The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-10
of $107, 1893
for 81, 500 Job Con-
sidered Small.
NIGHT HAVE USED
5000, 600 O R MORE
Senator's Managers Tell What
They Could Have Done Legiti-
rnately, if Their Funds Had
Not Been Restricted-No
Detailed Accounts Were
Kept.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October g.
Out of the testimony given to-day be-
fore the United States Senate commit
tee. which is Investigating charges
that bribery contributed to the election
of Senator Isaac Stephenson. was de-
veloped evidence that Stephenson's
campaign managers regarded the $l07.-
7s3. admittedly expended. as small
compared to the $4,000 or 100000
which might have been spent on q
more systematic campaign. The ex-
pensiveness of the campaign was
declared to be partly due to close
fight between two factions In the Re-
publican party in Wisconsin. one head
ed by Senator Robert III La Toilette.
and the other by Senator Stephenson. u
Regular Republican.
Supporter of Taft.
AS showing Senator Stephenson's
position and also as showing how he
had to spend literally to advertise.
campaign literature was read into the
record. stating that Senator Stephen
son was a believer in the Roosevelt
ideas. and such was bound TO sup
port Mr.. Taft for President
The statement from Fordney Sackett
one of the Stephenson campaign man
ayers. that $4,000 or 100000 might
iegitimateiy have been spent for the
senatorial nomination. brought forth
comment from Senator Atlee Pomerene,
of Ohio. member of the committee.
IF 100000 is not enough to nomi-
nate q United states Senator in Wis
consin. how much is? And what could
you do with 100000 legitimately to Sc
cure for man a position with ST.
500 annual salary2" asked Senator
Pomerene.
we could have been moro syste-
matte" answered Sackett. There are
approximately 100000 Republicans in
tho State. Hadeswe tho money. we
should have personally canvassed each
voter. This. l estimate, would have
cost from $4,000 TO 100000. AS 1t
was, with our means limited to a lit
tie over 100000, we could not see each
voter and had TO get along the best
we could"
Senator stephenson's vote. 1t was
shown. was $1,000 out OF a total of
224,000 votes cast.
Answering questions bearing direct
ly on the charges against Senator
Stephenson. SacSett testified:
That money out of Senator Stephen
sons fund had been given to State Off.
Gals. as in the instance of State Game
Warden ]. w. Stone. who was given
$4,000 to work up sentiment in favor
of the Senator.
Paid to Candidates.
That money was paid to candidates
for office. in the case OF seven can
didates for the Legislature three OF
whom were elected. Although the
three men elected afterwards voted for
Senator Stephenson, the witness de-
clared. it was not known when the
money was given them that they were
candidates.
That no complete detailed accounts
of the campaign expenses were kept,
and that all records after the campaign
were destroyed.
The statements contained in this tes-
timony were declared in the original
charges presented to the United States
Senate to show violations of the WIS
consin statutes.
The assertion that part of Senator
Stephenson's heavy expenses were due
to his desire to make 1t generally
known that he was supporter Of Mir.
Taft for the presidency came when
Sackett, in explaining an advertising
bill of s12.6i6. was required to produce
before the committee ono of the ad-
vertisements.