Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-01
AccusER IN LoRlMER SCANDAL
TAKES STAND BEFORE SEN.
ATE COMMITTEES.
RELATES SAME STORY TOLD
TO PREVIOUS COMMITTEE
Submits corrssp pondsnes Which Passed
Between Himself and Lee o'Nsil
Browne, Accused Of Distributing
eribs Fund-Whits Explains HE Pe.
IitieaI Affiliations.

Washington, Aug. 1.-still insisting
that he was paid handsomely as a
member Of the Illinois legislature for
voting for Lorimer for United States
senator, Charles A. White resumed the
witness stand today before the senate
Lorimer committee.
1t was the same old story White had
told to the first Lorimer committee. A
large crowd was present to hear the
account Of the graft in Illinois.
White asked leave to make q state
ment. He said he was afraid his po-
litical affiliations would be misunder-
stood by his testimony. He said he
was a democrat on national issues but
in local elections he voted for the
best men,"
Correspondence between Lee O'Neil
Browne, the democratic minority leader
in the Illinois legislature, who Is ac-
cused Of giving White the Lorimer
bribe money. was introduced in evil
dence. White producing the letter al
legged to have been written by Browne.
Attorney Hanecy, representing Sen
ator Lorimer. furnished the letters
Browne received from White.
In one Of the letters written just be-
fore the legislature met, browne put
White wise" as to where he could get
railroad and Pullman passes. White
said that upon his arrival at Spring
field to attend the legislative session he
signed an agreement to support
Browne as minority leader. He refused
to vote for Shurtleff for speaker. a!tho
his democratic colleagues shifted from
Browne to Shurtlen.
Had Promised Exposure.
Mr. White said that in this cam
legislature he made speeches on ths
subject Of corruption and promised to
expose 1t If he found any at Spring
field. -ss
In this connection it was brought out
union men Of his acquaintance had ac-
cepted bribes for the purpose OF being
in a position to expose employers of
charge of the settlement OF a street
900. while the other took $4,000.
In order to show the state Of Mr.
Whites mind at the time of his cleo
lAoIA W Ilie lC8ASldluIS, xAdEOio
asked him regarding the books he had
read. Mr.. White said he had been a
regular reader Of the Appeal to Rea-
son. the Chicago Daily Socialist and
other socialisMc papers; that he had
followed Tom Lawson's "Frenzied FL
nance" in Everybody's Magazine with
deep interest and thought it a splendid
piece Of work and was equally pleased
with Upton Sinclairs novel dealing
with the Chicago packing houses. He
said he had read all Of lngersolrs works
and subscribed to Bryans Commoner
Won Against Field Of Six.
He told OF his campaign for the pri-
mary nomination for representative
when, as a result Of his labor support.
he was able to win a field Of six con-
testants for two nominations.
Mr.. White told II his visit to st. Louis
shortly after his election to attend q
conference of members Of the legilslA,-
ture who had been invited to meet Lee
O'Neil Browne, then a candidate for
minority leader. He promised to sup
port Mr.. Browne on that occasion, and
shartly afterward attended another
meeting Of the Browne following in
Chicago.
Letters sent Mr. White ny alr.
Flowne were introduced into the rec
ord.