Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-10
UNCLE IKE STINTED
HIS CAMPAIGN
MANAGERS
MIGHT EASILY HAVE
SPENT TWICE AS MUCH
Committing Investigating Sen
atOr Stephenson Leans That
Direct Primaries in Wisconsin
Are No Poor Mans Game,
my Morulas Journal special LEASED wlr.l

By Mornlng Journal special Leased Wire
Milwaukee,, Wis, oct. 9,-On the
testimony given today before the
United States senate committee.
which Is investigating charges that
corruption contributed To the election
of Senator Isaac Stephenson was de-
veloped evidence that the stephenson
campaign managers, regarded the
s107, 1913, admittedly expended for the
campaign for nomination. small COM
pared to $4,000 or S200. .000 which
might have been spent for cam
paign more Systematically conducted,
The statement from Rodney Sack
EFT. one of the Stephenson campaign
might legitimately have been spent
for the senatorial nomination brought
forth comment from Senator Atlee
Pomerene, of Ohio, member of the
committee.
IF 100000 is not enough to nom
mate United tates senator In Wis
consln. how much is? and what could
you do with S20000 legltimately to
sec ure for a man a position with a
$500 annual salary?" asked senator
Pomerene.'
I'VE could have been more syste-
matte" answered Sackett, There are
approximately 100000 republicans In
the state. Had we the money we
should have personally canyassed
each voter. This | estimate would
have cost from Sl50,000 to 100000.
As II was with our means limited to a
little over 100000. we could not see
each voter and had to get along the
best We could"
Answering questions bearing direct
ly on the charges against Senator
Stephenson Sackett testified;
"That money out of Senator Steph-
onson's fund had been given to state
officials as In the instance of State
Game Warden j. w. stone, who was
given $2.500 TO work up sentiment In
favor OF the senator.
'rhat money was paid to candl-
dates for office, as in the case of sew
EN- candidates for the legislature,
three of whom We're elected Although
the three men elected afterward vot-
ed for Senator Stephenson the witness
said X was not known when the mon
ey was given them that they were
candidates. Ha
THAT no complete detailed ae-
counts OF the campaign expenses were
kept and that all records of the cam
paign were destroyed asa
The assertion that part of Senator
Stephenson's heavy expenses We're due
to his desire to make 1t generally
known that he was supporter of Mr.
TAFT for the presidency came when
Sackett, In explaining an advertising
bill OF s12.696, was required to pro-
duce before the committee one of the
advertisements.
I'VE want to know the text of the
literature for which the money was
spent" said Senator Hepburn, the
chairman.
The witness read the following rs
being typical:
"Note for Uncle Ike, Wlsconsin's
Grand Old Man. Senator Stephenson
Is a candidate to succeed himself In
the senate. He is a lifelong repub-
llcan. always faithful to the party and
always in sympathy with the pro-
gressive spirit. All his votes in the
senate were in line with the Roose-
welt Ideas The Roosevelt policies
must be carried to final success by the
election of Mr. Taft As Governor
Hoard puts IT, mover swap horses In
the middle of the stream. The re-
publicans of Wisconsin must do their
share as they can best serve thier in
tcrests and these of their party by
sending bnck 10 Senate Isaac Stephen
SON."