Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-31
CALL ON SENA TIE
FOR INVESTIGATION
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, GOV. DENEEN,
FORMER SENATOR HOPKINS
AND OTHERS HE ALLEGES
SOUGHT TO WRECK HIM.

Washington, D. c., May ga siren
nous denial of the charge that he had
obtained his seat in the senate through
bribery and corruption was made be-
fore that body today by Senator Lori
mer of Illinois. Soon after the as
sembling Of the senate Lorimer arose
to the question of personal privilege
and began his reply to the charges
that have aroused wide interest Fore
most in Lorimer's answer stood his
assertion that it had been formulated
by the Chicago Tribune with the pur-
pose of destroying new banking as
ISOLATION of that city which Lorimer
has organized. Concluding he offer
ed resolution calling for senatorial
investigation of the charges against
him.
Says White Didn't Write Confession
Lorimer detailed the Tribune's pub
LEGATION of Whites story of alleged
bribery. He said Representative
Browne, who is charged with having
paid the bIibe money, lis entirely
above participation in such proceed
ings." He declared that Mccormick OF
the Tribune had threatened that the
bank never should open," and asserted
that White did not write the bribery
story, but that it was prepared by
trained newspaper hand, skilled in
the art of creating scandal out of lies,
when it is thought necessary to
blacken the character of one whom
the newspaper cannot control"
AssafIs Whites Character.
Lorimer spoke of White as that
poor, low creature, White, who does
not hesitate to commit forgery for a
few dollars, and to whom perjury is
no crime, who is part of the lowest
fringes of depravity, and who to Sc.
cure money to satisfy his instinct for
debauchery, sold what little was left
of his manhood and became the
plant tool Of the Tribune Lorimer
defended the late Representative Luke
against the allegation that he had &C
cepted money for vote and denounc-
ed Mccormick for making such
charges. He declared Link and Becke-
meyer had not made confessions.
Denies Money Was Spent.
The senator vehemently asserted
the Tribune lied, and knew it lied"
when it charged the use of money in
his election. asserted that mot one
dollar was paid a single member of
the legislature" to vote for him, and
declared that the publication of the
White story was part of a conspiracy
to ruin him politically and financially.
Lorimer said he entered the SEN
~ Is
ton and declared that later Senator
Hopkins, Deneen and Mayor Busse
entered into a combination with
others to destroy the political organi-
cation controlled by himself, with the
intent to give control to the Tribune.
Brings Deneen Into It.
He traced his breach with Deneen
largely to difference of opinion as to
the wisdom of spending independently
of the national government $40, 100000
for a deep waterway, that the COVER
nor advised in the preparation OF the
White story for the purpose of deceiv-
ing the people and in the defeat OF
those favorable to federal cooperation
in expanding that $20, 100000. The
senator made other charges against
the Tribune and declared the object
of the charges was to discredit him
and ito come into absolute control OF
the Republican party in Illinois and to
secure themselves in continued plum
dering Of the public treasury.
Lorimer's resolution for an investi-
cation of his election to the senate
was referred under the rules to the
committee on contingent expenses.
Deneen to Make Reply
Springfield, ILL.,, May Ex-Governor
Deneen, when notified Of Lorimer's
speech, today, declared he would mot
reply to it until he had read full
copy of the speech" He intimated he
would issue statement tonight.
An indictment for perjury was re-
turned yesterday afternoon against
State Senator D. w. Holtslaw, demo-
crat, of Iuka, by the Sangamon county
grand jury, which is probing the al
legged bribery Of legislators.
Herget Factory to Open Soon.
Muscatine, May 28.- AS soon as a
few minor repairs now in progress