The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-30
ILLINOIS SENATOR MAKES VITRl- OLIC ATTACK ON CHICAGO
 TRIBUNE IN SPEECH.
DENIES BRIBERY CHARGE
Asserts Editor Mccormick Meant to Destroy Him Politically and Financially--Asks for an
 investigation.

w dSu4llS IOu, 4hdy oU.--IJSHOullCluS as vile conspirators' those who have asserted he obtained his seat in the United States through bribery and the charges themselves as uncorrobo- rated lies Senator William Lorimer of Illiaois delivered in the senate the most vitriohc speech made on the foor iA decade
 Risi 2 to question of personal priyilCs1, Senator Lorimer launched his >ech with the assertion the cGar2 , were the outcome of an at tempt by the Chicago Tribune to blackCn his character and to destroy biTselt and his friends politically and financially. He branded as a lie the alleged confession of Charles White in the Chicago Tribune that Lee ONeil Browne, the Democratic lead CT cf the Illinois house, bribed him with Sl GOO to vote for Lorimer.
 He asserted Browne is a strong, high-minded, God-fearing, honorable man. Lorimer delivered a bitter per sonal attack on Medill Mccormick, editor of the Tribune, asserting Whites so-called confession was the work of a trained newspaper hand, skilled in the art of creating scan dal out of lies He scored the Trib- une for the attack on the dead in saying that Representative Charles E. Luke, who is now in his grave, ad- mitted he got money for voting for Lorimer.
 Summing up, Senator Lorimer said Tt will be shown to friend and foe that these men did not receive a dol lar for their votes for me. The charges stand today as they stood April 30-the uncorroborated lies of the Tribune, supported only by the bought signature of their weak tool. White"
 Washington Not Quite Satisfied.
 In Washington the senator's speech is regarded as not fully explaining the situation in that an attempt is made to make it appear there is nothing back of the charges of bribery other than the animosity of Chicago newspaper, with which Senator Lori mer has been at odds for years, and of certain politicians and others who are anxious for his political and busi- ness downfall
 His resolution, calling for an in- vestgation, was as follows:
 That the committee on privileges and elections be directed to examine the allegations recently made in the p11a ha+ 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 as fully as possible
 The resolution was referred to the committee on privileges and cleo tions, of which Senator Burrows (Rep) of Michigan is chairman. Lori mer, in long speech, said he had resisted the efforts of the editors of the Chicago Tribune to control Re- publican politics in Illinois, and as a result the newspaper has fought re- lentlessly to drive him out of power"
 LOrimer asserted those who made the charge had in view not only his political destruction, but there was a deliberate purpose to destroy a new banking association in Chicago" which he had been organizing with some friends. ''The Tribune charges that the Hon. Lee O'Neill Browne, Democratic leader of the house of representatives, bribed Charles A. White to vote for me and paid him S1,O00 for his vote."