The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-10
UNABLE To EXPLAIN
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Former Member of Illinois
Legislature Appears Before
Lorinler Committee.
OUlZZED BY MEMBERS
One Representative Brings
in the Name of the Late
Robert w. Patterson.
QUlZZED BY MEMBERS

CHICAGO, Nov 9.-lnability TO cS
plain the source of number OF @io'
bills which he possessed in the summe
of 1909 characterized the testimony o
former State Representative John w
De Wolf of Canton, Ill, today before
the committee of the United States
senate investigating the election OF
United States Senator William Lorimer
of Illinois.
Dc Wolf was the Democratic mem,
her of the legislature who proccipltated
he so.called "Hopkins furry, Whleu
caused Roger &. Sullivan, Democratic
national committeeman, 10 make nur
ried trip from Chicago TO Springiieiu
during fhe 1909 legislative session.
The Canton man told the eom'hi.1ee
that he started the rumor that there
was 10 be a Democratic landslide. to
Senator Hopkins simply as practical
joke.
We wanted to have Roger Sullivan
come down to Springfield and buy us
some Of those big, black cigars. " SAID
Dc Wolf
Led bv Senator Kern. members or
tho committee quizzed De Wolf regard
Jug his personal financial matters un-
III the witness apparently became con
fused and could give no answer salts
factory 10 the committee
New Twist Given Inquiry.
Former State Representative Walter
l.antz Of La Grange gave his recollec-
ton Of the famous deadlock at Spring
fiald and brought in the name Of John
Corwiu, a former correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune At Springfield who,
he said, mentioned TO him the possibil-
ity that the late Robert Patterson, for
merlv Of the Chicago Tribune, might
he chosen for United States senator,
and that Corwiu asked h'm as to the
! ossibilitv OF the combination of Demo.
Gratis and Republicans. I.uuiz told
rorwiu. he said. that The only men who
possibly could be elected by such q
combination were Speaker Shurtlett
and Mr.. Lormer.
l.apiz thea quoted Corwin as say
ing:
Don I YOU think that possibly by
thr spreading around of little change
il might change the sentiment herel.
. took it ms one Of John s jokes,
said Lantz. ''and I said Not for a
million dollars That was all that
ever transpircd in the way of conver-
ration between Corwin and myself on
Inc subject. y
Defends Late Editor.
James Keelev. general manager OF
the Chicago Tribune, said tonight:
Ito those who knew Mr. r. W. Pat
ierson. editor of the Tribune, there Is
10 need 10 stamp as utterly false and
meudacIous the lnsinuatIons cast on
his character Gv the testimony Of Wal
ter l.antz before the committee of the
United States senate investigating the
Lorjmcr case. Mr. Patterson cannot
answer. He is at rest in Graceland
cemetery.
{" He told me score of times when
his name was being used by cheap roli-
ticians who thought by this means tul
curry favor with him that under no
circumstances or conditions would he
even iT the senatorial nomination and
certificate Of election were handed TO
him. accent that or any other public
office. His heart WAS in his work and
when he ceased active la Dor he did so
10 enjoy d period of rest earned by his
thirty years of untiring activities on
tho Tribune
ITO think for moment that Mr.. |
Patterson, even il he had had political
ambition. could have consented TO, con.
piyed AT, or permitted auyone 10 suc-
2est ihe use of money To secure Of !
flee Is rrepostcrous. The cruelty of the !
insinuaiion spread broadcast TODAY was |
intensified by error in quoting The tes- |
timonv of Lantz.
Mr.. Colvin. who. ! see. gives flat |
denial 10 LantZ 5 testimony, has not |
been employed BY he Tribune since
1908 and in 1909. when the converse. |
tiou lS alleGed 10 have taken place, |
Mr.. Patterson. ] believe, was in Europe |
and had been for some time.