Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-23
YATES believes
THERE WAS FUND.
BOTH HE AND HINMNN STAND
BY JACPOT THEORY.
HAD been one FOR Years
But "Wcarincss" Entered Into Lori
mcr's ElcoiOn-"Dcnccn Is "a
Liar still"

By Associated Press
Washington, June 22,-Former
Governor Yates, Of Illinois, who ac-
cused Governor Deneen Of playing
him falsely in politics and sent word
to him through Senator Lorimer that
he was "a liar, still" denied today
on the witness stand in the senate
committee investigating the Lorimcr
election that he had ever heard of
the use of money in that election un-
I'll more than a year afterwards
Both he and George Hnman, edi-
tor and publisher Of the Chicago
Inter Ocean the only other witness,
expressed the belief that there had
ben 'jack-pot" or general cor
ruptiOn fund, in the Illinois Lcgisla-
ture for many years, but they pointed
to Mr., Lorimers enemies as the
probable contributors.
Mr. Yates emphatically denied that
he ever had any conversation with
Edward Hines of Chicago over the
long distance telephone on the day
Senator Lorimer was elected regard
ing corruption fund for Mr.. Lori
iiA'l y ilfNNlNllt VI bll any NNllNl 0Ab~
ject, Former Governor Yates was
asked If he had any political differ
enccs with Mr.. Lorimer
Senator Lorimer did not support
me for the denomination for governor
In 1904, and that was quite a political
difference in my mind" said the
governor smiling at Senator Lorimer.
The latter smiled back
Regarding the governorship, he
said he and his friends nominated
Governor Deneen.
81 told him | was for him for gov
ernor," explained Mr.. Yates. "They
told me he would support me for
United States Senator That was a
subsequent consideration, and one he
did not keep"
"Did WEAKNESS of the deadlock en-
ter into the election OF Senator Lori
mer?" asked Senator Fletcher.
"Yest I think It did
"The Democrats had no chance Of
electing their candidate, did they?"
"None whatever"
Senator Kenyon suggested that by
Republicans voting for Democrat
he could have been elected just as
Iorimer was by Democratic votes. To
this Mr. Yates replied that there was
no disposition among Republicans to
vote for a Democrat When It came
to Democrats voting for Republican
Mr. Yates said, Hopkins did not seem
to want Democratic votes, and so did
not get them.
'They felt very enthusiastic about
voting for Lorimer," Mr.. Yates said.
81 heard one man say as he cast his
ballot, Thank God the time has come
when | can vote for Lorimer! They
shouted It out"
-Feeling was more explicitly de-
scribed in a letter which MIR. Yates
had written from Florida to Senator
Lorimer in 1909, advising Mr., Lori
mer that the newspapers said he was
going to elect Governor Deneen.
81 told Senator Lorimer after he
had elected Deneen governor TO call
mis- aside and tell him he had one
friend who says 'Deeneen is liar
still and ! am that man"
Coming down to the Lorimer cleo
ton, the witness said he did every
thing he could for Lorimer in that
contest, but never heard Of the use Of
money until long after the election.
Senator Kenyon said the first step
in the election of Lorimer was the
election Of Edward Shurtlen as
speaker Of the Illinois Legislature. He
asked the witness If he himself had
not said on the night of Shurtleffs
election, This means the election of
Lormer as senator"
Mr.. Yates denied that he had
made any such statement but de.
manded to know who claimed he said
so. Senator Kenyon asked If he had
not made such statement to Phil
lips, reporter for the Record-Her-
aid.
81 know Phillips said Yates
'IIe is with the Tribune and is an
honest fellow, If he says said IT,
] would say | said t."
The witness added that he had
long said that Lorimer would be
elected senator, and might have eX.
pressed his feelings along that line
nut there was no general discussion
to the effect that Lorimer would be
candidate.
what Democrat OF respectablitl
or Of prominence, or member Of thC
legislature, expressed a desire to have
Lorlmer elected?' asked Senator
Kern.
81 don't know; l can't give you
any names"
mot one?"