Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28

such purposes and design, said Isaac
stephenson, by and through his agents
prior to said primary, did pay to divers
persons who were at such time elect.
orS in the state a consideration for
some act to be done for said Isaac
stephenson by such electors prelim
mary to such primary. corruptlv and
unlawfully.
3. That in further pursuance of
such purposes and design said Isaac
Stephenson, by and through hi,
agents, prior to said primary. did paw
to electors of this state, who were of
a different political opinion and who
held to other political principles than
that of the republican party, more par
| ticularly democrats, sums of money as
a consideration for some act to he
done by such electors for said Isaac
Stephenson preliminary to said prr.
mary, corruptly and unlawfully.
! 10. That in further pursuance of
| such purposes and design said Isaac
| Stephenson, by and through his agents
| prior to UGH primary, did offer to pay
to Edward Pollock of Lancaster, Wis.
! certain sums Of money, as editor OF
the Teller a newspaper published
in said city of Lancaster, Wis, and to
other editors of newspapers who were
at such time editors of this state, for
| the purpose of purchasing the editor
ial support of such editors and as such
consideration of something to be done
relating to said primary. corruptly and
| unlawfully.
IL. That said Isaac Stephenson did.
prior to such primary. by and through
his agents, promise and agree to pay
one Lester Tilton, a then resident and
electOr of this state and residing at
the city of Neillsvile, a sum in ex,
cess of $500 to procure or aid In pro
curing the nomination Of said Lester
Tilton to the assembly of this state
from Clark county. and did offer to
give to said Lester Tilton a sum in ex-
cess of $500 if said Lester Tilton would
become candidate for the assembly
from said Clark county If said Lester
Tilton would support said Isaac Ste
phenson for the office of United States
senator, all of which is in violation Of
sections 4542b and 4543b of the stat
ute
IL. That said Isaac Stephenson did,
by and through his agents, give and
promise and pay. or agree to pay to
other electors of this state sums of
money to procure or aid in procuring
the nomination of such electors to
the senate and assembly OF this state
other than those electors residing I'm
the district where said Isaac Stephen
son resides
IS. That E. NJ. Hyser and Max
Sells, prior to said primary, being at
such time employees Of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway company, a cor
poratiOn doing business in this state
did contribute and agree to contribute
free services as such employees tol
the purpose to defeat the candidacy
of former AssembIyman E. f. Nelson
from the district embracing Florence,
Forest and Langlade cOuntie9, for the
nomination for assemblyman from said
district, all of which was done with
the knowledge and consent and under
the direction of said / aaC Stephenson,
his agents and employees. contrary to
chapter 1872, laws of 1905.
IA. That in further pursuance or
the purposes and de ign above set
forth, said Isaac Stephenson, by and
through his agents, did, in addition TO
paying certain suns as above set
forth, offer and agree TO pay to elect
Ors of this state prior to said primary
a premium or bonus to those who in
his employ carried their re pectivo
precincts in such primary for said
Isaac Stephenson as such candidate.
Is That said Isaac Stephenson, If
claiming an election by virtue Of re
ceiving a plurality of votes as such
primary, then said Isaac Stephenson
has violated chapter 502 of the laws of
1905, by failing and neglecting to file
his expense account as provided by
said chapter.
16. Charging generally, the primary
nomination or election of said Isaac
Stephenson was obtained by the use
Of large sums of money corruptly and
Illegally, by the violation of sections
4542b 4543 and 4478 of the statutes
relating to illegal voting. bribery and
corruption and other laws above set
forth relating to elections and primary
elections.