Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-13
IA TOILETTE INTRODUCES REso.
LUTON CALLING FOR AN
OTHER INVESTIGATION.
LORIMfR IS NOT TALKING
Silent as to the Latest Revelations
TiIden Denies That He Was
Custodian of Slush
Fund.


Toilette introduced resolution pro
viding for another investigation of the
Lorimer case. 1t makes as the COM
m1ttee of investigation Senators Works
OF California, Townsend of Michigan,
Mclean of Connecticut, Kern of In
diana and Pomerene of Ohio. No &C
ton was taken, as Senator La Toilette
intends to speak upon the resolution
another day.
Lorimer's Plans Are Indefinite.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania. - United
States Senator William Lorimer of Illi-
nols, who came here on private bust
ness, would not discuss the investiga-
ton into the election of the senator by
a committee of the legislature at
Springfield, ILL.,, neither would he COM
ment upon the resolution of Senator
La Toilette, introduced in the senate
at Washington, calling for a reopen
ing Of the Lorimer case by a senate
committee.
The senator was accompanied by
Very Rev. j. F. Green president of st.
hitass college of Chicago, and w. A.
Heating, Chicago engineer. They
came here to witness demonstration
of a tunnelling machine which is dig
ging hole through hill few miles
from this city for the Valley Stone &
Coal Co. The senator said until he
reached the capital his plans would
be more or less indefinite"
TiIden Denies Handling sIush Fund.
Chicago, Illinois.-Edward Tilden,
president of the National Packing Co.,
named by Clarence S. Funk as the
man to whom contributions to aid
William Lorimer in securing his cleo
ton to the United States senate were
sent, denied positively that he had
knowledge of any money being used
In the election. He also declared he
would visit Springfield and testify be-
committee.
Mr.. Tilden, after admitting that he
had been served with subpoena
from the Investigating committee,
said: l cannot outline or discuss
what my testimony will be in advance
Of my appearance as witness except
to say that I have absolutely no knowl-
edge of the use of any money in any
way in connection with the election of
Senator Lorimer.
II do not know Mr.. Funk. | never
saw him to my knowledge and would
Il; he
street.
81 am acquainted with Mr.. Hines,
but J. have not seen him more than
two or three times in the last three
years. / never talked with him before
or after the election of Senator Lori
ton"
Mr.. Tilden expressed surprise that
articles had appeared in the newspa-
pers intimating that he was trying to
evade appearing before the Helm COM
mittee.
Rests With New Senators.
Washington, D. Civilian Lori
mer held his seat in the United States
6cEdlS ny d NUlO Ol 40 10 4U. vi the
46 senators who voted in Lorimer's
favor, 10 are no longer members of
the senate. OF the 40 senators who
voted against Lorimer, four are no
longer members of the senate.
Thus the vote of the old members OF
the senate can be taken to stand
For Lorimers retention: &c; for Lori
mer's expulsion, Sc.
Here are the new members of the
senate. who will cast the deciding votes
at Lorimer's new trial:
Republicans-Lippitt, R. l.; Mclean
Conn; Poindexter, Wash; Townsend
Mich; Works, Gals.
Democrats-Blount, Fla; Chiffon
Va; Hughes, Col; Hitchcock, Neb.;
Johnson, Me-; Kern, Ind; Lea, Tenn;
Meyers, Mont; MARITIME, N. j.; OGor
man, N. Y; Pomerene, Ohio; Read
/ Mo-; Williams, Miss; Watson, w. Va
ID.
IOWA OFFICIALS GET RAISE.