Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03

checks that were issued by the bank
in the course of those five months
were taken from the books that Mr..
Marsh has in his possession.
Rev. F. H. Eppling of Kewaunee IS
recorded on the checks for the sum
of 5000. The money was paid him for
personal services, Mr. Edmonds stat
ed, but he did not know that that
gentleman acted as chaplain in the
assembly. He was aware that Rev.
Eppling was preacher.
Mr.. Edmonds was shown check
for $500 to Charles French of Lake
Geneva. He explained that that was
paid flor organizing Walworth and
Kenosha counties, but he did not
know that Mr.. French was also man
aging the campaign of a candidate
for the assembly nor that the map
was in the employ of the Northwest
ern road.
Edmonds Tells of Bancroft.
Regarding the employment of Mr..
Bancroft, Mr.. Edmonds thought he
would not have approved it. Mr.. Ban
croft was engaged by Mr.. Puelicher
In view of the laws, Mr.. Edmonds does
not think it proper to engage can.
didates He himself engaged only two
public men, and the work they did
was in line with their business and
not strictly speaking, campaign
work.
Regarding Mr.. Stone, the, game
warden, Mr.. Edmonds thought proper
to pay him $4,000. He justified it on
the ground that Mr.. Stephenson
talked with the man and, finding him
friendly. to his cause recommended
him to the manager. PERKINS, total of
remittances amount to $4,000. Sen
ator Husting demanded to know why
he did not require an accounting.
ST had confidence in the man to
trust him for it, replied the wit
ness
rs that the way you do business
in your paper manufacturing?
81 have sent out men on the ROAD
with salaries as high as $4,000. I
counts. If l should have to be in
doubt about any of their reports, |
wouldn't employ them"
you are not answering my ques-
ton, Mr. Edmonds. The expenses of
your travelling men are not $4,000 a
year,"
mo; it isn't?'
Nov, if a man in your Office were
given $4,000 to spend for the firm,
wouldn't you expect an account from
him?"
"Oh, I get your point. Yes, he'd
have to make an account
The witness admitted that Mr..
Stone informed him about the civil
service regulation that game wardens
are not allowed to do political work.
He was so glad to get Mr.. Stones
work, the witness stated, that he
did not think of the propriety or i'm
propriety of engaging him. In reply
to a question from Senator Husting,
the witness agreed that if he were
state officer he would not think it
proper to accept campaign money or
take part in a campaign.
You testified that you thought ed
itors are not affected by advertising
accounts. Now, I will ask you:
do you think if money paid for adj
vertising in excess of regular rates
would not affect the policy of a pa
PERI"
Il don't know
"Why did you mail the statement
to Mr.. Frear instead of the office di-
rect?''
when | received the account,
found discrepancy between the
amount Senator Stephenson claimed
tc have given us and the amount
shown in the statement. The differ
ence was returned to him, but he
said nothing about it. That looked as
if we had it without accounting for it.
took the statement with me that
afternoon hoping to be able to see
the senator about correcting the err
days without getting a chance to make
trip to Marinette I thought I was
not justified in holding it longer and
mailed it to the secretary, asking him
that he file it in the office after five
o'clock
Mr.. Edmonds denied giving Senator
Blaine information that Senator
Stephenson spent 100000. He had
talked to Mr.. Blaine but once. That
was in the Park hotel on the after
noon of he platform convention. A.
the time he called, Mr. Edmonds did
not know the amount himself. Sen
ator Blaine come there with Assem-
blyman Whitman. Mr. Edmonds was
the candidate for state chairman. He
thought lit was probable that Mr..
Whitman brought Mr. Blaine to get
acquainted with him.
Il am absolutely positive that at
that time 7 didn't foil anyhodv the