The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13
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denunciation of the senate minority
that while ne lives he Will wage war
on the Chicago newspaper trust.
Once while reviewing details of the
evidence concerning the bribery OF
members of the Legislature, Lorimer
stepped in front of Senator MARITIME,
of New Jersey. who has declared he
will vote against Lorimer. The New
Jersey senator had moved a chair
into the aisle in front of Lorimer
Extending his arms. Lorimer said:
Senator. this is the record. / don't
ask you TO take my word. Read
the record. 1t tells the truth
Takes Up Testimoney.
Bit by bit the Illinois senator is
taking up the testimony and par
>ticularly that cited In the minority
report He called attention to the
fact that the minority report charges
that four men confessed to having
been bribed and discussed the ties
timony OF Michael Link. who testi-
fed that he confessed to bribery to
keep from going TO the penitentiary,
and his confession was untrue.
Suppose we were not trying this
case In the newspapers, what would
we do with such testimony as that
Who would accept Ii as corroboratis e
proof OF anything Nobody. nowhere
VIII you believe these witnesses
only when their testimony Will de-
stroy Lorimer and dlsbelieve them
only when it viii aid the newspaper
trust to destroy a man you codld
never could control7
while live and am given the
strength, regardless OF the action o.
the senate. this fight will go on. and
y
know the facts in this case.
The Blond Boss" OF Chicago al
from Senator kerns speech the Ia
diana senator's reference to the
friendship between Lorimer aud
''Hinky Dink" kenna. John Brodpr-
lex and Abraham.
when the senator made that
statement" Loriner cried he "a
Guided both OF whom are salon
keepers WHY that sentence vas
stricken from the record. don't know.
don't know whether IL was because
the Indiana senator was chasing a
snost at Baltimore or not. and was
afraid that thi- sentence would affect
the liquor vote"
Friend OF kenna.
Yes, / know Hinkey Dink. said
l~otimer Il knew him when We were
children and We played and worked
now that there is no man In the ,,ity
81 Chicago who has reached out IA
helping hand to unfortunate men a. i
side-a- them Il, better life ana Aaf,pt-
ness more than Michael Kenne, And
when the great day Of judgment
comes. and the record shall be open
ed and the good deeds set alongside
the bad ones | admonish the senator
for Indiana that he will have as mary
marks Ia his credit fnr-1nin&- unto
others as he would he done by. as
will be found set down opposite the
will he found set down opposite the
name OF the man who he assumes
so 10 despise as Hinkey Dink Kent,a,
II is one thing to siur and cast asrer-
sions and innuendo, but say To the
senator from Indiana that even h
may possibly take lessons from Mich
aci kenna"
Senator Jones. OF Washington, IN
terrupted at this point 10 say there
is absolutely nothing in the record in
any way to connect kenna with the
election OF Lorimer
No. shouted Senator Lorimer. "rhe
senator from Indiana went outside #
the record in this case 10 assaii the
friend IT my boyhood.