Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-10-08 | Page 7 | 'Touches' and 'Hammer' in Election Expenses

TOUCHES TOUCHES' AND HAMMER IN ElECTION EXP Senator Stephensons Stephenson's Campaign Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Unable to Explain Items in His Accounts Milwaukee Wis Oct 7 Items Items such as touches a hammer and picnics were brought out as part of or the camPaign campaign campaign cam cam- expenses of ot United States Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Isaac Stephenson In tho the investigation tion of or charges that he secured his election electon through briber bribery and corruption before the senatorial committee today The details wore given glyen by Rodney Rodne Sackett one of ot the Stephenson campaign campaign cam cam- managers In response to an announcement announcement announcement an an- by Senator Heyburn tho chairman that the total expenditure of ot would have to be explained to overcome the presumption that it had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been wrongfully used Some of the general items given to Sackett to further explain were General expenses tor lor organizing state Milwaukee l county 11 office expenses t telephones posta postage e sundry bills nomination papers HO 40 one man mano manto manto to o attend colored picnic 50 campaign campaign cam eam- pals pals-n bulletins trip U through rough Ghetto three men 5 one man to another another another an an- other picnic 10 touches b by two old soldiers 2 52 numerous and various arlous to touches ches 17 a hammer 3 53 1 Of f the tile total expenditure Sackett handled Asked to explain what was meant by bythe bytho bytho tho the touches and trip through the Ghetto GhettoS tho the witness said he did not know as Js that probably was ordered 1 i paid through his office authority of ot otI I other campaign managers I As AlJ tho the responsible custodian of Senator Senator Senator Sen- Sen ator Stephensons Stephenson's fund and knowing that you ou were required b by the tho law of Wisconsin to render an Itemized ac account account account ac- ac count of eVer every item of ot more than S 5 It would seem that you OU had not paid much attention to the subject said I Senator Heyburn Tho The money for picnics he said was to toCO CO r the expenses of ot men sent to arouse Interest in Senator Stephensons Stephenson's behalf c