Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-01
WHITE TELLS STORY
Resumes Stand Before the
Lorimer Committee.
LARGE CROWD is PRESENT
Illinois Legislator Repeats Account
of Receiving Bride.
SAYS HE GOT MANY PASSES
LARGE CROWD is PRESENT
SAYS HE GOT MANY PASSES
Declares One Was Given With Re-
quest That He Vote for Ger
tain Bill.

Still insisting that he was paid hand
somely as member of the Illinois legis-
lature for voting for William Lorimer
for United States senator. Charles A.
White resumed the witness stand today
before the Senate Lorimer committee 1t
was the same old story that White had
told to the first Lormer committee A
large crowd was present
White asked to make statement. He
said he was afraid his political affiliation
would be misunderstood by his testi-
mony. He said he was democrat on
national issues, but in local elections
had voted for the best men,"
| Correspondence with Lee O'Neill Browne
the democratic minority leader in the
Illinois legislature, who is accused Of
giving White the Lorimer bribe money,
was introduced in evidence. White pro-
| ducing the letters alleged to have been
| written by Browne and Attorney Hanecy.
representing Senator Lorimer, furnishing
the letters Browne received from White.
Agreed to Support Browne.
In one of the letters written just be-
fore the legislature met Browne put
White wise as to where he could get
railroad and Pullman passes. White said
that on his arrival at Springfield to at
tend the legislative session he signed an
agreement to support Browne for minor
ity leader; he refused to vote for Shurt-
left. the republican candidate for speaker,
although his democratic colleagues
switched from Browne to Shurtleff.
"Shurtleff had been unfriehdly to labor
and told them 1 would not vote for him
under any consideration" said White
While committeeman listened with sur
prise White ratified off the list of rail-
road. Pullman and telegraph passes he
held as member Of the legislature.
Did they all send passes?" inquired
Senator Jones.
mo. The Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and Ohio did not issue passes"
Did the passes come by request or
otherw1se?" asked Chairman Dillingham;.
"By request and without; by mail and
by messenger"
Pass for Vote, He Says.
He explained that he was presented an
Illinois Central pass with the request
that in turn he vote for senate bill 3d.
which, he said, was a personal injury
bill" He loaned his passes, he said
to Representatives Forrest. Cermack.
Browne and Wilson. He said he thought
he had scratched out the destination on
Pullman passes and substituted other
destinations.
NANNY Abrahams regulated the
transportation for members testified
White. HE told us we could alter Pull
1t was Abrahams who was termed the
''bellwether' because his name led the
roll calls.
White added that all his passes were
intrastate. and that he still had a few
Of the Pullman passes.
Discussing corruption funds, Mr.. White
said:
"Once on the train, Representative
Charles D. Luke (now deceased said that
there was Jackpot and he was offered
$500 of it. Luke said he tore it the
money! UP and threw it at the feet of
the man who offered 1t to him. Luxe
said he told the man he would not sell
his manhood for $500"
The witness said he believed Luke men
toned man named Tippett as connected
with the $500 incident.
Janitors Number 1877.
Points for members of legislative
minorities were obtained from Whites
testimony about his financial troubles
during the session of the legislature.
He testified that he had Otis Yarbor-
ough placed on the pay roll as a jani-
tor and borrowed money Of him. He
explained that Marlborough drew sos
from the state and did not do lick
of work"
How many janitors were there?" in
| quired Senator Kenyon, one of the new
corners in the Senate.
| "One hundred and thirty seven"
Did any of them work any harder
| than Yarborough?"
| Just about the same, I believe"
The committee took an early recess
| so as to vote on the free list bill in the
| Senate.