The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-29
sA0pKINS PEOPLE HAD JACKPOT.
kEELEI TELLS OF ALLEGED
RIVAL To LORIMER FUND.
petaiied Description of Rcputcd At
tempt to Buy Democratic Votes ut
Springfield Given.

"SNVNnt VI Ieputeu attempt TO Ouy
number OF Democratic votes I'm the
Illinois legislature to reelect Albert
~. Hopkins to the senate was told
on The witness stand today before
the senate Lorimer committee by
James keeley. general manager OF
the Chicago Trihune.
y 1t was the sensation of the day Of
sensations in the hearing. II follow
ed Mr.. Kseleys testimony as TO how
ne happened to buy the confession Of
Charles A. White. the legislator.
whose story about graft at Spring
field resulted in the Lorimer inves-
. tigatiOn. IL was subsequent TO testi-
mony by Edward Hines that Henry
;. Boutell. now American minister TO
Switzerland. told him President Taft
would assist In the election Of Lor-
inner to the senate.
Mr.. Kelley said what he knows
swas that the Hopkins story was OBJ
vtained from Clifford Raymond. then
representing the Tribune at Spring
field. and from Ira c. Copley. repre-
sentative in congress from Aurora,
III.
RE testified that Charles Wheeler,
4 another Chicago newspaper man at
Springfield. came to Raymond dur
Ing the legislative session in 1900
and told him a story which Speaker
Shurtleff had personally requested be
not printed. When Raymond had
told Mr.. Keeley. the witness testified.
Raymond said had been told him by
wheeler. Mr.. Keeley said:
Raymond told me the story was
that on certain night Speaker
shurtleff. Don c. Hanahan and some
others who names 1 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 certain man
had come to Springfield to buy GER
tain Democratic votes on a certain
day for Hopkins.
That Representatives John G.
Weerdell and Anton Cermak we're
Z called In and that Speaker Shurtlefr
told them he know what they were
doing--an attempt was being made
60 buy Democratic votes-and read
them a list OF 15 or 20 men who
were To be bought and the prices that
were to be pai5. The list was head
ed by NANNY" Abrahams. the bell
VwJather." have been told.
"Shurtleff said: Now we know
what IS going on and you can't put
Il through. IL Nanny Abrahams
votes for Hopkins tomorrow l will
susperd the roll call and will an
: nounce your names and will read
the list OF men TO be bought. II you
try that. that is what I will do"
That Roger Saliva" had been
telephoned :" go To- Springfield. His
train was due 10 arrive from Chicago
about midnight. He rounded up his
! followers and told them he would
blow them out of political waters If
they attempted such a thing"
Mr.. Keeley said Raymond told him
this story prior to the Lorimer cleo
tion and that s25. 900 or $4,000 was
reputed to have been taken to
i Springfield.
He then read from a memorandum
that on September 21, 1910. Repre-
sentative Copley and John NJ. Glenn
came TO his office: that Copley and
Hopkins came from the same town
and they hate each other healthiiy
and vigorously"
The witness produced a memoran-
dunn Of what Copley had said. 1t was
20 the effect that Daniel Byrnes,
formerly OF the Chicago Northwestern
was the man who tried to put
through the deal" and that the
money had been taken to Spring
HELD by a resident or Wheaton. Ill.
According To the memorandum.
Copley said he had called upon Gov.
Deneen and Deneen had agreed to
call In 20 OF his Republican allies
and II the Democrats voted for Hop
kins to have these 20 switch from
Hopkins.
Anything unusual take place I'm
Springfield the next day." asked At
torney Marble.
For the first time the roll Of the
house was called before that Of the
senate"
Mr.. Keeley sent a list of questions
on May 0. 1910. To Hines and E. $.
Conway. asking about the Lorimcr