The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-16

VOICE UNSHAKEN
DURING kAClIAL
Only at Mention of Mothers
Name Does Accused Senator's
Tongue falte r-Explains
Why He DID Not Testify at
Former Investigation
of Charges.

Washington. January 15.-Scnator
Lorlmer. oil Illinois. in his testimony
Today before tue senate committee
investigating has election, was dra-
matte In the extreme. He told the
story with many homely details of his
life.
Backing boots at the age OF ten
90 support widowed mother and five
! brothers ana SISTERS, then a cash boy
la iauorer wheeling coal. house
sainter a street car conductor and d
guiding contractor, were the sucyes-
sive steps he detailed in HIS progress
TO his present pusilion as presiuent OF
national bank. lie traced his way
IN port.cs IRON constuuIr 10 scat
III Inc On4teu States Senate.
lie man unuer nre was the coolest
man in the room While he told the
story. HIS voice was unsnukvn except
" nen lie spoke of his uiotner-two
years dead. Then his eye sIisleued
ana MS words were a bit hoarse. The
ticking OF the clock was audible be-
tween the sentences
Tie Duy's Sensation.
Inc political sensation OF the days
| testimony came when he declared that
the falthlessness of former Mayor
Busse. OF Chicago. and 1ormer SEN
! ator Albert J. hopkins defeated former
governor Yates IN the primary con-
test with Deheen. the present Cover
nor. He said Busse had promised to
(; support Yates and pledged campai gn
| fund OF $500. when he never pad
After that ! was convinced that
Hopkins had turned on his frlends,"
Ea'd Lorimer. "and l treated him as
would treat any other man VINO tries
to destroy my friends"
Why did Charles a White vote for
You as senator" he was asked to-day.
hite was the former member Of the
Illinois Legislature, whose alleged con-
i, iession of bribery. published N a Chi
caSo newspaper. formed the founda-
| ton OF the inquiry into Senator Lori
| mer's election
| nc came 10 me and volunteered his
vote replied Senator Lorimer .It
| VAS about ten days before my election
! did not solicit has vote. Tic was a
street car conductor. and had been
J one, and there is fellow feeling
4 among street car men in Cn.caEo. Al.
though most OF them are Democrats
! whenever l have been running To-
/ Congress l have received 80 Der cent
| u their votes"
! DID "hite suggest he ought TO
| nave something for his voter"
He never mentioned sucn u thing
This portion of Senator Lorlme,,s
testimony developed a conflict with
the statements OF other witnesses
| White testified TO the committee that
he had never heard Lorimer mention
ed as Il senatorial possibility until NAV
"a two days before the election. when.
ne testified, Lee ONeill Browne, who
was charged with having handled
the Lorimer money" came to his room
ana fixed II up"
| Browne In turn. before the commit
| tec denied Whites story of bribery.
and declared that White had pledged
his vote TO Lorimer week before
White denied all that. and swore that
| ne had never seen Lorlmer or dis
| cussed his candidacy with any one
why did not you TESTIFY in your
own behalf at the former lnvestia,a-
tton?" asked Judge Hanecy. That vas
asked In the senate Wien Lorimers
case was voted upon. The fact that
ne did not testify Is said to have had
/ inueh weight IN lnn.enc.ns the SEN
ate's decision to order The present rc-
| nearing.
Why He Didn't Testify,
Why, Iii the nrst place, cuuns.l for
the Chicago Tribune were prosccutInt,
! the case" replied Air. LOrimer "anu
: .hey stated they did not intend To con
meet me personally with any bribery
or corruption. ielt that IL was below
the Office | Was holding to go OH the
stand and deny charge which had NOT
i been made against me, and that 1,
would establish a precedent of calling
Senators under oath to testify about
any charge or lie that might p.. n,aur
against them"
Did you take into consideration tha
country-w vide interest in wour cuse?''
asked Senator Jones.
We had that III mind. but II might
not have the same effect on me now. 1
| have lived through this sort of a storm
good many years and / suppose :
thought If all the people lived IN CHI
caSo they would not think this assault
unusual. Had 1t been the frs: ottack
might have felt different"
The story of his life was gi.cn IN
response TO question by senator
Jones.
IL the close OF the story Judge Ham
ecy turned Senator Loriiner over to
counsel for the committee TO- cross
examination, which had only started
when a recess was taken until to.mor-
row morning.