Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-12
USED FRAUD IN
Gaining SEAT
COMMITTEE SAYS STEPHENSON
BOtGHT ELECTION.
senate URGED TO ACT
Dnitri States Body Requc,cd to \ct
on Right, of senator 10 Hold
Seat

3. N-oraUd Press
Madison Wia. Jan II The nom-
iu,rou 100 the primary and the elec-
ton 20 the United States senate by
the legislature Of Isaac stephenson
Is nau ami void on account of at
tempted bribery and corrupt practices
by himself aud his campaign mana
gers agents and WORKERS, and VIOLA
tiou- of the laws Of Wisconsin de-.
f!nins and furnishing ofrcusrs against
elective franchises"
This is the gis, Of the findings Of
the special senatorial investigating
committee IN its report % Governor
Francis + NcGoveru today and sign
ed hy Lieutenant Governor Thomas
Morris Senators spencer ", Marsh
(RepD. and Paul Hustlns tDcmD
The two Republican members be-
longing to the so-called progressive
wing of the Republican party and
Senator Husung. the Democratic
member calls himself a progressive
Democrat
Esrly I'm the legislative session Of
1909 resolutions We're introduced in
both houses calling for an investga-
tion Of the senatorial primary cleo
tlon The resolutions were pointed AZ
Senator Isaac Stephenson who. ac-
cording to his report filed with the
secretary of state, had expended over
tt, ht
Speaker Bancroft Of the assembly
named "a committee composed Of a
majority of stalwart Republicans and
Lieutenant Governor John Strange,
who then presided over the senate,
named Senator's Marsh. Morris and
Husting The committees met in Joint
session for several weeks when the
assembly branch committee decided
To go no further
The assembly members committee,
some time after II had decided its
work complete. rendered a report in
which Il recommended the enactment
OF law regulating campaign expend-
itures and az the same time saving
that there was no evidence Of ccrrup~
ton on the part of Stephenson.
Following this a special resolution
was adopted by the senate making the
three senator's named a special inves-
tigatins committee to probe further
into the primary election. Treated
from the standpoint as having signed
as members of the Joint committee.
Il may technically be called a minor
ity report on the other hand, as
the result Of the work Of the special
committee II Is also an Independent
report The assembly members Joint
investigating committee was scored
for its alleged failure to assist IN a
thorough investigation.
The reports were submitted To Gov
ern0r McGovern about ten minutes
before Senator NTarshs term as state
senator expired. Morris, while no
longer a member OF the senate, hav-
ing resigned his seat to become lieu.
tenant governor, signed the report as
a member Of the investigating COM
mlttee
The committee recommended that
copy of the report be certified 10
tue Ohlteu states Senate by the gov
ernor and legislature with the request
that the body investigate the manner
and means by and through which Ste
phenson secured his election.
The committee further recommend
ed proper state efforts to commence
prosecution against all persons shown
bj the evidence to have been guilty
OF corrupt practices or bribery IN the
campaign