The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-08
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Some Of the Evidence Before the Leg
islatme and the Courts
IN The lORIMER Case
We Publish Below Extracts OF the
Testimony Brought Out in This
Notorious Case So as Or Readers $
Can Judge for Themselves as 10
the Facts.

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Can Judge for Themselves as 10
the Facts.
From January unit! the 26th OF
May. 1909. the Legislature OF Illi-
nois was engaged IN fruitless!y BAL
!o;:ns FOR i Senator TO succeed HT.
Hopkins. who was then a member OF
the Senate. Mr. Hopkins had re-
ceived q large vote by way OF IN
struc;ion in the primaries. and M
Stringer was the primary selection Of
the Democratic party. and the votes
ran for many weeks, for months.
with the greater par: OF the Republi-
cans voting for Nj Hopkins.
On the 26th OF May there was a
sudden change. and the votes OF a
very large part Of the Republicans
and Of the Democrats we're turned to
Mr. Lorimer. who up to that time
hac not been an avowed candidate.
only an occasional scattering vote
having been cast for him. On that
day there were zoe members OF the
Legislature Of Illinois present IN the
Joint session OF the two houses. max
ing 102 votes necessary to an cleo
tion
On the roll call OF the Senate.
there were ten votes for Mr. Lori
mer. and on the roll cal! OF the
House there were 81 votes FOR MT.
Lorsner, making total OF lGi
votes. Thereupon seven Republican
Senator's who had voted .or Mr. II ,p-
kins on the roll call changed their
votes from Mr Hopkins to Mr.. Lori
mer. making l0s votes for Mr. Lori
mer. and he was declared to be elect
ed. Those l0S votes were SO OF
them cast by Democrats and 55 by
Republicans.
Now there are certain undispated
facts which bear upon this inquiry
as to these SO Democratic votes. TIE
ars. is that MT. Loriner was present
at Springfield and In attendance q:
the State Capito! at the time CT this
election. aad he had 5een there for
several weeks. 1t appears that one
OF the Democrats who had been
asked to vote for Mr.. Loriuer raised
sore objection and was requested to
80 into the Speakers room or the
day OF the election and zee Nj Lori
ner
He had asked FOR certain promises
regarding patronage, regarding the
appointment Of Federal officers in his
own town. He was requested to so
and he did go Into the Speakers
room, and there found Mr.. Lorimer:
ard be had with Mr.. Lorimer Goa
versat!on relating to the appoint
ment OF Federal officers in his town.
and It appeared to be satisfactory
when be came out from the inter
view
The agent selected oy Mr.. LcrimeT.
the CHIEF agent to secure Democratic
votes for him, was Mr. Lee O'Ee.l
Browne. Mr. Browne was the leader
Of one faction OF the Democrats in
the Assem- bly,. There were two fac
lions. each with leader. Mr..
Browne had between thirty and for
~. and another. Mr.. Tippe,. had be-
tween twenty and thirty Democratic
mem 5ers Of the Legislature. and Mr..
Browne was called into consultation.
conference. cooperation with Mr.
Lorimer and became plainly Mr.. Lor-
liners accredited and authorized
agent "a securing votes from the
Democratic side OF the Assembly.
This rests upon the testimony Of Nr.
Browne himself. and is not subject
to any dispute.
NJ. Browne. tho leader OF this
crowd voted for Mr Lortmer, and the
er, Nanny Aorahams. He procured
them to vote as the agent OF Lori
mer. secured By him to act for him.
closeted with him By day and by
night. reporting to him step by step.
having the relation to him OF mem
Der II a campaign com n!ttee. On
the floor OF the bly,. on the
day Of the election before the vote
was cast. Mr.. English. q member OF
the House. in effect charged corrlp-
ton.
Mr.. Browne. fo- the apparent pur-
pose Of siren sthening his followers,
had made a speech II which he had
undertaken TO explain what was
about to be done. and he had used
the expression, I'VE cannot cash
dreams when that stout Democrat
OF the House retorted. But you eau
cash votes" and it was under the
aspers.on OF that remark N the
open House that the votes were cast.
Mr. Holtslaw. who was a Senator,
testified that Senator Broderick. a