Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-30
SEEK FACTS ABOUT LORIMER
Indignant Illinois Citizens Demand
Investigation Of Bribery.
PLAN TO REPAIR BREAKDOWN
Downstairs Representative Clashes
with ChiesEOsn over Statement
COneerninE ssUatfmeIy Deaths-
Of Important Measures.

PEORIA. III. June %-In resolutions
introduced by Representative Morton =.
Huh OF Chicago. the demand goes forth
from 600 citizens Of Illinois that a complete
investigation OF charges Of bribery In the
election Of Senator william Lorirner Is
made. The resolutions were adopted at
the conference considering the break
down" of representative government in
Illinois. just before sine die adjournment
tonight Copies Of the resolutions will be
sent 70 Senator Cullom, states Attorney
wayrnan OF Cook county and states At
torney Burke Of Sangsmon county. II Is
demanded that both federal and state in
vestiEations of the charges be made
Among the other resolutions introduced
by Representative Hull and adopted by the
conference are those demanding an amend
ment TO the constitution. which viii pro-
vide for the initiative and referendum as
followed In the state of Oregon; the pas
Z sage of a corrupt practices act and a
comprehensive state civil service system.
Author Favors short Ballot.
Winston Churchill Of New Hampshire
advocating the short ballot system. spoke
10 the assemblsge Of citizens at the
Majestic theater tonight. bis speech
brought to a close the most remarkable
session Of men without partisan bias ever
held in this state
The closing scenes OF the convention,
which exposure and corruption caused to
be called were enthusiastic and the crowds
which attended were larger than on the
preceding day. The afternoon session was
called to order by Chairman Capen OF
Bloomington and it was almost instantly
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Chicago representatives and those from
| down-state over charter legislation for the
metropolis.
Raymond Robbins Of Chicago fired the
first shots in g speech on the history Of
! Chicago charter legislation. He told Of tbs
I efforts Of representatives from that city L
secure charter legislation. He mauled tbs
! legislature on its manner Of trAnsactinE
executive business, telling how three dis
tinct bills had met ultimate deaths a
the hands Of what he termed as the down
state men. In closing his spectacular attacl
4 on the legislature in general, ne said
Until this state is represented by mel
who are human beings who do not DO thef
voting by long-distsnce telephones, Chicag,
will ask no further charter legislation"
Comes Back at ChienEOan.
| Representative b. II. DOnahue OF Bloom
ing1on took exceptions to the Chicagoan'
sweeping denunciation of the down-stst
representatives He declared the three bill
presented by the metropolis were unfair
that they were repetitions Of former enact
ments and that they did not clearly specif
the ends toward which they were aimed
Robbins came back with the declaration
that DonAhue had never read the bills.
The latter denied this and stated that Chi
/ cage was not attempting TO deal fairly wit
the down-end of the state. This colloqu.
began 10 resolve itself into q genuine seen
in the Legislature, lacking only the stag
settings and. seeing the situation, Repre-
4 sentative Morton D. Hull of Chicago jurnpe
into the gap and poured oil on trouble
waters by declaring that each speaker wa
drifting from the purposes of the confer
ence.
The resolutions committee report va
then presented and an hours debate pre-
ceded the adoption OF the resolutions pre-
scented by Chairman W. S. Rogers Of Chi
cago.