Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
GRATING CHARGE
IN MACHINE DEAL
Afidavits Accuse Chicago Pub
fishers Of Seeking Big None
t'gr tary Profits.
$1o5,ooo TO LAWRENCE?
James Kelley Of Tribune, Involved by
Reporter, Demands a Full
Investigation.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-The Butts
legislative committee yesterday. after
excluding 1t for more than a week,
admitted as evidence a sensational
document written by Lloyd L. Duke,
city attorney of Ottumwa, Iowa, con-
tanning a charge that Andrew NJ. Law
renee, publisher of Hearst's Chicago
Examiner. was to get 100000 in con-
nection with The 100000 voting ma
chine contract.
simultaneously the committee ad-
mitted into the record an affidavit
made by Edward Z. Marriott, report
or for the Chicago Examiner. contain
ing an accusation that James Keeley,
general manager OF the Chicago Trib-
une. had opposed the voting machine
deal because he had failed to get the
sum Of $4,000 demanded from the
Empire Voting Machine company.
LAWYER MAKES TRADE.
Francis NJ. Walker, attorney for
Mr.. Lawrence, withdrew his obec- ions
70 The admission of the Duke state
ment on condition that the Marriott af
fidavit should go into the record. S. h.
Thomson, attorney for the Chicago
Tribune, demanded that both docu-
ments be admitted and that a full in-
vestigation be made.
Representative Butts announced that
another effort would be made TO in
duce the Ottumwa men named in both
atfidavits to come 10 Chicago to testi-
fy. kilograms were sent them last
might urging them to put in an APP
pearance. Mr.. Walker indicated that
he would aid in the effort to get them
here. Further sensations are in pros.
pect.
THREE IOwANS INVOLVED.
Three OF the Iowans involved are
Thomas Picker, former mayor; New
ton Arrison, former city c.erk, and
John W. Gray, former chief of police,
who are SAID 20 have entered into a
contract with the Empire Voting Ma
chine company to place II w Barr,
agent of the company, on friendly
terms with prominent Hearst-Harrl-
son democrats influential with the
Chicago election board. Another OF
tumwG man whose testimony is de-
sired Is Charles A. Walsh, at one time
chief engineer of the Hearst Indepen-
dent league. TO whom Mr. Barr was in
troduced by Mr.. Arrison. Mr.. Walsh,
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troduce Mr.. Barr to Mr.. Lawrence.
Mr. Duke. the attorney employed
by Pickler, Arrison and Gray TO collec;
The 500 due them from the Empire
Voting Machine company, which later
was cut to $1,000 in written contract
also is desired as a witness. His state
ment. introduced yesterday, which
was unsigned, was given by him TO
Thomas A. Boyer, a member OF the
Illinois legislature. II is a memoran
dun Of statements made to him by
Picker, Gray and Arrison.
CHARGES IN STATEMENT.
According to the Duke statement Mr.
Barr said that the Chicago voting ma
chine deal had cost him about 5000,
600. Statements credited 70 Mr.. Barr
included he following:
That Mr.. Lawrence originally was
down on the list for $4,000, while
Walsh was to get $4,000.
That Mr. Lawrence demanded s1O5C
600. while he insisted that Wafst
should not get anything.
That gray wolves" in the Chicago
city council also had figured in tn,
deal.
Mr. Marriott's affidavit include,
statements which he claimed haC
been made TO him in Ottumwa las
week by Gray. Arrlson. Walsh and Ed
win G. Moon. counsel for Mr.. Barr
who now holds the $1,000 paid by tn
voting machine company under tn,