Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-10
STEPHENSON STAMPS
COST HIM SOME S1l,00,
Probe Committee Wants t
Know About That Amazing
Postage Account
by Associated Press. ,

MILWAUKEE,, Oct 9.-United State.
Senator stephenson's bin of s11, 900 To-
postage used in his campaign for nomi
nation in 1908 was inquired into b,
the senatorial committee investigating
charges of bribery in connection with
his election
Rodney Sackett, one of the Stephenson
campaign managers, testified that in
one instance the postage bin for seven
days amounted to $500 and on one day
he spent $3.50 for 2-cent stamps. The
latter item provided for the handing
out of $4,000 letters.
And so you mean to say that out of
all that mail for which so many thou
sands Of dollars were spent for postage,
there does not exist today a single trace.
literature has been Destroyer" asked
Senator Hepburn.
IT don't know where any of it is now?''
replied Sackett
Senator Hepburn read off the follow
ing items as having been expended for
Senator Stephenson:
"One man to attend colored picnic, $50
"Trip through Ghetti counties. $3.50.
Touched by two old soldiers, So
OdGhGNl Sdiu ne lldN no kHOMl6QSe
these items.
"As the responsible person in Senator
Stephenson's campaign, you ought to
know. You ought to know, too, that
under the laws of the state, these were
not legitimate expenses" Sackett was
told
Such as touches a hammer and
''pienics" were brought out as part of
the campaign expenses of United States
Senator Stephenson in the investigation
before the senatorial committee today
of charges that he had secured his
election through bribery and corrup-
ton. The details were given by Rod
ney Sackett one of the Stephenson
campaign managers, in response to an
announcement by Senator w. B. Hey
burn, the chairman, that the total expen-
diture of S107,793 would have to be ex-
planned to overcome the presumption
that it had not been wrongfuIly used
Some of the general items given TO
Sackett to explain were:
General expenses for organizing state,
s46,O52.
Milwaukee county, 1850.
office expenses, $4,O74.
Telephones, $256.
Postage, $11,O0O.
Sundry bills, $780,
Nomination papers, $40.
One man to attend colored picnic, $50.
Campaign bulletins, 500.
Trip through Ghetto, three men. $35.
L One man to another picnic, $40.
Touches by two old soldiers, 50.
Numerous and various touches, S1Z.
A hammer, 50.
OF the total expenditure Sackett
handled S9S,OS3 Asked to explain what
was meant by the touches and trip
through the Ghetto the witness said
he did not know. as that probably was
ordered through his office on authority
of other campaign majors.
''As to the responsibility custodian of
the Senator Stephenson's fund, and
knowing that YOU were required by the
law of Wisconsin to render an itemized
account of every item over s., it would
seem that you had not paid much atten-
ton to the subject" said Senator Hey
burn.
The newspaper advertising in the
campaign Sackett said amounted to
ST., 500. In one instance Senator Ste
phenson paid $500 for list of farmers
names, paying for them at the rate of
one cent a name and an extra one
half cent for each subsequent use of
the same names.
AT the afternoon session the committee
adjourned until Monday on account of the
death of United States Circuit Judge
]. V. Quarles. former United States
senator.
So far the witnesses of the investiga-
ton have been regarded as those favor
able to Senator Stephenson. Next week
witnesses who are opposed to him, in
Guiding State Senator John ]. Blaine,
who brought the original charges in the
Wisconsin legislature that bribery and
corrupt use of money was employed by
Senator Stephenson in the primary cleo
ton in 1908, which led to his election in
l1on