Senator from Wisconsin: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, United States Senate, Sixty-second Congress, Under the Resolution (S. Res. 136) Directing the Committee on Privileges and Elections, Or Any Subcommittee Thereof, to Investigate Whether Corrupt Methods and Practices Were Used Or Employed in the Election of Isaac Stephenson as a Senator of the United States from the State of Wisconsin. October 2, 1911, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 |
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... CHAIRMAN . Your petition for nomination ? Senator STEPHENSON . Yes . The CHAIRMAN . You have no knowledge of how many names he procured for you ? Senator STEPHENSON . No ; I have not . The CHAIRMAN . Nor how long he was engaged in doing ...
... CHAIRMAN . Your petition for nomination ? Senator STEPHENSON . Yes . The CHAIRMAN . You have no knowledge of how many names he procured for you ? Senator STEPHENSON . No ; I have not . The CHAIRMAN . Nor how long he was engaged in doing ...
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... CHAIRMAN . How many names did he get ? Senator STEPHENSON . I could not tell you that . The CHAIRMAN . What was the basis upon which you fixed the sum of $ 125 ? Senator STEPHENSON . Not any . I gave him that partly out of charity , as ...
... CHAIRMAN . How many names did he get ? Senator STEPHENSON . I could not tell you that . The CHAIRMAN . What was the basis upon which you fixed the sum of $ 125 ? Senator STEPHENSON . Not any . I gave him that partly out of charity , as ...
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... CHAIRMAN . How long have you resided there ? Mr. EDMONDS . Four years . The CHAIRMAN . What is your business or occupation ? Mr. EDMONDS . Paper manufacturer . The CHAIRMAN . What kind of paper manufacturer ? Mr. EDMONDS . Print and ...
... CHAIRMAN . How long have you resided there ? Mr. EDMONDS . Four years . The CHAIRMAN . What is your business or occupation ? Mr. EDMONDS . Paper manufacturer . The CHAIRMAN . What kind of paper manufacturer ? Mr. EDMONDS . Print and ...
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... CHAIRMAN . So that you were politically free ? Mr. EDMONDS . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . About 48 hours later you had a communication from Senator Stephenson by telephone , did you , asking you to come to Milwaukee for the purpose of ...
... CHAIRMAN . So that you were politically free ? Mr. EDMONDS . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . About 48 hours later you had a communication from Senator Stephenson by telephone , did you , asking you to come to Milwaukee for the purpose of ...
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... CHAIRMAN . What did he do ? Mr. EDMONDS . He was helping organize in Dane County . The CHAIRMAN . That is an item that was paid out under your administration , is it , after you had received the $ 5,000 and had full control and ...
... CHAIRMAN . What did he do ? Mr. EDMONDS . He was helping organize in Dane County . The CHAIRMAN . That is an item that was paid out under your administration , is it , after you had received the $ 5,000 and had full control and ...
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advertising amount arrangement August August 28 BANCROFT bank bills BLAINE BOWMAN candidate canvass cards cash cashier's check CHAIRMAN cigars CLEVE committee copy corruptly County Dane County DART disbursed DOLAN EDMONDS electors employed EPPLING ESSMANN Exhibit 49 expenditure expenses fact filed fund game warden gave give GORDON HASLAM HULBERT instance interest of Senator investigation Isaac Stephenson July KINGSLEY knew knowledge legislature letter LITTLEFIELD matter mean memorandum Milwaukee nomination O'CONNOR organizing OVERBECK paid paign papers payment PERRIN polls precincts primary election Puelicher purpose question Racine County recall received record reference remember RIORDAN SACKET saloons Senator POMERENE Senator Stephenson Senator SUTHERLAND sent specific charge statement statute Stephenson's campaign subcommittee sums of money sundries talk tell testified testimony THAYER tion told understand United States Senate voters WAYLAND WELLENSGARD WHEELER Wisconsin witness
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Page 605 - ... 2. Every person who shall after any election directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, receive any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting at any election...
Page 605 - ... to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter or to or for any other person, in order to induce any voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election; 2.
Page 605 - ... 3. Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, make any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement as aforesaid, to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure, or endeavour to procure, the return of any person to serve in Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election : 4.
Page 292 - ... in his behalf, wholly or in part, in endeavoring to secure or in any way in connection with his nomination or election...
Page 605 - Parliament, or the vote of any voter at any election ; (5.) Every person who shall advance or pay or cause to be paid any money to or for the use of any other person, with the intent that such money or any part thereof shall be expended in bribery at any election...
Page 605 - Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, give, lend, or agree to give or lend, or shall offer, promise, or promise to procure or to endeavour to procure, any money or valuable consideration, to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person in order to induce any voter to vote, or refrain from voting...
Page 605 - ... (1.) Every voter who shall, before or during any election, directly or indirectly, by himself or any other person on his behalf, receive, agree, or contract for any money, gift, loan, or valuable consideration, office, place, or employment, for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting...
Page 371 - Any act declared an offense by the general laws of this state concerning caucuses and elections, shall, also, in like case, be an offense in all primaries, and shall be punished in the same form and manner as therein provided, and all the penalties and provisions of the law as to such caucuses and elections, except as herein otherwise...
Page 2 - Department, and that the same is a true copy thereof, and of the whole of such joint resolution.
Page 2 - Wisconsin and Keeper of the Great Seal thereof, do hereby certify that the annexed copy of Enrolled Joint Resolution No.