The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-11
Officials Of Senate and Assembly
To Appoint Men for Sena.
torial investigation
INGALLS, NAY GET PLACE
Racine Assemblyman Develops as
Floor Leader of Men Favoring
the Election of Sena-
tor Stephenson
(From Tuesday s Daily

The great work at the capitol this
week will be the investigation. The
committees viii be appointed today and
their work will start forthwith. The
inquisition will probe its victims at
least six hours every day.
Who will be among those that will
take the stand is matter of conjec-
ture largely, The committee has the
power to subpoena anybody they
might deem necessary. They can or
der the presence of ward workers, ed
itors that are said to have been APP
preached, or the leading actors of the
drama, with the exception of Senator
Stephenson. And why not him? Be-
cause congressman are exempt from ar
rest
The next step towards the inquisition
is the selection of the members for the
committee. The personnel seems to be
of great Importance, as that was
point at issue at the conferences of the
last few days.
The presiding officers of the two
houses will take a hand in the pro-
ceeding. To them is left the appoint
ment Of the eight men-fve from the
assembly and three from the senate.
The resolutions agreed to Friday will
be introduced and adopted in the SEN
late and assembly and Mr.. Bancroft and
Lieutenant Governor Strange will
choose the solons for the committee.
The proceedings Of the investigators
will be formal. While it is not def
nitely known whom the presiding of
ficers will appoint, forecast of the
personnel can be made with some de-
gree of accuracy, and the leaders in
the two houses are looking far ahead.
Speaker Bancroft will probably ask
Wallace ingalls,, NJ. J. Cleary, Platt
Whitman, George P Hambreeht and
Clarence B. Culbertson to represent
the assembly. Lieutenant Governor
Strange will most likely select Sen
ators Walter G.. Owen, Paul A. Hust-
ing and Thomas Morris. Assembly
man CLEARLY viii, it is rumored, not ae-
cepts the position, and William A. Bray
lis talked about as the logical substi-
tute. Senator Owen, it is expected,
will act as the chairman
If these will be the Investigators
the committee will be of the strongest
type. All but one of the eight are
lawyers. Each one of them is among
the virile fighters on the floors of
the two houses The subject for in
vestigation is of grave aspect to.
every one Of them.
The sensational steps that will be-
taken the first few days of the griling
will be the calling of the managers of
the four senatorial candidates. It is
said that they will be the first sum-
moned and from the information they
viii furnish different clews will be TAX
en- up. The managers are, E. A. Ed
munds for Stephenson, W. G. Cowlng
for Cook, William Essman for McGov-
ern, and c. Stout for Hatten. Tie.
principals will probably. follow the
managers least, one or two Of them
The friends of Stephenson desire to
probe into the expenditures of the
other candidates that the investigation
might not look too undignifed for the
senator. Senator Stephenson will be
asked to appear, no doubt, but he has
the privilege, as a member Of congress,
to refuse to answer the summons. TIE
meeting will have to be held in one of
the committee rooms, G. G. Bennett,
the superintendent of public property,
declares, as there are no other rooms
available.
Senator Stephenson came near being
elected today and he would have Sc
cured the coveted honor had it not been
for the fact that six of his supporters
were absent There were but 119
members of the joint session present
and Stephenson got So votes. just af-
ter the ballot had been announced sew
eral Of the Stephenson men came in,
but an effort to take new ballot prov
ed without avail and Stephenson had
lost again by the narrowest Of margins.
The motion to take second ballot today
was lost by vote of 81 to 81.