Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-02
DENEEN ASKED
TO APPEAR IN
GRAFT PROBE
GOVERNOR MAY TESTIFY
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Illinois Executive lodicates WI
Ii1gness to Tali What He
Knows About Alleged Bribery
in Legislature,
IL, Morning journal s,ccia, leased wire,

lhr Morning .Iaurnnl Socciai .cascd WireI
Springfield. III June l.-State's
Attorney Burke is 10 confer with
( Governor Deneen tomorrow regarding
the various charges Of bribery thar
have been made concerning the For
ty-siSth general assembly
The county prosecutor viii give
Governor Deneen an opportunity to
discuss what ne knows about the do
iugs of the general ASSEMBLY, ana win
invite him to tell the grand jar,
whatever he wishes bearing on the m-
Nestigation
The action Of the states attorney
which was announced in the evening
is IN response to the published dccla-
ration Of Governor Dcncen that hc
would willingly go before the Cook
or Sangdmon county grand 1ur, and
tell what lac knows of the occurrences
IN the last regular legislative session
There was much speculation tonight
over what Information the governor
would give. In appearing before
grand juiy the governor would waive
the privilege of his office which cx
empts him from a summons
During the day counsel for state
senator Brodcriek repeatedly deniea
runors that the senator was contem
plating visit TO states ATTORNEY
Burke to confess
AttorneN Thomas Dawson. one ol
Broderiok's counsel said:
There is no truth in the rumor Tie /
has nothing 10 cuntess and the sug.
sestion is absolutely false.
Representative n j Beckmcycr
hitherto a witness before the cool.
county grand jury exclusively, viii los
In the capital tomorrow to tell hN
story to the Sangamon county invest,
gators. il was announced BY states
Burke today
}cckmeNcr's words, SO far as they
are known. have corroborated thu
tonfcssiqn of Representative g. A.
White
The only witness 20 appear before
he jurors today was a. =. johnson of
he johnson x Hatcher company. the
Springfield furniture concern that OBJ
aimed the contract for supplying now
icsks and chairs for the state house
Johnson who has repeatedly denied
,ulpability I'm tho furniture contract.
although accused hN senator Holstlaw
mphaticalN repeated denial in the
urN room and denounced HolstluW as
,uilty of falsehood-
Investigation of legislative doing in
.onection with tie failure of the bin
eguating fishing was scheduled for ,
Representative 4 NJ Fos-
~ of Busnville chairman of tho fish #.
md game committee Is subpoenacd ,
O appear before the grand jury as is =
sat Cohen. state fish commissioner. O.
representative Beckmeyer was a L
member or the fish and game commit q
ee aud is also expected to be qucs- ?
ioncd regarding the fish bin which
jed in the committee. ]
During the day Representative ~ a
}. McCullum. democrat. declared be VI
Did the grand jury that he voted for 4
.orimer after consulting his people D
: home and also because he believed y
orfmcr's election would bring disscn-
ION and division among the republi- u
ans and not because " political oh !
cations to Beckmeyer or any body !,
se
Representative T.. J. Staymates. in Z.
talk with the states attorney de- I,
led that he had been offered or had ="
.ceivod anything for his vote for Lor
ner. and denied amy knowledge of =
ne jack pot. u
No action was taken TODAY bs the .,
rand jury al