Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-29

of these gentlemen to exceed twice
during the campaign. | don't think
| saw Mr.. Erickson but after the cam
paign started.
Were any of these letters sent to
Chippewa Falls?
No.
Were they all mailed to people in
Gates County?
Rusk County.
mean Rusk County?
Yes.
None went outside you think?
No, sir.
Erickson speak to you about the let
tiers since?
No, they don't know there were
such letters sent out, to my knowledge.
Who suggested that you send out
those letters-or did you do that on
your own initiative?
think that was my own idea.
Do you remember whether you talk
ed with any one at home about it?
No, didn't talk with any one there.
l talked with young man named Helm
at Tony, about the matter.
Who is Helm?
He edits paper there.
Is he supporter of Stephenson?
think he was.
Who did he support?
Hatton, I think. That is, his firm
did, | know; but | don't know what
the young man did; he was doing some
printing for me at the time; but the
John Helm Company of which his faith
er and brothers were members, were
Hatton supporters.
Was this printing that he did for you
in connection with the primary cam
paign, or personal?
| Well, some of it was personal.
think all he did was to get out this
slip, so far as the Stephenson cam
paign was concerned.
You didn't pay any money to any
newspapers?
No, sir.
For advertising in newspapers?
No, sir.
Or for any editorial space?
No, sir, no editorial space.
And you didn't hire any poll work
ers?
No, sir.
By Senator Husting:
Were you a candidate for any office?
No, sir.
How did you know that Mr.. Thomas
and Mr.. Erickson would be satisfied
to have their names coupled with Sena-
tor Stephenson in that campaign?
| | didn't know.
You received no protest from them
unless they knew it.
Well, how do you know they didn't
know it?
Because l didn t tell them.
Well, was there any other way
These 1000 letters you sent out broad
cast. Was there any other way tx
bring it home to their knowledge?
I don't know; maybe you can figure
out one. don't know of any.
say you don't know of your owl
knowledge, Mr.. McGill, whether or no
, they knew anything about it?
I don't believe they do.
r Well, have you ever talked will
, them since?
! No.
Then will you please state you
grounds for knowing that they didn'
f know it?
haven't said that l know it. l sal
n l don't think they knew it.
T l think you swore once that they di
not know it. What / want to know is
A whether that belief or statement i
based upon absolute knowledge, o
: merely upon supposition of yours?
q 1t couldn't be upon absolute know
). ledge, because they might have foun
it out, but so far as l am concerned
n they don't know it.
a In other words, you never told them
q No, sir.
But whether or not they received tn
information from some of the re
cipients of these letters, you don
know?
No.
Did Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Erickso
10 come into Gates County, campaigning
Yes.
!. After these circulars were sent out
It I don't know.
he When were they sent out?
a couldn't tell you the date.
,e What month?
= Well couldn't tell you that either.
At Was it the latter part or the Begin
ing of August?
he Well, don't know; would think
t, was along toward the latter part prol