The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-21
WILSON SAYS BROWNE
WORKED FOR LORIMER
Causes a Stir in the Bribery
Hearing in Chicago.
Browne Told Wilson All the Demo
Gratis Had Agreed 20 Cast Their
Votes for Lorimer-Talk
with Roger Sullivan.

Driven into a tight corner by a fire
OF questions In Chicago from four OF
the eight members Of the senate com
mittee Investigating he election OF
William Lorimer TO the United States
senate, Robert Il. c'Bathroom Bob')
Wilson made number OF sensational
admissions They were:
That he was directed by Lee O'Neil
Browne TO vote for William Lorimer
for senator; that Browne told him
virtually all the Democrats had agreed
10 cast their vote for Lorimer That
he would not have voted for Lorimer
IL he had not been positive he would
be elected; that he held conferences
regularly before and after the Lorimer
election with Browne in Chicago and
at Springfield; that he secured his
present position In the county clerks
office through the influence OF Roger
Sullivan after Lorimer's election; that
he saw and ignored a telegram from
the Democratic state central commit
tee urging Democratic Legislators TO
vote for Stringer: that he did not
lock because II would have been his
political suicide.
Wilson's imperturbable calm dissap-
peared when he resumed his testimony
and Senators Kern, Lea and Kenyon
took up his examination and subject
ed him 10 a merciless inquisition. The
loss OF memory which came TO his re-
lief the previous day would not be ac-
cepted by the senators and they de-
manded that certain lines OF informa-
ton they sought be opened 10 them.
The witness hesitated many times,
but was induced 10 tell much that ap-
parently he desired 10 withhold.
Senator Kern. after plying Wilson
with question for nearly half an hour
brought the direct admission that Lee
O'Neil Browne induced him 10 vote
for Lorimer and tod him he had ar
ranged with the majority IL not all OF
the other Democrats 10 vote the same
way. This testimony caused decided
stir in the hearing.
The witness told OF seeing and talk
ing with Roger Sullivan in Springfield
before the Lorimer election, but denied
that they discussed the senatorial sit
uation. he attributed the success OF
the Democratic party in recent Illinois
elections TO Lorimer's election.
In the previous days testimony VIII
son denied emphatically all the charges
concerning the distribution OF the
Jackpot" fund in a bathroom OF a |
st, Louis hotel.
Since the death OF Representative !
Joseph Clark OF Vandalia Mr. Wilson |
is the only person connected with the
bathroom incident giving the proposed |
banquet as the reason for his St Louis !
trip Former Representative Henry
A. Sheppard OF Jerseyville, who
testified before the committee last
week. said that he merely CHANGED 10 |
meet Mr.. Wilson in 81 Louis and that
he never knew the purpose OF the lat
tcr's visit Mr. Sheppard said that
Mr. Wilson told him nothing about
banquet
OF the six Democratic membeys of !
the legislature who are said 10 have
received $500 Jackpot money from MI.
Wilson. Mr. Sheppard Is the only one
sim living who denies he received
money.
The confession OF Charles a White
led 70 the confessions Of tdichaol
Link, who since has died. and OF II j I
G Beekemeyer Mr. Beckemeyer ties
tihed that Mr. Wilson invented the
banquet story q year after Tho bath
room incident
Representative Clark the fifth leg
islator said to have received money
from Wilson stuck TO the banquet
story until his death few months
ago.