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Show COSTS MONEY TO GET SENATE SEAT MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 13. Intl-mutlou Intl-mutlou wore made tonight at the senatorial sena-torial Investigation of Senator Stephenson's Steph-enson's election that tho committeo Intended thoroughly to go Into tho charges of bribery as related to tho Rbsenco of certain membors of tho Wisconsin legislature on March 4, 1909, whon (he senator was olocted. Tho charge was made In a previous leglslatlvo Inquiry that Senator Stephenson Steph-enson was elocted, after a five wcek.V deadlock, and thon only after threo Democratic assemblymen had absented absent-ed them6olvos, thus giving Stophonson a majority. Most of the seflBlon was given over to consideration of the Wisconsin primary pri-mary law. When William G. Wheeler testified that under tho present law Individuals rath or than political par-tlos par-tlos had to bear tho expense of campaigns cam-paigns and only about 25 per cent of tho voters look advantage of the primaries, pri-maries, Senator Hoyburn asked: "I suppose you moan that fewer people peo-ple vote now than did when they were under a Republican form of govern-menL" govern-menL" Senator Heyburn alluded to the primaries pri-maries as not being Republican in form. "I mean the peoplo don't soom to tako the interest in the primaries they do in elections when they aro really electing somebody." Wheeler ostlmnted that it would cost $149,000 to conduct a senatorial campaign properly, whereas Senator Stophenson spent only $107,793. All tho witnesses declared they had never beard of any of Senator Stephenson's Steph-enson's money being usod corruptly |