Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-22
AzIER HAS DIFFERENT FINDING
Asserts Tainted Votes Reduced Vote
Below Needed Majority.
HAS NO SIGNATURE
Report May Be Made at
Later Time.
ASKS FOR DELAY
Hoosier wants Time 60 digest Rec
ord Of Evidence BEFORE the Re
port ts Taken Up ny
the senate.


WASHINGTON. u. c.. Dec u.-ssnstor
Burrows chairman OF the committee on.
privileges and elections. today presented %
the senate the report Of the investigation
OF the charges of bribery made IN cnnnec-
uon with the election of William Lorimer
as senator from Illinois. The conclusion
reached by the committge was a. follows:
That in their opinion the title of Mr..
Lorimer to a seat IN the senate had not
employment OF corrupt methods or prac-
tees.
Charges that four members OF the II
Iinois Legislature were brfbed and that
| three other members paid hribes are not
I ign1red bg the committee. The report de-
ciares that those who confessed to receiv-
ing bribes should not be believed and that
the votes Of those who we're charged with
] paying bribes should be counted. In rela-
ton 10 the charges that there was a cor
ruDtion fund used in the Illinois legislature
and that il was disbursed BY one Robert
z. Wilson. the report says there Is no evil
Ndence that it was used for the benefit Of
[ NIr. Lorimer. The committee suggests that
any investigation Of the OF such
I fund should be made by Authorities OF the
/ state OF Illinois.
Report Not signed.
The report as presented was not signed
I By members OF the committee, although
| il did not appear that there was any
I minority. On the floor OF the senate,
however Mr.. Beveridge made the state
ment shat he had not been able to concur
with. or dissent from the findings because
I OF the vuluminous character OF the tesri-
mony He said he would digest the pro
! ceedinRs OF the Investigating COMMITTEES
I during the holidays. He asked that a
specific time be named Tor acting on the
report but objection was made by Senator
GaIIinger on the ground that the matter
was privileged and could be called from
/ the table at any time hy any senator.
The statement OF views sent 20 the com
mittse by Senator Frazier. who was
| member OF the sub-comIniftee which con-
sidsred the cass.- tEas 'n6C flIea WITH tlss
port II was stated that Mr.. Frazier had
asked that II be withheld and that he
should be permitted to fiie a minority re-
port IL he should desire to do 30 later.
Abstract OF Report.
The report recites that the memorial filed
June 7, 1910. by clifford W. Barnes. presi-
dent OF the Legislative Voters league OF
Chicago. charged that the election OF
william Lorimer. senator from the state
OF Illinois was brought about BY bribery
Then follows the instructions Of the senate
given June %, directing the committee on
privileges and elections to investigate the
charges, and the fact that a subcommittee
was appointed composed OF Senator's Bur
rows, Gamble, Hepburn. Buikeley. Frazier.
/ Paynter and Johnston.
The committee set forth a. a statement
OF the fact that Mr.. Lorimer was elected
on May D. 1909, receiving ios votes out OF
eO2 cast on the Joint ballot OF the Illinois
assembly. These votes were set out as
I follows:
| Hopkins. 20; Loriner, 10s and stringsr. a
The report IS divided into chapters. each
/ carrying a subhead.
Definition of Bribery.
Under the head Of Bribery the commit
tee says;
In number OF cases that have been
before the senats OF the United States it
has been held that to lnvalidate the cleo
ton OF a senator on account OF bribery,
/ II must be made to appear either:
"First-rhat the person elected partici-
Dated in one or more acts or bribery or
attempted bribery or sanctioned or encour-
aged the same, or.
'second-That BY bribery or corrupt prac-
tees enough votes we're obtained for him
70 change the result of the election"
Testimony was quoted by the report 70
show that at the outset of the invsstiga-
don counsel for the Chicago Tribune who
conducted the inquiry against Senator Lor-
/ imerD announced that he did not expect
TO connect Senator LOrimer with any
bribery.
Attention is made 70 the denial made
I by senator Lorimer in the open senate OF
any act Of bribery on hts part in connection
/ with his election and % his demand Tor an
! investigation. In that connection the re-
| -ort quotes the resolution, OF which the
-0uowing .s set forth.
Bribe-Takers DISeredfted.
/ ~It should further be stated that there
was No testimony offered during the in
| sesri-at.on. which would tend in the re-
: notssr 20 umDIcate senator Lorimer in
| any personal act of bribery. or attempted
bribery. or corrupt practices of any ma
rure."
| The report SAYS the Investigation was
chiefly directed 20 the claim that several
members OF tine Legislators we're bribed 70
sCte FOR Mr Lorimer and whether n these
CHARGES aere established. "A sufficient
number we're bribed % vote for senator
I Lorimer to render his election 70 that
/ office invalid
The report SAYS
/ -Four members of the general assembly
which elected Afr. L0rimer testified 20 re-
cefviug money ds a consideration for their
votes. The members who thus confessed
] their own iufamy were Charles White
Michael Link H- J. O.. Ereukemeysr and
Daniel " EiolstlaW-H
I The report named Charles A. White as
I the chief of those self-accusers and the
cne on whose testimony the whole fabric
[ Of the accusation largely depended and
Z accuses him directly of corruption through
8ut his legislative career.
IL is stated that White appears TO have
conceived the plan of claiming 70 have
been bribed In connection with the sena-
toriaI election, as a basis for sxtortinz
money from senator Lorimer"
III may b. said thar after seeing. OBJ
I serving ana hearing this witness. IL vas
the opinion u a majority OF the Sub-