Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-07-21
SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION
MINORITY REPORT RECOMMEND
ED EXPULSION, MAJORITY
ONLY cENSURE
SAYS He WILL run AGAIN
AND SUBMIT CASE TO THE PEo-
PIE OF HIS DISTRICT FOR
VlNDlcATioN


Washington, July 2f.--Representa-
tive James T. McDermott of Illinois
today, on the floor of the house, Of
fered his resignation, to take effect
Immediately. McDermott is under
charges in connection with the lobby
Investigation.
McDermott is a democrat. repre-
senting a constituency which includes
the stockyards districts Of Chicago,
was one Of the figures in the expo
sure Of Martin M. Mulhall, star wit
ness in the lobby investigation. A. ma
jority report of the investigating COM
mittee, now ready to come before the
house, recommends that he be CEN
sured together with officers of the Ma
tional Association of Manufactures.
A minority report recommends that he
be expelled.
His resignation came as a sensation
t TODAY when, immediately after the
4 house had assembled. he rose to .
Z question OF personal privilege and or
ffered 1t from the floor declaring he
would appeal his case to the! people
of the Fourth district of Illinois"
He said he had already forwarded
his resignation to Governor Dunno and
had announced himself as a candidate
for reelection. He presented letter
to the speaker announcing his resig-
nation.
Unfortunately" he said, II came
to this house a poor man; fortunate
Iy for myself, however. taking into con-
s;deration the character of the charges
made against me, l leave this house
a poor man. have been compelled.
during my services asa member of
this house, to borrow money from my
friends.
ut is true have not had tn. edu-
cational training and perhaps the So
cja training and advantages that 9TH
er members of this house may boast.
have been invited to many places in
Chicago and elsewhere that perhaps
some members may think above my
social standing, but I have preferred
to associate with the people who sent
lme to congress, and when I am at
home in Chicago may be found at
my accustomed haunts among my old
companions, Associating with the men
and boys in the great union stock
yards"
] Mulhall charged that McDermott
had permitted him to use his con-
: gressional frank for circulating matter
: fer the manufacturers, and that Nc
I Dermott had claimed he had received
s7.50O from local pawn brokers to work
against the federal loan shark law.
; and $4,000 campaign contribution
' ifrom the Chicago Brewers association.
!. McDermotts defense was thar the
money received from the pawnbrokers
) was in the nature of personal loans
and the brokers had contributed onls
Il $500 out OF PERSONAL friendship. H
D also denied a charge by MulhaIl tina
Is he had forged Harold F. Mccormick
name to a check for $3.50.
Ie The majority of the investigatinl
e committee which recommended Ger
sure, reported McDermott guilty Q
sr acts of grave improperly unbecomin
ID the distinguished position he hold
and added that his training and q
% seciations have not given him th
N ethical perceptions and standards r
Il altive to public Office that usually cha
10 aeterize public men,
5. The case was to come before &
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