The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-27
LORtMER'S COUNSEL DOES NOT
WANT JACK POT EVIDENCE
SUBMITTED.
WHITE ON THE STAND
Was Allowed to Tell Of Being Paid
$t,0C0 by Browne at St. Louis
Hotei---Jack Pot Matter
Not Determined.

Chicago, Sept. 26.-The testimony
Of State Representative Charles A..
White was nearl today by the senate
committee investigating into the
charges Of bribery in the election
OF Lorimer. After an hours arga-
ment by opposed counsel on the ques-
ton of the advisability of admitting
testimony relative to the Jack pot
fund for the payment OF Legislators
for voting for or against bills pend
ing before the Illinois legislature.
was not determined.
Attorney Fred S. Austrian, repre-
senting the Chicago Tribune, which
Is pushing the charges against the
election Of Lorimer, contended that
the alleged participation of legislators
who voted for or against Lolimer, IN
the spoils of the so-calied Jack pot
was necessary in the investigation.
Attorney Elbridge Hanecy, counsel
for Lormer, opposed the admission
Of this testimony
On the understanding that the ac.
ton is not to be considered a prece-
dent fer admitting the whole jack pot
subject. Chairman Burrows permitted
Witness White to answer some qucs-
tions touching on the jack pot.
There was no objection to the
testimony of White that he mad been
| paid $1,000 by Minority Leader Lee
O'Neil Browne to vote for Lorimer,
but his later words, telling Of the
| distribution of the jack pot in st.
| Louis hotel, met with motion by
| Hanecy to exclrde such testimony.
| After an executive session the com
mittee's ruling that the witness could
\ answer on tho sc. Louis occurrence
was given with the understanding
that not precedent was established,
and that the motion to exclude sucn
testimony was still pending,
Representative White declared he
was met in a st. Louis hotel by Rep
resentatve Robert Il, Wilson, VINO is
a Democratic representative, who
paid aim his share of the jack pot.
| White detailed the meeting and other
actions in the hotel.
The committee would not permit
| the witness to relatae the conversa-
tion he said he had with Represents
tive Joseph Clark, relative to Repre-
sentative Link making the payments.
| In the arguments over the converse
tions White asRed Attorney Aust lam
| do you contend that If number Of
| legislators confessed that they were
bribed it would Justify the unseat.ng
Of the senator"
The attorney replied: No
Did some one send you to the Chi
| cago Tribune with your story" ne
| asked, and another objection was eE.
countered. Burrows ruled the test.
monp not competent.
White testified that he took his
story to the newspaper after it had
been received by him at New York,
where he hal previously sent It, His
| argument Is
81 will prove every man who was
paid to cote for Lorimenr also shared
inthe jack pot We expect to show
the corrupt dealings of these legisla-
tors. If we cannot show this, other
corruption testimony on the Lorimer
money will have less weight"
Attorncp Hanecy in his argument
said Governor Deneen will testify
| If called that he Governor Dcneen,
suggested that Loriner become can
| didate for the senatorship."
This committee is expected to holl
against Lorimer because some one
paid money to kill or pass bills. If
this line of testimony Is admitted we
should be allowed to summon every
corporation or person that is charged
with paving money into this jack pot
fund and show by them that they did
not pay anything TO affect legsia-
ton
| Representative Beckmeyer arrived
today. He is expected to be the sec
ond witness,