The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-21
Chicago Stock Yards Member,
Under Grave Charge in Lob
by Probe Tenders Resigna-
tion in Sensational Speech.
SAYS HE WILL APPEAL
CASE TO HIS PEOPLE
Majority Committee Report
Censured Him Severely and
Minority Recommended that
He be Expelled.

Washington. July 2i.--Iieprc-
sentative JamcS q. McDcrmott of
Illinois today on the iioor OF the
house oncrcd his resignation 90
take cnc,t Immediately.
McDcrmutt y under charges In
connection With the lobby in-
VcstigatiOn.
MCDcrmOtt, Democrat, repre-
scntlng n constituency which In
CiItlC~ the stOckyartls district OF
Chicago, was one ct the figures
ia the exposure OF Martin NJ.
Mulhall. star witness la the hob
By Investigation. \ majority ~
port or the investigating Cum-
mittcc, now ready to vomc before
the house, recommends that he
bc ccnsurcd with Officers of the
National Association of Manu-
fhcturtrs.
4 minority report recommends
that ic be cxlriiess.
His resignation Uamc a. scn-
saticn today when. Immediately
after the ho1'~c had assembled.
hc rose to "a question of personal
privilege and offered Il from the
ss,al his case o. the people of
the FOURTH district of Illinois
He said he had already forwarded
his resignation 10 Governor Dunnc
and had announced himself as a can
didate for reelection. Re presented
"A letter To- the speaker announcing
his resignation.
Unfortunately He said, Il came
TO this house a poor man. fortunately
for myself. however, taking into con-
sidcration the character of the
charges made against ne. leave this
house a poor man. ] have been
compelled during nay services as a
mcmbc OF this house to borrow
money from my friends. II also hap
pencd that afterward they became
opponents OF legislation which passed
this house affecting their business al
pawnbro cts and liquor dealers.
1t u true have not had the cdu-
cattonal training and perhaps IA,
social training aud advantages that
other members OF thus house maS
bouat
y have been invited 10 many
places in Chicago and elsewhere thal
perhaps some members mar thini
above my social station. but / have
preferred 10 associate with the pco.
pie who sent me Go congress anC
when | am at home In Chicago
eaay be found al my accustomed
haunts and among my old compan
ions. assOciating with the men ans
boys In the great Union stockyards.
Mulhail charged that AcDcrmot
had permitted him To use his con
gressionRl frank for circulating mat
ter for the manufacturer and tina
Mcoei mat; had claimed he had re
ceiyed ~ 5U0 from local pawubrok
ers 10 work against IN, federal loai
shark law and $4,000 oampaigl
contribution from "a Chicago brcwers
association.
McDermott's defense was tina
money received from pawnbrokor
We in the nature Of personal loan
and that the brewers had contribute
$500 out ot personal friendship. a
also denied charge by Mulhal tina
he had forged Harold -. McCor
mickH name TO chOck for $3.50.
The majority of the invcstisati9
committee recommending ccnsure r.
ported McDcrinott guilty II acts q
grave Improperly unbecoming IA
distinguished position he holds, an
added that his training and associa
tlons have not given sim the either
perceptions ana standards relative I
public office that usually charactei
ixe public men"
The case was To- come before m
house Thursday.