Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-05-29
GOVERNOR DENEcN GIVES
Ills VERSION OF AFFAIR

springfield. H., May ~ HoNefnol
Deneen today issued the following
settlement in reference 90 the speech
in the United states in which he was
attacked by Senator Lorimei,
while the reports OF Senator l.or-
lmers speech obtained BY me todaN
have been meoger. understood that
he charges that | have entered into
conspiracy with the Chicago Trih-
une to have published th. confession
Of Representative Whitet
This chai &c is without any foun-
dation of fact. The tucts are as fol-
lows
about midnight OF the day before
the story waf published fepl esenta-
tive of the Chicago Tribune met me
II the Union League cluu and in
formed me that he he'd been waiting
two hours to see me. that the editor
OF the TTibune-- was exceedingly anX-
ious to interview me about matter
of great Importance and that they
would have to 20 to press within a
few minutes. Accordingly J went to
the III lbune office, which WAS nearby
"A stateemnt was there made to me
O, Mr. Whites confession and an In
telYiew vas requested, A very brief
interview was given by me in which
stated in subsistence that full eS-
animation should be made Of the AS
seltions contained IN the confession
expressed no opinion regarding the
Il ath OF the charges.
whites confession was in type
and was on The press when ! arrived
pt the Tribune office. This was tho
first intimation | received that MI
White he'd confessed or WIS in any
way implicated in charges Of bribery
Regarding the deadlock over tne
scna tolship. After the primaries /
stood fcr the election OF senator Hop
kins end did not know that Mr. Lori
lner MI saultlcff anl sirrir @ionds
were against him until minority Of
the republican members IN harmony
with MI Lorimer and Speaker ShmI
left had alfected IN oiganization Of
the house OF representatives with the
aid of democratic members.
after the deadlock he'd exist ed
some time, Mi lorimci called upon
me repeatedly, | had assumed from
conversations we he'd ot these times
that Il was entirely with q view to
effeeting reconciliation between te-
publican factions; and notvithstand
ing that | felt | he'd suffered un-
Justly by reason Of ottacks made upon
me by him and his friends. still | felt
that I should lay al personal feelings
aside and interest N the hope OF
bringing about harmony in the parry.
MI. Lorimei informed me that bis
friends would, under no circum
stances, vote for Senator Hopkins.
and it was impossible to elect sen
utor by republicans votes. without the
votes o1 his friends, stated that
they should go into a republican cau-
Gus to select . candidate who could
secure the majority of the caucus ana
thereafter by the full vote Of the
party his election to the senatorship.
Mr. LCIimcr WAS opposed to the
plan of nominating bv caucus. Later.
! was informed by him ana his
friends that I cou'd be elected SEN
etor refused absolutely to CON
slider IT, Nevertheless shortly before
his election. an effort was made by
Mr.. LorimeI and his friends In the
general assembly TO elect me.
called together, in my office, repub-
leans who had supported me in the
senate and who had gone into re-
publican ca ucus in the house and
stated to the mthat his effort was
my approval ana that
would moi accept the office if elected
shortly before Senator Loiimcla
was elected. and after the deadlock
had dragged on for months il became
apparent that he was candidate a
number Of my friends called upon me
lud ] advised them strongly agalnst
voting for him.
while ! am surprised at the char
lcter of the statements made by Sen
itor LoIimer. ! am nt a loss TO know
what possible relation they bear to
he charge now n'fr Investigation
hat his election 10 the United States
was procured ~ nv ms of bribery"