The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-04-06

~ u i0fsF exiFt4aR aaiMVHlty ~ ihu
Chicago Tribune toward him aud
concluded his speecch By asking for
an investigation hy tAe senate ~
the circumstances attending his ~.
eetlan This request was granted
and resolution adopted diretlns
the committee on privileges and
elections 10 make such investigation
ard 70 report 70 the senate
A subcommittee of the committee
0n privilege and elections. consist
Ing Of Its chairman, Senator BaF.
rows. Senators Gamble. Hepburn.
Bulkeley, Republicans, sad Senators
| Frazier. raynter and Johnston, Dem
ocFats. convened 81 Chicago, Sept
lao, 1919, aud at the request oi
the Chicago Tribune permitted that
paper "a appear by counsel and pre
sent such evidence as Il had 10 sup.
port the charges II had published.
Mr.. Lorimer was also represented
by counsel aud th.~eaftsr the pro-
eedinEs before the committee were
managed by the respective counsel
lhove named and every witness suR
yested by either was summoned and
estified.
Two main questions were involved
IN the controversy. The first went
iireetly 10 the personal integrity Of
senator Lofimer and hls connection
With the alleged acts OF corruption.
hmost at the opening Of the iuyea-
igation, Mr.. Austrian, counsel for
he Chicago Tribune. In answer 10 /
ID inquiry as 10 whether he expect |
ID to connect Senator Lorimor with |
he payment OF money to secure l
5otes for himself. or with any cor
'upt practices, stated TO tho COM
nitteee that he should say not; /
nd when the same question again
rose later in the proceedings. he
gain stated that he did not contend
hat Mr., Lorimer had anything &c
10 with such transactions. Tho sub
ommittee also reported that no evil
lence was submitted 10 IL, or was
,btainable 80 far as known, incul-
'ating Senator Lorimer In bribery
" attempted bribery, II such there
vaA, of any member Of the legiPla-
ure; and that there was no evil
lence that Senator Lorimer had an,
,nowledge whatever Of bribery OF
tempted bribery by anyone. And
fter a faithful examination OF the
violence | am convinced OF the cor
ectness OF that finding.
The second question involved the
ltegrity OF the election itself and
ecelved most careful considerable.
n the part of the committee. In
Is investigation of this question, its
lembers continued their labors II /,
hicago for a period of three weeks
earring the testimony Of about forty
illnesses whose evidence consti.
utes volume OF about 500 printed
ages. The hearings were open tc =,
he press and public.
The charge was that White, the
IAN who sold hts so-called confef !
Ion TO the Chicago Tribune, an6
wo or three OF hls associates In
he legislature had, sometime II
he summer following the adjourn
aent OF the legislature, received :
1oney from J. 0'Neill Browne ant
ne Wilson In consideration or by
eason Of having voted for Senate
4orimer White alone claimed that |,
Ie voted for Lorimer by reason of D
promise made by Browne prior to (
he election that he should be paid 4
1000 therefor
The evidence IL clear that White /
5aa a consplrator from the day .
Lorimer's election. IIif i
rying need was money and 1t made Il
o difference TO him how he got 1t. =
ie admitted to his intlmates that ,
e had no knowledge of any cor >
upton In connection with the elec y
Ion but on three or four occasions Il
nd to ms many different persons Il
o disclosed his purpose TO make A
'rowne or Lorimer come over good y
nd hard" when he said the word. II
IN one OF these occasions he re 81
lied to the inquiry. Have you go n
nything on them, White?" by say
lg: No, ! ain't. got the worst !,
II down at Springfield but tina I
lakes no difference. | voted fol Jt
orimer and am a Democrat, and a
an say that | got money for voting u
DR. Lorimor, and do you suppose v
ley can stand II for moment Ell
II through the summer he seems r
} have been Matching schemes fol 4
ain, having for their basis his own f
He stated that he wa RI
Ding TO get something on Congress "
ian Rodenburg and put him out OF Al
nd TINT Nhtta | fh
would then run for Congress and )f
title down and get married" He 81
Dandoned the Rodenburg scheme II
Dwever, but prepared the article be h
re mentioned, purporting to give .,
true account OF his experience H. y :.
Ie Illinois legislature In which the ~
'ofessed instance OF his bribery by ~
rowne was given. He offered II "a
at least three publishers who de 1e
primer the following letter.; ~
o'Fallon, H., 12-i-09. ae
on. VIM. Lorimer. 70
Washington, d. C. al,
My Dear Sir: ] am preparing 10 m
ace before the people OF this coun. r,
y an article | hayo written Civ y,
4 my true experience az n mem n,
r OF tho Illinois legislature. The =,
ticle VIII appear either In book Ia
rrm or will be published In one OF q
Q largest magazines In the United ~ ~
ates. ~
have Just completed the manu- ~ ~
ript, which contains about 30.00 Aa
,rds. giving In detail my absolute -
true experiences az a member OF fr
e forty-sixth general assembly. We
yet have not closed a deal will his
y publishing house. but when my I'M
rms are acceptable will dispose OF ei
for
] have been offered sum suffi. ~
mt 10 value the manuscript al ne
out $3.50 per word. pr
believing that you would bo more no
m deeply interested ia the works la'
d actions OF the members OF the ~
i session Of the Illinois leglsla-
e. owing TO the fact that possi- -
! your experience with that gen wa
u assembly viii DO one OF the soh
estions freely discussed, and as ihn
ling you that ! have severed all
INJECTIONS with the party leaders. ~
A "a hn l.. ] ana