Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-30
Representative Ad mits
Getting Pay After Vote
for Lorimer
BUT WAS INNOCENT
Never Dreamed 1t Was Paid
for Support-Stenographer
Is Witness.

Chicago, Sept. 30.-Representa-
live Link, who received $1,000, he
Says, after voting for Lorimer, and
$500 from the Jack pot" told the
committee today that when he re-
ceived the money he thought it was
for campaign expenses. Link ad-
mitted he received $1,000 from
Browne, but fatty denied it was Civ
en- 10 him for vote for Lorimer, and
declared he never was promised any
thing to vote for Lorimer.
Woman is Called
Miss Mollie Vandeveer Of East ST.
Louis, Ill, who was stenographer for
Representative White. testified that
about the middle OF June White,
who claims to have received $1,000
for voting for Lorimer, returned to
East st. Louis and paid a number OF
accounts. He exhibited a large roll
OF bills, she said, in denominations
Of $50. $50 and $40. This was sub
sequent to the date White says he
received $3.50 from Browne.
Compromised the Claim.
white paid me s5O.5O," said
Miss Vandeveer. He owed me S65."
why were you not paid In fuIl?''
Well, Mr.. White owed so much
that l felt sorry for him and COM
promised for 5000. He owed so
many people I was afraid his money
would not go around
Four witnesses Summoned.
80 Chicago; Sept. s0.-The senatorial in,
Quisitors expected to have before them
- - 49,
nots legislators who voted for Senator
Lorimer. These were Senator Brod-
erick and Representatives Link, Shep-
ard and Clark.
Paid for His Vote
Representative H. ]. Beckemeyer, on
the witness stand yesterday before the
Lorimer Investigating committee. tes-
titled that he received $1,000 after he
mad voted for Senator Lorimer and
that the money was paid to him be-
cause of his vote for the junior sena-
tor from Illinois.
Counsel for Senator Lorimer brought
out In cross examination that Becke-
meyers vote for Senator Lorimer was
not induced by the promise Of any
payment. Beckemeyer, who has been
Leader Browne, testified that the ST.
600 was paid to him by Browne, who |
said when he gave the witness a roll |
Of bills, Here Is the Lorimer money"
Vote Influenced.
Il understood when 1 got the money |
that 1t was for my vote for Senator |
Lorimer," the witness said. On cross
examination Beckmeyer was question
ed about conversations he had with
Representative Michael Link, another
democratic legislator who voted for
Senator Lorimer and who is expected
to be a witness before the committee
tomorrow. In one of those converse
tions Beckmeyer testified that Link
said to him:
my testimony does not fit with
yours. promised to vote for Senator
Lorimer long before the election and
did not receive any money for 1t"
Tell. of 900 Deal.
Details of what occurred while the
witness was in company of an officer
from the states attorneys office, the
day that he first went before the grand
fury in Chicago were related. On re-
direct examination Beckmeyer said
that he testified only once before the
grand jury regarding the $1,000 which
he said was given him by Browne ana
that later he explained, but did not
change his testimony. and that 1t was
the same as he yesterday told the III
vestigating committee.