Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-10
Tells Committee He Ad-
vised Friends to Sup
port Governor.
TRIBUNE TURNED DOWN
Claims Representative of Chi
cago Paper Solicited His
Influence for Calhoun.

mer continued his testimony today
before the investigating committee.
He continued a recital of the events
which led up to his election by the
Illinois legislature May 26, 1909.
Lorimer said a representative Of the
Chicago Tribune urged him to support
William J. Calhoun for senator, but he
refused to do so. Also when Deneen's
name was first presented he advised
his friends to support the governor.
DENIES BRIBERY FUND.
Interrogated by Elbridge Hanecy, his
counsel, Senator Lorimer declared:
That he paid no money or thing of
value to anybody for voting for him
for United States senator.
That he authorized no one to pay
for votes cast for him.
That he had no knowledge of the
payment of money by anyone to men,
bers of the legislature who voted for
him.
That he knew of no one who receiv-
ed anything for voting for him.
That he had no knowledge of the
raising of fund for use in connection
with his election.
That he neither received nor furnish
ed money toward such fund. -
p RETURNS CONTRIBUTION.
Lorimer began by telling how
when he was running for congress in
1908, F. NJ. Blount, campaign mana.
ger for Senator Hopkins, had sent
him campaign contribution fol
$500 which he returned saying:
Il have paid all my election ex.
penses myself, at both the primary
and the polls, without accepting q
cent from anybody and therefore
cannot accept yours
Most of Senator Lorimer's testi
mony yesterday afternoon was Of
conversations with Governor DeneeI
about the senatorial election in the
Illinois legislature and he brough
out the breach between Deneen anC
Hopkins.
DENEEN TREATED BADLY.
when l met Deneen by appoint
ment in January, 1909" he said, "h,
felt that he had been treated harsh
ly in the state committee meeting b.
Senator Hopkins, Mayor Busse ant
Postmaster Dan Campbell of Chica
go. He felt the fair primary had or
: iginated with him and he did no
want to return to the old soap bo,
system. He was afraid Busse woult
use the Chicago police force to de
/ feat his friends and he felt that
/ cooperated with him we woul
have a majority in the convention
and could enforce a fair primary
''Deneen said it was to the bes
, interests of the people that Hopkin
should not be reelected and he as
, sured me he would not help him
That was the first time | knew def
nitely that Deneen was opposed t
Hopkins. My own opinion was tha
he would defeat Hopkins if h
could, and we began discussing De
mems own candidacy.
TIME TO THINK.
81 urged him to become a cand
date. At first he indicated he woul
like time to think it over. He di
not encourage 1t and he did not sc
how he could, as he had only re
Gently been elected governor and h
didn't think the people of the stat
: would understand. 1t was sugges
: ed that We delay the election unit
i Hopkins seat had become vacan
I with the idea that there might the
> be a popular demand TO have til
, seat filled and Deneen might TAX
a it."
GOVERNOR URGED.
"Did Governor Deneen ever SUI
gest that you become a candidate?'
D. Frequently. He said / could
u elected, but ] never took him Sc
i iously until all the other candidat,
E, had been exhausted. He made Il
s. suggestion every time We had a col