The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
Governor Deneen Replies

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, May 2S-Gov-
ing statement in reference to the
speech today in the United States SEN
ate, in which he was attacked by Sena-
tor Lorimer:
Willis reports of Senator Lorimer's
speech obtained by me have been mea-
ger / understand that he charges l en-
tered into a conspiracy with the Chi
cago Tribune to have published the con-
fession of Representative White
This charge is without any founda-
tion of fact. The facts are as follows
About midnight of the day before the
story was published representative of
the Chicago Tribune met me at the
Union League club and informed me
that The editor of the Tribune was ex-
ceedingly anxious to interview me
about matter of very great impor-
tance and that they would have to go
to press within a few minutes Ac-
cordingly ! went to the Tribune office
"A statement was there made to me
OF Whites confession and an 4nterview
was requested. 1 gave very brief in
terview, in which 1 stated in substance
that full examination should be made
of the assertions contained In the con-
fession. ] expressed no opinion regard
ing the truth of the charges.
CONFESSION IN TYPE
Mr.. Whites confession was in type
and was on the press when arrived at
the Tribune office. This was the first
intfmation I received that White had
confessed or was In any way impli-
Gated In charges of bribery.
Regarding the deadlock over the
senatorship: After the primaries I
stood for the election of Senator Hop
kins and did not know that Mr.. Lori
mer, Mr.. Schurtlef and their friends
were against him until a minority OF
the republican members who were in
harmony with Mr.. Lorimer and Speaker
Schurtleff had effected an Organization
of the house of representatives with
the aid of democratic members
After the deadlock had existed some
time Mr.. Lorimer called upon me re-
peatedly. had assumed from CONVEX
sations we had at these times that it
was entirely with a view to effecting a
reconciliation between republican fac
tions; and, notwithstanding that | felt
l had suffered unjustly by reason of
attacks made upon me by him and his
friends, both in the preceding legisIa-
ture, the preceding primaries, the pre-
ceding election, the preceding orGani-
zation OF the house and In the effort TO
unseat me and seat my opponent a
governor, still / felt that should Law
lDferSSf
in the hope of bringing about harmony
in the party.
Mr.. Lorimer was opposed to the plan
of nominating by caucus Later was
Informed by him and his friends that
could be elected senator I refused
absolutely to consider It, Neverthe
less, shortly before his election, an ef-
fort was made by Mr.. Lorimer and
his friends in the general assembly to
elect me. l called together, in my ONCE.
republicans who had supported me in
the senate and who had gone into a
republican, caucus in the house. and
stated tothem that this movement was
without my approval and that / would.
not accept the Office if elected.
Shortly before Senator Loriuer was
elected and after the deadlock had
dragged on for months, it became ap
parent that he was candidate. A
number of my friends, whom he mem
tions in his speech, called upon me and
/ advised them strongly against voting
for him, even though. he could get a
minority of the republicans to aid the
democrats in electing him.
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