The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-06-01
M'CULL0M INSISTS
REASONS ARE
PROPER
TELLS GRAND JURY HE VOTED
POLITICAL GROUNDS.

Springfield. H.. MAY 31.-The lcris
lative Inquiry in which the Saugamou
sfahd Jury Is engaged. took ON a
broader aspect today and several nev
angles were revealed The start of thc
days work was the issuing of subpoe-
mas Tor three men who have not vet
figured In the invest stigation and the of :
ficial close of the daily grind of tho
jurors was with the testimony of Rem
resehtatlNe Mccullom OF Louisville. Tho
new summonses were for Represents
i've a. NJ. Foster Of Rushville chair
man Of the fish and game commission
oi the Forty-sixth general assembl, !;
Nathan II. Cohen. state fish commits
sioner, and u. T. Staymates of Clinton.
Dewitt county.
Representative Foster and Fish
Commissioner Cohen are to appear be
fore the jury Thursday and will be
questioned ON "a bin advocated bv the
state fish department which died in
the committee. presided over by Rep.
resentative Foster. The chairman of
the fish and game committee was also
one If the democratic members of the
lower house who voted for William
Lorllner for United States senator and
probably viii be closely questioned on
the reasons he gave for forsaking the
regular candidate Of his party.
J.. r. Staymates, who IL summoned to
appear tomorrow, also viii be asked
why he left the supporters of the reg
iilar democratic nominee and voted for
Lorimer. The questions To be asked of
Mr. Staymates will be particularly
pointed. as H. -. Stringer. the demo-
cratic nominee. is a resident of the
Staymates district and leaders OF the
party are said 10 have pleaded with
Staymates 10 remain loyal To Stringer
Representative Mccullom, the only
questioned by the Jurors
.oday. is from the IIoltAlaw district and
although democrat voted for Lori
mer. Mccullom told the Jurors he
voted for Lorlmor for political reasons
md had no knowledge Of any monetary
either In the senatorial
election or in other matters where his
'ote was east, lie denied all knowl-
'dge Of q legislative jackpot" After
he ordeal he firmly declined to talk
With newspaper men. He will be re-
allied to the jury tomorrow and will
lace the jurors, States Attorney
Burke viii conduct the examination
Representative Charles L. Macklln.
epublican, also one of those who vot-
ID for Lorimer. was present In the
courthouse, but was not called before
lie grand jury. lie is scheduled as the
irst witness tomorrow. systematic
Of all democrats who cast
heir votes for William Lormer is con.
emplated. II is the theory of the
,osecution that such a move might un-
over new clues. The inquiry into the
ish bill is expected to be productive OF
esults. The annual catch on the Hi.
lois river Is most valuable and fish
ng interests are said To be deeply CON
erned in all restrictions put upon the
During the day the continued pres
nee of State Senator John Broderick |
u Springfield was discussed Broder- |
ck gave bail yesterday for his appear
nee and his prolonged stay when he |
5 technically at liberty. provoked |
much comment. one solution of the |
'roblen suggested was that the Chi |
ago senator did not relish a return |
o Chicago, where he might be called |
IN Ia tell of legislative events before /
he Cook county grand Jury