Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-21
.L0R|MER CASE
REPORT SUBMITTED
In Committees Opinion His Title
To a Seat in Senate Not
Shown to be Invalid.
EVIDENCE OF BRIDE TAKERS
Should No, be Bclicycd-So Eyl.
dcncc That Lorimcr Used n
Corruption Fund.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Bur
rows chairman Of the committee on
privileges and elections today present
cd to the senato the report of the in
Vcstlgation OF the charges OF bribery
made in connection with the election
Of William Lorlmer as senator from
limos, The conclusion reached by the
committee was as follows:
That in their opinion the title OF
MIR. Lorimcr to II seat in the senate
mas not been shown to be Invalid by
the use or employment OF corrupt
methods or practices"
Charges that four members Of the
Illinois Legislature were bribed and
three other members paid brides are
not ignored by the committee. The re-
port declares that those who confessed
receiving hribes should not be believed
and that the votes of those who We're
charged with paying brides should be
counted. In relation to the charges
that there was Il corruption fund used
IN the Illinois legislature, the report
says there Is no evidence that 1t was
used for the benefit of Mr.. Lorimer
On the floor Of the senate Mr.. Bever-
tiit 9tdttiH'lll l1uI ne nIu
not been able to concur with or dssent
from the findings because of the
volumnous character of the testimony.
he said he would digest the proceed
ings of the investigating committee
during the holidays.
The statement OF views sent to the
committee by Senator Frazier. who
was member of the sub committee
was not filed with the report.
BARNES MEMORIAL CITED.
The report of the senate recitcs that
the memorial fled June {. 1910. by Cliff
iord w. Barnes. president OF the Lex
lslative Voters league of Chicago,
charged that the election of William
l.orimcr, senator from the state OF H.
linois, was brought about by bribery
Then follows the instructions of tile
senate given on June 90 directing tho
committee on privileges and elections to
investigate the charges and the fact
that subcommittee was appointed,
composed of Senators Burrows, Gam
BILE. Hepburn, Buckley, Frazier. Payn-
ter and Johnston.
the COMMITTEES set forth rs n state
mcnt' of fact that Mr.. Lorimer was
elected on May &c, 1909, receiving los
votes ontHof ZOE cast on the Joint bal
lot OF the Illinois assembly. These votes
were set OUT rs tollOWS.
Hopkins, 20; Lorimcr, los. and String
err. "a.
The report is divided into chapters,
each carrying a sub head.
BRIBERY"
Under the head of Bribery" the
committee says:
I'm a number of cases that have been
before the senate of the United States
1t has been held to invalidate the cleo
ton of II senator because OF bribery
1t must be made to appear. either:
"First-'rhnt the person elected par
ticipated in one or more acts of brib-
cry or attempted bribery, or sanctioned
or encouraged the same. or,
"Second-That by bribery or corrupt
practses enough votes were obtained
for him to change the result Of the
election"
Testimony was quoted by the report
to show that at the outset of the in
vestigation counsel for the Chicago
Tribune (who conducted the inquiry
against Senator LorimeD, announced
that he did not expect to connect Sena
tor Lorimer with any acts Of bribery.