The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-12
of Wiscon-
sin, Said to Have I ur-
chased Seat.
REPORT is MADE
BY COMMITTEE
Probers of State Senate Find
That Election Is Null and Void
on Account Of Attempted
Briberies and Corrupt Prac-
tees by Senator and
His Workers.

Madison, WIS.,, Jnnunry II.-..rb.
nomination In the primary ana the
erection to the United states Scnntc by
'hc LEGISLATURE OF fsnnc Stephenson
ure nun nnd void, on nccouni OF Mt
tcmpted brlhcrics and corrupt urn,-
Tees B.! himscif md his cnmnnirn
'r"ucra, agents and workers, nnd of
T"Ihtionn Of tho Iuns OF WI,con.,n
uchninS and punISbing oncnsc, ucuin.
The elective frnnchIsc."
ms Is the gist II the findings OF !,
special senatorial investigating com
hait'ce IN ITS report submitted TO Gov
e.hor Francis l.. McGovcrn to-day
The report is signed b. Lieutenant
Governor Thomas Morris ana Senator
SPENCER V. Marsh. republicans an,
senator Paul Hus,ing. Democrat.
Eaiiy In the legislative session }.
!s"a resolutions we're introduced In
D"th houses calling for an invcsttga
~. nm OF me senatorial primary election.
INC resolutions were. particularly
pointed al United states senator Isa.,c
Hts phenson, who. according IL Ms re-.
port hied with the Secretary Of ctata
eApended 100000 during the cam
paign.
sneaker Bancroft, Of the Assembly.
named committee. composed of n ma
Jority OF Sta!wart Republicans. and
Lieutcnant- Governor John strauya
who then presided over tho snnate
named Senators Marsh Norris and
iiust ing. The committees met in ioint
session Tor several weeks Then ~.
assembly branch OF the committee
decided 10 go no further.
Found No Evidence.
me Assembly members OF the com.
lnlttet rendered a report rccomfnendinp
ING enactment OF law regulating
eahhpaiGn expenditures and stating
'ha' there was no evidence OF corruD-
non on the part Of Senator Stephenson
fol!owips this special resolution
WIS ADOPTED hy the Senate. making the
three Senators named a special inves-
tSauhs committee TO probe further
INTO the primary election.
lo-aays report and findings are The
result OF that Special committees work
ne Assembly members of the join,
investigating committee are scored bv
the senate committee for their alleged
laiiure 10 assist In thorough inves-
tisation of the Stephenson nomination
ana election Among the statements in
me report OF this point is one saving.
throughout the session the Assem-
III! members OF the committee persist
'htly ehdeavoFed TO prevent the invcs-
ugauon OF Isaac Stephenson"
The committee recommends that :,
copy OF the report be certified to the
United states Senate ny the Governor
end the Legislature. with the reutlest
That that body Investigate me manner
in which Stephenson procured his elec-
tior.
stntutc Violated.
the Senator is charged with yiolat.
ing the statute which requires an
account under oath OF campaign ex.
pen iitnrcs to he nicd, and il is also
alleged that such violation was pre-
meditated The committee also charges
the senator with giving money to State
Game Warden Stone and l.. r. Dresser
then president of the Board OF Control
and that he also gave money TO a sup
porter Of McGovcrn for United Statos
Senator, such supporter afterwards
switching TO Stephenson, and that he
paid large sums OF money to others.
whish were afterwards used by them to
induce others 10 assist In procuring
his election
~ large part of money distributed
IN the Stephenson campaign, proba bly,
sum in excess of s50iO00." the state
mcnt says. was used by Stephenson
and his managers to nlawfully and
corruptly procure the nomination and
election of Isaac Stephenson 10 the
United states senate"
Concluding. the statement says: "Un-
der the law. ii a person elected clearly
participates in any act of bribery or
attempted bribery, he should be denied
Office. although the result of the e:ec-
tioO was not thereby changed. THIS
in the opinion of the committee. Senator
Stephenson did"