Show ROAST GIVEN STEPHENSON 1 BY MINORITY File Report Declaring Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- Senator Not En Ena Entitled En- En a titled to Seat frI tj I WASHINGTON W Pcb Feb United 19 19 United States ates Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin is not entitled to hi his seat eat in iL the opinion on o of f five vo mc members of the privileges and senate en te committee on c who riho filed a minority report with ith the senate enato today The majority report on on th the the- investigation of Senator St campaign expenditures s stas was tas submitted February 12 In substance sub sub- stance tanco tan e it held bed that the tho charges of cor cor- in the thc primary of or 1908 1008 were not u. u Th The minority report is ilS h by hY I Senators Clapp and aud lone Republicans Re Re- publicans Lea and Kern Democrats jt It contends that enough nough evidence c wa was s adduced by the inquiry r to warrant arrant the o senate enato in declaring sun un on S 'S 8 lIc seat cat t va vacant ant Referring to the fact that the senator r through uh bis lieutenants spent in bi his bis campaign and that the candi dates lates for fOT the state legislature spent proportionately lar large e tU urns sums l the hc report quotes the majority report A Such Su h expenditures were in Ui violation of f the tho fundamental P und underlying l ing iDe our lIy system bf government which contemplated the selection of candi candidates dates by the electors and not the s elec ti tion n of the electors dors by the tho candidate The minority report then proceeds uWe Wc concur in this statement and it t justifies us IS iu ili opposing the c conclusion of the majority How Howa a scat in the senate can ca'n b ba be secured C in in of the fundamental principles und underlying rl our system of government with the evidence e showing the tio lItie of such suha a large sum flum of money and nd not bo be taint tainted by br methods and practices weare we wo lire are unable to comprehend The question now squarely before I tie the 5 senate i is 25 whether methods ds and practices ti tices in violation of or the fundamental principles underlying our system etem of government o shall ba ho denounced ed by our words and approved ed by our our votes |