Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
Charge Against CLAWS Ordered
by Kelley.
HOPED TO SECURE BOOKS
Editor of Chicago Tribune Again
Faces Senate Lorimer Committee.
FIGHT BY HIS NEWSPAPER
Consistently Opposed to Illinois
Senator and Tried to Drive
Him Out Of Politics.


Editor James Kelley of the Chicago
Tribune, told the Senate Lorimer COM
mittee today that George o. CLAWS re-
cent arrest on q charge OF embezzlement
was at his Keeley's> request. after
CLAWS had been authorized to buy lob
byists' books. which CLAWS claimed would
25 per cent OF $1,000 in a fight made by
the Ffreproof Magazine Of Chicago for
the mail privilege.
Kelley said CLAWS told him former Rep
resentative Tawney of Minnesota, for
many years chairman of the House ap-
preparations committee, was mixed up in
the deal"
Even Senator Lorimer lent helping
hand in fetching the heavy law books
that his counsel. E1dridge Hanecy. had
stacked high before him. when he today
began the crOss-exeminatiOn Of Kelley.
The ownership of the Tribune was delved
Medill Mccormick. editor Of the Tribune,
was on q vacation when the confession
of State Representative Charles A. White
was printed April 80 1910 and had moth
ing to do with the publication Of that
story.
Showed Attorney Telegram.
Mr.. Hanecy asked Mr.. Kelley where he
was last night. The witness said he was
in tho Tribune bureau here and that ]. H.
Marble, attorney for the committee,
called
How did he happen to CALF"
IT sent for him"
"WkyY'
Because had some information de-
sired to give him; a telegram l received
what was it?''
II decline to give it,"
The committee ruled that the activities
OF the committees counsel could not be
inquired into.
Mr. Kelley testified that Medill Nc
Corn,fck believed Lorimer should be
driven out Of politics.
And he worked consistently to do
that?" asked IOrimer's counsel.
Yes and no. replied Kelley.
The witness said at first that Mr. Nc
Cormick was not consistently opposed to
Lorimer. but then corrected himself so
as to say that Mr.. Mccormick had been
consistent, the witness explaining that
he spoke too rapidly Mr.. Kelley ad-
mitted that the election Of William J..
at Washington to succeed Lorimer was
one of the things that made Mccormick
hostile to Lorimer.
Fighting Lorimerism, He Says.
1--WE were fighting Lorimerism and we
tried to make good Job Of it." remarked
Mr.. Kelley.
Mr.. Hanecy twitted the witness about
not succeeding in the Moxley fight.
Not the first time. but we did the last"
by electing democrat" added Mr..
Nancy.
Yes, SIR
Mr.. Kohlsaat has defined Lorimerism
as q combination Of democrats and re-
Moxley by a combination Of democrats
and republicans as McCormickism?
mo, sir. I think Mr.. Kohlsaat was
talking about a combination where the
cohesive force was public plumber.
Kelley Springs Sensation.
Mr.. Kelley, testifying yesterday
afternoon. sprang the sensation that an
attempt had been made to buy enough
democratic votes in the Illinois legisla-
ture to re-elect Albert ]. Hopkins to the
Senate.
Mr.. Keeley's account Of the story, which
he said had been repeated to him by Cliff
ford Raymond. the Tribune's representa-
tive at Springfield. on the authority of
Charles Wheeler. another Chicago news
paper man, was as follows:
raymond IOIQ the story was tnat
on a certain night Speaker Shurtleff, 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 report
being received that a certain man had
come to Springfield to buy certain demo-
cratic votes for Hopkins.
THAT Representatives John c. Werdell
and Anton Cemak were called in, and
that Speaker Shurtlen told them he knew
=, LIT T1n%
was being made to buy democratic votes.
and he read them list OF fifteen or
twenty men who were to be bought and
the prices that were to be paid. The list
have been told. ShurtIeff said, Now. We
know what is going on. and you cant
put it through. If Nanny Abrahams
votes for Hopkins tomorrow I will sus-
pend the roll call and will announce your
names. and will read the list of men to
be bought. II you try that that is what
/ will do
Money Taken to Springfield.
Mr.. Kelley received further informa-
ton Of the reputed plan, he testified,
from Representative Copley, who comes
from the same town as Hopkins and is
far from friendly with him, and John NJ.
Clam. According to memorandum of
that conversation. which Mr.. Kelley pro-
duced, Daniel Byrnes, formerly Of the
Chicago Northwestern, was the man who
tried to put through the deal' and the
money had been taken to Springfield by
a resident of Wheaton, Ill. Representa-
tive Copley said that he had talked with
Gov. Deneen about the matter and that
that governor had agreed to call in
twenty of his republican allies and would
instruct them that, II any democrats
voted for Hopkins. they were to switch
from him.
Mr.. Kelley was asked for his reasons
for not telling at previous Investigations
of the I-Orimer election OF Funk's claim
that Hines had asked contribution for
the, Lorimer election fund. The witness
said he acted on advice Of counsel.
Mr.. Kelley told in detail Of the pur-
chase of the White confession to being
bribed to vote for Lorimer, for publica-
ton in the Tribune. White. the witness
said, wanted $4,000 for the story when
he first offered 1t. but he was finally paid
s. $50. The investigations by the Trib-
une, to substantfate the story, he said,
cost about $20.0W.
BouteII Makes Denial
of Assertion by Hines
NEW YORK. July 25.-Edward Hines
testified In the Lorimer investigation at