Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-01
ONE DEMOCRAT
TURNED DOWN
LOR|ME:R
REFUSED READY CASH
AND STATE PATRONAGE
Fou Members of Illinois Leg
i8Iature Testify Before Com
mittee Investigating Alleged
Brbeyin Senatorial Election


lBy Morning Jonrnnl Specnl ieased Nirel
Chicago. sept. So Representative !
Henry 4. sheppard ef JerseyNille III /
"a democrat. testified before the Lori-
MOI inNcstigatiug committee tada>
that ne was induced to vote tor SEN
ntor Lcrimer on promise ul MI
I.orimer thar ne would do all ~
his mower to prevent the appointment
of two JcrseNNille men To the post
mastcrship of that town. Shephard
said that he still hoped the promise
would hc performed.
six witnesses were heard hy the
committee of whom ioul were mem
beres OF the legislature that elected
senator Lormer George ", Myers
the only legislator OF the four VINO
did not vote for Lolimer tesuled ne
had refused 10 vote lor Lorimet AFTER
being informed bY Democratic Leader
Browne that there We're good state
jobs and plenty of the ready heGes-
sarN" in prospect IL he voted that
way.
"Whnt did he say to sou then
He asked me the name of
women with whom ne had seen me-
said sheppard.
Later it developed that the young
woman was relative of the witness
with whom he was dining in the ST.
Nlcholas hotel in Springfield.
The postoffice promise, Shephatd
declared. was made In person by
senator Lorimcr 10 response TO
questions ffom senator Frazier
Shophard said that the men he OBJ
iectod 10 were w r. tiehafds ahu
j. ". Becker of JcrseNvtlie anu thal
ho suggested lest tal the name oi w.
Il
noiutment which hae not Net been
made
Tho witness related his experience
before the grand Jury in Chicago ana
said he had been threatened with M
.dictmeut for perjury il he did not da-
clare that hr received money ilpR
Br0wno and NAisun,
Renrcsentatipc powct WAS closely
questioned concerning his Investments
In real estate since the election ot
senator Lulimcr He told ui borrow
inc money tn huS Two farm tracts ana
testified that for long Time pniof9
( the election ol senator lorlner he
/ had been ready to vote Ter repunn-
I cen.
~ nm o democrat said pcwolf,
"but fold 4 number of persons that
! | was ready to vote for a rcnuhlican.
trted Ia get some other democrats
, 10 vote with mo for senator Hopkins
! hu learned that he did net want
1 democratic votes
~ rns anxious to end the dcadlock
and get home senator Lorlmer came
Ca me and asked me II | could vote
/ for a republican
81 told him could He said he
/ was thinking of being candidate
| Repreeentative Michael Link testi-
/ fled that he received $1,000 rom
! Browne and $500 from liepresenia :
/ live Wilson in ST. Louis, but insisted
/ th.t thr money was not IN payment
Tor his vote which hc declared he
cast for Mr. Lorimer because OF his
| attitude In favor Of federal ala IN ihe
/ Illinois deep water project
( Were you n democrat, proud 81
: voting for Lorimcr, "A republican ioi
United states senator Link was
asked on cross-eXamination bN sen
ator Frazier OF Tennessee
eyes, replied Link
"Did a not strike YOU as extra
ordinary ana were you not surprised
I when you met those men VINO gave
( Won the money which you accepted
! without question
Il was not very much surprised
was there anv reason why ine
]
! None that { know of
"Had you any information of thf
/ catherine of funds for distribution
among the legislators
+ If had heard rumors th1t Ill VA
done. but had no definite intoi ma
tion, said the witness.
Reprcscntatiye John n. lbc Wolf 81
Fulton county declared that be voter
for Senator Iofimcr 10 'break lhf
deadlock" and that he was not prom
iscd anything for his vote nor did ht
receive anything for IT,
The other two witnesses rortoh"f'
atod some of the statements or Ren
Z rcscututive White the first witness
called in the hearing.
I'm addition to declaring that il'
promise to prevent The Jcrsc5 VIZ
postoffice going into the bands "l
men who were unfriendiy to him
I geprosentntlNo Sheppard told Of hi'
fvo visits to St.tt.ouis one June -
when he met Ice % Ncil Browne. ah'
ON July rs. when he met Rcprrseilt1'
tive Robert Wilson
sheppard testified thai NO none
or ANYTHING of value was given MN
hy Browne with whom he lunc1f'
that dav. although hc admitted thA
h. saO Representative Bcckemevcf lf
]
Rackcmoyer had testified that on th'
Same occasion hc seccivcd Si0o'
from Browne. and Link also has nd
mittcd that be- got package ~ VI
400 from Browne on that date.
Sheppard said he snw numhel %
Legislators iu Wilson'S room. inciud
inp white. Link aud Reckmeyer anl
testified that he went into the hail
room with Wilson 1t the ntters re
Guest
while you we're in the bath room
with Wilson" asked Attorney Aus
trian. did Wilson giro you a '''eh
age
he did not" wes Sheppard an
swer
what did be- sas io Fou then
HE asked me the name of
, woman with whom he had eeon Wit
me said sheppard.
later it developed that the voun
woman was a relative Of the Witne'