The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-10-10
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS THINK
THE PROPER CAMPAIGN
ehouLD COST MORE.
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD lob
In the Opinion OF Rodney saekstt, the
Fight for the Senatorial Toga Should
Have Cost 5000, ,ooo-Testinony
Shows Bitterness Between La Fol.
let's and the Accused Senator.

Milwaukee, Oct. 9,--out q; the testi-
mony given today before the United
states senate committee which Is in
vestigating charges that corruption
contributed to the election OF Senator
Isaac Stephenson, was developed evil
dence that the Stephenson campaign
managers regarded the sl07,7s3, ad-
mittedly expended for the campaign
for the nomination. as small compared
to $150000 or 100000. which might
have been spent for campaign more
Systematically conducted.
The costliness of the campaign was
said to be partly due to a close fight
between two factions in the republican
party IN Wisconsin. one headed by
Senator La Toilette and the other by
Senator Stephenson. who as "regu-
lar" republican. was determined to
win over the candidates supported by
the "irregulars."
AS showing Senator Stephensons
position when he sought denomination
at the primaries In 1908. and also
showing how he had spent literally to
advertise, campaign literature was
read into the record. stating that SEN
ator Stephenson was believer In the
Roosevelt ideas and. as such, was bound
to support Mr.. Taft for president
No Detailed Accounts.
Answering questions bearing direct
ly on the charges against Senator
Stephenson. Sackett testified "tha'
money out of Senator Stephenson's
fund had been given to state officials;
| that money was paid to candidates for
office. and that no complete detailed
accounts of the campaign expenses
were kept and that all records after
the campaign were destroyed"
During Senator Stephenson's cam
paign there were made repeatedly
charges OF bribery and corruption and
Senator Stephenson himself was COM
planning of the great amount OF mon
ey the campaign was costing him
Now. under this condition, didn't II
occur to you that you were not keep
Ing faith with the people In your fail
ure to record In detail the moneys
spent? Didn't 1t come TO you that you
were likely to face charges Of brib-
ery?" asked Senator Pomcrene.
"The campaign managers were con-
fident they were wholly within the
law" replied Sackett. mot a cent wal
used corruptly."
In filing the Stephenson campaign
expense account without going into al
the details as to whom the money was
paid, Sackett said the same plan wal
adopted as was followed by the othel
candidates. including Francis r. Nc
Govern. now governor OF Wisconsin
No other prosecutions based on al
legged violation Of the state law hat
resulted and no investigations othe
than the present one had been asked
for. This testimony MAS In line Will
the contentIen of the Stephenson
managers that the present investiga
tlon is the result Of political factiona
fights between two sections of the re
publican party In Wisconsin, on
headed by Senator Stephenson and tn
other by the followers OF Senator Ii
Toilette.
Senator Stephenson's expenditure o
$l07.793 for the nomination was small
according to Sackett
How much then do you think
man would have to spend to make
proper campaign" asked Senate
Pomerene
"To conduct campaign for the sen
, atorship In Wisconsin properly woul
cost from s150,0O0 to 100000 reptile
Sackett.
"One hundred and fifty thousand
| .l..t.
r of s7,500?" persisted Senator fomeren'
1T Is not supposed that man goe
: to the senate for $500 alone" declare
Sackett