Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-07-15
HOW JACKPOT
s. LOST $4,000
Bill to Permit Barber Shop to
incorporate and Buy a
Railroad
GOVERNOR DENEEA VETOED It
Some Sidelights on Caliber of
Legislature Elected in
Illinois.

ernor Cahrles S. Deneen, of Illinois,
who figured in the Lorimer Senator
ial fight, again testified today be-
| fore the Senate Lorimer Committee
| Governor Deneen said that before
the publication OF the alleged White
confession, Editor Keeley of the Chi
cago Tribune suggested to him that
special session of the legislature
| be called TO consider the Lorimer
| case. The witness said that at
consultation with his advisers, how
ever, the conclusion was reached
that the investigating committee
would probably consist of men who ars
guilty and the special session was
not called.
Representatives Whites reference
in his alleged confession to the 500,
900 loss to the corruption Jackpot"
because of the governor yetoing "one"
bill was taken up.
Governor Deneen said he had ex
amined his vetoes and guessed"
White was referring to the corpora
tion BILL" revising the corporation
laws of the state.
Governor Deneen said he vetoed
Il because it allowed "a barber shcp
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 Com
pany see you about not vetoing the
bill?" asked Mr.. Hanecy.
81 do not recall whether he called
before or after the, bill was passed.
| The witness added that he did not
know whether Bancroft favored the
feature of the bill which was object.
! iOnable to Deneen
| Interesting Testimony.
Washington, D. c., July 15.-Touch-
ing on the election of Shurtleff as
Speaker in the legislature which elect
ed Mr.. Lorimer, Mr.. Hanecy asked if
Deneen had not said in the presence
of J. W. Ford, Jr., and Representative
D. D. Brownbeck. that "he would de-
feat Shurtleff if was necessary to use
all his patronage to do it
Il never did," replied the governor
He added that Ford claimed at one
investigation that Deneen was using
i al the patronage to that purpose.
Governor Deneen denied that he had
said to Representative Durfee when
Durfee announced to him that he was
going to leave Hapkins for Lorimer
that Lorimer would be elected and
that the election would be satisfactory
Il tried to prevent Durfee voting
for Lorimer," said the governor, "and
suggested to him that probably would
have to call special session of the
legislature in the fall to pass on wa
terway matters and in the meantime
the senatorial candidates would fight
the mater out before the people.
Conversations Governor Deneen had
with Frank B. Noyes, then publisher
of the Chicago Record-Herald were
gone into. The witness denied that
Noyes had said to him that LorimeT
| was the only Republican they could
take, or consistently have the office
of senator by Democratic votes"
| Did Not Remember.
He also denied that Noyes had told
him that if an attempt was made by
Lorimer to elect Shurtleff senator that
every vote the newspapers could con-
troll would be thrown to Hopkins and
Hopkins would be elected. I do not
recollect any such conversation and
do not recall any talk in which he
claimed that he could control any
votes in the legislature" added Gov.
ernor Deneen.
Tip From Washington.
The telephone conversation between
Edward Hines, the Chicago lumber
man, on May 25, the day Lorimer was
elected, was discussed.
1 Attorney Henecy read an article in
the Chicago Tribune written by C. s.
Raymond, from Springfield on May ~.
In this reference was made to the re-
port that a telegram from President
Taft confirmatory of the telephone
message, influenced Lorimer's elec-
| ton.
Mr.. Raymond was not referring to
Mr.. Hines telephone conversation
to me for did not tell any one about
that" said Governor Deneen.
Mr.. Hanecy also read an article in
the same paper dated May ~, written
by John Callan O'Laughlin at Wash.
ington, saying it was reported that
conservative senators had sent well
known business man to Springfield in
Lorimer's interest"
Hines?"
A Good Guesser.
1 well, after being on the witness
stand for two and half days ought
to be qualified as a guesser, so guess
Mr.. Hines"
L Deneens testified that in August 1909,
Secretary Of the Treasury Macveagh
sent for him, ito ascertain for the
president matters in regard to Senator
IOrimer's election"
/ Deneen said he responded lightly:
4 ASK the president. he Is the man
! who is said to have sent the message
that did it." 81 u
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