New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
!OR|MER'S TITLE CLEAR
Senate Committee Finds His
Election Not Due 10 Bribery.
-FOUR VOTES PURCHASED
These Did Not Affect the Result,
It Is Said-Report Tabled.
to Come UP Later.

Washington. Dec. 21.--Interest centred
In the Senate to-day in the report Of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections on
TIE charges that bribery figured in the cleo
tion of Senator William Loriner. of Illinois.
The committee found that sar Lorimer has
& Gear title TO his seat The report was
ia:d on the table. - be called up later.
The report as presented was not signed
hy members of the committee. although Il
did not appear that there was any minor
~. Mr.. BeveI-idge said he had not been
able TO concur in or dissent from the frd-
ings because of tbs volurninous character
Of the testimony He said he would d.
sest the proceedings Of the Investigating
committee during The holidays. and asked
sl1at specific time be named for acting on
the report Senator Gallinger objected on
the ground that the matter was privileged
md could be called from the table at any
time by any Senator.
After reviewing the instructions given by
ffe Senate and The investigation in CHI
cseo, the committee says, under the cap
ticn of bribery:
In e number Of cases that have been be-
fore the Senate Of the United States II mas
been held that TO invalidate the election oI
q Senator on account Of bribery IL must pe
made TO appear. either
First-That the person elected paTticipat-
tempted bribery. or sanctioned or encour-
aged the same; or,
Second-Thaf by bribery OF corrupt prac-
ttces enough votes were obtained Tor MN
70 change the result Of the election
Testimony IS quoted TO show that at the
outset Of the investigation counsel for IT he
Chicago Tribune (Which conducted the
proceedings against Senator Lorimer) an
bounced that he did not expect TO connect
Mr.. Lorimer with any acts Of bribery.
Nothing to in1piicste lorimer.
The report then calls attention 10 Senator
Lo-1ner's denial Oh any act OF bribery ana
III. demand for an investiga ton, and con-
tinues:
II should further be stated that there was
no testimony offered during the lnVestga-
ton which would tend in the remotest oe-
gree TO inlplicate Senator Lorlmer IN any
personal act of bribery or attempted orlp-
ery or corrupt practices OF any nature.
The 7eport saws that the investigation
YES chiefly directed to the charge that
several members, Of the Legislature we're
brsbed to vote for Mr Lorimer, anu
whether. If these charges were established
"a sufficient number were bribed 10 vote
for Senator Lorimer to render his eiectloh
to that Office invalid" TIE committee says
that il took into account the deIneanor OF
witnesses while testifying. their apparent
candor OF want Of cand Or. and other eVi-
dence Of the truth or falsity of the stories
they were telling. The report says:
Four members Of the General Assembly
which elected AIT. Lorlrner JestlneQ 10 Is-
ceiVLng money as conslcerstioh @ lci eeIs .ttels
votes. The members who thus confesSeo
their own infanny were Charles A. w nlls, .
Michael Link H J. c. BeckemeyeT ana
Daniel W. Hclstlaw.
Taa report goes On to name Charles a
e-h:te, 2 raenber OF the lower house o.
Illinois Legislature. as ''the chie- oi
.a-zs self-accusers, and The one on whose
.,9.-ny the whole fabric Of the accusa-
-. lar-eiy depends and accuses him IL
,ec-lv Of corruption throughout MS legisss-
-s--e career. It IS said that White appears
-, have conceived the Plan OF claiming 70
nave been bribed in connection WITH the
Sens fs,,5sI election as basis Tor extorLne
money from Senator Lor311er. The cor
,eSuordsnce relied on 10 support this
-aarEe IS quoted, and the conclusion OF the
committee in regard to the testimony OF
White is as follows:
L nay be said that after seeing, oloserY-
5rG srs hearing this witness y was the
.e4 thai 10 creCenee ought 70 be gwen 20
any part ~ his testimony tendlng TO estao-
l4sh Tie Iact Of bribery. And after care
f,IiN. rcE ding the testimony given by ME
IN rlle Investigation ula 1orlry or the CON-
fait1ee concur in the opinion O the sub
committee in that regard