Rock Island Argus., 1911-03-29
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Q. Did you not inquire OF any o
the members of the Illinois genera
assembly for the purpose of discuss
ing the matter OF the senatorial
election with them2 A No; l didn't
see anybody. to my recollection.
O. Anybody in your employ OF
anybody else whom you now recall
A. No; nobody in our employ. Let
me see-I think l telephoned either
| from Chicago or from Washington to
a gentleman at Rock Island think
at Rock Island.
gentleman? A His name was Mr.
Davis-Samuel Davis.
O. When did you telephone TO
him. A. Well. just about that same
period.
@ And what was the substance of
that telephone conversation? A.
That the administration was very
anxious ta- end the deadlock in IIli-
nois, and that il appeared that Sen
ator Hopkins could not be elected,
and that unless some compromise
COuiO De arrived IneTS NOulu uS
no senator elected at Springfield at
this session, and that the admins
tration leaders were anxious TO have
republican elected at the earliest
date possible. and I think I asked
him If he could not acquaint the
mem bers he was acquainted with in
that district of that matter. I didn't
know their names-didn't know who
they were.
Q. Who is Mr. Davis? A Why,
he is a manufacturer; l think he is
president OF a large manufacturing
concern in Rock Island, manufactur-
ing farm machinery.
Q. How long have you known
him? A. Oh, have known him in
the neighborhood Of l 3 years.
MADE NO REPORT.
Q. Did he report TO you subse-
quentiy that he had seen any of the
mem bers Of the house or senate from
Rock Island? A. He didn't say he
did; I think he said that he would
see them.
@. Did he never report to you af-
ter that conversation? A. I don't
think so.
Q. Did you ever receive any word
from him through any other per-
son that he had seen any of the
mem bers from that district? A. No.
only talked with him; I talked
with nobody from that section.
q. Well. my question is. did he
send word to you through any other
person? A. No.
O. subsequently? a. 1 don't think
he did.
Q. You have no recollection of
that. if you did receive such word?
A. No.
LANDEE TELLS BRIDE DEMAND.
At the night session Senator Lam
dee testified that Representative
Charles Luke of Nashville, now dead.
came to him during the deadlock
and told him ten votes could be de-
livered to Hopkins If Hopkins would
do the right thing" Landee, as
one of those nearest to Hopkins. was
asked to inform the candidate OF this
fact He did so and was told by
Mr.. Hopkins that he didn't want
votes that we're got that way"
Mr.. Landee further testified that
he had met Luke on the night OF
Lorimers election. that Luke was
slightly intoxicated, and that when
he asked him why he had not voted
for Hopkins, Luke answered:
Hopkins wouldn't come across"
CAME OUT BY ACCIDENT.
Senator Landee had been called to
testify to another matter and the in
cident was ELECTED almost by acci-
dent. He objected TO giving the
name OF the man at the time, and
throughout his testimony by ruling
of the committee, Luke was refer
red to simply as "a member of the
Legislature" After the senator had
been dismissed and had left the
building, however, the committee
learned that three members Of the
1909 legislature have died since, and
II was decided that to leave the man