The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-01
WITNESS SAYS SENATOR LORI.
MER TOLD HIM ABOUT THE
SITUATION IN ILLINOIS.
EMPTY BATHROOM VISIT
Ono Man Who Went Into the Famous
Room Says Nothing Was Handed to
Him While He Was There, but Hc
Was Mcrely Asked a Question About
Woman Who Was With Him.

Chicago. Sept. 30. ~ Representative HI
ocrat, testified before the Lorimer III
vcstlgating committee today that he
was induced ID vote for senator Lori
iner On a promise of Mr.. Lorimcr that
he would do an in his power to pre-
vent the appointment Of two Jersey
Vile men to the postmastership Of
that town. SHEPPARD said that nc still
hoped tho promise would be per-
formed.
Six witnesses were heard by the
committed of whom four were mem
bers or the legislature that elected Sen
ator Lorimer. George Myers. the only
legislator of the four who did not vote
for tI4orimer testified he had refused
to vote for Lormcr after being In
formed by Democratic Leader Lee
ONeill Browne that there were good
state jobs and plenty Or ready ncces-
| sary" In prospect II he voted that
Wa..
The promise Sheppard declared was
made In person by Senator Lorimer.
The witness related his experience
before the grand jury In Chicago and
said that he had been threatened with
indictment for perjury II he did not
declare that lie received money from
Browne and Wilson.
Representative DeWolf was closely
questioned concerning his investments
In real estate since tire election OF
Senator Lorimer. He told of borrow
ing money to buy two farm tracts
| and testified that for a long time be-
| fore the election of Lorimer he had
ben ready to vote for n republican,
II am democrat said DeWolf.
"but | told number Of persons that
been ready TO vote for republican.
| / tried to get some other democrats
to vote with inc for Senator Hopkins.
but 1 learned that he did not want
democratic votes
Il was anxious To end the dead
lock and get home. Senator Lormer
| came to me and asked me If could
vote for republican. | told him
could. He said he was thinking of
, being u candidate"
Representative Michael Linkc testi-
| fled that he received $1,000 from
Browne and 5000 from Representative
] Wilson In st. Louis. but insisted that
the money was not In payment for his
vote which he declared he cast for
/ Senator I4orImer because Of his atti-
| tude In favor of federal aid III the
Illinois deep water project.
/ Were you. democrat. proud 0l
voting for Lorimcr. republican. fol
United states SENATOR Linke Wa
asked ON ross-examlnation by Sena-
] tor Frazier OF Tennessee.
4 yes, was. oh that OCCASION re-
Piled Linkc.
"Dii IL not strike you az cxtraordl-
4 nary and were you not surprised Whei
you met tile men who gave you tl't
money which you accepted without
question:.
Il was not very much surprised"
4 WAS there any reason why thu
money should be glycn to you?'
None that know of,"
Had you any information OF ths
gathering of funds for distribution
among the lngslators?"
II had heard rumors that II was
done, but had no definite lnforma
tion," said the witness.
Representative John DeWolf of Fnl
ton county declared that he voted fol
Senator I4orlmer To "brcak the dead
lock-, and that he was not promised
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