Greene County herald., 1911-08-11
IOR|MER PROBERS
WILL TAKE RECESS
Committee Will Take Vacation
of Month or Two.
In No Other investigation Is It Prob
able That the Two Sides Were
tt So Confident That They
i Had Won the Case.

Out Of conflicting testimony, appar.
ent perjury and trivial details, the
Lorimer Investigating committee is en-
deayoring TO sift out the facts. A date
for taking long recess has been ten
tatiyly fixed. During that period the
two attorneys for the committee will
60 through the record of what has
been heard and fix on a program for
the remainder of the inquiry The
committee hopes to conclude its ses-
sion in Washington in ten days. When
it resumes, probably after a month or
two OF vacation, the hearings will lie in
Chicago.
In 10 other investigation is it prob
able that two sides ever were so con-
fdent Senator Lorimer's adherents
declare that they have proved their
contention that the charges are the
last desperate effort in train of deep.
laid conspiracies which have beset his
path silce he entered politics. SINH
lar motives, they contend, actuated
those who testified against his friend,
Edward Hines.
On the other hand, those in touch
with affairs in the senate are ccnvinc-
ed that the tide has set too strongly
against Senator Lorimer to be stopped.
Former Representative Charles A.
White admitted under oath that he
received 81 Geo from Representative
Lee ONoill Browne, the minority lead
er in the Illinois house, for HIS vote
for Lorimer
White said that Mr.. Browne also
promised him share Of the jackpot
fund which was distributed about the
middle CT July, 1909 White received
the sum Of S9OO-his share of the jack.
pot, from Representative Robert q.
Wilson, one of Brownies political lieu
tenants, in Wilson's room at the
Southern hotel at St. Louis ON July
is, 1903.
White said that several other Demo
cratic members of the legislature were
there on that day and received from
Wilson their share in the jack pot.
White gave his reason for accepting
the money that he wished to obtain
evidence of political corruption exist
ing at Springfield, which he desired
to expose to the people of Illinois,
Whites exposure was published in
the Chicago Tribune April 80, 1910,
and was the first public accusation
against the integrity of Mr.. Lorimer's
election.
White said he had been "coerced in
degree" to let the Tribune print
his story because they had turned it
over to the states attorney" White
referred to 'so-called' contract be-
tween him and the Tribune.
80 you don't regard contract any
more binding on you than the truth,
die you?" inquired Mr. Hanecy.
White did not reply.
You know you violated your oath,
made yourself infamous under the IL
linois constitution and disqualified
yourself for holding any Office, when,
you say, you took these bribes?" ask
ed Mr.. Hanecy.
Yes, ant | knew those who were
paying me were doing the same thing
and SO were the special interests who
were putting up the money to do It,"
Attorney Hanecy in his examination
of the witness has made it plain that
Senator Lorimer will attempt to prove
that White promised him personally
week before the election that he would
vote for Mr.. Lorimer. This question
was put to White, who denied he made
any such promise. When the senator
goes on the stand it is believed he will
tell of such an offeer by White.