The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-28
LORIMER DEMANDS
SENATORIAL PROBE
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Wants Election Bribery Char
ges Against Him Fully
Investigated
PRESENTS RESOLUTION:
COMMITTEE GETS 1T
Scion Charges Chicago Newspaper
With Persistent Unjustifiable
Warfare Against His Polit-
zeal Career.

NASttl-NGIoS, IL. -, MAY ~
With a demand for an investigation
of the charges that bribery brought
about his election, Senator I.oriner,
Of Illinois. submitted his case to the
eenate to-day in speech laying
blame on the Chicago Tribune and
attacking the men who confessed to
bribery
He presented the call for an in
vestigation In the form of reso-
luticn which set forth:
That the committee on privileges
and elections be directed 10 examine
the allegations recently made In the
public press. charging that bribery
and corruption were practiced In the
election OF William Lorimer to a seat
in the United States Senate and to
ascertain the facts In connection with
these charges and report az early as
possible
The resolution was referred to the
COMMITTEES on privileges and elections.
OF which Senator Burrows trepubii-
can, Michigan) is chairman.
Nr. Lorimer made a long speech,
in which he reviewed i'm detail nearly
twenty-five years of warfare" in
which he has bee nengaged with the
Chicago Tribune. He had resisted
tilt tucIl ~ Oh TIE eHlNpTS. he SAID.
ito control republican politics in H.
linois and as "A result the newspaper
had fought reientlessiy 10 drive him
out OF power
The Tribune rst published the
bribery charges in reference To II. MIR.
Lorimer said:
Uses Short and Ugly.
w hen the Tribune said that had
oHered or given money to any mem
Der of the Legislature or that any
money was offered to any member Of
the legislature for his vote for me It
lied, and 1t knew il lied Not one
dollar Vas paid 10 single member
or the general assembly for his vote
for me.
Mr.. Loriuer daels.. ed that those
whS made the cEaTges had Ia view
not only his political destruction. but
that there was deliberate purpose
to destroy a new banking association
in Chicago" whirn H.. had been or
banizing with some of his friends.
The Trihiina- charges that the Hon.
Lee o'Neil Browne. the democratic
leader Of the House Of Reereser-
tatives. bribed Charles A. White TO
vote for me and paid aim i,Goe for
lis vote continued MIR. l,eriener Il
: do not know What kind Of a man ne
"o".u ~ II" Mouto oare 10 oHti
pride 70 Lee one Browne. much
ash nam 10 orine others Tie
stshus IN 'he front rank OF success
lut lawyers Al the bar IN iinnois; Il
man OF il'e' keen intellect Wa1n ne
passes ms wore II Is accepted oF all
ne 20 an III All strons. high- minded
God-fearing, honorable man.
recall Pheasant chat that l
hau Win MN on an occasion when We
were a!sensslng the hereafter and
curing the course OF which he told me
that ne oeteFed the bihie from cover
10 cover Such man VIII not stoop
20 80 10" a ieVel as 10 become oriee-
s"Msr "t "is"e
NO part Of the Tribune story car
rying me charges was written by
White' ANY person VINO mas hVed UNI
oer the Assaults o, tnis- vicious paper
car see that II Is the work OF train
cd newspaper Rano' skillea IN the ART
OF creating seaman our OF hes' Wheh
~ thought necessary 10 piatkeh
the character OF one whom the news
paper canon. eon.Ioi.
snhs wmte forger.
II Is also pam 70 De seen shat
every woro Was t'asseo upon oy q IA"
yer before " vas signed Dy that poor,
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