Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
INVESTIGATION.
TUESDAY, MAY ii

Deputy Game Warden Bowman took the4
stand and in answer to Chairman aMrsh 81
questions told of his talks with State ChairI
man Edmonds in regard to the campaign id
Waukesha county. Bowman states that has
talked over with Warden Stone the ad Il
Instability of his doing political work and
1ad told him that the work he would doa
FOR Stephenson would not be in violation of
he civil service law. Chairman Marsh pro-
1uced two letters written by Bowman tod
Stone, but Mr. Bowman's memory was
faulty and he could not remember all the
references in the letters. He stated that
he did not know that the fund being raisedl
by the game wardens at the time was to GOD
into the governors campaign fund.
WEDNESDAY, MAY u.
Harry P Myrick will be in Madison this
week to go before the inquisitors. The SEN
Itorial Investigating committee issued
subpoena for the editor-inchief of Senator
Stephenson's Milwaukee paper this morning
md if he obeys the summons promptly he
past policy the committee probably will ask
nr. Myrick some questions bearing upon
newspaper ethics and especially the conduct
# newspapers in campaign times. Besides
his he will be asked questions bearing
more intimately upon Stephenson's fight
FOR the toga and the organs attitude during
he campaign and after.
THURSDAY, MAY 13
Another complication has come up for
solution by the senatorial investigating
committee. Assemblymen Thomas and Led
Tina were subpoenaed by the Senate commit
tee yesterday and the sergeant, In making
his return to the committee. told the chair
man, Senator Marsh, that the two assembly
men were in doubt as to whether they
would obey the summons. The sergeant
said that Mr.. Thomas gave the information
that the assem5lymen would hold a meeting
At which it would be decided whether or
not they would recognize the authority OF
The Senate committee So far as known the
meeting has not yet been held. Former
State Senator Dan e. Riordan was the first
and only witness before the senatorial in
lad been on the stand before the Joint in
gestigating committee some time ago and
IN today's examination Senator Siarsh sim
ply went over his former testimony in an
effort to get additional information. The
witress repeated many of his former state
ments and nothing of Importance developed.
FRIDAY, MAY IA.
State Chairman E. A. Edm0nds was on
he stand all morning. most of the time be-
ng spent in flying about through the record
md clearing up portions of testimony that
he committee heretofore had misunder-
Jtood Quizzed about his motives in dis
Ibeying the subpoena served upon him in
Appleton and going to Washington via Mil
Haukee and Chicago instead, Edmonds de-
dared he had been extremely anxious to
ret to Washington to keep an appointment
With the President, and he had felt that
.he circumstances were eXtenuating. He
declared emphatically that he meant no
light toward the committee. Chairman
Marsh sought to have Edmonds explain why
lie had promised Game Warden Stone that
he latter's name would appear in the in
resignation as having received only $349,
without mention being made of the $500
nonds said he only stated his belief which
vas substantially that the committee wouId
lot delve as deeply into the matter or
names and facts as it has since.