The sun., 1910-05-29


nick. has stated openly that hs voula
naver permit Il
No part 0g this story vas ever written
by White Il h also plain - b. seen that
every word was passed upon hy q LAWYER
osfore n was signed Nv thai creature white.
me mcsi cruei hlow IN this whole article
she one aimed a. the good name of the
Honorable Charles Luke. who has passed
svay and q nov with his Maker. Charles
tlaA 70 made 20 say that he got hia money
scr votinR for me- that no made he deal
dtect with me. This lie vas printed 10
",s color 70 the stOry
n vaa tuai one year ago that
OnaF@s Luxe. Democrat. then IN the
Anal sraees Of the mAlaiv Which cu' short
ne cf pFcnise rose from sickhed
end made he Painful say 70 ths legislative
nall 70 cast his vote for ne. Repuhli-
can for tinted states senator standing
% this hisiorir chamber. IN a place of honor.
- vhich nv departed friend DID all IN his
rover - assisf me. 7 would 10 untrue 70
our irisadship and MY high regard Tor him
u did not hurl this heartlsss lte back.
A feW day- later the FubuHs printed q
a'atemenr that Representatives Michael :.
Link and " = L Beckemeyer, also mem
bers n the FOr'y--iNth General Assembly.
bad Alsa confessed and had corrOborAied
Nhte's story that they had heen bTihed 70
csR their vote for me Link and Recks-
never did not confess that they had been
hfined - vote for me. When the whole
truth concerning their so-called -confes-
eons is diArlosed N court it viii h shown
hsycnd q shadow Of doabt 70 the mind Of
every man friend or foe. that thOss men
did not receive dollar for their votes fOrme
The charges stand to-day a. they stood
"a April -. uncorroborated lies Not one
dollar vas raid 10 a single member Of the
General Assembly for his vots for me.
The article IL part Of political conspiracy
- drive me out Of public life, 10 ruin zoe
anancially. hecause I will not do as othsr
Republicans IN Illinois have done place
myself under absolute control and dictatOr-
shir
Twsn, to say that When I became inter
es,ed N the senatorial contest vas in no
ssnus Of the word a candidate for senator
I catered into the contest with what VAS
W, ~ the Republican organization to make
. lasi stand against the TribWRe neW spapeF
combustion They had a. last succeedsd
d driving practically every oficehOlder
from United States senator down to do
their bidding.
senator Lorimer then entered into a
long explanation of the Illinois political
situation which aross over the opposition
70 Senator Hopkins. Ne said that thers
was only one man in the organization
whO was sincerely at all times for Hop
kins Who did not place his own interest
above the Senator's candidacy. and that
Gov Deneen vas bound 20 do everything
possible 10 defeat Hopkins After many
names had been presented and considered
and rejected for the nomination. and only
thea. LoFimer said. was IL proposed 20 him
that he take the nomination He con-
ssntsd only after the Governor and his
frienda and his own friends had said
they would support him. They did 20
and he was elected. although on the very
day before he was elected Gov. Deneen
changed his mind and opposed him:
Why, LOrimer said. he didn't know.
senator LorimeF attacked Gov. Dsneen
Tor the bribery charges. He intimated
that the Governor was angry because he
Horimer' and his friends had defeated
lsgisiAtiOn In the State Legislature apprO-
priatins t3O.Ooo 600 10 construct water
way. Lonmsr commanded that this leGis-
aaion would have meFely squandered
tco.oo0.OO0 of the people's money. He
continued. speaking Of the Governor and
the Governors relation 20 the present
stack on himself
The truth b that he Went 20 the FribuRs
oihce. % the beaten path he had hsrstO-