The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-25
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 24.-On account of
a reputed attempt to buy enough Dem
ocratic votes in the Illinois Legislature
to re-elect Albert J. Hopkins to the
senate was told before the senate Lori
mer committee today by James Keeley,
general manager of the Chicago Trt-
bune, and created a sensation
1t followed Keeley's testimony how
he happened to buy the confession of
Chas. A. White, the legislator whose
story of graft in the Illinois Legislature
at Springfield resulted in the Lorfmer
investigation. It was subsequent to
the testimony by Edward Hines that
Henry s. Boutell, minister to Switzer.
land, told him that Taft would assist
in the election of Lorimer.
Keeley said the Hopkins story was
obtained from Clifford Raymond, rep
resenting the Tribune at Springfield,
and Representative Ira G. Copley, of
Aurora, Ills. He testified that Charles
Wheeler, a Chicago newspaper man at
Springfield, came to Raymond in 1908
and told him the story which Speaker
Shurtleff requested be not printed.
Keeley said Raymond told him that
Shurtleff and others met at hotel In
Springfield, the meeting being caused
by a report that certain parties had
come to Springfield to buy certain
Democratic votes on certain day for
Hopkins; that Representative John z.
Wardell of Canton, we y called In, and
that Shurtleff told them he knew what
they were doing; that an attempt was
being made to buy Democratic votes,
and that he read them a list Of fifteen
or twenty men who Were to be bought
and the prices to be paid
The list was headed by NANNY
Brahams He testified that Shurtleff
said he knew what was going on, and
you can't put II through; that the
speaker declared If Abrahams voted for
Hopkins tomorrow he would suspend
roll call and announce the names and
read the list of men bought, and that
Roger Sullivan was telephoned' to go to
Springdeld and that ne rounded up MS
followers and told them he would blow
them out Of the political waters IL they
attempted such thing.
HINES ON STAND.
Today's session of the committee be-
gan with Attorney Hanecy, counsel for
Senator Lorirnsr. questioning Hines.
Suddenly, st the instance of his coun-
tsel, Mr.. Hines produced sheet OF
paper, without letter-head and without
signature or date, but which Mr.. Hines
said was in Mr.. BoutelPs handwriting.
This little sheet contained these words:
Il should like to have the senator
know who was the only man in Wash
ington who went to the president In
his behalf and bring on (sic) the
goods"
Mr.. Hines declared that the senator
referred to was Senator Lorimer and
that his election to the senate was the
subject of the note. The witness ex-
plained that he was SECURE In his ex-
OlanatIon because a little while arteI
he got the note from Mr.. Boutel he
had a conversation with him which
" cleared up the matter. Mr.. Hines de-
clared that in this conversation Mr.
Boutell said he had gone to see Presi-
dent Taft and had told him that Lori
mer seemed to be the only man upor
whom the factions could unite Mr
Hines continued:
''Mr. BouteIl said that after he told
the president of Lorimers capabilities
and of the ability OF the factions &C
unite on him. he (the presidenO sa1c
that he was very anxious to have
senator elected from Illinois ana tna'
: Mr. Lorimer was very acceptable &C
him and that he would do all he coulc
to assist In electing him..
when did you find this supposed
Detter?" asked Senator Kern of Indiana
II found it yesterday in goins
, through my papers"
Did you have 1t when you testineC
q few days ago?"
yes"
Mr.. Hines explained that the shee'
of paper had been enclosed TO him II
another letter from Mr.. Boutell. Tht
letter was brought from chicago VIII
q bundle OF papers, Mr.. Hines testified
Doesn't the letter with which thi'
sheet vas sent show the dateT'
well. as this sheet was regarding
nv personal affairs. It was separated
from the letter in which 1t came"
When was It written7" asked Sen
ator Jones.
"Some time after Mr.. Lorfmer's eiec.
tion. You will notice a water mark OF
this letter by which It might be traced
"I met Mr.. Bouten on the way tn
White House, said Hines. Tie sait
ne was going to the White House t.
tell the president that 1t looked as 4
Lorimer was the only man upon whom
the factions coj1d unite and to ask tn,
president to help him."
Mr.. Hines in his previous testimony
had said that former Senator Aldricl
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