVESTIGATION.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7.

4.
Former District Attorney Frank e. Nc
Govern was on the stand when the sena-
torial investigation committee resumed its
hearings after last weeks. adjournment:
Mr. McGovern told of several notes he had
given to raise cash during the primary
campaign and explained Marshall & lis
ley bank check issued to him by saying that
he had borrowed 5000 from that bank He
denied emphatically that he had received
aid from the Stephenson workers and stat
ed that that story had been traced to In,
w D. Conner The committee will sit
through until Saturday, April 10, on which
day the activity Of the inquisitorial body
ceases.
THURSDAY. APRIL 8.
When Gov Davidson was telephoned TO
today at Soldiers Grove by Assemblyman
Bray to find cut whether he would appear
voluntarily before the investigating ,om,
mittee to tell what he did with the S12D'
fund given him by the game wardens, the
governor said he was too busy to come
nor vii. le subro.ned by the commute
T. H. Purtell told of spending. $175 OF
stephenson money. He did not keep any
den Hickman gave the lie to Chief Game
Warden Stone by denying that he had re-
ceiyed any money froin stone as the latter
had testified Assemblyman Domachowskl
OF Milwaukee stated to the committee last
night that the story that he had been Of
fered $500 to stay away from the joint
n joke Assemblyman Farrell and Ramsey
explained their absence from the session 10y
stating. that they had become disguised
with the proceedings and simply remained
away. Ramsey adding that he had been
paired with Assemh!vman Fenelon of Ripon,
who was i'll at the time.
FRIDAY, APRIL o.
Gov Davidson informed the investigating
committee today that he would appear sat
urday without the service OF the subpoena
issued yesterday and tell what he did with
the $1,000 raised by the game wardens ana
given to him during the campaign. RumorS
today were to the effect that the Assembly
members of the committee would submit in
dividual reports on the investigation. 1t Is
said that the Senate members will not re
port until the special investigation ordered
by the Senate is completed. motion was
passed by the committee to certify the
name Of l.. II. Stevens of Lancaster to the
Legislature to be tried for contempt for
failure to appear In answer to subpoena
served on him by the committee. Deputy
game wardens occupied the stand all day
in the inyes tigation The testimony OF the
game wardens was Of the usual order that
they had received and spent money in the
interests of the Stephenson campaign.
SATURDAY. APRIL 10.
The last day of the legislative investiga-
ton furnished Il mild sensation in the APP
pearance of Gov. James o. Davidson to tell
what he knew Of the $500 campaign fund
raised for him by the state game wardens
The governor said that the money had been
left at his office on two different occasions
by Chief Game Warden Stone and that he
Davidson did not know where the money
came from or for what purposes 1t was TO
be used. He stated that the money was
still on deposit nj the bank and that he was
ready to turn it back to the contributors
when it was shown that game wardeus had
made it up. The governor stated that he
did not consider the raising of money by
state employees violation of the civil scrv'
Ice law, provided they did It voluntarily as
was the case with the fund raised by Mr.
Stone. Immediately following the governor
Deputy Game Warden Edward O'Connor
stated that Stone had told him that the
governor knew what the money was for
and that he (the GOVERNOR had remarked
that "thc boys meaning the game wardensl
were doing too much for him" Several
game wardCnS were examined during the
day. When all the testimony was in As
semblyman Hambrecht moved that the
names Of all state employees who had been
politically active in the last and previous
campaigns be certified TO the attorney gen
eral and that official be asked to give an
opinion as to whether or not they had
acted i'm violation Of the civil service law.
The motion was carried unanimously.