The Washington times., 1912-01-10
LOR|MER GLADLY
ADMITS He, WON
SEAT HONESTLY
Accused Senator, on Stand,
Tells How Virtue and Truth
Always Triumph.
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Always triumph.
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thought 1t would be embarrassing
Tor him to appear in promoting his
own candidacy. So Roy o. West was
\ designated to represent the governor.
and West and Lorimer had scme talk,
each agreeing to go out and see his
friends and try to line them UP for
/ Deneen. Mr.. Lorimer did talk of the
matter with some members
Deneen's name, II was arranged
between West and me was to be
! presented March "a. A meeting Of the
Deneen members Of the Legislature
effort. About IL o'clock the night
before. West came and told me the
eoyernor would not be candidate.
.,o, went % over to the executive man
ernor had said that he had advised
with his Chicago newspaper friends
ana been led to keep out of the fight.
Frank Noyes of the Record Herald
was the man he referred to. His
friends, he said. didn't want him to
because Il %ona make Tsey oppOssd
governor Oglesby the governor, and
ne was not trusted to be friendly to
TIE Deneen people.
THAT conference settled definitely
that the governors name would not be
presented the next day. I told the gov
ernor that West and had understood
Iis name would be voted for the next
day. When no said he would not take
T, we talked Of others, and I narned
Speaker Shurtleff. But the governor
Eaid ought to become a candidate. I
talked for Shurtleff, and he said he
would let me know in a week. Two or
three weeks later the governor said his
Chicago friends-he named Mr.. Moves
would not agree to Shurtleff, and tho
governor did not feel that lie could
break with them.
Went to California.
During January, West had gone to
: California. He was chairman of the
State committee, and when he went
away Governor Denecn told me West
had left because Hopkins wanted West 8
active support, while West thought he
CWest) could be elected. He wanted
Deneen to support him, and thought
Deneen could deliver his supporters II
only he would ask them to support
West even held q conference with
west and told him why we could not
You didn't tell West that Deneen lad
desired you to tell him that, did youY'
asked s Judge Hanecy.
Some time before, Hopkins friends
planned to elect him on March IL, st.
Paty1ck's Day, when the Irish members
would largely be absent. The governor
asked my friends to be on hand that
day to prevent the plan carrying.
guess they were all there. too"
The Irish members?"
Yes. The governor, from March q
on. urged me to be a candidate; that
ne and ! had not been together, but
he had always felt kindly; / had helped
Me 81 nssspaper ssa nae seua n g.
30 would not support me, but still 1t
would be satisfactory enough to them.
II said I would not be a candidate.
way, and believed I could carry the
I plan through. which would rather
have done than be a Senator.
Rodenberg, and Lowden, A. C. Bart
lett William j. Calhoun and some
: others. Mr.. Beale. one Of the Medill
: estate trustees, urged me to support
left the impression that would not
support Calhoun, and we talked Of
others. Beaje and ! were and are
friends. He is the minority trustee of
the Medill estate which owns the
II had been told that the Tribune's
Springfield correspondent requested that
abo1t. sslk to Beaie; that was how it came
Governor Deneen and often talked
about the possibilities Of agreeing on
some one man. and the governors rea-
came from BUSES district, Busse s Would i'd
control him, and that would be as bad
as electing Hopkins. The governor
would not consider Mr.. Bartlett, whom
my good friend.
Talked of Lowden.
I'VE talked of Lowden two or three
weeks, but the governor said he didn't
want to build up men. If they didn't
have political strength: he didn't want
to build them up by giving them high
places and lot Of patronage. As to
Mckinley and Rodenberg, his objection
was much the same-their influence was
largely only local. The governor
wanted some man chosen who would
be able to help him.
II talked to Mckinley. telling him he
could win even without the governor 3
support. but he didn't want to take
ibid you believe he could be elected
without Democratic votes?' asked
"Oh, yes, Mckinley is one of the most
popular men in Illinois; but there were
Democrats who. at that time. would
have been willing to vote for Mckinley.
why" added the Senator; "on the the
have got $50, If the Speaker hadn't
dropped the gavel before the end Of the
i Ioli-call and declared an election. Sew
eral told me later that they would have
voted for me If they had had the chance
when the roll-call was completed
I had just 102-the exact number to elect
Then a few changes were made to me
and before they, were all made the
Speaker declared the election. Few
members had believed l would be
elected on that ballot. Colonel Dewey
of Chicago, had asked his friends tc
vote for me, when Governor Deneen sent
for him and urged him not to have his
friends support me. Dewey and the
governor had row right there"
WAS that the first you knew 81
Deneen being against your election?'
"Oh, no. I had known that for sew
eral days. Colonel Dewey had beei
active for me for two weeks before
that. He was on Deneen's staff. and
had told him the governor had urged .mt
10 run and said If his friends hesitatet
TO support me to send them to him.
asked Dewey to see the governor first
before giving me any promise. So III
went to the governor, and the governor
said he would like to see me elected
Dewey then promised to support me.
"At that time believed the governor
"a. ktIf n Enn Ia.