The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-29
STATEMENT BY pENEEN.
Declares That Lorimer Mis-stated
the Facts.

declares naI LoTimer MlS-St1fed
the Facts.
Springfield, H.. May IS Governor
Deneen in a statement regarding the
attack made on him by Lorimer in
the said today declares that Lorimers
charge that he entered conspiracy
with the cihNago Tribune to have
Representative Whites confession
published is without foundation. He
says the facts are as follows
About midnight Of the day aefore
hsh.ltss's-4epafass'op III IVA 4 sIashllsAed., he
was asked to come to the Tribune
office from the Union League Club on
a matter the Tribune declared of
great Importance. He says he went
to the Tribune Office where he was
told of Whites confession, and was
asked for a statement. He says he
gave a brief interview He says he
stated in substance, without express.
ing an opinion regarding the truth of
the charges, that a full examination
OF the assertions should be made.
He says Whites confession was in
type and on the press. He declares
that this was his first intimation o;
the bribery charges. or that White
had confessed. Regarding the sena.
torial deadlock, Deneen says that
after the primaries he stood for the
election of Senator Hopkins and did
not know that Lorimer, Speaker
Shurtleff and their friends were
against him, until a minority Republi-
can who was in harmony with Lori
mer and Shurtleff had effected an or.
ganization of the lower house with
the aid of the Democratic members.
Lorimer Visited Him.
After the deadlock, says Deneen,
Lorimer called on him repeatedly. He
says he assumed from the conversa-
tion they had that it was entirely
with a view to effecting a reconcilia-
ton of the Republican factions, and,
the governor says, Notwithstanding he
felt he had suffered unjustly by rea.
son Of the attacks made upon him BY
Lorimer and his friends, he was will
ing to lay all personal feeling aside in
the hope of bringing about party har-
mony.
He says Lorimer informed that his
friends under no circumstances would
vote for Hopkins, and as it was i'm
possible to elect a senator by Repub
lican votes, without the votes of Lori.
mer's friends, Deneen says he sug-
gested that they go into the Republf
can caucus to select candidate who
could secure a majority in caucus ana
therefore the full vote of the party.
Opposed Caucus Plan.
Deneen says this was the view
taken by the Republicans throughout
the state and a number Of names had
been mentioned in this connection by
friends Of the various candidates,
among them being Col. Frank Low
den, Congressman Mckinley, A. c..
Bartlett Roy O. West, w. A. Roden-
berg, and others. Deneen said Lori.
mer opposed the plan of nominating
by caucus. Deneen says:
Later was informed by him
Uorimer) and his friends that II
could ,e elected senator. refused
absolutely to consider ii. Neverthe-
less, shortly, before his election an eff
fort was made by Lorimer and his
friends in the general assembly to
elect me. | called together the Re-
publicans who supported me in the
senate and who had gone into the
Republican caucus In the house and
stated that this movement was with
out my approval; that | would not
receipt the office II elected.
Advised Against Lorimer.
Shortly before Lorimer was elect.
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