Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-03
SFSL0RlMER GOT
u, S SEIMT0RSHIP
THROUGH BRIBERY
Charles A. White, in Sworn
Statement in Hands of Chi
cage Paper, Declares He
Received 1000 for. Vote
ALLEGES AN AMAZING
SYSTEM OF CORRUPTION


copyrighted stqrysprinted .rhis mcrnins in
the Chicago sTrsbnnes the newspaper has
n IFS fpQsesstoT a -sworpsSlatfnTen by
Chsssss A<NKits. a merhbeE otths- lower
house OF the Illinois legislature from the
4sth. district. charging that William Lori
raer was elected 10 the tFited States
ssaas<. la@.., Nay BY brFessp. aPd, SPrrup-
tlon.
white. who is a .Den1ocraisn IAs state
rnept says that he received N.ooo for-vot-
inx. for 4Lerimer. This money, he al
lees vssss raid him ~ Lee = OsNeR
Browne. Dehoetatie leader S6f the last
legislature e" ,...,4
White. also SAYS that ,hea resolved 500
na0re from, the f5jaSkpos.S a sternas applied
70 ~ afFesed general corruption fund
distributed at the close OF each session
or The lesisIature. The 800, White al
legged xas paid hhn BY Robert Z. VIII
son. also a member OF the legislature In
81 Louis. According 90 white. ne was
frst spproaehed by Browns on May a
1Ne. alfiIe the voting was going on for
tinted States senator. p :.
DEADLOCK WAS on.
A. deadlock had, existed for some time
Efowhs asked White II he would vote for
4,orsuissrf and White said ne oopld and
.1ouId. On NAYS they Tnst again ana
BroHne- said he-5so,Ild pay, 800 and a
starr q ne Jackpot. fos Whites vote
fofs Iorifner. according 10 the statement.
On The next day Lorimer was elected
ii a JOINT ballot. many Democrats .vot-
he AunnR-
chicago vvhTtKe alleged Browne paid him
the nexs eeesss at slsinsfeld, Later at
chsrago WHITE ALLEGED Baowne paid him
70 and then sS5o. At the tfne-he received
! ms .lsss gun White SAYS thaf Browne
] had ssoes IN 4 belt he' wpre' .s'
JUS Is. White. says De met Wilson
a. the Southern hotel at st. Louis IN
response 10 a telegram and received $3.50
- his share Of the Jackpot. White says
H. mel other repTes sptatiyyes. m wilson ;
sroanl sIusts-aefore he EsesiVs a- HifSs money.
.sescnfI0e To sYyhiss. there vas ge''erai
unsatisfactory among tire "Desneerats
a. the legislature he met az s. Louis be-
cause. thex. did. not get more out Of the
s-Sackpotr- .hns. xhat wassexplained BY the
sesef thas ssSosss- was host to the Jackpot
fecsuse or tht failure OF certain -legisla-
-. - Is through, $500
go Tos II sfE INb WfEsoS OFT
kfJorts made early 10, Teacn senator
Lorsrher. and Representative, Wilson were
ansuceessfuLss~-. ss.st~ 80
= fs-At senator Lor1mers' country home
81 McHeurs., Ils a woman answering
!. the Iopg distance telephone declared the
sssfator had : gone ouel =artd westd not
- back until after noon. Representa-
WILSON was said 10 have Teft his
home here as. early at 7:se O'Clock this
&norning 10. 20 "somewhere on the north
side 49, .- -.'.-r
es-Iee o'Neii Browne. leader OF the house
I. or representative at springfieid. shout
ID over .the teleph0ne at his home at
Ottawa S,--v-- As. sa1S :-sa-.
s-ReniA rkabfe-These changes safe re-
.narka6Ie. You should look this man
waite .Dp.. don't know him Very well.
sbut Il know his methods L don't, like to
discuss them. Mr.. White should re-
member in making these. charges that
hold. and DOUBTLESS other members OF
the assembly mold. iris notes for. small
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS These ami some 9TH
e notes WI help. 10. snow what .caliber
Or man ii is who makes these charges.
II Viii state fatty that never re-
cells ed nor spent nickel in behalf of
Senator Lorffner. one way or tile other"
Al Springfield Governor Dineen de-
elared that 4 searching Investigation of
tile charges IS due the people or Illinois.
i = U-AyMAN SUMMONS WHITE.
state -A1toEnex WaYman sent for Rep
.resentative White in. coRnectioa with the
Iatters confession. 10 Is be,ieEeds White
.wiA- Be asked TO tel his ssteFy 10 the
special gTsnd jury ordered To report next
-1fonday. go
IN stating his reasons yesterday for ne
string the special inaui<frurial body. Mr..
wayrnan particnlar1xed- the charges OF
sohn Sc Fetzer that money mad been
used IN furtheffng legislation desired by
tie chicago and Western Indiana rail-
toad company. but added. ths words for
such sotber purposes = 1870
Ia. gaymsn. was familiar VITA the
.1Thpe allegations when ne asked for the
grand Jury, and the ..otbers purposes
pxesumasly included the hearing of
~ bite . stoFy. --~r-
a. Later. when Mr.. Wilson was cdlocated,
Il Re declared that Whites charges were
saBsoEutcgy anfomdess Eis-- 7. - I'll
49, = A SsiA1-E-GAEIBER- MAN
~whirs IS II smah-calibers man."' said
s Mf. vvIkon. --'T never sens hiHfsa= tele-
gam asking him TO meet me affd / new
er paid him any money whatsoever. L
think ne. is being auade a t0oTSor The OPP
position TO Senator Eorimef and possibly
ef the Demoerstie 7faetfonl opposed 10
lee Browne was in 81. Louis at the
time White SAYS he received his share
of that Jackpot But the rest of his
story is news 10 me
= Ex-senator Hopkins. who was defeat
ID By. I.orirner. refused. TO be Interview
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