The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-27
PACKERS MAY
 BE CALLED
COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE USE OF LARD" IN ELECTION
 OF SENATOR LoRIMER.
Attorney Hancey Gives Editor kes- ley a Gruelling Examination Tried to Establish Hatred
 of Paper for Lorimer.

Washington, Judy 26 The cross lexamination of James Keeley, gener- lal manager and editor of the Chi- Icago Tribune was completed today before the senate Lorimer commit tee.
 Not since the beginning of the in- vestigation has a witness been through the gruelling examination that MT. Keeley experienced at the hands of Elbridge Hancey, counsel tpr Senator Lorlmdr. Time after Itime the editor let the sarcastic re- marks of the attorney pass with nothing more than a shrug of the shoulders, but at others he counter ed and retaliated. Throughout the day the object of the attorney ap- peared to be to establish an ancient |grudge of the Tribune against Lor- inner.
 The committee after the cross ex-
 animation asked the witness just two questions. One was whether the editor believed the story of State Representative Charles A. White, whose alleged confession of graft in
 the Illinois legislature was first printed by the Tribune.
 T did and do" was the answer.
 The other question was directed at what MT. Keeley had in mind when he said yesterday he had about changed his conclusion about having been swindled when he paid George Glavis $500 for books that Glavis claimed showed that Lorimer when lin the house. received money from lobbyists inl Washington. He had not got an opportunity to explain on |cross examination.
 When came to Washington few days ago. MT. Keeley replied, "Mr. Green. attorney for Glavis, came to me and said if would ask the dis |trict attorney to be easy on Giavis ne would tell me where the book was. The trunk full of books had Idwindled to a memorandum book. MT. Green said the book was in existence and that he knew who had lit. I told him could not be par
 ty to such an arrangement, and that the proper person for him tc see was the district attorney. He said he would see his client and call on me again, but he has not done so :. He added that a search warrant would be necessary to get the book" '"
 One of the points dwelt on by MT. Haneey in his cross examina- ton was the reputed criticism in the Tribune editorials of senators who voted for Lorimer in the recent fight over his seat in the senate. MT. Keeley said he had no recollection of such editorials.
 Mir. Hancey thereupon read sew eral editorials. The first was en- titled, Don't Crowd Mir. Burrows,' and described the chairman of the first Lorimer committee as Picking Nosegays."
 Another editorial printed after the vote on the Lorimer case said that If four more senators had voted their honest convictions on the Lorimer case, Iorimer would have been un- seated.
 What four did you have in mind? {?
 'sNo four, The vote was 46 to 40. Four from 46 leaves 42 and four added to 40 makes A."
 "Did you have any knowledge oi |anv senator casting dishonest ol corrupt vote on the Lorimer case?' asked Senator Jones.
 .sOf course not. The editorial was la more arithmetical figure o Ispeech. ?
 | It is probable that heads of biz Istock yard companies at Chicago vii ibe called as witnesses to explain tht Iuse of Hard" in the Lorimer cleo ltion. Witness Keeley said represen ltatives of the Armour, Swift, Morris
 land other concerns might enlighter Ithe committee.
 '.The lard incident came up whel lMr. Keeley in answer to a question lsaid the Tribune at one time printed Ian editorial. Asking if Lard als, had been used,' in the Lorimer cleo ltion.
 Senator Fletcher asked Mir. Kee Hey if he could give names of any lone who might tell them about tn