The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-06-03
ONE MORE ADMITS
He SOLD HIS VOTE
Scion COnfeSses Bribery as Lori
neT uenIes Charges.

by one of fate's dramatic bits of
irony, while Senator Lorimer was in
forming the United States senate in
Washington that the bribery charges
were nothing but malicious SANDER.
State Senator D. w. Holstlaw of Iuka,
Ill, Democrat, was confessing to the
grand jury at Springfield, H., that he
mad been paid bribe of $4,000 TO vote
Tor Mr.. Lorimer for senator. His con-
fession is No. in the series to which
Representatives White, Beckeineyer
and Link have already contributed
He told States Attorney Burke and
the Sangamon county grand jury that
ne had been promised and had accept
cd $500 to vote for Lorimer for sen
ator. This promise, he said, was made
by Senator John Broderick of Chica-
go, who paid him the $4,000 after he
had cast his vote. He admitted that
Senator Broderick later gave him $500
as his share in the legislative jack
pot which $700 was coming to him"
for voting as the graft ring wished him
to vote.
He declared that ne had been prom
ised $1,000 for voting to award the
legislative desk contract to the high
est bidder and had expected to be
paid this sum as soon as the desks
were delivered to the state and &C.
copied
AS result of Senator Holstlaw's
confession in the grand jury room,
which he had preceded by a signed
statement to the press, these men
We're indicted:
State Senator John Broderick of
Chicago, charged with bribery.
State Senator Stanton c. Pember-
ton of Oakland, charged with con-
spiracy to commit bribery.
State Senator d. w. Holstlaw of
Iuka, charged with conspiracy to com
nit bribery.
Representative Joseph S. Clark of
Vandalia, charged with conspiracy to
commit bribery.
The in6ictmen: against Senator
Holstlaw Immediately was nolle
pressed and capiases were issued for
the other three men and their bail
was set in advance at $4,000 each
Clark, who already had been impli-
Gated in the ST. Louis bathroom scan
dali and named by Charles A. White
as one of the beneficiaries of the as
sembly jackpot, was arrested soon aft
er the Indictment was returned. The
other men may be seized at any mo-
- &C. lit
seeking them.
The main points in Senator Lori
mer's address to the United States SEN
ate were as follows:
Eulogy of Minority Leader Lee
O'Neil Browne, now under Indictment
in Chicago for bribery.
Attack upon Governor Deneen.
Attack upon Representative Charles
A. White, whose confession opened
the scandal.
Attack upon the Chicago Tribune.
Five thousand word history of Mr..
Lorimer's political career since 1884,
and an outline of his newspaper feud.
Declaration that Governor Deneen
first suggested that LOrimer become a
candidate for senator, but withdrew
his support on the day of election.
Accusation that Governor Deneen
broke faith with him on water way leg
islation
Denial that Representatives Becke-
meyer and Link have made confessions
corroborating Whites
Declaration that Governor Deneen
joined the Tribune in conspiracy"
to overthrow Lorimer, to get control
of the next legislature.
Mr.. Lorimer's request for an investi-
cation was referred under the senate
rules to the committee on contingent
expenses.
Governor Deneen issued a statement
denying that he had entered into any
conspiracy with Chicago Tribune as