Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-10
HUNDRED THOUSAND SM l. l.
AMOUNT TO GET NOMINATION
IN WISCONSIN.
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who Favored Carrying out
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$1O7,793 spent as small compared to
sl5O 90 ar 5000 600 which might have
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The oXpensNeness of the campaign
was said to be on account of a close
fight by the factions in the republican
party in Wisconsin, one headed by
Senator Robert M. La Toilette and
the other By Senator Stephenson, vino, /
as a regular was determined to win
over the candidates supported by the |
"insurgents' As showing Senator
Stephenson's position when he sought
denomination at the primaries in 1905, |
and also the showing how he had to
spend literally to advertise, campaign |
literature was read into the record. |
stating that Senator Stephenson was
a believer in the Roosevelt ideas, and
as such was bound to support MIR.
Taft for president.
j. Could Have Been Moore i
The statement from Rodney Hackett
one of the Stephenson managers said
$15O,OOO or 100000 might legiti-
mately have been spent for the sena-
toral nomination brought forth com /
ment from Senator Pomereen.
nate United States senator, how
much is? and what could you do with .
5000, legally to secure a man
position with 100000 and a salary |
asked Senator POmereen.
we could have been more system
attic" answered Sackett. There are
approximately 100000 republicans in
the state. Had we the money, we
should have made a more expensive |
canvass with each, which ] estimate
would have cost from Sl50,000 to
$4,000 AS 1t was, our means were
limited to a little over 100000.
Senator Stephenson's vote. it was
shown, was Sc, 500 out of a total of
224,00 votes cast.
Not for just $500.
On being asked by Senator Pome-
reen if campaign manager expected
to spend that much money legitimate
ly for a position with a salary of ST.
500. Sackett replied:
ut is not supposed that a man goes
to the senate for $500 alone"
Answering questions bearing direct
ly on the charges against Senator
Stephenson, Sackett testified that
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had been given to state officials as in
the instance of State Game Warden
J. w Stone, who was given s2,5OO to
work up sentiment in favor Of the
senator.
Didn't Know of Candidate
That money was paid to candidates
for office, as in the case of seven can
didates for the legislature three Of
whom were elected, although the
three men elected afterwards voted for
Stephenson, thn witness declared il
was not known when the money was
given them that they were candidates
He also testified that no complete
account of campaign expenses were
kent and that all records were des-
troyed after the campaign. State
ments in this testimony were declared
I'm the original charges to show viola
tions of the Wisconsin statutes
The assertion that part Of Senator
Stephenson's heavy expenses were due :
to his desire to make It generally /
known that he was a supporter Of
Mr.. Taft for the presidency came when
Sackett in explaining an advertising
bill of S12.696, was required to pro-
duce one of the advertisements
1--WE want to know the text Of the
literature for which the money was