Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22


committee that no credence ought to be
given to any part OF his testimony, tend
ing to establish the fact of bribery"
Result of Election Not Affected.
The report quotes the testimony OF Link,
Breckemeyer ana Holstlaw and comments
thereon in part as follows;
after a careful examination and con-
sideration OF al the evidence submitted
the committee ]s OF the opinion that even
II It should. be conceded that the four
members Of the Illinois general assembly
before referred to received money In con-
sheraton for Is,eir votes for Mr.. Lorimer,
there are no facts or circumstances from
which II could be legally inferred that
any other member or members Of the
said general assembly were bribed to
vote for Mr.. Lorimer
The majority for Senator Lorimer in
the Joint assembly Of the two houses Of
the general assembly of the state Of IL
llnos was fourteen. Unless. therefore, a
sufficient number Of these votes was OBJ
talned by corrupt means to deprive him
OF this majority Mr., Lorimer has good
title to the seat If Il were admitted
that four OF the members of the general
assembly who vpted for Mr.. Lorimer
were bribed to do so, he still had a ma
iority OF the votes cast in the general
assembly ard his election was valid"
VA senntos 1sraxier's Statements
CHICAGO. t1peo. n. $50 Senator Frazier's
statement on the Lorimer case was made
public here to-day II says in part
hrrhe testimony taken by the committee
satisfies me that four members Of the
legislature were paid I-.oney for voting
for or ins eonsequence of having voted
for senatqr ti,ortmsr. One senator and
three representatives admitted under oath
before the committee that they were paid
money, and the Admissions and the facts
and circumstances surrounding the trans
ACTIONS satisfy me that they received 1t
az q bribe for or in consequence Of hav-
iRR cast their votes for Senator Lorimer.
Prhe four self-confssssd bribe takers i'm
plieats three other members OF the legis-
lature who voted for Senator Lorimer as
the persons who bribed them The testi-
mony satisfies me that the three alleged
givers We're, guilty of that offense, To my
mind tho man who brides another is as
corrupt, az the zone who is bribed and by
hjs corrupt act OF bribery he demonstrates
the fact that nc is none too honest to re-
eeive bribe II offered him.
While the proof is not clear or conclu-
siye that these three alleged bride givers
were themselVeH :brihed or corrupty in
flueneed 70 yote Cor Senator Lorlmer when
] take into eonsideration their corrupt
conduct as bl3bsrs OF others. together with
ali the faciS y6id circdnstanees surround
ing the oass cannot bring myself to
asree with ne majority Of the subcom-
mittee that ti,eir Yates are free from taint
or corruption.
These three votes added 10 the -four
c6nfossedly bFihed would make seven
tainted votes ELIMINATE them and tn,
vote received by senator Lorimer wa,
less than a'majority OF the votes cast
I'm view. Of the fact that / appear &C
stand alone Yin the views herein ex-
pressed, 1 MAKE no Recommendation to tn,
committee. but 40 ask that the members
OF the committee not members OF the sub
committee carefully read all the testi
uiony before sforming an opinion"