Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-29
Twenty-Five
HUNDRED
FOR VOTE
THIS WAS THE PRICE PAID
TO DEACON HOLSTLAW
Bride Taking Illinois Legislator
Testifes Before Senate Com
mittee Investigating Election
of Senator Lorimef,

chicago. sept. 2S.->liIe senator
D. 4. Holstlaw Of Iuka, one OF the
ififtS-one democrats who voted for
Senator William I.ol,mer. on the Wit
ness stand today before the senator
ial investigating committee testified
that after he had voted Tor senator
Loiimer he received $1,000 and that
lie supposed the money vas paid be-
cause of his vote.
The state senator. who until re-
Gently was q banker IN Iuka and had
some prominence in the Baptist de-
nomination, was the second legislator
to tell the committee that money vas
paid because OF g vote for Lorime1.
Senator Holstlaw in response TO the
question by Attorney Austrian, WAS
anything said abont payment Tor your
vote for senator Lorimer?" said
THE night before the election Of
Lorimer. ! met State Senate John
Broderick eutside the st. Nicholas
hotel IN springfield and he said to
me They are going ia elect Lorimer
tomorrow
II replied. Yes. think so. and /
am going to vote for him.
He said Wen, there is $500 in
It for YOU. That was an that was
said. | intended to vote for Lorimer
anyway, had made up my mind three
or four days before that and did not
know there was q thing in ii for me,
WAS you offered anything ?" was
asked.
He dld not offer me anything and
simpiy spid there was $4,000 in it for
me.
Did you get the $%2,5Oo?' was the
next question.
Yes WAS the answer, II went TO
Chicago about June 16. 1903. to Sen
at6r BrodeTick's office and he gave
me s2,500 which he counted out OF
mn envelope He only said, Here is
thai none. and | said nothing to
him beyond greeting him wher met
him.
on further examination senator
Holstlaw said he supposed the money
wee ppid for his vote fer Lorlmer.
In response to the questions hy
senator Frazier Mr.. Holstlaw said
chat Frederick was the first man 10
speak 10 him about voting Tor Senator
I.orimer.
"Did You ask WHIT the $2.500 was
for or who was paying it'' uueried
senator Frazier
'No sir. was the reply. q asked
nothing.
Tho witness declared he had had
40 other conversation with Broderick
relative 10 the vote and that he Went
TO Chicaeo to see Frederick in re-
sponse TO o letter. Tho substance Of
which was q request from Frederick.
INA he owe YOU anything o" asked
Senator Frazier.
NO was the answer.
Further in his testimony senator
4olstlaw said that later Broderick
paid him 500.
when got the $500. senator
Frederick simply said that much was
coming to me and simple look it. |
don't know what 1t was for"
Senator Paynter asked the witness
DC senator Lofimer OF the senatorial
election was mentioned when he re-
reived the $4,000 from senator Brod-
crick.
Neither senator I.erimer nor the
senatorial election WAS mentioned
then replied senator l1olstlaw.
\ confession signed by Holstlaw on
May 2N. 1910, when ho was before
the Sangamon count. grand jury was
presented and Attorney Austrian
called the ,..tenton cf the witness to
statement there that "Brodertck
told mo there was $2,500 in It ,or me
tf } would vote for Lorimer.
ON REORGANIZATION Attorney
llanccy brought out that Holstlaw had
told many persons pricr To the Lor-
imcr election hat he had made up
mind To vote for Senator Lorimer.
did not remember all the
names mentioned by the attorney and
admitted that he had made no secret
his Intention To vote for Lorimcr.
Asked by Senator Johnston what
induced him TO vote for Lorimcr, the
said
We had tried SO long to elect a
democrat and could not. ! thought
eiecting Lorimcr would make tho
breach wider in the republican ranks.
I naturally liked Lorimer and just
up my mind TO vote for him."
"Who advised YOU that the time
had come to vote Tor senator Lori
mer p was asked
NO one.
Did YOU know that anyone was
paid 20 vote for him
4 aid not,
shortly before the ndi, urnment |
senator Paynter said.
So far - | an concerned this ease
is being approached on the presump-
lion that the men who voted fot SEN
Lorimcr did not do so because
q bribery or corrupt influences. lt
DE unjust TO have ans other
lssumption.
To this statement senator Hepburn
The whole committee is procecd-
ing with D. lack If presumption ia
the election. The burden of proving
such a. condition g. IN those who are
mekiug the charges.
At thc Afternoon session Chairman
BURROWS announced that Representa-
tive White would be permitted 10 tell
what be- did with the money. he said 4
received for his vote Tor the clec-
zion of Loiimer and his share in the
alleged jack pot
The committee is IN doubt OF the
tdmissibilif1 81 the fcStimuuR.~ said 1
Chairman Burrows ~hut win permit
10 % go 'n without making the ruling
1i precedent In other testimony.
The committee a@rin ruled adj
yciseiN 90 the Introduction of Whites
manuscript of his experiences as a
legislator.
White testified thst DE did not de-
pesit any af the Sf.ooe. he says he
received far vsrin- Tor nat Lor-
inner. in bank. hut loft about
zee ot it over night iu tho custody
ODE c1shier of a department store
iu East st. Louis 7
He also soid thet he did not deposit