Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-06
Stephenson Objected TO
Expense Of Campaign.
Il Want TO Win Nomination But
Don't Want 10 Buy H."
Ruling by the Committee That May
Quicken Some Memories.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 5.-When Unit
ed States Senator Isaac Stephenson
found that his expenses for nomination
at the primaries in 1905 We're running
so high that the item for beer and CT
CARS alone amounted to $50 000 and the
aggregate was fast approaching the
final total of $107,793, he demonstrated
and told his campaign managers: Il
want 70 win the nomination but I
don't want to buy it.
This was part of the testimony Civ
en- today before the United states
senate committee which is investgat
ing charges that bribery and corrup-
Zion contributed to Senator Stephen
sons election.
In reply to his complaint, Senator
Stephenson was, told that the three
other Republican candidates for the
primary nomination, Former Congress
man Samuel A. Cook. who spent $42,
209. Former State Senator William Fl.
Hatton who spent $50, 002. and Francis
r. McGoyern, now governor of Wis
eonsin, who spent 81, LOG, We're making
ing a hard fight.
Much of the questioning of E. a. Ed
monds~ Mr. Stephensons campaign
manager was devoted to the original
charges made by State Senator, j. j.
Blainet alleging that Mr.. Stephenson's
election was due 10 bribery do cor
ruption.
The charges. as investigated Coy the
wisconsin Legislature and p9sented
to the United states Senate We're
road IL detail "a Edmonds. He admit
ted that many sums Of money named
in the charges We're paid but he de-
nied the truth of the phrase; Used
corruptiv and IN violation OF tire law
az included in each charge. He denied
that the fund was used corruptly to
purchase editorial support in various
Wisconsin, neWsrH pers or that money
was paid to anyone except for legiti-
mate campaign purposes.
The charges alst' Afentiuned that ap-
proximately $4,000 WAS spent in the
nomination OF Mr.. Stephenson. Ed
InonGs said tie amount spent was not
in excess CT the $l01, 793 as made in
the final report TO the state.
TIE committee announced that Mr.
Blaine had been summoned to appear
for questioning on his charges.
Senator w. B. Hepburn announced
a GullHSs WHICH II IL tNPENtGd vii
have an important bearing on the con
duet of the hearing L. A. Edmonds
the senator's campaign manager, on
the stand reiterated his inability to
tell in detail for what certain amounts
of money Paid to individuals was ac-
tually used.
Now" said Senator Hepburn. IF
YOU We're the custodian of Senator
Stephenson's funds and had charge of
their disbursement it seems you were
the person who was responsible under
the law for keeping an account.
The rule is that where charges are
officially made and no record can be
given of funds admittedly spent the
presumption is that they were wrong
fully used and that the burden of
proof is on the person against whom
the charges were preferred"
Senator Heyburn's statement came
in response to an inquiry from Charles
e. Littlefeld, counsel for Senator
Stephenson, as TO whether campaign
manager could be held guilty if he
were unable to say in detail what Syds
done with money given to others for
campaign purposes. Mr. Littlefield
cross examined Edmohds to show that
the expense OF Stephenson's ampaign
was not excessive because or keen