Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-17

Senator Lorimer of Illinois was given a
clean bill of health today by the sub
committee Of the Senate committee on
privileges and elections which investi-
gated charges of bribery made in connec-
tion with his election to succeed Senator
Hopkins.
The report Of the investigation was
made to the full committee on privileges
and elections. which then adjourned
until Tuesday to give the members oppor-
tunity to study the evidence and the sub
committee report.
Lorimer Not Involved.
Evidence that there was money passed
between certain members Of the Illinois
legislature was not ignored by the SUBJ
committee. 1t was declared that If the
votes of members charged either with re-
ceiving or paying money had been elm
mated Mr.. Lorimer still would have had
a majority of three votes.
The subcommittee was a unit in assert
ing that the evidence did not show that
Mr. Lorimer had been connected with
the alleged distribution of jackpot or
any money to influence the legislature in
the preferment of himself for the sena-
torship.
The subcommittee was composed of
Senators Burrows, Bulkeley, Gamble,
Hepburn, Frazier, Paynter and Johnston
OF these. Senators Bulkeley, Frazier and
Johnston did not meet with the full COM
mittee today, but their names were at
tached to the report.
Report Made Secretly.
1t had been expected that the report
would be printed and copies furnished to
the entire membership. The investigators.
however, were SO desirous of maintain
ing the secrecy of their findings that
the report was prepared in typewriter
form and read to the full committee by
Chairman Burrows
1t was ordered to be printed. Copies
will be in the hands of the committee
within few days. Volumes of the tes-
timony, taken i'll Chicago and Washing
ton, were distributed
In discussing the question of bribery
il is understood that the subcommittee
was content with Incorporating in the
report all the testimony affecting indi-
V1duai members of the Illinois legisla-
ture- No effort was made to determine
The truth or falslty of this testimony
was not found that Mr.. Lorimer had
initiated or had in any manner been a
party to such transactions as were de-
scribed by witnesses who told Of the al
legged distribution of a jackpot" at ST.
Louis elsew here.
Nevertheless the subcommittee sifted
ali of the testimony on the subject of
bribery. The conclusion was reached that
MIR Lorimer would have been elected
without regard TO the members said to
have been Influenced by any financial
considerations disclosed or charged what
ever the source.
BY the deductions of the subcommittee
d majority of three votes for Mr. Lori
mer was shown, after eliminating all
votes upon which there might be the
| slightest taint, in the testimony given to
| the committee.
Rumors of Statements to Be Made.
| 1t is said the subcommittee has not
polled the full committee as to the
probable fate of the report Members
of the full committee who did not take
part in the investigation say they have
not read the evidence.
| Nevertheless, it is expected that a
| report will be made to the Senate soon
| after it meets Tuesday.
| There was rumor circulated about
| the Capitol today that two or three
members of the committee on privileges
| and elections would file statements of
| their views. indicating their belief that
| it had been shown that money had
passed between certain members of the
| legislatures.
| 1t was the understanding, however.
\ that these statements would not, in any
| sense, be in the form of minority re-
| ports, and that they would not in any
| manner, however indirect, reflect upon
! the junior Illinois senator