The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-01
-FOUR WITNESSES GAVE THEIR
REASONS FOR VOTING FOR
THE SENATOR.
Z OF THEM WERE PAID.
One Wanted to Break Dead Lock, and
: Another Said Lorimcr Prom.
iscd to Do Him
Political Favor.

ShiNuSoy oIpe. 1totG hVPiNSSh
tative A. Sheppard of Jerseyville,
Democrat, testified today before the
Lorimer investigating committee that
he was induced to vote for Lorimer
on the verbal promise of Lorimer that
i would he in his power to prevent
the appointment of two certain Jer.
seyville men to the ostmastership in
that town s
Sheppard said he stlll hoped the
promise would be performed
Altogether SIX witnesses were
heard by the committee of whom four
were members of the state legislature
which elected Lorimer.
George w. Meyers was the only
legislator of the four who did not vote
for Lorimer. and his testimony was
in substance that he refused to vote
for Lorimer after being informed by
Minority Leader Lee O'Neil Browne
that there were good state jobs and
plenty of the real necessary" if he
voted for Lorlmer.
Representative Michael Link testi-
sfied that he received 81 900 from
Browne and 5000 from Representative
Wilson In St. Louis, but insisted that
the money was not in payment for
the vote which he declared he cast
for Lorimer. because of his position
in favor Of federal aid in the Illinois
deep waterway project
Representative John f. DeWolf, of
Fulton county, declared that he voted
for Lorimer to break the deadlock"
and he was not promised anything for
his vote, nor did he receive anything.
The postoffiee promise, Sheppard
declared, was made in person by
Lorimer.
Sheppard said the men he objected
TO were W. P. Richards and j. w.
Becker, of Jerseyville. and that he
suggested last fall the name of w. S.
Pitman, Republican, for appointment
which had not yet been made.
The witness related his experience
before tn grand jury in Chicago when
the exposure of the conditions at
Springfield wer being made He de-
clared he was threatened with indict-
ment for perjury If he did not declare
he had received money from Browne
or Wilson.
Representative DeWolf, Democrat,
was questioned concerning his in
vestments in real estate since the
election Of Lorimer. He told of bor-
rowing money to buy two farm tracts.
He testified that for long time be.
fore the election Of Lorimer he had
been ready to vote for a Republican
to end the deadlock.
Edward r. Wright, president Of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor,
testified that he advised Represents
tive White to take the story of the
conditions the legislature to the
newspaper which published it.
The other two witnesses comobo-
rated some statements Of Represent
tative White, the first witness called.
Representative Sheppard told of his
two visits to st. Louis, one on June 81,
when he met Browne, and one on
July Is, when he met Representative
wilson Sheppard testified that NO
money was given him by Browne with
whom he lunched that day. although
he admitted that he saw Representa-,
tive Beckemeyer In Brownies room
n while there.
Bckemeyer has testified that on the
same occasion he received $1,000 from
Browne and Link admitted that he
got a package of $1,000 from Browne
that day.
Sheppard said he saw number OF
legislators in Wilson's room, includ
ing White, Link, and Beckemeyer
and testified he went into the bath
room with Wilson at the latter's re.
quest.
while you we're in the bath room
with Wilson," asked Attorney Aus
trian, Did Wilson give you pack
age?''
HE did not Sheppard replied.
What did he say to you, them"
"He asked me the name of a woman
with whom he had seen me- said
Sheppard.
Later 1t developed that the young
woman was relative of the witness
with whom he was seen dining at the
ct Nicholas Hotel at Springfield.