The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13
INQUIRY IS ORDERED
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
Senate Concludes to Probe the
Election of Isaac Stephenson
of Wisconsin.
is PROMISED
SENsATIoN IS PROMISED
Investigation May Prove the
Death of Badger Statesman,
Now Over 80 Years Old,
BY Lcased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune
WASHINGTON. Aug. l2.--Despite the
fact that the senate Is still struggling
with second investigation OF the cleo
ton Of William Lorimcr of Illinois. that
body today, by unanimous vote. ordered
an investigation into the validity OF the
celction OF Senator Isaac Stephenson OF
Wisconsin.
Todays action was sprung suddenly.
The senate committee on elections OF
which Mr.. Dillingham; OF Vermont Is the
chairman, held a brief meeting and
adopted the sub committees recommen-
datlon for an investigation
Mr. Dillingham; reported his resolution
TO this effect with the favorable recon =
mendatlon when the senate met.
The senate adopted the resolution with
out discussion and without division,
Delay Unavoidable.
Later. on account OF technical error
in the senatc's action. the matter was
roconsidcred and the resolution referred
To the committee on contingent expenses:
whose favorable report as 10 the expen-
ditures calling for the resolution is nee
cssary before II can be adopted. This
committee probably will report It back
early next week
This action WAS taken at the instance
OF the committee on privileges and cleo
uons and likewise at the instance of the
legislature Of the state OF Wisconsin. IL
Is charged that the aged Wisconsin SEN
ator now well past so years, was elected
as n result OF the expenditure OF enor
nous sums OF money for the purpose Of
corruptng the electorate of the Badger
state.
The comipg inquiry promises to be even
more dramatic and sensational than even
the Iortmer investigation. II will be
conducted by tho privileges and election
committee OF the senate sitting as
whole. or by b-comDittee. IL is ex-
pected a ub-committee Will be named TO
take the testimony.
Senator Stephe nson. in his own state
ment OF expenditures in his election. has
admitted the outlay OF about Sl06, 600 IL
will be the purpose Of the investigation
to rI find out hoy this sum was expended
sent from the chamber while this action.
which promises 10 be momentous TO him
self, was taken. Many believe that in
Investigation may drive him 10 his grave.
The resolution is n brief one in the usual
form. and simply authorizes and directs
the committee on privileges and elections
to investigate certain charges preferred
by the Legislature OF Wisconsin and re-
port whether In the election there were
used or employed corrupt methods or
The usual authority as TO sitting BY
subcommittee, administering .oaths en-
ploying assistance and the like. is CON
vcyed The expenses Will be paid from
the contingent fund OF the senate. In
view OF the fact that most OF the COM
mittee. including Senator Dillingham;. are
snga ged in the Lorimer inquiry. there
may he delay in starting the investisa-
tIon. This depends. however. on who are
put on the sub committee.
La Toilette His Enemy.
AS is well known Uncle Ike and
Senator La Toilette are enemies. But
Senator La Toilette has. outwardly at
least, had no hand in the movement for
The investigation by the senate. II SEN
aior Stephenson should be ousted from
he al lr 1r,rr- ~
the stalwart forces opposed TO La Toilette
In Wisconsin.
Senator Stephenson Is one of the rich
est men I'm the senate, He hns arnasscd
a vast fortune by numbering. farming and
banking One OF the phases of the COM
Ing inquiry viii concern the question
whether the lumber trust had any hand
In the election and whether Edward
Hines. who gained notoriety In connec-
ton with the Lorimcr case. had any part
In IT, II WAS In the primaries preceed-
Ing the election of senator stephenson
To tho term beginning March 4, 1909, that
heavy sums are alleged TO have been ex-
pended To influence voters.