Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-30
CHARGED
IN ILLINOIS
Legislature Had a Jack Pot
Out of Which 1t Paid Pur-
chasable Members
SAD STORY OF CORRUPTION
New Mexico Politics Show No
Parallel to Vicious Doings
in States.

Chicago, April 30-According TO a
copyrighted story printed this morn
ing in the Tribune, that newspaper
has in its possession the sworn state
ment of Charles \. White, member of
the lower house of the Illinois legis-
lature, from the forty-ninth district,
charging William .Lorimer, elected to
the United States senate last May,
with bribery and corruption. White,
who is a Democrat, in his statement
says he received a thousand dollars for
voting for Lorimer. This money, he
alleges, was paid him by Lee O'Neil
Browne the Democratic leader of the
last legislature. White also says that
he received nine hundred dollars from
Jack pot" a term applied to an al
legged general corruption fund distrib-
uted at the close of each session of
the legislature. This amount, White
alleges. was paid him in St Louis by
Robert f. Wilson, also member of
the legislature. White says ne saw
other representatives in Wilson's
room at the Southern hotel, just be-
fore he received his money. Accord
ing to White, he was first approached
by Browne on May "a, 1908, while vot-
ing was going on for United States
senator \ deadlock had existed for
some time. Browne asked White il
he would vote for Lorimer and White
said he would. They met again next
day and Browne said he would pay a
! thousand dollars and a share in the
/ Jack pot" for Whites vote for Lori
mer according to the statement. On
the next day, Lorimer was elected on
q joint ballot, many Democrats, among
whom was White voting for him.
O'NeilI Makes Flat Denial.
| Efforts to reach Senator Lorimer
and Representative Wilson this morn
/ ing were unsuccessful. But Lee O'Neil
Browne was found at his home at OF
tawa. III. Over the telephone he said
| These charges are remarkable. You
should look up this man White
don't know him very well, but | know
his methods. White should remember
in making these charges that I hold
and doubtless other members of the
assembly hold notes for small amounts
touches" This will help to show
what caliber of man he is. will state
fatty that I never received or spent
/ a nickle in behalf of Senate Lorimer' >
At Springfield, Governor Deneen said
a searching investigation of the
/ charges was due the people of Illinois
Had $4,000 in His Belt.
Later, in Chicago White alleged
Browne paid him money. At the time
he received it, White says Browns haC
100000 in his belt.
Special Grand Jury Summoned.
Chicago, April 30.-States Attorney
Waynan sent for Representative White
today in connection with the latter's
confession. 1t is believed that White
will be asked to tell his story to {
special grand jury, which is ordered
to report on Tuesday.
Sensational Developments Expected
Chicago, April 30.-John C. Fetzer
who declares that a "slush fund" o
about 100000 was used in advancing
legislation and city ordinances desir
ed by the Chicago and Western In
diana railroad entered into a confer
ence with State Attorney Waymal
this morning The details were no
made public but sensational develop
ments are expected when Fetzer tell
his story to the special grand jury o.
Monday.