The Washington times., 1911-06-22
YATES AND HOPKINS
WITNESSES BEFORE
LOR|MER PROBE
Without Gloves, Investigators
Start in Today to Re-
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of the elements. compared to that
which has pervaded the neighborhood
Of Senator Hopkins.
Many Marvel.
Men have never ceased to marvel that
such utter isolation from knowledge,
such complete immunity to information,
could be maintained In the midst of all.
the aIarums, the hairbreadth 'scapes,
the moving accidents OF day-by-day
political life in Springfield
Albert ]. Hopkins was never reputed.
In Chicago Of in Washington, a stupid
man. He was right there with the
fund OF wisdom, mostly. He could see
through political milestone IL It had
crack In 1t or a chip o ffthe corner
He earned such note for skill and per-
spicacity that Roosevelt made him
chairman of the committee on resoIu-
tons In the Republican national COM
mlttee or 1903, and the committees work
attested the fitness Of the choice by
bringing out that wondrous tariff plank
lore election, revision Upward after
election, and young eternity Of de-
lays with the dalliances of tariff
board thereafter. No, Albert J. has
slow.
NSnLIuHy his.
Wherefore the widespread interest in
that phenomenal imperviousness to
knowledge which has marked his atti-
tude toward the charges that there was
bought for Lorimer a seat in the SEN
ate with 100000 contributed by Illinois
big business; which said seat then and
there bought was in fact the rightful
property Of said Albert ]. Hopkins, by
right OF his nomination In the prima ries
Hopkins carried the primaries: led
In the balloting for Senator for many
weeks: was at various times within a
modest handful of votes of election:
was beaten, and Lortmer elected, by
the famous combination OF Hines Re-
Dublicans and Hinky-Dink Democrat ts
inspired and furthered by distribution
Of the Jackpot fund.
Yet Hopkins never has seemed very
mad about 1t. He has not wanted to
tell what he knew or suspected. He
Of the game in which he was beaten.
Fl edoesn't squeal. 81 am running for
the Senate, not the penitentiary," was
his classic observation when told that
with moderate liberality he could pull
down the plum. When everybody else
was talking about the purchase of the
seat for Lorimer, and It was assumed
that Hopkins should know Some
Hopkins sawed wood and pursued the
even tenor Of his law practice.
Without Gloves.
Whatever notiens Senator Hopkins
may have had about the propriety Of
the corpse behaving at the funeral, the
committee of inquiry is starting in
without gloves. 1t intends to find out
just as much as possible, and report is
that 1t has a large amount of inside in
formation with whic htO guide exam
ination Of distinguished witnesses, chief
among them Messrs. Yates and Lorimer
Matters that have not heretofore
reached daylight, in Connection with the
case, are reported to be up the sleeve
of the committee and its counsel. II
was said today that fully 200 witnesses
will be examined before the hearings
end, and that the most interesting parts
of the hearings will probably take
place in Illinois.
While te committee has taken no ac-
ton definitely determining on a trip
to the Windy City, 1t is expected that
after some twenty witnesses have been
heard here, the sessions will be moved
to Chicago and Springfield.