The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-14
IA TOILETTE INTRODUCES REso.
LUTON CALLING FOR AN.
OTHER INVESTIGATION,
LORIMtRl IS NOT TALKING
Silent az to the Latest Revelations
Tilden Denies That He Was
Custodian Of Slush
Fund.

Washington, d. c. Senator La
Toilette introduced a resolution pro.
viding for another Investigation Of the
Lorimer case. It makes as the com.
mittee of investigation Senators Works
OF California, Townsend of Michigan
Mclean of Connecticut, Kern of In.
diana and Pomerene of Ohio. No &C
ton was taken, as Senator La Toilette
intends to speak upon the resolution
another day.
lorimer's Plans Are Indefinite.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania. United
States Senator William Lorfmer of Hi.
nois, who came here on private bust.
ness, would not discuss the investiga.
ton into the election of the senator by
a committee of the legislature at
Springfield, ILL.,, neither would he COM
ment upon the resolution of Senator
La Toilette, introduced in the senate
at Washington, calling for a reopen
ing of the Lorimer case by a senate
committee.
The senator Was accompanied by
Very Rev. ]. F. Green president of st.
Rftas college of Chicago, and w. A.
Heating, Chicago engineer. They
came here to witness demonstration
of tunnelling machine which Is dig
ging hole through hill few miles
from this city for the Valley Stone &
Coal Co. The senator said until he
reached the capital his plans "would
be more or less indefinite
viIden Denies Handling sIush Fund.
Chicago, Illinois.-Edward Tilden,
president of the National Packing Co.,
named by Clarence s. Funk as the
man to whom contributions to aid
William Lorimer in securing his cleo
ton to the United States senate were
sent, denied positively that he had
knowledge of any money being used
in the election. He also declared he
would visit Springfield and testify be-
fore the Helm senate investigating
committee.
Mr.. Tilden, after admitting that he
had been served with subpoena
from the investigating committee,
said: l cannot outline or discuss
what my testimony will be in advance
of my appearance as witness except
to say that have absolutely no knowl-
edge of the use of any money in any
way in connection with the election of
Senator Lorimer.
Il do not know Mr.. Funk never
saw him to my knowledge and would
not know him if l saw him ON the
street.
Il am acquainted with MIR. Hines,
but have not seen him more than
years. never talked with him before
or after the election of Senator Lori
mer on the subject of the latter's cleo
ton"
Mr.. Tilden expressed surprise that
articles had appeared in the newspa-
pers intimating that he was trying to
evade appearing before the Helm com.
mittee.
Rests With New Senators.
Washington, D. Civilian Lori
mer held his seat in the United States
senate by vote of IS to 40. OF the
46 senators who voted in Lorimer's
favor, 10 are no longer members of
the senate. OF the 40 senators who
voted against Lorimer, four are no
longer members of the senate
Thus the vote of the old members of
the senate can be taken to stand:
For Lorime1's retention, So; for Lori
mer's expulsion, SO.
Here are the new members of the
senate who will cast the deciding votes
at Lorimers new trial:
Republicans-Lippitt, R. l.; Mclean,
Conn; Poindexter, WASH; Townsend,
Mich; Works, Gals.
Democrats-Blount, Fla; Chiffon,
Va; Hughes, COL; Hitchcock, Neb.;
Johnson, Me-; Kern, Ind; Lea, Tenn:
Meyers, Mont; MARITIME, N. j.; O'Gor.
man, N. Y; Pomerene. Ohio; Read,
Mo-; Williams, Miss; Watson, w. Va.
IA.