The Washington times., 1911-07-29
BRIBE TAKERS DUE
ATLORIMER PROBE
Men Who Got the Money and Confessed to Appear Be
fore Investigating Committee Next
Week.

I effort constantly cast slurs and poked
| fun at the Stringer candidate.
II believed that II could held thirty
Democrats in line for me, would pre-
publican, and that was my sole purpose
l could have no other object"
Did Brown confer much with your"
Two or three times. The first was
when he came to talk about who should
place my name in nomination. He
proposed that Mr.. Luke, the member
now dead, name me.
Il said that would be all right II
Luke would be In condition to do 1t cor
rectly."
This with an expressive gesture as
of man lifting a high-ball higher. The
men in the audience all laughed. Even
Senators who are reported never to toy
with the high-ball. laughed; Mr.. Ken
yon among them. However, Mr.. Ken
yon has lived in Chicago.
"Mr. Brown said he would see to It
that Luke would be in condition to do
1t correctly, and that II he wasn't then
he Brown would name me-"
Did you think" asked Senator Ken
yon, that the election was brought
about by general feeling Of disorgani-
ought to be an election in any case
or that II was brought about by cor
ruption? You need not answer that
question unless you are willing"
" ell, senator, dll lIc Sle-
ments you name entered into the ac-
complishment of the result. 1 can't
say in what proportions. For myself
/ felt that 1 stood for Democratic in
tegrity, and represented, as the regular
nominee of the party, the only chance
going over to a bipartisan combine
that would elect a Republican. 1 knew
that II 1 gave up, or admitted the hope
lessness Of my candidacy, that weak
ness woul be made the justification for
any Democrats who helped elect a Re-
publican. I would be the fall guy and
didn't propose to be that"
Stuck By the Ship.
And You stuck by the ship till the
endT'
II did-the ship didn't stick to me;
but received twenty-five votes on the
last ballot"
Attorney Healy started some ques-
tions about Chicago and Cook county |
political relations to that fight.
Don't start me on Cook county poll |
lost sure. I never can keep track of !
all that"
Judge Hanecy demanded a certificate |
Of character for Lorimer and induced |
lmer's honesty and integrity ques- |
toned.
But I've heard his political meth |
DDS questioned" added the witness.
You had no personal knowledge OF
Improper methods in the election of |
Senator Lorimer?"
mo, none"
E o. Phillips, political correspondent |
Of the Chicago Tribune now and of the
at the time Lorihler was
elected, said he was friend of former .
Governor Yates. He wrote from Spring |
field an article on the election OF |
5hurtleff as speaker. 1t said, in sub
stance, that Lorimer would be a candi-
late for Senator-that the bipartisan
combine that had chosen ShurtIef
would later elect Hopkins.
Phillips is a lot more modest young
nan than some other political writer's
would be IL they could make such good II
yuesses. He plumed himself a very 4
rifle on his skill in prophecy, but gave
he lions share OF credit to Governor
Yates. who told him that such would
be the outcome.
ON the day Lorimer was elected
said Phillips, this article was called
10 the attention of a gathering which
vas congratulating Lorimer and consid-
erably discussed"
The evening before Lorimer's cleo
ion Phillips talked with Stringer at
he hotel about the deadlock stringer
said 1t was 'alI of with him-Lortmer
was going to be elected"