The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-28

right ahead and elect one of their
number to the United States senate,
and they did that.
There was no greater reason why
f1fty-two Democrats should 60 owe
and elect a Republican senator than
there was that an equal number of
Republicans should help elect a
But 1 tool no hand in the long
deadlock. and paid but little attention
to the long fight until the last week
Of the session. Then I did nothing
to aid Lorimer. Really, I did very
little either way"
When Mr.. Sullivan resumed the
witness stand at the opening of the
afternoon session he admitted that
he went to Springfield during the
1909 legislative session in response to
a long distance telephone call from
Congressman Ira c. Copley of Au-
rora.
IT was told there was a possibility
that some of the Democrats might
vote for Hopkins" said Sullivan,
land l wanted to prevent this If it was
true"
Il saw Representative John ]. Nc
Laughlin of Chicago and. I remember
telling him that this must not be
DONE"
Sullivan denied he was told two
weeks before Lorimer's election that
Shurtlef was soliciting votes for Lor-
inner and that Lee O'Neil Browne had
agreed to use his influence in the
same direction.
Sullivan was asked il he had a let
ter from Charles A. White. The wit
ness produced the letter. which was
written September 10, 1909, at ORAL
lon, Ill. White asked Sullivan for
support to make a campaign for. con-
gress. The letter from White and
Sullivan's reply, in which Sullivan
said the state committee could offer
no financial assistance. were i%ncorpor-
ated in the record Of the hearing.
Senator Kern Intercepted Sulli-
regarding the appointment Of
son and former State Representative
Cyril r. Jandus to county positions.
Sullivan said these appointments
were made purely on the strength of
Wilson's and Jandus' local political
on cross-examination Sullivan told
of his activity in behalf Of Adlai
in the 1905 g~overnorship
Sullivan discussed the constitution
al provision for minority representa-
ton in Illinois and went into h poll
tical history Of the state for a period
of fifty years.
"Many Of the Chicago newspapers
year in and year out have constantly
preached non-partisanship to the peo-
pie of Illinois. haven't they?" asked
Attorney Hanecy.
Eyes, some Of them have"
Haven't the Tribune. Daily News
and Record-Herald been particularly
in this regard?"
well yes. I guess they have"
These same papers also have adj
vocated free trade. haven't they?"
Eyes. I guess they have. The Tri-
bune has. and then on election day
come in limo for the Republican
party"
"Did you over have a talk with Mr..
Medill Mccormick in which Mr.. Nc
Cormick said that he or the Tribune
was going to drive Mr.. Loriner out
Of Illinois politics and follow Lorimer
to his grave II necessary to do so?"
mo, not exactly that"
well, what did Mr.. Mccormick
"IIe told me he was going to tie
me and Mr.. Lorimer together poll
That's about the worst thing
ever said to me-"
Sullivan denied that he had heard
anything of an alleged corruption
to elect Lorimer until after the
publications in that con-
.ection.
II want to say here inc now that I
never contributed n cent to aid Mr..
I.orimer's election testified Sullivan.
any person OF corporation that did"