Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-25
Chicago Tribune Manager
BareS Alleged Attempt TO Buy
Enough Democratic Votes to
Elect Hopkins,
BOUTELL AND TAFT
DRAGGED INTO CASE
Hines Declares That Former
representative Also Told
Him That President Would
Help Elect Lorimer
Especial Dispatch to tn. Morning Journali

Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journall
Washington, July 24.-A detailed
account of a rePuted attempt to buy
enough democratic votes in the Illi-
nos legislature to re-elect Albert j.
Hopkins to the senate, was told on
the witness stand today before the
senate Lorimer committee by James
Kelley, general manager of the Chic
ago Tribune.
II was the sensation of a day Of
sensations in the hearing. 1t follow
ed Mr. Keeley's testimony as to how
he happened to buy the confession of
Charles A. White, the legislator whose
story about graft at Springfield re-
suited in the Lorimer investigation 1t
was subsequent to testimony by Ed
ward Hines and II. S. Boutell. now
American minister to switzerland told
him President Taft would assist in
the election of Lorimer.
Mr. Hines had been placed on the
stand today to tell about visits he paid
last winter to Il. II. Gary. r. S. Lo-
Vett, successor to Il. II. Hartman.
j. S. Bache and company, and others
in New York. None of these visits,
the witness claimed, had anything to
do with the Lorimer case.
Mr.. Kelley said what he knew about
the Hopkins story was obtained from
Clifford Raymond, them representing
the Tribune az sprlnefield and from
Ira Copley, representative in congress
from Aurora, Ill. He testified that
Charles Wheeler, another Chicago
newspaper man at Springfield came
to Raymond during the Legislative
session in 1909. and told him a story
which Speaker Shurtleff had person.
ally requested be printed. What Ray
mond had told Mr.. Kelley, the wit
ness testified, Raymond said had
been told him by Wheeler. Mr.. Kee-
ley said:
Raymond told me that the story
was that on certain night Speaker
Shurteff Dan Shanahan and some
others whose names / do not recall
met in a certain room in the ST.
Nicholas hotel, in Springfield and
that that meeting was caused by a
report being received that a certain
man had come to Springfield to buy
certain democratic votes on certain
day for Hopkins.
That Representative John C.
Wordel and Anton Carmack were
called in and that Speaker Shurtleff
told them he knew what they were
doing That an attempt was being
made to buy democratic votes and he
read them a list of fifteen or twenty
men who We're to be bought and the
prices that were to be paid.
The list was headed by Nanny
Abrahams, the Bell Wether.' l have
been told. Shurtleff said. Now, we
Know what is going on and you can't
put it through If Nanny Abrahams
votes for Hopkins tomorrow, | will
suspend the roll call and will an
hounce your names and will read the
hst OF men to be bought. II you
Try that, that is what | will do.
That Roger Sullivan had been tel
, ephone to come to Springfield. His
ualn was due to arrive about mid
hlSht He rounded up his followers
and told them he would blow then.
Out Of the political waters if they at
tempted such a thing,
Mr. Kelley said Raymond told him
lhs story prior to the Lorimer cleo
uon and that $2S,0OO or 100000 was
reputed to have been taken to Spring
neld' He read from memorandum
mat on September 81, 1910 Repre-
sentative Copley and John NJ. Glenn
zane to his office; that Copley and
hopkins came from the same town
ana they hate each other healthily
and viciously."
The witness produced a memoran
uuln OF what Copley had said. 1t was
70 me effect that Daniel Byrnes, for
merry Of the Chicago and Northwest
.'h was the man who tried to put
through the deal" and that the
money had been taken to Springfield
" resident OF Wheaton, III.
MI keeley testified that he had
poeh informed that the Wheaton man
was Fred NJ. Blount. According to
'nt memorandum Copley said he had
,e''ed upon Governor Deneen and
Deheen had agreed to call in twenty
~ ms republican allies and If the
V'"ocrats ~, voted for Hopkins to have
'''S twenty switch from Hopkins.
"r heeley said he sent list OF
questions on May 8, 1910. to Hines
p"u =. > Conway, asking about the
No',mer contributions. Mr.. Conway
'u ne knew nothing about them.
Nlt' Hines, the witness said, de
:, '"eu 10 answer He came to my Of
that night with Mr. Wiehe, asked
,nls list Of questions was joke,
a % ne had reputation in Chicago
ing 'As "ei' Insult
=, lie told me he would sue me for
""el II ] printed anything that re-