Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-13
WHERE RAINEY
GOT INFORMATION
Rep. Lowering Of Massachusetts
Charges He Secured il from
The New York World.
SECRETS OF THE GRAND JURY
Mr. ShacLlcford Asked Him How He
Became Acquainted with Them
--Ilaincy win Reply.

Washington. Feb l2-That Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois got from
the New York World his information
regarding the Panama canal anairs,
which formed the subject Of his re-
cent speech. and that eX-conyicts in
vestigated the stories OF fraud and cor
ruption pertaining Co the requirement
Of title by the United states 20 the
property. was the charge made i'm the
house by Mr.. Lowering Of Massachu-
sets.
May be-" he said "tho World ala
not originate all the scandalous stories
1t published, but It's columns were pub
llc and we do know that the World
did give credence and circulation 20
them"
MT Lowering declares that "the peg
petrators OF these false statements are
known and the story OF their doings
reveals a chapter In the history OF
blackmaiing that is rare in the annals
Of crime These gentlemen he said,
'are known Their names are known,
their aliases are known. their nauu.s
are known; their plans are known
Does the gentleman object to stat
ing who they are" inquired Mr. Burle-
son ~ Texas
MI Lowering protested that ne was
laboring under great difficulty because
of the absence ~ Mr.. Rainey from the
chamber. He admitted that he did NOT
notify the Illinois member that he was
60 speak on this subject. 81 want 70
say" he said. that these men have
been run down and brought to book.
and IL turns out that many of them
are cX-Conyicts, and they stand good
chance Of returning 20 the peniten-
tiny." He was pressed by MI Shackle
ford Of Missouri FOR Information as TO
who these convicts were, but Mr.. Low
ering would 90 no further than 10 state
that before long they would be pro-
duced IN court Their names, he said.
had been brought before the grand
juries both at Washington and New
York, and al the proper time would
become known 10 the general public.
How do you happen to be familiar
with the secrets Of the grand juries?'
MI. Shackleford asked. but before he
could answer. Nj. Gaines Of Tennessee
inquired Dr. he was not warm per-
sonal friend Of william Nelson Crom-
well Mr.. Lowering admitted that he
was. Responding 10 questions by Mr..
Shackleford. the Massachusetts, mem-
Der said he personally was not "a client
Of Mr. Cromwell but that he was a
member OF a corporation that had re-
tained his services He refused to say
how long Mr. Cromwell had teen 80
employed. merely stating that he was
not putting himself In the position Of
being interrogatcd by a court Of jus
tice.
Further referring to Mr.. Rainey, Mr
Lowering said.
PROsTITUTING a PRIVILEGE.
This gentleman has been made a
victim OF ne Is too willing To asperse
such fair names as those OF Charles p,
Taft. Douglas Robinson. William Mel
son Cromwell, Roger Farnham and
several others" 10 was. he said, a
shameless prostitution OF the privilege
Of free speech which members enjoyed
on the floor Of the house
For this utterance Mr.. Lowering was
promptly called 20 order by Mr.. Law
renee Of Massachusetts, his colleague,
who was la the chair.
Mr.. Lowering protested that he had
mentioned no names except that OF Mr..
Rainey and those which had been
spoken OF In the house and IN the pub
lie press
Upon tho suggestion of Nj Gaines
tlenn) that Mr. Rainey had been sent
TOT anu lnaA inc speech SHOULD proceed
no further until he had arrived Mr.
Lowering yielded the floor temporarily.
After waiting a reasonable time and
Mr. Rainey not having returned 10 the
chamber. MI Lowering resumed his re-
marks He had not proceeded far when
| he was told that the Illinois member
who was scheduled 10 make a Lincoln
speech in Baltimore had been over
| taken at the railroad station and was
on his way TO the house. Mr.. Lowering
again suspended his remarks.
RAINEY WILL REPLY.
In a short time Mr. Rainoy entered
| the chamber and stated that his Balti-
| more engagement would prevent his re-
! naming throughout Mr. Coverings re-
I marks, but that he later would make
/ answer should he find 20 necessary.
Continuing. Mr. Lowering declared
] that the evidence was complete and
| sufficient go convict the blackmailers
| who have tried 90 work their game moi
/ only on the gentleman whom / have
/ named. but on both political parties
/ Last fall he said, an effort was made
/ to sell mo stories 10 the Democratic
/ campaign committee. and that certaiu
| leaders of that party took the matter
! under confederation but that they were
| not used because they could not be-
| -uhstautiated. he charged that foI
nearly two years prior to that time
/ these same mon had been purmiur
/ Cromwell with tho expectation that he
| would pay them "a large sum Of money
| varying from $4,000 go $4,000. They
Thought be- would pay 10 have thes,
I stories suppressed
AN INDIGNANT REFUSAL.