Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-15
ANSWERS MANY QUESTIONS
Again Cross. Examined Before Lori.
mer Committee.
ALLEGED INJURY TO HOPKINS
| Contradicts Versions of Converse
tons Suggested by At
torney Hanecy.

ara TO the candidacy of William Lorimer
for the Senate marked today's cross-ex-
animation of the Illinois executive be-
fore the Senate special committee in
vestigating the election of Senator
Lorimer. The witness denied giving any
assistance in the election. as he has on
the two preceding days of his examina-
ton.
In support of the attempt to show that
Deneen killed Hopkins chance to return
to the Senate. and furthered the sena-
torial campaign of Senator Lorimer, At
torney Elbridge Hanecy referred to
specific conversations with ]. w. Ford,
jr., Representative D. d. Browneback,
Representative Charles Durfee and
Frank B. Noyes, editor of the Chicago
Record-Herald. Gov. Deneen gave his
versions of these conversations, which
were contrary to what Mr.. Hanecy sug-
gested.
The hearing today opened with a dis
cussion of the alignment of the factions
in Illinois politics in connection with the
senatorial contest.
Mr.. Hanecy suggested that none of the
followers of Chauncey Depew or John r
Thompson voted for Lorimer until after
governors office.
Mr.. Deneen replied that the purpose o
that meeting was to prevent their follow
ers from voting for Lorimer.
Special Session Suggested.
Gov. Deneen said that before the pub
LEGATION of the alleged White confession
Editor Keely of the Chicago Tribune sug
gested to him that a special session Of
the legislature be convoked to consider
the subject.
The witness said that probably after the
publication. he tentatively wrote a mes
sage proposing a special session. but al 9
consultation with his advisers the con
clusion was reached that the investigating
committee would probably consist OF the
men who were accused, and the specia
session was not called.
Gov. Deneen told Of being in the Of
flee of the Tribune the night the White
story was printed He said he read prob
ably the first copy printed and wake
out with it hidden under his vest. He eS
planned that he had been warned thai
every one leaving the building that nigh,
would be searched.
Big Loss to the Jackpot"
Whites reference to the thirty thou
sand-dollar loss to the corruption
lack pot" because of the governor
vetoing lone" bill was taken up.
Gov. Deneen said that he had exam.
ined his vetoes and guessed" Whit,
was referring to the Corporation bill,
revising the corporation laws of the
state. Gov. Deneen said he vetoed II
because it allowed "a barber shop to
incorporate and buy a railroad" The
witness said a large number of the
leading lawyers of the state had seen
him in behalf of the bill.
did Mr.. Bancroft. general counsel OF
the International Harvester Company. SEE
you about not vetoing the bill?' asked
Mr.. Hanecy.
II do not recall whether he called before
or after the bill was passed. The wit
ness added that he did not know whether
Bancroft favored the feature of the bill
which was Objectionable to Deneen.
Election of Shurtleff.
speaker in the legislature which elected
Mr.. Lorimer. Mr.. Hanecy asked if De.
neen had not said in the presence of J.
w. Ford, jr.. and Representative d. D
Browneback that he would defeat Shurt
left if it was necessary to use all the pat.
ronage to do it?'
Il never did replied the governor. He
added that Ford claimed at one CONVEX
Sation Deneen was using all the patron
age to that purpose.
Gov. Deneen denied that he had said
to Representative Charles Durfee, when
Durfee announced t him that he was
going to .eave Hopkins for l. rimer,
that Lorimer would be elected and that
the election would be satisfactory to him.
II tried to prevent Durfee voting Tor
Lorimer,'' said the governor, and sug-
gested to him that l probably would have
to call a special session of the legisla'
ture in the fall to pass on waterway
matters, and in the meantime the sena-
torial candidates could fight the matter
out before the people,
Further Denials by Deneen.
Conversations Gov. Deneen had with
Frank B. Noyes. then editor of the Chi
cago Record Herald. were gone into. The
witness denied that Noyes had said to
him that 'Lorimer was the only repub-
lican who could take or consistently have
the office Of senator by democratic votes. y
He also denied that Moves had told him
that if an attempt was made by Lori
mer to elect Shurtleff senator that every
vote the newspapers could control would
be thrown to Hopkins and that Hopkins
would be elected"
II do not recollect any such converse
ton and do not recall any conversation
in which he claimed that he could con-
troll any votes in the legislature added
Gov. Deneen.
When the committee adjourned until 2
pm, Mr.. Hanecy said he hoped to finish