The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-13

both at washingtou ard New York. and
az the proper time would become known
Ia the general public
How DO You happen to be familiar with
tire secrets q fhs grand tur5ssf' Mr.
Sn4ckler0rd asked, but before he could an
sWer- Ir- Gaines u TENNESSEE, inquired
u ne Was not warm personal friend Of
William Nelson Cromwell Mr. Lowering
admitted that he was Responding 10 ques-
tons DS Mr. ShackiefOrd. the IaSsaciu-
sets member said he personally was not
client Of Mr. Cromwell, but That he Nas
member Of a corporation that had "a
tsined his services he refused 70 SAY
ho3 long Ar. Cromwell mad been 50 en-
putting himself IN the position Of being
Intercepted by 4 court Of justice
Further referring to ar Rsinsy- AT-
This gentleman has been made a VIC
tim OF he is too willing 10 asperse such
fair names as those Of Charles 2. TAFT
Douglas Robinson. William Nelson Crofn-
well. Roger FaTnhan and several others
IL was he said. a shameless prostitution
Of the privileges Of free speech which
members enjoyed on the floor OF the
Called to Order.
For this uttersuee Mr.. Lowering vas
promptly called to order By Mr., Lawrence
Of Massachusetts, mis- COLLEAGUES, Eno Has
il the chair, and sdmonishea.
AF Lowering protested that he had men
toned no names except that Of NJ
Rsiney. and those which had been spaken
Of in the house and in the public press
Upon the suggestion Of Sir. Gaines Of
Tennessee that AR Rainey had been sent
for and that the speech should proceed
20 further until lie had arrived Mr. LoT-
efing yielded the floor temporarily.
After waiting reasonable time ana
Mr. Rsiuey not having returned 10 the
chamber, Mr. Lowering resumed his re-
marks he had not proceeded far when
he was told that the Illinois member who
H a f.frrrtn II
IN Baltimore had been OyeTtaken al the
railroad station and vas on his way to
the house Nr. Lowering again suspended
his remarks.
In a short time Mr.. Rainey entered the
chamber and stated that his Baltimore en-
gsgsmeut would prevent bis remaining
that he later would make answer should
he find it necessary
Says Evidence Is complets.
Continuing. Mr.. Lowering declared that
the evidence was compiate and sui ncieHt
TO convict the bla1kmdiieTs who have
tried 70 work their game rot only on the
gentlemen ] have named. but on both po-
last Tan he sai5 an effort was made to
sell the stories TO the Democratic cam
pliEn committee and that certain leaders
Of thai party took the matter under con-
sheraton bgt that they we're not used
because they could not be sunstantisieG
lie charged that for nearly two years
prior to that time these same men had
been pursuing Cromwell with the eEpec=
taton that he would pay them . large
sum OF money varying from snN 10
81. %. They thought he would pay 10 have
these stories suppressed"
Mr. Lowering declared that those per-
sons were always met by Mr.. Cromwell
with an indignant refusal and the repiy
that they might DO what they pleased
with the stories. for they were nothing
but lies. These same people, he said fiud-
ing that Mr.. Cromwell was deeply inter
ested i'm Mr.. Taft's campaign. thought
he would submit &c pay something rather
than have any publicity at that moment
They said to him. Mr.. Lowering asserted;
Even though there be no truth in this
story, buy and bury IL
Defense of Cromwell.
II VAS al this time. ne said. when they
had failed IN all their demands upon Mr.
Cromwell that they took their ne1aTloUs
wares to Mr. Mack. chairman OF the Dem
Ocratic national committee, and Offered
them for sale for campaign purposes
while they we're not accepted he said.
members of the Democratic party entered
into an agreement with MI Rainey TO
exploit the subject on the floor Of the
This he has attempted to do BY intro
ducing resolution of inquiry ne
charged however that Mr.. Rainey sin
zularly enough" had taken no steps to
bring about any investigation. Has he
fallen down. he inquired.
HAS he failed to secure his proofs
Have his informants forsaken himy
He said that after these professional
blackmailers had failed to eXtoTt money
from any Of these sources they did IN
their desperation cause them To be pub
lished and they appeared in the New York
World"
Rising in his place Mr.. Rainey declared
that he had received no information from
either source. Il know nothing Of any
blsckfuailers-' he asserted. Neither have
I received any information from the New
York World
Pointed Question.