Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-06-02
LOR|MER DENIES
BRIBERY CHARGES
MAKES HOT REPLY TO ACCUSERS
IN SPEECH BEFORE
SENATE.
CLAIMS DENEEN DESERTED HIM
THEN TURNED AGAINST
HIM,

Washington, May 29.-For two hours
yesterday Senator Lorimer Of Illinois
stood in the senate and in vigorous
language denounced as untrue the
charges of bribery made against him
in connection with his election to the
senate. At the conclusion of his
speech, Lorimer caught the late after
noon train for Chicago.
He made an emphatic denial of all
allegations of corruption and sought
to turn the accusation of wrongdoing
upon the Chicago Tribune, in which
newspaper the charges were first pub
lished.
The speech was devoted to re-
view of the charges and Illinois poll
tics for the last rs years. He charged
the Tribune with sinister motives in
it's attacks and, saying it had been
fighting him ever since 1884, charged
that it was inspired because of its
failure to control his course as a pub
lie man. He gave many particulars
concerning the senatorial election,
saying that after pursuading him to
enter the race, Governor Deneen de-
serteed hin and sought to turn against
him those whose support he had
formerly procured for him.
Demands Inquiry Into Charges.
At the close Lorimer offered res0-
luton directing that an inquiry into
the charges be made by the committee
on privileges and elections. Under
the rules of the senate the resolution
was referred to the committee on con
tingent expenses to consider the ques-
ton of cost. In case of favorable
report from that committee, of which
there is no doubt, the resolution will
go to Committee on elections for con
sideration of the merits of the mat
ter. Upon the report af that COM
mittee, the senates action will largely
depend.
Claims EdItoF mace hredt.
Lorimer said the Tribune's charges
were made with the purpose to de-
stroy his new Chicago bank. He de-
tailed Representative Whites story of
the alleged bribery and said that Rep
resentative Brown, who is charged
with distributing the bride money was
entirely above the participation in
such proceedings" He declared that
Editor Mccormick of the Tribune
had threatened that the bank never
should OPEN" He said White did not
write the bribery story but that it was
prepared by a trained newspaper
hand" He spoke of White as poor
low creature who does nat hesitate to
admit forgery for a few dollars"
He defended Representative Luke
against the allegation, that he &C
cepted money for his vote. He de-
nounced Mccormick for making such
a charge and called him a "loath
some detestible creature" He de-
Clared that Link and Beckemeyer had
not confessed.
He said the Tribune lied; and
that Whites story was part of con-
spiracy to ruin him financially and
politically.
Deneen Urged Him to Run.
Coming to Deneen, Lorimer said the
entered the senatorial race at the
governors suggestion. He declared
that later Senator Hopkins, Deneen
and Mayor Busse of Chicago entered
into a combination with others to
destroy his political organization with
intent give control to the Tribune.
He traced the break with Deneeu
largely to a difference of opinion as to
the wisdom of spending independent
of the national government $4,000. 900
for deep waterway and said that the
governor assisted in the preparation
of Whites story for the purpose of
deceiving the people and defeat those
favorable to federal cooperation in ex-
pending that $20,006,000.