Evening star., 1911-05-24
DOUBT AS TO MEMBERS
OF L0R|MER COMMITTEE
Senate Body on Privileges and
Elections to Have Charge
of Inquiry.

second Investigation of the right
seat in the upper house of Congress
being assured. the question as to the
personnel Of the committee of inquiry
remains to be answered.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections will have general charge.
it is expected, but subcommittee
picked from It's members probably will
conduct the hearings and gather the
evidence Both the regular republicans
and the democrats have put In resolu-
tions directing the inquiry by the priv
ileges and elections body. and they will
that end. Their combined strength
will be sufficient to put it through.
1t is predicted that an investigation
of the alleged "jack-p pot" fund will be
asked either directly or indirectly
The Dillingham; resolution. offered in
behalf of the regular republicans.
directs the committee to find whether
there were used or employed by any
person. firm, corporation associa-
ton any corrupt methods or practices"
This is taken to be an indirect refer
ence to the Jack pot fund. The Mar
tin resolution, offered by the demo-
Gratis. specifically directs the committee
to inquire fully into the alleged jack
pot fund in its relation to and effect
If any. upon the election Of William
Lorimer to the Senate"
No Action on Resolution.
There was no action in the Senate yes
terday afternoon on any Of the resolu
tions fer the inquiry. as Senator La Fol
lette did not conclude his speech demand
ing a reinvestigation.
Mr.. La Toilette reviewed the recent pro-
ceedings of the Illinois legislature rela-
tive to the Lorimer case. He said he was
convinced that there was still more tes-
timony to he adduced
The Ieople of the country he said,
rejected our former verdict as if by one
voice. Nothing ever Is settled until 1t is
settled right: 1t is Gods eternal justice,
pulling to make things plumb"
He was sure that public opinion had
been right in this case, and, declaring that
he wanted the Senate to view itself IN the
mirror of such opinion. he held aloft a
huge collection of newspaper clippings
condemning the Senates decision in the
case.
Mr.. La Toilette quoted the Senate's ac-
tion in the du Pont case in an effort to
justify the demand for a reopening, con-
tending that the Senate as we'll as other
tribunals should exercise the privilege of
reviewing its own proceedings.
He presented a volumnous transcript
or the ILLINOIS log1Siature'S record in the
Iorimer case. He read freely from the
testimony by Kohlsaatt. Funk and Hindes
the use of a corruption fund
of S10o0C which. it was charged. had
been used in influencing votes in Lori
mer's behalf. He said that Hindes, after
a publication regarding the one-hundred-
thousand-dollar fund, tried to blur his
former conversations
Calls It Mark of Guilt.
THE tricks somewhat STALE" said Mr. |
La Toilette, land Is a mark of guilt |
He took the back track. He went to |
Funk and l have no doubt he had similar
interviews with all whom he had ap-
in the interest Of the fund
He contended that many statements
made by Witness Hindes would be proven
If the Senate reopened the case.
Repeating a telephone converse ton held
by Hindes in a Chicago hotel with some |
one in Springfield while the I-orimer cleo |
ton was pending, Mr.. La Toilette de-
clared that en- that occasion Hindes had |
talked with Lorimer. notwithsta nding he |
had addressed the person at the other |
end of the line as governor" Mr.. |
La Toilette quoted from Hindes in an |
effort to show that Hindes talked with |
Lorimer about money.