Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-17

of the Republican state central com.
mittee, were $l07, ,793.05. They are not
itemized, but are given under four or
five big general headings and the busi-
ness OF the committee will be to re-
duce them to lowest terms. 50 to
speak, and follow their intricate un.
ravelings TO the end ana see II any
crooke kedness or corruption attaches to
them.
Should nothing of a particularly
shady cb racter be developed Mr..
StephepsCA will undoubtedly be re.
elected IN spite of his enormous ex.
penditures, since the law prescribed
no limit to expenses and the disposi.
tlon is not 10 defeat him II he emerged
from the investigation unsmirched.
Stephenson himself certifies simply TO
turning over to Mr. Edmonds the sum
OF Sill 900 to be used as he saw III to
advance his (Stephensonsl interests.
and it viii be u to Edmonds to tell
where and how the money went. The
investigating committee has been or.
ganized. with Senator Marsh as char
man. and from now on will push its "a,
bors with dispatch.
Members of the Committee.
The committee consists cf three SEN
ators and five members Of the assem-
bly, The senate members. who were
first appointed. are Senators Marsh.
Morris and fiusting. None of these
have been voting for Stephenson.
Husting is a Democrat and has been
taking a leading hand in the fight for
an investigation and because Of the
support he has received from Repub-
Ilcan colleagues has generally carried
his points. The assembly members
appointed by Speaker Bancroft are
Messrs. BRAY. ingalls,, whitman. Ham.
hrecht and Chapple all keen. aggres.
sive young men. "live wires" who can
be depended upon Ia make the investi.
eating proceedings interesting.
All have been ardent supporters Of
Stephenson. but win be unable to head
of ady proceedings that might look
bod for their candidates as under the
resolution any three members can
compel the Attendance OF any witness
desired and the giving of his testi
mony.
Candidates Asked TO Appear.
The Investigating committee has
been organized with Senator Marsh as
chairman and Assemblyman Ham.
brecht as secretary and the first meet
ing was held at 9 o'clock this morn
ing. All the seven candidates who ran
for the aenatorship last summer have
been written to, asking them to appear
at the first meeting today II was de-
cided at the meeting that no special
attorney should be hired to assist in
the Investigation since all members OF
he committee except Mr. Chapple are
lawyers. The pro-Stephenson men
we're inclined TO stand out for an at.
torney but finally yielded the point
The committee decided to hold ses-
sions every day rs nearly as possible,
the sessions to continue six hours a
day. In the meantime the members
will not attend the legislative sessions.
but II necessary win be present at the
Joint conventions at noon when the
vote for senator must he taken each
day n was voted by the committee
to employ a doorkeeper two mes
sengc. S. one stenographer and one
CLERK The sherTs Of the various
counties viii be resorted 70 serve sub,
poenas IN case Of witnesses not heed
ing requests TO appear.
Blanket Bill TO Cover Expenses.
The candidates themselves will be
summoned In this way II necessary
The seven candidates who have been
requested to attend the dist meeting
are Isaac Stephenson, S. A. Cook, W.
II. Hatton and F. L. McGoyern. Hepub-
lieans Neal Brown aud Nj. K. Hovt
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