The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-28
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
CHARGED IN CHICAGO
Democrats Alleged TO Have
Contracted TO Elect Hop
kinS Senator.
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who had been successful in preventing
the election OF Hopkins in the separate
bauoting of January I9, and in the nrst
session Of January 20 It also was tele-
phoned TO lIr. Sullivan in Chicago.
--ShurtIetf sent for the two Democrats
who were reported TO him as being the
manfpulators Of the delivery, and Sui
Ivan tonk the $50 Chicago and Alton
tram for Springfield The day, as near
" as can be fixed, was January q, when
seven Intellectual ballots had been taken
and when by agreement, further ballot
ing had been postponed
Seventeen Votes Needed.
Mr. Hopkins. on the twentieth ballot
OF the series, the one which ended the
days attempts, had eighty-three votes,
lacking twenty of the necessary major
ity There were, however, absentee Re
Pubdcans who could not be Assem- bIed
and who could be counted for Hopkins.
and II was figured that from fifteen TO
seventeen Democrats would be enough
M Shurtlen. being informed ard
having asked two Of the Democrats 10
visit him. told them IL his room in the
Nicholas Hotel that their plans We're
known He said he and his friends re-
garded such an attempt as prejudiciaI
10 the best interests Of the Republican
ana DenOCr1tIC parties, so prejudICiaI
would be necessary for him 20 pursue
he said il would not he pleasant, but
nevertheless il would be necessary for
him 10 stop the roll call at the precise
moment when the first Democrat voted
Tor Albert J Hopkins
He would then proceed. he said. 10
tell Why that particular Democrat voted
for Hopkins and how much he was TO
receive for doing so. And that would
not be all. he said
1T would be necessary for him 70 con-
unJIe and give the names Of other Dem
ocrats who were to vote for Mr. Hop
kInS5 their reasons Tor doing so, and the
amount Of each reason
Innocencs Protested
The Democrats protested their limo
cence and said ShurtleT had been told
a lot Of malicious, worthless. lies NJ
ShurtleE said il would be pleasant TO
learn he had been misinf0rmed, but ne
would regard q Democratic vote for
Hopkins as plain proof and he would
then proceed as he mad Indicated TO his
visitors.
Mr.. Sullivan jumped of the Alton
train when II arrived in Springfield
shortly before midnight and made his
way 10 the St Nicholas Hotel
Mr. SuiIivan's appearance. sudden as
II was. caused him 10 indulge in some
ordinations before he reached the con-
ference room
There Is no stenOETaDhiC report Of the
exact language used by Nj Sullivan
Wlen n reached the comparative Sc
creCy Of the room IN which the Demo
Gratis were assembled but in effect il
was something like this:
l VIII break every bone In the p6Iiti-
cal body Of each and every one Of YOU
men II you sell out for HOPKINS You
can't deliver yourselves for him. I
won't have it You cant take any dirty
money o-teref yoC 10 vote Tor him
Opposed TO Seung Out.
There was more and it commanded
attention. II was explained that the re-
EDOnslble Democrats did not propose to
have the Democratic party placed on
the bargain cCUnter-nOt at that time,
ANYWAY and any Democratic legislator
who dlsGraced his party would be ex-
posed without mercy and handed over
for punishment
The next ballot was taken Tues
day January IS, the following week.
II VIII be remembered even now by
forts Of the Legislature closely that
Mr. Shurtle6 reversed the usual order
Of callinE the roll that day.
The danger against which the
house organization had been warned
was In the house. The new program
would uncover II at once Before the
roll had more than started the Demo
cratic delivery had to be made if il
were 10 be II was not No Demo
C-GtiC votes were cast for Mr. Hon
The Tribune ahead Of its story
prints the following
In all human probability every. man
VINO IN any way IS connected with the
following tale will deny the truth OF
the statements made therein AntiCi-
paTlng these denials- the Tribune de-
sires to say that such denials viii be
lies"