The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-25
Account of Reputed At
tempt to Buy Votes
for Hopkins.
TOLD BY CHICAGO
NEWSPAPER MAN
Alleged Deal Frustrated by
Speaker of Illinois Legislature.
Hines Testifies That Former
Representative Boutell Ex-
planned Presidents
Wishes to Him.

washington. .. c., July PA de.
.siled account of reputed attemnt
20 ouy enough Democratic votes in
'he Illinois Legislature to re-elec,
Aioert j. Hopkins to the Senate was
toid on the witness stand TODAY be-
lore the Senator Lorimer committee bv
lanes Kelley. general manager of IN.
Chicago Tribune.
IT was the sensation OF a day of
sen5ati ons in the hearing. 1t followed
MI keeley's testimony as to how ne
happened TO buy the confession OF
CHARLES "A. White, the legislator whose
story about graft at Springfield r..
suited IN the Lorimer Investigation.
1t was subsequent to testimony by
Edward Hines that Henry s Boute1l
now American minister TO Switzerland
told him President Taft would assis
In the election of Lorimer TO the
Senate
Mr.. Kelley said what he knew abou,
the Hopkins story was obtained from
clifford Raymond, then representing
the Tribune at Springfield. and from
Ira c. Copley. representative in Con-
gress from Aurora. III
He testified that Charles Wheeler,
! another Chicago newspaper man at
Springfield came to Raymond during
the legislative session in 1903 and told
him story which Speaker Shurtleft
had personally requested be not
printed. What Raymond had told Mr.
Kelley. the witness testified. Raymond
said had been told him by Wheeler.
Mr., Keeley said;
Mr.. Keeley's Story.
Raymond told me that the story
was that on a certain night Speaker
Shurtlen, Dan Shanahan and some
mn L., ha toLz
in Springfield. and that that meeting
was caused by report being received
that a certain man had come to Spring
field to buy certain Democratic votes
on certain day for Hopkins.
That Representatives John c. War
dell and Anton Cemak were. called IN.
and that Speaker Shurtieff told them
ne 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
were to be bought. and the prices
that were TO be paid. The list was
headed by Nanny" Abraham.. the
"Bell-wether," have been told.
Shurtleff said, Now we know what Is
going on. and you can't put II
through. If Nanny Ebrahams votes
for Hopkins tomorrow, I will suspend
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 That Roger Suln-
van had been telephoned to go to
Springfield His train was due to ar
rive from Chicago about midnight He
rounded up his followers. and told
them he would blow them out of the
political waters If they attempted
such thing"
Mr.. Kelley said Raymond told him
his story prior to the Lorimer cleo
ton. and that $4,000 or $4,000 was
reputed to have been taken to SPRING
field.
He then read from memorandum
that on September 81. 1910. Represen-
tatives copley and John NJ. Glenn came
10 his Office; that Copley and Hopkins
come from the same town. and they
l."hate each other healthily and
viciously."
The witness produced a memoran-
dunn of what Copiey had said. 1t was
10 the effect that Daniel Byrnes, for
alerly OF the Chicago Northwestern,
vas the man who tried 20 put through
the deal" and that the money had
been taken TO Springfield by resident
OF Wheaton. III. Mr. Kelley testified
that he had been informed later that
the Wheaton man was Fred NJ. Blount.
! according to the memorandum. Cop
ley said he had called upon Governor
Deneen. and Deneen had agreed to
cali in twenty of his Republican allies,
and IL the Democrats voted for Hop
kius. to have these twenty switch
from Hopkins.
Anything unusual take place In
Springfield the next day." asked At
torney Marble.
For the first time. the roll of the
f,a1l
Senate"
MI. Kelley sent list OF questions
on May 9. 1910. to Hines and o. 5.
Conway. asking about the Lorimer
contributions.
Mr.. Conway said he knew nothing
g about Them.
Declined to Answer.
Mr. Hines" the witness said, de
clined to answer questions. He came
TO my ONCE that night with Mr.. Wiehe,
asked If this list of questions was a
Joke, said he had reputation in Chi
| ,ago and that these questions were
insulting. He told me he would sue
| ne for libel IL printed anything that
| reflected on him. I replied 1 would
rrint the truth. and that the Tribune
| tnilding was worth si,500ooo; II he
ssed me he might be able to use 1t
| Che building) in his lumber bust
| ness" ~
Mr.. Kelley saii he sent the same
| oiestions to Roger Sullivan, explain
| ing that I had been his friend. hut
If he was In this matter God help
| him. for was going to treat him
1uit as did the rest, and thought
| thi roof was about to cave In"
Ar Kelley insisted that 1t was UP
| on advice of counsel that he had not
toll the previous Lorimer committee
about his knowledge of the story that
Hires asked Funk to send Lorimer
contribution to Edward Tilden. Sem