The sun., 1910-05-31
STIRRED BY LOUIMER CASE
PPI>IDFNT ~ Sam To NAVE
TtkFN NOTE or SCANDAL.
senst. VIII investigate ChaFEes Against
Icrimer hat PFSbably Net BeFOee
NeNt winter senator BFOdrVirk.
IN tustndN, Denies EyeFything.

NeNt winter senator nrodeTirk,
IN iuslod', Denies EVeFything.
WASHINGTON. May SO.-The confession
n, S,,r. senator Holstlaw Of Illinois
-1,, 20 e., $500 for voting for senator
L--.re-. and the indictment of John
R-,4erick lor bribery. have thrown the
r.noi. Congressional delegation into a
.,a,s r, unusual excitement. Coupled
with a weeping denial of senator Lori
usrs explanations delivered by Gov
nenseu he revelations Of further cor
-.r,ion have convinced the politicians
taa' on upheaval in Illinois politics. bring
.nE ruin % scores of present oficeholdsrs.
cannot now be avertsd.
Ths explosion at Springfield which
drowned the dying echoes Of Senator
Lorimers dental that any money was
ra.d i,r his election has been the one
topic n conversation among politicians
Il all parts II the country. and members
4 tho Illinois delegation have been busy
Gnsvsrins telephone rails from colleagues
n The senate and HOUSE curious to learn
the latest details.
According 10 sIl Indications the sensa-
ton even reached high quarters. pro-
ducing result that spells disaster for
the Lormer faction in the Illinois Repub-
ican organization. Il became known to-
day that he Federal patronage which
had heen promised 20 the IOrimer fol-
-vers s 70 be held up by the Admins
ration pending an investigation of the
senator = election.
The resolution ceiling for an investiga-
ton by the senate Of the Lorimer election
bribery charges will bs adopted, but
.sAding members of the Senate Commit
'ee on Privileges and Elections are Of
the opinion that nothing can be done
until the cases pending n the Illinois
state courts against members of the State
legislature charged with being parties
% the bribery have been passed upon.
As congress will adjourn in another
month the senate probably will not
make any headway with the investigation
4 me charges until next fall.
Members of the Senate Privileges and
Elections Committse believe that the
resolution introduced BY senator Lorimer
vAs wrouEfully referred % the senate
.'mmi'tee on Contingent Expenses 1bsv
what The resolution should have gone o.
her committse IN the first place. and a
MOTION for this rsferenos NAV b. mad-
1 he senate tomorrow IL u probable
hat he rs'olution win he broadened IN
scope before Z IL presented 20 the senate
Astt nov reads Il oalls for an investigation
q newspapers ehsrCes. whereas the con-
mit'ee believes that Il should include anv
farres thar have heen made
lHicA0o Nav ~ State senator John
Broderick indicted On the charge o.,
having bribed State senator y " bolts
av With " .y0 to vote for william i.oriu1er
.7r senator. is on the wRv 10 Springfield
a custody Of Deputy Sher.1 Frederick "
.0ng
broderck and Long boarded q Chics-1
md Alton train az the Halsted street
station and escaped 'he reporters who h-a
zen awaiting them at the Union Station
4 who rode az FAR az Halsfed street
ing the train just ~ Broderick and ih-
.rH.g stepped aboard
l1a ~an1tor refused n discuss his cazs
'VaeT' '0 make q general assertion e his ,
0"cen'n I'm not guilty he ins.sts,, I
. ~ innocent of tho whole affair Tier
rr.' b' anything a. an - these Charge /
N.frug ~ all
ID yoT wish N make any specifr I
.'ra. rf the-e charges ~ bribery !
-afnr Br1derick was asked.
j wish ~ msk" "a general and specific !
..a' q l'l Tho charges. was the reply (
r gong 70 Springfield to got fs.r 1
"d impartial hearing before the sanEa
n county Grand Jury. which rsturneo |
10 na.riment against me ] am not iu ]
'. slightest degree Worried over TIN.
''ar and feel certain that the GRAND |
.-r FIl' "yunerlts me after an impartial /
lsurg
WNrri'GfEID. ~ May ~ Leads int i
'-1 bribery deals we're followed today
aus = NNfilF| IAEhF anu fNulfHr
'-- 'rum more members of the state
.sy-a'.ire who are charged with having
Pee. urIDed % vote for William l.orimer
q lmfei States senator and With hav-
shared 90 no distribution ~ the
.-.a... Jackpot are sxpected
senator Hol-tlau q confession v the
,z-s u.1" of Information yet discov-
'1 Poe ts- implioaung senator Brod-
'.'s .' 'rioszo a. a neu paymaster
'' '"r1.n- Pemb@rton and Represen-
.a.H" I.-sph : Clark a. participants
.." '-Iture deal. Holstlaw gave a
l-a' 1"a. ~ Information which IL sup
.-s-@7 .y the states attorney until
Ito "r-.. % involves can be brought
'-'.-' . Grand Jury HnlstliS has
'...E'. Is said . Dcmpcratic mem
NJ ..a legislature vho displayed
''"- s.a.'E after he voted Tor l,1rimer
90 f..a- Irr,usits IN country banks
30 beng raced and a Republican who
'-1 Lorimer and made several
''''' .ar'- which Indicated that bis leg
t.aiE. .HaraIcs had been prosDerous.