The CHAIRMAN. If you were appointed an inspector for two years, do you mean to say that a change in the political chairmanship of the ward would affect your appointment? Mr. WILCOX. Yes; the chairmanship changes every two years also. The CHAIRMAN. Is the chairmanship an appointment under the statutes of the State, or is it a political appointment? Mr. WILCOX. It is an appointment under the statutes of the State, I believe. The CHAIRMAN. Who makes the appointment? Mr. WILCOX. The precinct committeemen. The CHAIRMAN. They appoint the chairman of the ward? Mr. WILCOX. The precinct committeemen are elected by the voters of the ward, and they in turn elect a chairman of the ward. The chairman of the ward then appoints inspectors, and they are confirmed by the mayor and the council of the city. The CHAIRMAN. You were such inspector unless your loss of the position of chairman affected your position as inspector? Is that true? Mr. LITTLEFIELD. Oh, I think the chairman is mistaken about that. The CHAIRMAN. I am asking the witness, and he can answer. Mr. WILCOX. I do not believe I quite understand you, Senator; but I received the appointment of inspector and clerk of election at different times for the last eight or ten years, and then for one time I was elected ward chairman, and still held the position of inspector. The CHAIRMAN. Could you hold both positions under the law? Mr. WILCOX. Yes. The CHAIRMAN. What do you receive as evidence of your appointment as inspector? Mr. WILCOX. You receive a notice from the city clerk. The CHAIRMAN. Have you examined the records of the city clerk's office to ascertain whether or not you were inspector during the period immediately preceding the direct primary election on the first of September, 1908? Mr. WILCOX. I have not; but I do not think it would be right to act for anybody and at the same time be an inspector of election. The CHAIRMAN. That will be conceded. Had you not better inspect the records and see whether or not you were? Mr. WILCOX. Probably I better be sure; but I am quite sure I was not inspector of election at that time. The CHAIRMAN. Will you inspect those records and ascertain whether or not you were inspector of election, and if you were not, who was? Mr. WILCOX. I can do that; certainly. The CHAIRMAN. Also, when your term of office ceased, and who succeeded you. Mr. WILCOXx. Yes. The CHAIRMAN. We will excuse you from the stand at this time, in order that you may be able to ascertain those facts definitely. You may return here on Monday. Mr. LITTLEFIELD. I should like to ask him a few questions before he goes. Senator POMERENE. Have you the notice that you received from the clerk? Mr. WILCOX. Oh, no. Senator POMERENE. What do you call it-a commission? Mr. WILCOX. It is just a notice that you have been appointed and have been accepted by the mayor and the council. They vote on that and approve of it. Senator POMERENE. That is all. Mr. LITTLEFIELD. Did you spend any of the money that was placed in your hands on that day, or any part of this sum placed in your hands, for the purpose, either directly or indirectly, of bribing or corruptly influencing any electors in that precinct on primary day in the interest of Senator Stephenson? Mr. WILCOX. No, sir. Mr. LITTLEFIELD. Was any of that money used, so far as you know, by the men to whom you paid it, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of bribing or corruptly influencing any electors on that primary election day in the interest of Senator Stephenson? Mr. WILCOX. Certainly not. The CHAIRMAN. You will be called again after you have ascertained these facts. Mr. LITTLEFIELD. I suppose he may bring that record in, and when the committee see the record you may not want to examine him at all. The CHAIRMAN. Examine the record, so that you will be prepared to make a responsible statement here under oath as to the facts. Mr. WILCOX. On Monday? The CHAIRMAN. Yes. Mr. WILCOX. Very well. The CHAIRMAN. The committee has just been advised of the death to-day of Mr. Justice Harlan, of the Supreme Court of the United States. As a mark of respect to the distinguished life and services of the late justice, the committee will stand adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock. (Whereupon, at 4 o'clock and 10 minutes p. m., the subcommittee adjourned until Monday, October 16, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m.) LIST OF WITNESSES. [Including affidavits filed.] Page. Alexander, Walter, lumber manufacturer, Wausau, Wis., testimony of....... 1286 1181 Brown, Harry J., son-in-law of Senator Stephenson and cashier of Stephenson Atwood, Davis, one of the editors of the Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wis., affidavit of. Bancroft, Levi H., elected attorney general in 1910, Richland Center, Wis., Barber, Whitman A., farmer, Sheboygan County, Wis., affidavit of. 1995 701 1996 1864 880, 909 1996 Beyer, George, president of the Oconto National Bank, Oconto, Wis., testimony of.. Bissonette, Edwin S., contractor, Milwaukee, Wis., affidavit of... 1254, 1788 Black, W. E., member of the law firm of Cary, Upham & Black, Milwaukee, Bowman, H. A., deputy game warden in 1908, Genesee, Wis., testimony of... Brady, Charles E., lawyer, Manitowoc, Wis., testimony of.. Bratz, William C., insurance agent and mayor of West Bend, Wis., affidavit of. National Bank of Marinette, Wis., testimony of.. 592 984 1997 1278 2127 438 Calkins, L. A., practicing lawyer, Green Bay, Wis., affidavit of.. 1998 Clark, Robert B., traveling salesman, Fort Atkinson, Wis., affidavit of. 1999 Clary, T. L., railroad conductor, Milwaukee, Wis., testimony of.. 1883 Cook, Wirt H., lumber and timber business, Duluth, Minn., testimony of.. 1353 Cowie, Robert S., Whitehall, Wis., testimony of.. 1097 Cox, Lemuel B., farmer, Onalaska, Wis., affidavit of. 2000 Curran, John D., hotel keeper, Stevens Point, Wis., affidavit of.. 2000 Dart, George W., Montello, Wis., testimony of.. 974 Davies, D. H., State treasury agent, Milwaukee, Wis., testimony of.. 1403 Dee, George E., editor and proprietor of the Chippewa Herald, Chippewa 1218 Dolan, P. F., real estate business, Shawano, Wis., testimony of. Domachowski, Joseph A., member of Legislature of Wisconsin in 1909, testimony of... 918 1546 Dormady, Patrick, sheriff of Ashland County, Ashland, Wis., affidavit of.. 2001 Eastman, O. A., Platteville, Wis., affidavit of.. 997 2029 Edmonds, E. A., print and wrapping paper manufacturer, Appleton, Wis., testimony of.. 59, 178, 2041 Eppling, F. J., insurance business, Sheboygan, Wis., testimony of.. 903 Essmann, William L., superintendent of public property, testimony of.. 696, 740, 806 1585 2002 Farrell, John T., directory publisher, Milwaukee, Wis., testimony of..... 1441 2091 Fenelon, William, affidavit of... 1929 Flint, R. J., United States marshal for the western district of Wisconsin, Menomonie, Wis., affidavit of............... 2030 I |