Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20

and that Mr. LOr1merS candidacy
would not be Objectionable to him. and
that to be entrusted with the RESPONSE
bility of making known their wishes
and explaining the attitude OF the pres
ident to Governor Deneen and Mr..
Lorimer was a personal Of honor.
Expert accountants employed by the
committee, it was stated had failed to
find any evidence in the books Of Ed
ward Hines or Edward Tilden OF con-
nection with q Lorimer election fund.
other Evidence pisereditsd.
The committee next considered testt-
mony of William NJ Burgess, Of Du-
luth. Mimi. that c. F. Wiehe. brother
law of Mr.. Hines, had stated in
smoking room of a sleeping car out OF
Duluth last March that he had con-
tributed $4,000 to a Lorimer election
fund. Contra dictory testimony of
others on the train was commented
upon with this concluding statement:
with convincing array of evidence
in denial of all the facts contained IN
Mr.. Burgess testimony. and in view of
the improbability that man of Mr..
Wiehes intelligence and business ex-
perience should have, in a public place
and to an utter stranger. confessed to
having part in an infamous proceed
ing, this committee can not do other
wise than discard the testimony OF Mr..
Burgess as proof Of any facts alleged.
White Deemed q Liar.
The sensational account by former
State Representative Charles A. White
of receiving Lorimer election money
was pronounced las pure fabrication
so far as it relates to the election of
Senator Lorimer."
From a most exhaustive eXamina-
ton and painstaking consideration OF
all the testimony in the case" the re-
port declared, "the committee finds
that White was one Of the fifty-three
democrats who felt justified in voting
for Mr.. Lorimer in order to break the
deadlock which had existed in that
body for so many months. and that
Whites attempt to enrich himself at
the EXPENSE Of his own reputation was
the result of an after thought and OF a
purpose which he had conceived at
time when he had reached the lowest
depths of degradation"
As to HoIstlaw.
The committee advanced the theory
that Instead OF Senator Daniel w.
Holstlaw having been paid $4,000 for
having voted for Lorimer 1t might have
been paid by liquor interests to defrav
his election expenses altho posing as
a "dry." ., /
From a consideration Of all the cir
cumstances." 1t Is explained, "the COM
mittee is satisfied that Holstlaw was
the candidate Of the liquor interests in
his SENSATIONAL district and was elected
by them: that he was subjected to
large campaign expenses. and money
being dearer to him than his reputa-
ton, and felt convinced that he would
not be likely to incur such expenses
unless assured that he would be re-
imbursed. It is conceded that liquor
legislation has been one of the promi-
nent and continuing elements in the
Illinois General Assembly. and John
Brodericl< being 4 s5,loon keener in the
city of Chicago. was naturally repre-
sentative of the liquor interests. and
money passing from him to Holstlaw is
a feature Of the case so suggestive, In
the absence of any other consideration
for its payment, as to raise a strong
presumption at least that its payment
had some connection with the election
Of Mr.. Holstlaw to the senate of Illi-
nois.
Lorimer's Goodness.
Taken' altogether. the committee
said. the testimony indicated to it that
Mr.. Lorimer's election was the result
of political conditions and not at
tributable to the corrupt use Of money.
1t dwelt upon the statement that not
single witness had reflected upon
Senator Lorimer personally and that
no testimony existed as to a single in
discreet remark Of improper action on
his part.
AS to general corruption funds in the
Illinois legislature, it was said. that
without definite proof of the existence
Of a specific Jackpot. the committee
can only report that a general belief
exists among many classes that cor
ruption funds have been more or less
common in connection with legislation
in that state"