The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29
ILLINOIS BRIBERY
SCANDALS GROWING
Continued From Page One.)


with Senator John Frederick of Chi
cago. in trent of the st. Nicholas hotter
in this city, the day before Dorlmer
was elected senator After some deSui-
tory converse ton, HOltslaw said BrOd-
erick asked him If he could vote
for Lorimer, and he replied that il was
possible, since some of his Democratic
constituents had told him such move
would help toward disrupting the Re
publican party in the state.
Holtslaw declared BrOderick then
said to him that if he would vote for
Lorimer there would be $4,000 in it
for him, and he then agreed to cas- =
his vote the next day. May &c. for Lori
mer. He said that he had never been
approached on the subject before, and
denied that Lee O'NeiI FrOwne, minor
fly leader of the house. or Senator
Loriner had ever brought the subject
TO his attention.
Got In the 3EBand Wagon"
Holtslaw, up to this time, had voted
consistently for the Democratic candi-
date, Lawrence Stringer. During their
conversation, Broderick told him Lori
mer was going to ''be put over" the
next day, and that there was no Ques-
ton about II. said HoltslaW, so he con-
cluded that he might just as well get
in the band wagon"
At this time, according to HoItslaw'S
statement, there was nothing said as to
when, or at what place, the money
should be paid. Later, he says, he re
celved a communication from Brod-
erick, but could not remember whether
ii was by letter or otherwise. In any
event, on June II, 1909, HOltslaw went
to Chicago He visited Broderick's sa-
loon and was there paid the $4,000 for
his vote for Lorimer. Most Of the mon
ey was in 800 bills, he said
In regard to the Jackpot" Hollis
laws memory did not work well. and
he could tell but few of the details Of
the transaction He denied that he had
nrnvfnnS nndarzfa n I'd T,c o.
the distribution of money at the close
of the session. and the first he knew of
the existence of such a -jack-pOt' was
when he read about IL in the newspa-
pers-
Was Handed 500.
He said month after he was paid
$4,000 he received letter from Brod-
erick asking him to come to Chicago.
son tor Broder1ck's wanting to see him
was when he was handed 500, Brod-
erick remarking, This is coming to
you.
HoltsIaw said he asked no questions.
but went back home.
HoltSlaw detailed his conversations
with agents Of various desk concerns.
On the night OF January II, 1910 the
day before the contract was let to the
Ford Johnson company of Chicago, at a
figure $40 higher than the next high
est bid, HOltslaw said he visited Otto
FREEZER, sales agent for the Ford-J ohnson
company. at the st. Nicholas hotel and
told FREEZER it would be worth s., 500 for
him to use his influence in securing the
contract for the Ford-Johnson com
pany- He declared that FREEZER told him
that this sum was out of the question;
that his company could not afford to
pay so much.
At this time. Holtslaw related, A. B.
Johnston Of the firm of Johnston
Hatcher of this city, entered the room.
FREEZER then told him he would have to
talk TO Johnston, and that anything
Johnston did was all right. Holtslaw
said he told Johnson he wanted $4,000
for his vote IN favor of the furniture
contract, and that Johnston declared
that he could not pay that much, and
that the $500 he offered Holtslaw was
$500 more than any Of the members of
the committee were getting. The sum
of $1,000 was then agreed upon. so
Holtslaw says The agreement was
made that the money was to be pa
when the furniture was delivered and
the company had received its money
from the state
Confession Of FREEZER.
FREEZER was taken before the grand