The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-01
NEW ANGLES IN
ILLINOIS BRIBERY
SubpoenaS Are Issued for
Three More Supposed
Grafters.

CFRTNGFIELD. III. May 3f.-The
Legislative inquiry I'm which the
SsnEsmon Grand jury g. engaged
rook on broader aspect today. and
several new angles were revealed.
The start of the days work was the
Issuing OF rubpcuns for three men, who
hnvc not yet figured in the fnvc-tiEH-
sion, and the official close of the daily
grind % the Jurors was with the tcsti-
mony OF Representative McCuiIOm of
Louisville
The new summonses were for Repre-
sentative A. NJ Foster OF Rushvilie.
chairman Of the fish and game commit
tee Of the forty-sixth general assem-
bly,; Nathan II. Cohen. state fish com
missioner. and b r. Staymates OF Clin-
ton. Dewitt county.
Representative Foster and Fish Com
missioner Cohen are 70 appear before
the jury Thursday. and will be ques-
TONED on a bill advocated by the state
FISH department which was favCrably
reported By the committee presided
over by Representative Foster. The
chairman Of the fish and game commit
tee was also one Of the Democratic
members Of the lower house who voted
for william Lorimer for United States
senator and probably will be closely
questioned on the reasons he gave for
fYrsaking the regular candidate Of his
party.
p. =. staymates. who Is summoned to
appear tomorrow. also viii be asked
why he left the supporters Of the reg
ular Democratic nominee and voted for
Questions VIII he Pointed.
The questions to be asked Of Repre-
sentative Staymates viii be particularly
pointed, as l.. Il. Stringcr, the Demo
cratic nominee. Is a resident Of the
party are said TO have pleaded with
Staymafcs TO remain loyal to Stringer.
Representative McCullom. the only
assemblyman questioned by the jurors
today. is from the Holtslaw district.
and. although Democrat. voted for
Lorimcr- NcCullom told the Jurors he
voted FOR McCullom for political rea-
sons. and had no knowledge OF any
monetary transaction. either In the sen
atorial election or In other matters
where his vote was cast. He denied all
knowledge Of legislative Jackpot"
After the ordeal he firmly declined 10
talk with newspaper men.
Tie will be recalled TO the jury to-
morrow. and viii face the jurors
states Attorney Burke viii conduct the
examination.
Representative Charles =. Mackin.
FOR Lorim,r. was present IN the court
house. but was not called before a. .
Erand jury He - scheduled as the
first witness tomorrow.
Sort Of DrnEnef.
a systematic summoninr, OF an DEM
ocrats who cast their votes for Will
liam Lorimer s. contemplated. 1t is the
theory OF the prosecution that such a
move might uncover new clues. The
inquiry into the fish bill is expected
20 De productive Of results. The annual
catch on the Illinois river IS most val
liable. and fishing interests are said to
BE- deeply concerned in all restrictions
put upon the industry.
During the day the continued pres
encc Of state Senator John Broderick
IN Springfield was discussed. Brod-
erick gave bail yesterday for HIS ap-
pearance and his prolonged stay when
ne is technically at liberty provoked
much comment. one solution OF the
HnrraH III
caEo senator did not relish return to
chicago. where ne might be called on
10 tell Of legislative events before the
Cook county grand jury.