The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-05-07
BRIBERY STORY TO Be
THROUCHLY SIFTED
Illinois legislators Charges Re-
suit In Sensation.

The sensational charge by c. A.
White that $1,000 each was paid GER
tain members OF tho legislature In
electlng William Lorimer United States
senator and that the alleged existence
Of what was termed Jackpot" cor.
ruptlon fund stirred Illinois political
and Official life.
Following the disclosures Governor
Denoen. States Attorney Wayman and
Attorney General Stead got busy in
vestigaung the charges. The case viii
probably be laid before the grand jury
az once. Il was declared
Charles A. White. Democratic
member OF the legislature from ORAL
Ion. 81. Claire county. In tha Forty.
ninth senatorial district. confcsses he
received 81 ZOO for voting Tor Mr.. Lor.
liner. White further says that he re
ceived $500 AS his share o. tho corrnp
ton fund which Il IS alleged vas held
IN sort 81 trust for the pas mcnt Of
money for The passage Of bills in the
general assembly
Lee o'Nel Browne. Of Ottawa. mi.
nority leader. Is accused by White. &C
cording 70 the story. and Is charged
with having paid the money White de
clares he received for having voted for
Mr. Lorimer
Robert +. Wilson. Democratic mem.
Der from Chicago and follower o.
Browne in the Legislature. is accused
by White OF having paid him the $500
additional that White says he 20
celved.
Senator Lorimer. in HIS home az Pts
takee Bay. made statement denying
every word OF Whites confession. lie
declared that politics was hack OF the
charges and there was no foundation
for them
This attach Is a surprise to me.
said Senator Lorimer. do not under.
stand Il DO not understand why
such thing should be printed am
sure that nobody save any money 10
any one Ia thc legislature on my BE-
half. White or any one else
Lee O'Nce Browne arrived in chica.
go and declared cmphaticaily there
was no truth IN the story told BY Mr..
White
The grand fury. called primarily 20
look into the various charges growing
out OF the John C. FetEer trouble with
the Chicago and Western Indiana rail.
way. viii take up the WhiteLorimcr
case as well and promises 10 make
one OF the most important and senss.
tional political graft Investigations
the city has known for years
a startling development in the bri-
berry scandal was the report that mem.
bers OF the legislature who have been
mentioned in tbs gossip about corrup-
tlCn were beginning 10 leave the state.
Lee O'Nell Browne. declaring that the
story OF White Is false from beginning
TO end. has determined TO fight the
chRrkes.
Among the down state" men whe
are In Chicago AZ the request Of States
Attorney Wayman 70 testify before the
grand jury are Thomas Tippit of OF.
ney. leader o, the minority faction OF
Democrats IN the legislature and oppo
nent az Lee Omen Browne. J. w.
Gibson. a banker OF Mount Vernon.
III. the home town q Representative
William c. Blair, Democrat. who voted
for Lorimer Henry A Shepherd Of
lerseyvilIe. banker and legislator. who
voted for Lorimer and was named By
Charles A White as one 81 those who
attended the ST Louis meeting. Sen.
ator Albert r. Isley OF Newton. who
made a speech In the legislature de-
elaring that there was bribery In the
air
Representative Tippit admitted that
he expected 70 80 before the grand
jury. but he refused to forecast What
he would tell the jurors
Later In the day the men we're "a.
ken before the grand jury