The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-14
LORIMER ASKED LINK
TO SUPPORT HIM
BuI the Senator Did Not Men.
lion Money as a Con-
SideTdiiOn
Special to the Daily Leader.

Special TO the Daily Leader,
Chicago, Ills, May l4-This is Rep
resentative Michael S. Links story
o4 how he came to vote for William
i4urimer for United States senator
Il is part OF the confession Represen-
fatiye Link made before the special
grand Jury last week, when he stated
under oath that he was paid $1,000
by Minority Leader Lee O'Neil
Browne In ST. Louis for voting fol-
MT. l4orimey and that he was given
500 by Representative Robert Il.
Wilson in the Southern Hotel, st.
Louis, July 10, 1909, as his share OF
the jack pot. or general corruption
fund. and ii Is the story that Link
voluntarily makes public and is pre-
pared 10 stanl by as the real, inner
history of the circumstances under
which he cast his vote for Senator
Lorimer.
invited To Take Ride
One day in MAY, 1909, some two
weeks before Mr. Loiimer, by a COM
Ilnaiion OF Republicans and Demo
Gratis was elected to the seat forme
ly held by his ancient enemy, Albert
j Hopkins Of Aurora, Represents
tive Link says he was approached by
two men at Springfield with an invi-
;aion to take a ride. One of the
two men was a lumberman, the othei
vas a merchant.
Would you care 10 take ride
With us. Nike? asked the lumbcrman
ard the !. orchani.
Sure said Link. I'm always will
ine to ride, but not al my own ex-
pinse."
.Oh, ii won't cost you anything.
Don't worry about that, replied the
two men, and upon this assurance
Link climbed into the vehicle
After the three men had spent a
considerable time in discussing all
sorts of topics from the condition OF
The weather TO The baseball scores,
cne OF Links hosts asked with & eat
carnes,ness
Say, Link, could YOU vote for a
Republican for the senate?'
Same Mystic Question
Parenthetically this is the same
phrase with which Representative
Charles A. White OF OFallon declares
thar be was approached on the senat-
trship By Lee O'Neil Browne.
Link pondered over the question
iOr a few moments and replied
Under certain circumstances !
might vote for a Republican for the
United states Senate.
immediately the conveyance was
turned and headed fo- the St. Nicholas
foteL Representative Link was TAX
en- upstairs. and, while his two
friends waited IN the corridor outside
vas usbered into Mr.. Lorimers room
ard into the presence of the blonde
senator. ihen congressman.
After a few preliminary remarks
had been exchanged, Mr.. Lorimer, ac-
cnrding TO Representative Link, re-
Eeated the query thar had been put
during the ride.
Gould YOU vote for a Republican
for SENATOR
Lorimer one OF Two
Il gould replied Link there are
two Republicans for whom | could
vote for United States senator, One
Of them IS Speaker Shurteft. and The
ctter is yourself Mr. Lorimer'
These assurances brought thanks
from Mr.. Lorimer, who said, accord
ing to Links narrative III Mr.. Shu t.
left can get more volesA than can,
vhy. wei and good and If | can get
rlorc votes than Mr. Shurileff can
siso we'll and good
More mutnal professions Of friend
s1ip. thanks and regard were ex-
changed, and Representative Link
then was bowed ont Of the room.
week or so after these conyersa-
tons took place Link says that he
was approached by Representative lie
s)'Neil Browne. minority leader, who
rsked him the same mystic question