The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-23
YATES
 1ES1IFIES
TELLS LoRIMER COMMITTEE
 WHAT HE KNEW OF FORMER ELECTIONS
Said He Never Heard of Money Being used--Rectes Some in- teresting Illinois Political
 History

Washington. June g Former Governor Yates. of nlinois, wao once accused Governor Deneen of playing him falsely in politics and sent word to him through Senator Lorimer that he was a "liar still" denied today on the witness stand in the senate com committee investigation of the Lori mer election that he had ever heard |of the use of money in that election until more than a year afterwards Both he and George w. Hinman. ed itor and publisher of the Chicago In- ter Ocean, the only other witness professed the greatest friendship for MT. Lorimer.
 MT. Hinman expressed the belief that there had been jackpot" or general corruption fund in the Springfield legislature for many years. but he pointed to Mir. Lori mer's enemies as the probable con- tributor.
 Mr, Yates empatically denied he ever had any conversation with Ed- ward Hines. of Chicago, over the long distance telephone on the day Senator Lorimer was elected, in re- gard to a corruption fund for Mir. Lorimer's election.
 Attorney Healey for the commit tee explained that there had been the barest suggestion that he held a conversation with Mir. Hines on that day, but he did not believe there could be any testimony to that effect before the committed.
 The former governors political bat ties were probed extensively first by
 the attorneys for the committee and
 then by Judge Elbridgo Hanecy. representing Senator Lorimer. Att
 torney HeaIey first took MT. Yates
 through a history Of Illinois politics.
 bringing reasons for his enmity
 towards Governor Deneen and friendship for Lorimer,
 His feeling toward Governor De- neen was more explicitly described in a letter which Mir. Yates said he wrote from Florida to Senator Lorimer in 1909 advising him that the newspapers said Lorimer was going to elect Deneen governor. T told Senator Lorimer after he had elected Governor Deneen to call him aside and tell him he had one man who says Deneen is a liar still and that am the man
 Coming down to the Lorimer elec- ton the witness said he was a friend |of Lorimer and about eight hours be- fore the election on May 26 he learnei first that Lorimer was likely to be elected. Lorimer himself had told him at that time there was a chance of his election. He said he did everything he could for Lorimer in that contest. but never even heard of the use of money until long after the election.
 Senator Kenyon said the first step in the election of Lorimer was the election of Edward q. snurtliff as speaker of the Iliissc!!== shc.ss~ He asked the witness if he himself had not said on the night of Shurtliff's election. this means the election of Lorimer as senator" MT. Yates denied he had made such a statement. but demanded who claimed he said so.
 Senator Kenyon asked if he had | not male such statement to Mir Phillips, Record Herald reporter. Isa know Mir. Phillips" said Mir Yates. He's with the Tribune nov and is an honest fellow If he says 1 said 1t I would say said It." The witness added that he had l long hoped Lorimer would De eIecte. senator and might have expressed 1 himself along that line.
 What democrat of responsibility
 or of prominence. or members of th'
 Legislature expressed desIre to yo'
 to have Lorimer elected ?" Inquired
 Senator Kern.
 T don't know"
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