Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-28
!, Senate Makes Strenuous DeO'-
.Iof Charge He Got Seat
CorruptIy.
ASSAULT ON HIM MALICIOUS
,s + Was Made by Chicago
Tribune TO Blaoken His
Character.
-. pnrpo.c WIS 20 Destroy Him
And III. Friends Financially
AMI Politically.

n,,s.oat,n. May 2S.-streuuous de-
.t n tbe charge that he had OBJ
- hi. seat ln the United states
sc through bribery and corruption
made before that body today By
,-n,r, rorimer Of Illinois. soon after
n, assembling OF the senate Mr. Lori
r. sroso 10 question Of persona
r-,rr.re and began his reply 70 the
,,rs,s that have aroused wide inter
al MS statement on the hoor OF the
,.,,ts had been eagerly awaited b. his
,o1eaeues. OF whom there was a prac-
,'.auv full attendance and earnest at
p1t0n was given hiEL
FOREMOST in the answer Of the soma
Tor 10 the charge stood his assertion
nat IL had bcen formulated By tho
4 chicago Tribune with the purpose OF
Ssefroving a new banking association
n mai city which Mr.. Lorimer had or
Fl rsn.ged Concluding. he offered res
l,fion calling for "a senatorial inNesti-
,,tion of the charges against him, this
resolution being as follows
Resolved that the committee on
r-.yleaes and elections be- directed to
/. examine the allegations recently made
n the public press charging that brib-
sr and corruption we're practiscd i'm
. n, election of william Lofimer 10 a
,ai In ihe United states senate, and
10 ascertain the facts in connection
With these charges and report as eirly
a possible and for that purpose the
mnlttee shall have authority Il send
f- persons and papers and to employ
a Nsnographer and such other lddi-
donal help as It shall deem Necessary
LORIMERs DENIAL.
IN opeHina Nr Lorimer said:
MT President J rise 10 a question
F. Of Ier0nal privilege 10 state the facts
f conoeming and the reasons for The
s most recent assault made upon me by
ths Chicago Tribune with the intent to
nnkan my character with the people
o. ne country and 10 destroy me and
ny inends financially and politically"
Ra then detailed the fact OF The Tril b.
uf9 publication on April I last 81 "A
story over the signature OF Charles a.
Nnle a member OF the Illinois legis-
R'l'e IN which II was alleged that he
al procured his seat iu the senate
iafe been compelled. he went on. eta
e9g my return % the senate owing
O. tae fact that the story was timed
sld published with O deliberate purpose
2 destroy new banking association in
\ Neeego which ] have been Organizing
fih some OF my friends The assault
vas made 90 prevent the bank from
. opening TO utterly failed of its uur-
'e guy X required my constant at
Nllon % build an lmpregnable bull
seIN around the bank TO safeguard the
interest OF those who have lntiustpd
f ,.ef iunas 20 the care OF my as
Aieles and myself against any ma
-g| OF Vicious assault that may be
maze against 20 by The Tribune"
H'ating that it had been charged
10y 'ne uule had been paid through
NV. Let Neil Browne, the / uo.
uaue leader of the Illinois hous. of
I1.ehtauNes, be defended Mt
o..9e as entirely above participation
1 Al'n proceeding
hCoaNICK THREATS.
he declared int Mcdu Mccormick
Fl u lhe Tribune. bad threatened that
lalA never should open and also
e'tIied mat White did not write thf
s"ly es has been claimed but that ID
t,,s ~, Nofh Of "a trained newspaper
-al skilled foo the art Of creatins
senlal out OF lies, when IL Is Thought
'asaiy, to biaokeu the character ot
tri '' 'Ne newspaper cannot con.
ana
% y also plain 60 be seen" he went
Il w mat every word was passed I'M
a"ycr before 10 was signed l.,
& az. ~. toW creature White. who
h, 5,.i, Vs'''le To- commit forgory foi
. D. c-.r,s anu TO whom perjury is
Fl rl1ge. \, H,'o is part OF the lowest
Il honey a. vN''g' ana who 10 secure
. vhst ma, . ..'sl lol debauchery, sold
Fl ts.sme tsc ,,...' Wy OF ms manhood and
& IN this t,1,, '.."' t'ol ~ The Tribune
Defn5,n.. ..s 'iilel'us attack
Fl narbar "s ""' ''4 Luxe, a decrea sed
E Giry. nv. thr legislature, against "A
@t'. T 'ol ne hdi been beneficiary
. ioV ,Loilmtrs) bribery. the senator
rgen fro,, p. IT,. !, LuS, a Democrat, had
vote for him. "a Renyh i'ls u'a t pea 20
'.i other motives tban S,in,5 SGt WIN
Standing in this bistoriCt 'I'', 49,.
place of high honor d. ,,bi.,h ~ ~,
p4ied friend ana mn in HE ,''',.',,. ~
.s,Al me. would" h. sat IA hy,M', 20
y.. 70 our friendship and nv bi,,b 1 ~
s-,l ior him if 1 did MOI 49,, 9" ,.Ji.
Malicious heartlass satsni, M, w u.. a, VIZ u,
.i W, foul mouth that utterr5 IL ian III
ihere is no laup,,age' Nv 1870 ~ ~
IN yenomous despIcsbie co1d,,c t' =.
SS r7 Words of b 6SseedGd Win
c1 SpiIhet an attack "r Ma ,9gse, Nv
s,,pusentauycs f1rt n aea As serted that