The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-01
Election of Senator StephSa-
son of the Badger Sf1le,
Will Be Investigated BY
Senate Committee.
INQUIRY TO START
ON MONDAY MORsf11:
Uncle Ike, His Frisads
State, Is Not Worrling
About the Result-La HM-
lette Is to Play Part
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MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 3or-Heasa.
tions similar to those developsd stlI3
I.orimer inquiry are expected Sn
the investigation into the electf of
United States Senator Isaac stsn sn-
son, of this state, is begun he11s00
Monday. The subcommittee O. ke
Senate committee on privilege1 N1d
elections, which will conduct thei1xs6e
is composed of Senators HeybaT ot
Idaho, chairman; Bradley, 0f Nm
tucky; Sutherland, of Utah, Rf Ad-
cans; and Paynter, of kentuckf ad
Pomerene, of Ohio, Democratl nd
was appointed at the last sesetaT of
congress, when Senator Steph On
admitted in the publication NH
election expenses that he had ffent
$1O7 900 to insure his election ta4the
United States Senate. 84E
The composition of the special Anan.
mittee is largely reactionary, bue 1e-
spite this fact, some sensation&Tx1fs-
closures are expected owing t, the4o.
tivity of the large anti-Stel hs1ns0n
element.
"Uncle Ike" a. Senator stspAsli
IN famtliarly known. n ax1srr1
woiI .i i ss.hds M ~ II
vestiEation. lIs freely 1AuaIts ri @
ing the money, but insists thel
his expenditures were well witaln I'm
limits of the law. '@s i. : =
The senator's friepdss state tlsat ths
mere fact of his complying with the
state laws and publishing the full ex
tent of his campaign expenses proves
his honesty. They iaud his loyal sup
port of the Republican party and re
call past elections when the Stephen
son purse was at the command OF his
party leaders.
| Those who are of different politica
| complexion are just as positive thai
| the Senatorial investigation will leat
i to Stephenson's political death. They
hint at sensational disclosures, statins
that the 100000 primary election
| item is but a portion of the sum real
ly expended for Uncle Ike's" elec
ton.
1t is further stated that an attemp
will be made to shoW the fallacy o
the popular election of United State
Senators through the primary system
1t is also said that efforts will b.
made to uncover the political past o
Senator fighting Bob" La Toilette
who up to the last Presidential cam
paign, had the support of Senate
Stephenson. In this direction the pc
litical enemies of La Follettee and hi
progressive policies hope to injure hi
prestige and thwart his rumored iT
tention of creating a split in the Re
publican ranks in the Presidentia
struggle of 1912. They claim that tn
investigation will not be without ser
sational developments and state Wis
consin politics will receive jar tha
will rival the Lorimer disclosures.
Senator Stephenson is one of tn
richest men in the middle west. Hi
fortune is estimated at $4,000, 900 an
he owns one of the finest dairy farm
in the United States. His attitud
has been one of frankness Throughout
He freely admits the expenditure c
over 100000 but seems inclined t
view it as mere bagatelle."
The senator is over 50 years ole
and has been identified with polite
ever since the accumulation of hi
fortune. He has always been note
for his extreme 1iberality in supper
of his party, winning a great man
friends throughout the state.
About thirty years ago he serve
two terms in the state legislature an
was later sent to congress, where b
served six Years.
Senator Stephenson supported Sen;
tor La Toilette for about ten or twelv
years, while he was making his figE
for recognition before the voters {
the state, but broke with him abot
four years ago. The structure is r
: mored to have come about throug
: La Follctte's refusal to stand back {
his ally in his ambition to reach tn
United States Senate. as Well q
Stephenson's frowns upon "Fightin
, Bob's" alleged desire to make th
Presidential race in 1908.
When the last Senatorial eiectio
came around, Stephenson CAV his o.
portunity in the lately enacted dire'
election Of United States Senators h
to crafty his ambition to reach II
United States Senate and went befoI