Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-11
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Senator in Fight to Retain
His Seat Reviews Illinois
Political Fights; Deneen's
Name Brought In.

Name Brought In.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 10.-Senator
Lorimer Of Illinois, continued his tes.
timony today before the senate com.
mittee which is investigating charges
of bribery in connection with his cleo
tion. When yesterdays hearing took
recess Senator Lorimer was begin.
ming to tell OF political conditions in
Illinois in 1908 and 1909. Evidently
the drift of his testimony was calcu-
lated to indicate that there was q
movement of faction Of the republi-
cans to prevent the reelection OF
former Senator Hopkins and that Gov.
Deneen was favorable to it. s-t.
Senator Lorimer toc, up his testi-
mony at that point today and under
questioning by his counsel, Elbridge
Hanecy, continued recital Of the
events which led up to his election by
the Illinois legislature in May, 1909.
| Deneen Feared Hopkins Election.
| Senator Lorimer testified regarding
Governor Deneen's friendly relations
with the Chicago newspaper publish
ers. Deneen had finally declined to
become candidate for senator be.
cause OF their opposition he said and
refused to support Speaker Shurtleff
for the same reason Lorimer said
that when Deneen's name was pre-
sented to the legislature on March "a,
he had advised his friends to support
him. e." IT. Et>
On St. Patrick's day, 1909, Lorimer
said, Deneen was fearful that an effort
might be made to elect Hopkins be.
cause a great many Irish members OF
! the legislature who were opposed to
Hopkins would be absent celebrating.
! Later, he said, representatives Of the
Chicago Tribune advanced the candi.
dacy OF William Calhoun, now y. s.
minister to, China.
sI was asked ito support Calhoun
and would not" 5s
t- Deneen is Brought In.
| A part Of Senator Lorimer's testi-
mony was of conversations with Gov.
error Deneen, about the senatorial
election in the Illinois legislature and
| he brought out the breach between
Deneen and Hopkins. ~
| when I met Deneen by appoint.
ment in January, 1909," he said, "he
felt that he had been treated harshly
| in the state committee meeting by
Senator Hopkins, Mayor Busse and
Postmaster Campbell Of Chicago. He
felt the fair primary had originated
with him and he did net want to re.
turn to the old soap box system. He
| was afraid Busse would use the Chi.
cago police force to defeat his friends,
and he felt that if he and l cooperat.
ed he could have a majority in the
convention and could enforce a fair
primary. .~:' y.@ L.-
Conference With Deneen.
"Deneen said it was to the best in.
! terests Of the people that Hopkins
should not be reelected and he as
sured me he would not help him. That
was the first time l knew definitely
that Deneen was opposed to Hopkins.
My own opinion was that he would
defeat Hopkins if he could and we
began discussing Deneen's own candi.
dacy. f. ..-I 5s.F..t 49,.
II urged him to become candi-
date At first he indicated he would
! like to think it over, He did not en-
courage it and he did not repel 1t.
Later he said he didn't see how he
could, as he had only recently been
elected governor and didn't think the
people of the state would understand.
1t was suggested that we delay the
election until Hopkins seat became
vacant, with the idea that there might
then be a popular demand to have the
seat filled and Deneen might take 1t.
"Deneen also thought some of his
Chicago friends, particularly the Chi.
cago newspapers, would not let him
become senator Oglesby,' the lieute.
nant governor, was not satisfactory
to them, because they would lose the
influence that goes with the COVER
nors Office. And besides he didn't
think it quite consistent to take the
senatorship after Hopkins had re-
ceived a plurality in the primary. In
the meantime he thought he could
keep enough Of ahis friends opposed to
Hopkins to prevent his election"
Deneen Suggested Candidacy.
did Governor Deneen ever sug.
gest that you become candidate?"
Frequently; he said could be
elected, but never took him seriously
until all the other candidates had been
every time We had conference"
When Senator Lorimer's testimony
had reached that stage, recess was
ordered, and he will continue tomor-
row morning at 1890 o'clock.
Hines and Upham testified that they
had conference in the Union league
club in Chicago on May 27 1909, the
day following Lorimers election. 1t
~
ton that Hines used the club to re-
said to have been used in electing
Senator Lorimer.
Tripp Heads Westinghouse.
New York, Jan. 10.-Guy E. Trip of
Boston, was today elected chairman of
the board Of directors of the Westing-
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