The Washington times., 1911-08-02
WHITE
BARES CORRUPTION
Former Legislator Assumes Air of Martyr He Tells of
~- Part He Played in Lorimer
Election.
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spoke about Representative Luke: said
he'd go down and spank Charley Luke
y he didn't be good.
Discussed Veto.
'Then we had a talk about the gov
ernors veto of a certain bill. On the
boat Brown told me that $4,000 had
been put up to pass that bill, and when
1T was vetoed, that money was lost to
the jackpot. heard Wilson say at st.
Louis. too, when he paid me for voting
for Lorimer, that that veto had lost the
Jackpot $35,OOO."
do you know what bill that wasT'
mo, ! don't. Never asked"
did they tell you how much they
distributed from the jackpot"
'Only that Brown told me he saw
Mr.. Riley in Joliet, and Riley said he
had got $1,000
But he never told you how much
the jackpot totaled?'
mo, SIR
How much of the money you got
did you give to the labor organiza-
Itions?"
Not any. I used it in various ways.
and made the exposure myself
You went to the legislature to dis
cover If there was any corruption, to
take bribes If they were offered TO you,
and to expose 1t for the good Of the
lpubHc?"
'I intended to expose any corruption
] could get ready for it. 1 told some
of the labor leaders the facts long be
fore it was published"
White denied that he ever asked
$4,000 for his story, as Mr.. Keeley of
the Chicago Tribune, alleged he did. He
declared that was a mistake; his first
price was $500, and he got $3,25O.
"Did Brown handle all the jackpot
money-who got it? Merely the Brown
Followers. the Democrats who voted for
ILorimerP"
at was my belief that other leaders
had, some of the jackpot money to dis
ltrihute. For instance. Riley. who was
q follower of Tippitts. said he got $1,000
II met Representative Clark on a
steamer in the summer of 1909. with his
wife. We went down to the beer gar
den. and Clark complained that Brown
didn't give him enough out Of the jack
pot: he said he had written Brown
about it
Clark Complained.
Later, Clark said again that he
hadn't got enough; he thought some of
the Chicago members got more than
those from down the State, and he
didn't think 1t was right. He said Mike
Link would have voted for Lorlmer for
$500. but by getting Link to hold out
they got $1,000. Clark claimed to be the
man who got Link to hold out.
After the boat trips. 1 next saw
Brown in 1910. at Springfield during the
special session. I had some correspond
Ience with him. however. in the inter-
val"
Here white produced a telegram
from Brown. saying that Mike Gibln
I(Brown's secretary would meet White
at the Briggs House the next day"
That was in reply to a wire asking
Brown to send me the 500 l had loaned
him." explained White.
Il met Gibbon and he gave me the
500 A man named Will Graves from
st. Louis. was with me; he didn't see
the money paid, but knew l was to get
It. and that did get it."
Next White identified a letter of his.
of September s, 1909. to Brown. 1t asked
cents in the world" With the letter
was sent a note, signed, in blank, which
Brown was to fill in with the amount
sent the money to White the next day.
in doing so, Brown wrote a letter of
fraternal advice:
Your trouble. old pail wrote Brown.
,'fs that you try to go to d fast.
You'll have to cut 1t out, old boy
In this letter Brown promised to help
get a Job for White. But he didn't
know when Lorimer would be able to
DO anvthing-or would do anything"
Brown also besOught White to do
ell he could for our old pal Morris. He
time" The committee wanted to know
what this was about, and White said:
Morris was seCretary-treasurer OF
the State Federation of Labor. and
there was fight on his reelection. He
met Brown In Chicago, and tried to get
Brown TO raise $1,000 for him TO send
delegates to the convention so he could
get their votes. advised not TO do Il,
hut cot II hnl q
convention. didn't. though--didn't
think it would he right
Committee Interested.
These adversions on the manipulation
of the labor orga anization by the poll
ticians were listened to with much in
terest by the committee. Morris was a
political utility, as Brown regarded 1t,
and his reelection was considered i'm
portant
On September Is, 1909. White wired
Brown asking him to meet White in
Chicago Brown replied It was imRossi-
BILE to be there About that time White
borrowed another $50 from Brown.
Another letter from White to Brown
was produced and read.
'sSy the grace Of God. every cent you
have lent me YOU shall get back some
time" said White. But for the time
being, White admitted, he was awfully
broke-couldn't get his new, clothes from
White inclosed his note for S1@5, and
urged Brown to send him 800 on It.
'5VYas 1t true that you had tailor
bill unpaid?" asked Senator Kern.
"No, SIR" replied White.
Wasn't true?"
mo, SIR" replied witness, cheerfully
as a basket Of chips;
81 Just put that in 10 help me get
an answer.
The committee was a good deal agi-
tated about what White had peen cen dong
with all his money. He got 800 paid
back by Brown and 800 more that
Brown loaned him, in speace of about
two weeks.
You see" he explained. Il was
working on the manuscript of my work
Of exposure. 1 began writing it about
September l."
'And you thought that II you bor-
rowed money from Brown while work
tnE on an exposure or him, it would
help confirm your exposure?" asked
We'll. the letters are here in evil
dence," replied White. who seemed ut
ferlv imperturbed at all suggestions OF
los