Arizona republican., 1911-06-23
NEVER HEARD ABOUT MONEY Former Governor Yates
 Tells Lorimer Committee HAS NO LOVE FOR DfHEEN
Had Not Always Been P )lit- ically Friendly to the Sen ator, But He Does Not Believe His Election Was Corruptly Accomplished. A

dSnIngton, D- C-, June Z2.-tor- 1 mer Governor Yates of Illinois, who
 once accused Governor Dineen of
 word 10 him through Senator Lori | mer that he was a liar still," de- | nied before the senate committee in- Vestigating -he Lorimer election that | he ever heard Of the use of money in 1 that election until more than a year ] afterWard Both he and George w Hinman, editor and publisher or the Chicago Inter-Ocean, the only other witness. proiessed the greatest friend ship for LOrimer.
 Hinman expressed the belief that there had been d jack pot" or gen sral corruption fund in the Spring field legislature for many years, but he pointed to Mir Lorimer's enemies as the probable contributors
 Yates emphatically denied that he
 ever had any coHeersation with Ed
 ward Hines of Chicago over long
 distance telephone the day Lorimer
 was elected. with regard to cor
 ruption fund for Lorimer's election.
 or any other subject.
 Attorney Healy, for the committee. explained that there had been the
 barest suggestion that he held con
 yersation with Hines that day, but did not believe there would be any testimony to that effect before the committee.
 The former governors political bat ties were probed extensively. first by the attorney for the committee, and then by Judge Elbridge Hanecy. rep resenting Lorimer. Attorney Healy first took Yates through the history of Illinois politics Yates was asked if ne had had any political differ ences with Lorimer
 "Lorimer did not support me for renominatiOn for governor in 1904 That was quite a political difference. in nay mind," said the former eover- nor. smiling at Lorimer, who later smiled back.
 With regard to the governorship. 1 Governor Dineen. ''I told him Was for him for governor" explained | Yates. He told me he would sup port me for United States senator 1 That was d subsequent consideration. i one that he did not keep"
 The effects of this alleged failure | were described in detail, Yates re lating how he became a political pp- ponent Of Governor Deneen. Lorimer 1, lining up behind Yates for goverr~r | against Deneen in 1908. His feelings I toward Governor Deneen were more | explicitly described in letter which | MT. Yates said he wrote from Flor | ida to Senator Lorimer in 1909 ad- | visiug him that the newspapers said | that Lorimer was going to elect Den cen governor. He said: T told Lor- inner that after he had elected Coy efnor Deneen. to call him aside and | tell him he had one friend who says Deneen is d liar still, and that l am the man
 Coming down to the Lorimer cleo ton. the witness said he was a warm friend of the senator. About forty eight hours before the election on May 26 he learned first that Lori mer was likely to be elected. Lori mer himself told him at that time that there was a chance for his cleo tion. He said he did everything he could for Lorimer in that contest. but never even heard of the use of money until long afterward. He admitted that the weariness of the deadlock entered into the election of Lorimer |
 Senator Kenyon asked the witness if. when Edward c. ShurtIeff was elected speaker. he had not said. This means the election of Lorimer for senator"
 Yates denied making such a state ment.
 What democrat of responsibility or prominence or member of the leg islature expressed a desire to you to have Lorimer elected?'' inquired Senator Kenyon.
 q don't know. I cannot give you any names"
 MT Hanecy, attorney for Lorimer. delved into Illinois political history. Do you know of any alliance be- tween Roger Sullivan, the democratic leader and Governor Deneen?" he asked.
 If there is,'' responded the wit ness. Roger will get what got"
 Hanecy brought out that Senator often manifested opposition to Yates political fortunes Yates protested against that line of ques- . efs...