Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-05
STEPhENSON'S MANAGER KNEW
WHERE IT WENT. BUT
NOT HOW USED.
SUM OF s1o7,7se SPENT
TO SECURE SEAT IN SENATE
Custodian Of Funds Produces List OF
Workers Receiving From $25 to
They Did With It-Ruiins Of Chair
man Hepburn Significant.

Milwaukee, Oct. 5.--When more
testimony was given today before the
senatorial investigating committee that
no detailed reports were kept Of United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson's eN-
penditures of s1oT.793 campaign ex-
man. announced a ruling which. it Is
expected. will have Il more important
bearing on the conduct OF the investi-
cation.
Senator Stephenson is charged with
bribery in connection with his election
to the senatorship. A. \. Edmunds.
his campaign manager. on the stand
today reiterated his inability to give
details Of just what certain amounts Of
money paid to individuals were actual
ly used for.
"Now." said Senator Hepburn. 'if
you We're the custodian of Senator
Stephensons funds and had charge OF
their disbursement, it seems You We're
the person responsible under the law
for keeping an account. You are sup
posed to know not only that certain
sums were paid to certain individuals.
but you should also know what those
individuals did with the money"
Edmonds then went over Il list of
several hundred items where sums
ranging from s25 to $4,000 had been
paid to men. but he said he had no rec
ord to show what the recipient Of the
money did with It,
Organizers Given Free Hand.
1t was brought out yesterday that out
Of the senator's campaign fund Of
S1O7,793, money was scattered over the
stLt. 10 "organizers" who turned in no
itemized expense accounts. Senator
Stephenson gave no attention to de-
tailed expenses, 1t was testified and his
campaign managers paid out money
wherever it was thought 1t would in
crease the senator's prospects of win
ming at the primaries.
From the amount of money il
would appear that Senator Stephenson
had no voluntary supporters in Wis
consin and from the efforts made to
get out votes it would seem that the
direct primary for which the people
popularity we're supposed to be clamor-
ing was not such a successful insti-
tuition after all.
Voters Wore Coaxed.
"I am to understand that in Wiscon-
sin, the home Of direct primary half
of these people have to be solicited to
go to the polls ," asked Senator w. b.
Hepburn. Of Idaho. the chairman.
r. A. Edmunds. who had charge OF
Senator Stephenson's campaign was
on the stand.
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Edmonds But the fight was clog
and we felt it necessary to employ
every means to set out the Stephen
son supporters"
Going over items Of sums paid to
individuals. Edmonds and none OF
those who received money had re-
turned itemiZed accounts.
Who Was tho General?
"Therc are number OF items here
charged to general They aggregate
$1,000. Who is this general. and what
was the money spent for?" asked the
chairman.
81 don't know suppose for organ
izing
Don't use that word organize 1t
is n glittering political generality used
to avoid the necessity of partlculariz-
ing
Explaining $500 which had been
paid to State Game Warden !. Stone.
Edmonds said that Stone was to rem
der assistance In the campaign and
that he named men in the game war
den division who were to work for
Stephenson.
r. J. Shields. OF Superior. Wis. who
was mentioned in testimony given be-
fore the senatorial Investigation OF
Senator William Lorimcr OF Illinois,
was said by Edmnnds to have re-
ceived $3.50 to promote the stephen
son campaign.
Taking up the total OF moneys paid
to organizers Edmonds said. altho
about sos. 1000 Of the s107.793 campaign
fund had passed thru the headquar-
ters nt Milwaukee. where he was in
charge. he could not tell how the mon
ey was spent.