Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
Senator Declares Votes
Reward for Political
Favors by Him.
CALLS WHITE PERJURER
Declares Former Representa-
tive Sells Himself to Tribune
to Aid Conspiracy.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator VIII
liam Lorimer undertook yesterday
afternoon to give the motives which
Influenced each of the 10S members
of the Illinois legislature who voted
for him.
AS Elbridge Hanecy, his attorney,
called off the names in alphabetical
order, Senator Lorimer told the sena-
torial committee investigating his
election some little incident or incl
dents which he said shed light on the
reasons which prompted each particu-
lar legislator to vote as he did.
HIS RECITAL IS EFFECTIVE.
Many of the stories relating to his
friendship with members of the legis-
lature, particularly with Chicago demo
Gratis, were of an intimate nature. The
senator told in a simple but wonder
fully effective manner of his relations
with Nanny" Abrahams, Pete" Gal
! ligan, John Broderick, John Griffin
and other democrats who f1ocked to
| the Lorimer standard.
Senator Lorimer said he gained the
friendship of Nanny Abrahams by
for scores of Abrahams' Jewish
friends who were unable to pay the
S. license fee. Mr.. Lorimer explained
the devotion of others who voted for
him by his willingness at all times To
get jobs for their friends who were in
need. Altogether during his political
! career Senator Lorimer said he had
probably provided from 5000 to 5000
men with jobs.
i DENEEN is ACCUSED.
Mention of his part in defraying
expenses of those accused in the bri
berry exposures caused members O.
the committee to question Senator
Lorimer regarding whether he be
lieVed the states attorney, the granC
jury and the courts were involved IL
the alleged conspiracy against him.
Senator Lorimer declared that the
chief conspirators were Governor De
neen and the Chicago Tribune. II,
said that States Attorney Wayman
the Cook county grand jury ant
States Attorney Burke and the Sanga
mon county grand jury also were il
the conspiracy.
The senator asserted that Charlie
A. White ,perjured himself in returl
for the $4,000 paid him by the Chicag
Tribune that H. j. c. Beckemeye
and D. w. Holstlaw perjured then
selves to get rid of indictments threat
: ened against them.
BELIEVES LINK.
Senator Lorimer carefully side
stepped when the question was aske
him whether he believed that thes
men got money in return for some
thing other than their Lorimer vote
He said he believed Michael Link
statement that he got nothing for hi
Lorimer vote.
Z The senator said he didn't knor
whether he believed Links statemeI
that he received a mysterious gift {
1890. When the question was aske
: whether he believed Holstlaw got an
; money from Senator Broderick Sem
tor Lorimer said he wouldn't believ
Holstlaw's testimony on any subjec
PROSECUTOR AGAINST HIM.
During the afternoon Senator Lor
a mer made these statements:
a Il am convinced that the whole M
g chinery of the states attorneys O
y fee was used at the behest of the Oh
; cago Tribune to destroy me and NJ
to put Lee O'Neil Browne in the pc
itentiary."
II believe Beckemeyer made b
statement to escape the indictmel
that was brought against him"
!, WHITE CLAssED A CROOK.
when the man Uink) was offere
his choice between his right to libert
on the one hand and being destroye
II and sent to the penitentiary he tes
\. fed to what they wanted him to te
Il tify."
% Il have no more doubt that tbs
IS (The Tribunel bought and paid f
r the White story and that he comm
4. ted perjury when he testified that
n got $1,000 for voting for me than
E. have that / am sitting on this pls
g form"
)f The senatorial committee did n
re hold a session today Senator Lo
II mer's direct examination will be CO
tinued Monday.