Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-05-01
Sensational Story Sprung by
Fofmef Member of Illinois
Legislature Denounced as tbs
Work Of BIackmailef,
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
CALLED TO INVESTIGATE
Attorney General Declares In
teatioa Of Doing All ii Power
to Clear Up Charges in Con-
0ectioa With Award Of Toga

m, Morning journal sDecnl Leased Wire
chicago. Apri Representative
Charles a Whites sensational stors
that he received $1,000 TO east his
vote for William Lorimer for the
United States senate ana that he
tWhite) also accepted $900 as his
share of an alleged legislative "slush
fund. met With denials on the part
of all the others cncerned today.
Lee O'Nenl Browne Of Ottawa.
democratic leader at Springfield, ar
rived here today, as did senator Lori
mer, both denying the use al bribes
in the most emphatic manner.
Mr. Browne, alleged by White to
have been the distributor OF the Lori
lner money. declared that white had
,tprint because he rallied in
70 use his story te secure
wilson democratic
K from Chicago declared
ny White to have doled out the jack
pot az A. Louis joined the chorus
ui dcnals. Browne admits having
rcen ut 81. Louis mt the time White
alleges the Jackpot was distributed.
but declares the democrats who had
assembled there were partisans of
Brownies who wished to arrange
ff'H'f' 'itN 3 80 If1tt tA Ills tl'fliN CIV IL
~ nVne according 70 himself,
1foWncd on. the enterprise Of his par
tlSats ana the banquet was cnllea
According 10 Browne White Wa
icrmerlv "A street car conductor ii
i.iSi II Louis and later appeared at
Spangiield, as lobbyist in favor Of
ltp@r bills, Then he was elected %
t lower house.
Nhrc. in his charges. stated that
te public might expect to hear N'm
called = blackmailer. but that he was
a fi2reG sor that. he was Wiilinw to
suffer ignomy in order to expose the
corruption which he declared exists
at Springfield
In The course OF an interview today.
Mr. Browne said:
Since | became acquainted with
White at the last session OF the leg
isature he appealed to me several
times for loans, saving he was IN debt
llanl llp etc. On three or four occa-
sions | let him have $50 or So. for
which | hold his notes. Finally. this
borrowing habit Of his became too
common, ana J wrote him "A letter ad-
Nslng him to go to work and earn Il
hNlhg like other people. ! even se-
cured q position for him. but it paid
WlhA va and he refused TO take H.
lrh "a cooiness SpIans up. The next
INNS to come from him was re-
lhafkaDle letter. II ran this way;
nave written fun story Of my
VNf'firhces at Springfield at the legis- I
lalurr Those who have seen it de-
ONlf" mat Il Is he best story that the
W"fld has seen wrote ii for pub
cation. ! have used your name in
IL WIN deep regret, for / cannot avoid f
~ and still set forth thc facts
.iso nave told senator Lorimer about
He did not ask for money" con
,."ued Mr. Browne, "but the intima-
'"h was as plain as if it had been in
selrrhcads that unless money was
p'h lne story would be published. Ii
Na9 my first intimation that he had
gum INTO this thug business. ! looked
w thr situation from every angle and
ny last concluded there WIS bat one
."lhS 20 do-to ignore the letter ana
lts writer
White WAS interviewed bv states
.'tlofneN Wayman today and is cX-
iD' yea to tell his story to the special
grand iurA next week.
lho tribune tomorrow viii say that
:" relating his charge White gave the
ilaiies oi four other democratic mem
ls OFF the general assembly who
n' with him and Representative
i'"ntft r. Wilson of Chicago in the
''5tioh of the alleged bribe was paid.
hg names mentioned by White are
stph ;. Clark Of Nandalia H.
~ ~ giehael ). Link 81 Mitchell. lll. and
i,t9fy ;. She phard Of JerseyVille. III.
qNe charles 5. Luke of Nashville. Ill
Luke Is now dead.
me Tribune declares in order to
,'kseeftain tk' what these men knew Of
- ,'ie matter u sent an experienced In
,.' slsator @ each of them twice and
n' lNo of IFS STAFF to each of them
'' another ofcnsion
q Was first discovered. accordine
'le tribune. that the registers OF
.' Seut thern hotel showed that Rob \
a.. Wilson was there on July IS
egs' the date pn which White de- :
4 mat wilson paid him 5000 as
Z reward foi voting Cor Iorfner This 4
VIZ We W hite said was paid him br
,''s'N While in 4 bathroom adjoining