Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-10-12 | Page 3 | Papers Missing in Stephenson Case

PAPERS MISSING IN STEPHENSON CASE Senatorial Committee Informed In Informed Informed In- In formed Documents Desired Have Disappeared By Associated Press Milwaukee Oct 11 Tune The The senatorial committee Investigating the election of United States Senator Stephenson sent a request to the thc state authorities s sat at Madison a lson asking for all papers used in tho the previous Investigations b by the tine legislature ture of or the Stephenson charges charses W V. L. L Essman custodian reported that one of the two boxes containing the tho papers was mis missing Political evils C in Wisconsin began with the advent of the primaries as ns a means of nominating public officials I. I Levi I H. H Bancroft according to attorney attorney attorney ney general Jeneral of the sta state to who testified today before the committee Bancroft was called to explain what he did with O pal paid him out of tho the Stephenson campaign fund lund He said the money mono paid him while whilo ho he was wasa a candidate for or assemblyman was not used cd to further his own Interest but was expended ed entirely In Senator Stephenson's Stephensons behalf while the thc latter was seeking nomination for tho the sen- sen en- en at the primaries As Aa for or the thc mone money ho lie had received Bancroft said he spent it as fast as IlS possible possible pos POS- sible for he was wa glad Alad to get Jet rid of It You never hoard heart of an any mone money be being beIng belag be- be ing lag used corruptly In the election of ot Mr Stephenson asked Chairman Hey Hoy- bl burn c r Never ever a c cent nt Senator i Stephenson always alwa's was considered above Investigation Investigation investigation gation in itt this state until he got Into the United States Sen Senate te C. C n of l eo testified tea tes titled that thal out of ot 1199 he had re received received received re- re went for chewing che gum what ho lId with the chewing gum R e B said ld Why rh 1 K gave Jave ve it to young women It was a good argument to win In iii them oo infect Interpreting Interpreting- nt tho the Wisconsin law relative relative rel rel- to campaign expenditures which j J J. J Blaine who brought the tho charges a against Senator Stephenson had de declared declared de- de prohibited the handing by hy candidates can cuu- o of an any linCy mOney over to campaign campal n managers S Senator ot Heyburn said such sucha construction would Interfere with the tho a 11 constitutional rl rights of citizens to participate par par- I In the selection of oC their rep rep- representatives ret s In COli Congress gress It was waN his I opinion that tho law jaw did l not contemplate contemplate contemplate i plate such a a. prohibition 4