BRIBE CHARGE
Most Vehemently Denied in a Speech
by Senator Lorimer Bat
ANOTHER BRIBE TAKER
OonfMnwi in Illinois Immediately Af^
tor the Senator Delivers Speech
on the Floor of the Senate in
Washington, Which Fastens the
Crime on Him Again.
For Just two hours Saturday Senator
Lorlmer of Illinois stood iu the
senate and In vigorous language denounced
as untrue the charge of
bribery made against him In connection
with his election to the Benate.
Upon leaving the chamber at the conclusion
of his speech, Mr. Lorlmer
hurriedly put hlB affairs In order and
caught a late afternoon train for
Chicago. In his addresss Mr. Lomitnor
made emphatic denial of all the
allegations of corruption and sought
to turn the accusation of wrong-doing
upon the Chicago Tribune, in
"vhicli newspaper the charges first
were published.
The speech was devoted to a review
of charges and Illinois politics
for te past 2f? years. He charged
The Tribune with sinister motives
in its attacks, and, saving that
It had been fighting him every since
1884, charging that its action v\ >
Inspired by its failure to control .his
course as a public man. Mr. Larimer
gave many particulars c ne? rn- ;
ing his senatorial election, say rig !
that after persuading him to < r !
the race, (?ov. Demon ha 1 i!? rl
lilm nil! sou ;lit i > turn a i
those wins support he h I lo
ly procured for him.
At the eh so 1 f his snoec.h ' >r
Inter offered a i lutl. ? <D
that inquiry i- 'o the 1
made by the coinmltt on \.
and * " * Ion. I'n'or tin i o '
senate tl o r. '.m' 11 v . > ; i
the commit1 ? on oi
pes to i nsl 'or t! o cm : tc o o<
In case of a fuvo'Mh'o .< f- >1
that >i nil' . of v. hic.i J
<lot bt,
comi. 't' " on i . 'u . . r
t ion of 11 < ! ^ of t ' i
on r< , H of <1. 11 \ iv
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Bur. .: 1m,c?i!i \
hours Hiti-r i ;; <i >(;
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c mo t'*c I 1 ' Ictr; "1 ( ' ' ? "
John Fro :, rick. n I i
Bro V rich's it uit <
suit of a
gran! jury Ly ! le P< ! ]'?. V,.
Holts w, f ! .I > >
Bro '. ' 1; naid Bin r - t - \ ;
fur !. ; ii c ' Fc ml r.
Senator 11 < It In ' hr ' in 'Ro
1 on i rj c? i ' mi
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sion. He tuM the pro ' jury til. i
lie r. '. \ 1 f"t f. " 1
Borlnier; $700 as bis 'V.rc of a
legislative "Jackpot" and a promise
of $1,500 s>s his share of the State
house furniture deal.
Senator Iloltslaw's confession regarding
the furniture deal was corroborated
before the Brand jury by
Otto Freler of Chicago, who as
agent for the Ford-Johns in Furniture,
obtained the furniture contract.
The two confessi ns regarding
the furniture contract resulted in
two additional indictments on a conspiracy
charge. These were Senator
8. C. Penzerton (Republican) of
Oakland, 111., and Representative Jos.
J. Clark (Democrat) of Vandaiia.
Bench warrants were immediately issued
for their arrest.
After conferences with Attorney A.
M. Fitzgerald, his lawyer, Holtslaw.
worn, hazzard and driven almost to
distraction during a sleepless night,
told Prosecutor Rurke he was ready
to confess and all liability to prosecution
and punishment was waived
when immunity was offered and later
granted because Holtslaw was a
material witness. Refore going to
the grand jury room, Holtslaw made
a preliminary statement to State's
Attorney Rurke as follows:
"In making this statement to tbo
Sagamond county grand jury regarding
payments of money to secure
contracts for furniture and for electing
William Rorlmer United States
senator, I have been governed by a
firm belief that my actions in this
matter have been reprehensible and
In this connection I offer no defense.
I have, however, determined to make
such reparation as is within my power,
and the only means by which I
can do this na tt aoomo to mo is
by fully and honestly statins what I
know about these transactions.
"I voted for William Lorlmer for
United States senator and received
f therefor $2,.r)00. I also received $700
which was given me without explanation,
with the statement that it
waa coming to me. I was promised
$1,500 for my connection with the
letting of the furniture contract "
(Following his appearence before
the inquisitorial body Holtslaw
repeated his confession to the
Associated Press, and told of the
BRIBE TAKERS
LIST OP MEN WHO WEKK PAID
TO VOTE FOR LOKIMKK.
They Got Various Hums for Selling |
Their Votes to the Corrupt Crowd '
of Politicians.
Senator HoUtlaw's confession, resulting
in the indictment of Senator
Broderlck, of Chicago, la the fourth
confession obtained since the exposure
of the alleged Lorluier bribery
scandal on April 30 last.
The first confession was made by
Representative Charles A. White, of
O'Fallon, 111., who declared he has
received $1,000 from Lee O'Nell
Browne for his vote for Lorimer and
$900 as his share of the Legislative
"Jackpot."
Although stigmatized as a blackmailer
by the men whom he involved.
White's confession resulted In
grand jury investigations in Cook
and Sangamon counties. In the Cook
County grand jury room on May f?
White's confession was substantiated
by Representative H. J. C. Ileckraeyer,
of Carlisle. 111. This second confession
resulted in three indictments
in connection wi^h the Lorimer case.
These were: Lee O'Neil Browne, the
load< r of the Democrats in the Legislature.
on a charge of bribery.
Representative Robert B. Wilson.
Democrat, on a perjury charge.
Representative Michael S. Link,
Democrat, charged with perjury.
Following an offer of immunity.
Link made the third confession and j
the indictment standing against >11111 I
was nollied.
Br wne and WiLon we e si 1 !;
and g vo lion I in the sum of $ir>.000i
ill ifr.oOO respectively.
The co:if. s. i'.-i of Hoist' i\> . r. ' ;
' hA T >>i t' t sen ?-lti 1 cl' > he 8
: rial hi: ? y fin ?: ?. -s h null! '
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thi ir ' in ai r i., T a :
day 11 ?* nl' t' I' :.i ly !' A. L. nuron
. .. v j?f jr - in i lias> In amt
tin ir liv.s. Tl .home it inel an
and -a jia.'tly v r i< stun* op rnt
I l?y Mr. Hurton. I'.ur lus, shortly
before the (Ire was diavovoro '. enteral
the sture, robbed it and set it on
fire.
Think <iirl Kidnapped.
At New York Amelia Diamee, n
pretty three-year-old child, is missins
from her father's home on the
Mast Side. The police are searching
in t.he belief that she was kidnapped.
They have a description of
'han five years.
Big l'rice for Horse.
H. C. Hildreth. of New York, who
some time ngo sold the great .horso.
Kitzherbert, to J. E. Madden for
thirty-five thousand dollars, it is announced.
has purchased a horse for
check, caused death.
A woman can forgive her husband
most anything if anybody elso will.
meeting with Tlroderick the day before
1 orimer was elected. Holtslaw
says Brodori k told him t.hat If he
wonl ' vote for Borlmer there would
be $2,.100 in it for him. Holtslaw
says that he then agreed to cast
his vote the next day. May 28, for
I .orimer.
Holtslaw said that up to this time
.he had vote 1 consistently for the
Democratic candidate. I.awreuce B.
Stringer.
I n ? ,xr lin el vc rnpr.i a r?Dtn.
municntion frr?m Hroderick, and on
Juno 17th ho visited the Hroderic.k
saloon in Chicago and was thore paid
the $2,500 for his vote for Lorimer.
Most of the money was in 11000
bills, .he said.
In regard to tho "jackpot," Holtslaw
says that a month after he was
paid the 92,500 he received a letter
from Ftrodorlck, asking him to
come to Chicago, which .ho did, meeting
Rroderick again at his saloon
He wan then handed $700, Hroderlck
remarking casually "this is coming
to you."
Holtslaw said that he asked no
questions and soon afterwrads left
. for ills home.
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SOME HOT TALK
Ifl the House About the President's
Ttnrellinf Expenses.
THF DFRATF WAC wadu
?u vuvnili l| nj TT fll\lTl
Hot Words 1'a.wd Between Democrats
mji?1 Republicans Over the
Question of Making "Immediately
Available" Another $2.1,000 to
President's Traveling Kvponses.
President Taft's traveling expenses
and the fact that already he had over
drawn his allowance of $25,000 a
year voted hv congress, led to acrimonious
d bate in the house Thursday
and a refusal to permit him to
use the next year's allowance to
meet the deficiency.
As reported from the house committee
on appropriations the Item of
$2.".ooo for the fiscal year beginning
July i next, would have become "Immediately
available" except for the
protests of Democratic members. The
wort's "immediately available" finally
wt re stricken out by the action
of Mr. Mann of Illinois, the occupant
of the chair, iit sustaining a t> ojrit
of or lor made by Mr. Macon of Arkansas.
D> mocst.
It was the west-Tn an' southern!
trip ma e by Mr 'Paft last fall thr.t
exhaustol t''e White House traveling
fund. During the debate f"c sirman
Tawney. in charge ef t'?e bill.
cHD'ised Southern Democrat's for
their attltP'le in el ecting to nil appr
>pi i mi t? defray the exp-n:of
> trip on which ' y had < ti
pr' i 11 " t's ! u< "ts.
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t P ' CV.roeet r
h.1 hi: > a K-u of ^ " s
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e < rt ' :< s if nc v ' the .1
; f n o' memo 1: of t .'i > a 1:
v": ' ' 0 -ir XV s. ? -m *
ar'} croviM o Si-vi od 1 i:... an 1 *v!
i? t'i i I rip he he ' t o?I their b ii
tality, 1 hey turn around an 1 criii is
him."
T'list statement served as n fire
brand upon the Democrats, sever m
of whom vainly attempted to interrupt
.
Mr. Tawnov said that nino Doni
oeratir governors invi* -d the Pros;
dent to visit their states, the stat'
hoin j Texas. Colorado. Indiana. Mississippi,
T-ouisnna. M ^ntana, Sout.h
Carolina, North Caroliua and Arkansas.
"H>w many Republican Governors
iii' Ited .him?" inquired Mr. h'itzgeril
' of New York.
"Thev are not refusing to pay
these expenses." retorted Mr. Tax\nev.
lln added that Democratic senators
from Louisiana. Mississippi.
Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri. North
Carolina. Florida. Colorado ar 1
South Carolina, together with 2H
R present atives had extended to the
president t.ho hospitality of their
States and districts.
"Is this Southern hospitality?'
shouted Mr. Tnwney, looking townr's
the Democrats. "Can t.v?re iv
i meaner man." ho ask d, "thin the
man who invites another to ae:o<>i
his .hosp'tnlity end then kick-- 11..
tier because h(, accepted th * ho*?11
ilit v "
"Hit hint again," interposed Vr
Stafford, of Wisconsin, amid Re miliean
laughter and Democratic
wr nth.
Mr. Rar'.ett, of 0? rgia, detnan
ed to know what representative? hnj
aceopted t.he hospitality of the president
on that trip, as stated i?y Vr
Tawney. Mr. Tawnev promptly nam
cd Mr. ltartlett and his colleague
Mr. Hardwiak. of Georgia.
"That Is not true: that Is false,'
exclaimed Mr. RarMett. The Gear
Rian added that he did rile In th<
president's car, but he paid his owi
fare,
Mr. Tawney said three Democratii
senators had l>eon the Ruests of thi
president on his Western trip,
"Tho expenses of this trip will b<
Justified hy tho people of this conn
, ,try, I care not whether they ar
Rernocrats or Republicans," declar
TAFT TAKES A HAND
PRESIDENT WRITES A LETTER ,
TO CHAIRMAN TAWKKY.
He Is Deeply Distressed at the Reflection
on Southern Hospitality,
Which He Highly I*raiso8.
President Taft Friday sent to ]
Chairman Tawney of the house committee
on appropriations a letter
expressing deep resentment at the
criticisms in the house in the debate
on the traveling expenses of
the president. The president says he
is especially distressed by the "suggested
reflection on Suntheru hospitality."
'
The president's letter follows: f
The White House, Washington. May \
27th. 1910.
My Dear Mr. Tawney: I am deeply
j grieved over the phase which the dls- s
cussion of the appropriation for t.he . 1
traveling expenses of the president ' '
took yesterday. I think it is n legiti- j
mate argument in favor of such an i ,
appropriation that congressmen and ' '
many others press the acceptance of 1
invitations to visit their sections and '
districts, because the urgency of such '
requests indicates the opinion on the '
part of the people that one of the
duties of the president is to visit '
the people in their homes.
But the intimation or suggestion :
that the1 acceptance by congressmen 4
of t.h president's invitation to travel
on tlie train with him in their re- '
spertive districts or States was a
| reason why they should not voice
! 'heir free opinion on the question of '
; >-ch in, appropriation is to me a
iu. -d panful one
I In tr. v. in if upon tie tr:-in the'
i e n? t r< ' iv It: : my hosnitalit".
I !ho\ w nl> u - k or a 1 i111 more
I ; 'I !.l . U"l \v i ' '.
i .i i i h ' t i v. u, t i r u i .
I ? wist), d to e.
' fi tii i of t ie illset - n ye4'
y v.Y : V : . . 11V '
m 'o mo v \ s i ;? r: r ' .
M il VP ? Rf ?. i t Y. "Hit : . !
tint r : l in t o S Ut h
| Mr / . . Ml 1 .or :u% v ! i
| ; -I U ?* :} 1 s W it III * ii. >
f >... ,h. I IP- re
j < ' lis.
I V W AoMI : .1(1 r ?r. C :;\
(V<l?o V ' I! ..i:l \ ! v :, \vl
'< ' ' ill arc!i . :>! Seal < s1
r l.ui ! i I .. \. c.
pass: ! i >. ' Hiino Mills <n lh< i'
v to t; * 11..\ is Hridgo, nli ii t b">. !
ilcs I !* :n II i . Mills, to (Mi : -e ii
\ avr' ' i t io p Imlinn in nn 1
par that point, l-ix or seven men
ivr ro secured to do the work of
"ovation an! as the mound is
'.0 h e' wide an I nearly as long an ! :
many feet deep, it will take several
'ays to reach ail parts of it..
A number of skulls and bones
have been uncovered, and it is estimated
that fully one hundred and
iftv I n Mans were buried here long
lefore the a I vent of the white man.
\ pine made of a substance that
oks like soapstone. and a well-define'.
tomahawk were also found,
here are a number of Indian
lounds in this county, and most of
hem are familar to Or. McNeil, who
lis ?>?en investigating the mounds
r several years.
In one grave. Dr. McNeil found
where more than one hundred Indians
.had been buried, evidently the
victims of a sanguinary battle. One
if the skulls still had a tomahawk
sticking in it. while there v ere arrow
heads in a number of the skeletons,
showing that they had been thrown
into the grave as they fell on the
battlefield with the weapons that
caused their death remaining in their
ndies. *
d Mr. Tawney.
"The president r.iov think It Is
r >? r rn turn'sn my name as one
> wh ? was on 111? train." said Ropreo"'
tivo Hartlott. "If the president
is satisfied with the proprlftv, wil.h
tb(. 'oconry of furnishing the r:<nics
' of mvself and my collnmes to the
gontl 'min from Minnesota in his
snse?'aK attack upon what he rails
the .hospitality of the Forth, that is
a nut rT for him. Hut the pros! ient
has violated both the rules of hospitality
and of decent conduct."
"If a gentleman is tho suest of the
m rniuc 11 l mum uun in<.i uc irun* ifi
i in -his vote hereupon an appropriation?"
inqnired Mr. Hardwlck, of
c Georgia. t
8 Mr. Garrett, of Tennessee, suggested
that objertion to the appro0
priation was that the money ha-'
- boon used by the president to pay his
e expenses "in mAklng partisan and
political speeches."
MUST WIN OHIO
To Win and Republican WiO Make Hard
Fight on Got. Harmon
IN THE BUCKEYE STATE
Result of Recent White House Conferences
is that IK'fenco of l'ayneAldrich
Tariff Law Will Re Principal
Factor in Ohio Congressional
Campaign.
.P. H. McGowan. in his Washingon
letter to the Ne-rs and Courier.
?ays the determination just reached
jetween President Taft and the leadtig
men in the Republican party to
start the tariff issue In Ohio, with the
tight against Governor Harmon and
:he Buckeye Democrats, is taken at
Vashington to mean that not only
will this bo the great and all-absorb- '
ng issuo In the Congressional elec- j
.ions of the present summer and fall,
but this feature will also come to 1
he front largely in the national election
of 1!U 2.
When President Taft"s brother? *
Charles P. Taft?came to Washinston
last week and spent several days (
it the White House holding conferences
with Senators Dick of O-hio;
Vldrich of Rhode Island, and ot.hers
:iigh in the Republican councils, it
ivas believed that something of im- '
mrtance would devel >p and this lias
iroved to be tJhe case.
The aniiouiipenient made that a
Pan-rut defence of the tariff bill 1
Mid tiie general pri !e of prot? - '
ion would l?c the si .an of tin Ohio
'< ; 11 lii i ns ill I ' <? c t. " |? ' |
in! f!oii vnor 11 i on : 111 Irs it ; iiC
'i'ic e im c ants would be v.iven | j
ill they < uvid do ansv ? t.'te on- ' '
Ms of the Republican.- , ? ar c j
T! is : ti.i lip ; i i : s t '
I. i c lit t! r n '
> im st In' -i fft 'ftft
t ie '(
th'T U:.ck. I' -t then ; liltl pro j
iliil :y of 'i <h nge In t!i pr rmit
il; n lv int; mndn. The Pr si lent,
however unwilling he my ho to outer
into local politics i:i ().'i >. is the
nan looked to for sotting the pace,
uni it is to him that the Ohi > voters
look to give the word that will put
the political machinery in t.he Buckeye
State in motion.
The President is considering the
various suggestions that have been
made to him, and is greatly interested
in the claims of those w.ho believe
that a straightout Republican
victory can be made an a straightout
defence of the Aldricli-Payne tariff
law, with the promise t.hat whenever
the tariff is revised again it will he
upon a scientific basis, leaving no
doubt as to tho fairness or Justness
of tho schedules.
Such action will be entirely In line
wit.h his own viows on tho tariff.
He has defended the present tariff
inw in his speeches In different parts
of the country, 'but it 1s said that
this would not commit him to a policy
of standing pat upon the taw, if
facts to ho gathered by t.he tariff
hoard indicate that there are inequalities
in the measure of protection afforded
to dliT' rent lines of business.
Undoubtedly Ohio is to be made
the main stamping ground not only
of the Congressional clertions of the
present year, but of the national election
two years lonco also. Alteady
t.he signs point that way.
Ends ills Own l.lfe.
At Pickens Enoch I.awson, an Oi i
Confederate soldier, about 7(1 years
years old, committed suicide Friday
morning by shooting himself through
the head with a shot gun. He arose
at his usual time, and takio? his
gun. witlkod out to the corner of the
house and shot himself. When t.ho
members of the family reached him
he was dead.
"White Slaver Sentenced.
At New York Hello Moore, the nopress
convicted in the "white slave"
trial for placing two girls for Immoral
purposes, was Friday sentenced
to the Auburn prison for not less
than two and a half years nor more
of Virginia.
,i
TS
CONTROL OF ALASKA
SENATE COMMITTEE HEARS HOW
GVGOENHEIMS OVERATE.
The Trust Control Fe?leraJ Officials
aiiM SjH?nd Urge Sum to Corrupt
tue Courts.
Investigation by a sub-committee
af the Senate pudtciary comxnltee of
af the Senate jdlciary committee of
the latest Alaskan scandal produced
startling revelations last week of
the power and the methods of the
VIorgan - Guggenheim combinations,
and Bome serious charges aguinst
Federal otllcera in the territory, as
ireatures of this combination. The
proceedings so fnr have been secret,
but an effort will be made to have
them thrown open to the public, or
to have the testimony published immediately.
The matter under investigation is
he removal of John S. Boyce, United
States district attorney, and Daniel
\. Sutherland, United States marshal
it Juneau, Alaska. These two men
liad prosecuted employes of the Morgan-Guggenheim
combination for
murder, and were reaching out for
general oflicera of the combination
inspected of instigating the murder.
lTpon th> recommendation of Walter
R. Clark, governor of the territory,
t,he two men were summarily discharged
from office on the eve of
the proposed action, and thi lr successors
were nominated to the Setiite.
Boyee and Sutherland are not seeking
to b restored to ollice. They
my that they desire nothing more
limn to place before t.he Senate !ho
fails, as t'.i \ see them. Connect <1
wit 'i th ir re? v al. Ac?- r n; in
cir nry. they ire end the eainlty
i t lie (' - 'a. of thi ir
v ii : tid i . v ' i : li -f Ml
ill i 'e l i m l i K . i .. . anon
!a O' l. in 1 ?07.
? loved h 1 he GUg11;i:-.
: it <.' ' i ' hat
wo i . v. t i r.?
a
a
U, , a , e tb ' 'u tee
tl t <: CI a "k and any > r
Federal llicchnl !. rs in th< territ iry
are creatures of t.he M irgan-Clu r.onhelin
conibination. and that the <
t nil of fln> coin I,inn I ion ov er the c v
rninont <>f the territory will ho ahsolntely
coinplot ' il" the new distrit
attorney and mars-hall are confirmed
hy the senate.
Kills Wife and Child.
At Montgomery, Ala., said hy other
negroes to have been crazed hy
the comet, Milton Hughes, a negro,
Sunday night kill d his wife and
c.hild, near Ashland, Talladega
County. On his way to the jail, ho
broke from his guards and ran, handcuffed,
down the principal streets,
pursued nv a mob, and oreaking several
large plate glass windows before
being caught.
Turned the Tables.
In a family row Saturday afternoon,
In O'Neal township, Anderson
county, Lawrence Kdwards, colored,
?.iis shot and killed by his mr'-cin-law,
Lisa Walker. The nevs of
the killing was not made known until
Monday morning.
Auto Turned <Ivor.
Miss Lillian Wright and Miss
Flossie Herman were instantly killed
at Logan, hy their automobile
turning turtle. Several other persona
were reported to have been severely
injured. The oecupants of the au'oinobile
were returning from a party
at midnight.
( oing Too l ast.
In trying, it is bolieved, to driv*
the eighteen miles from Mariannn to
Wash in'/ton. 1*3., in t.hirty minut 3"
time, a party of three men, in an automobile,
were wrecked early Sunday,
two being instantly killed, and the
other fatally hurt.
C Chinese Killed.
A number of Chinese have been
killed, and a chapel destroyed, by
r'oters at a village betwoen Yi Yang
and Ningslang, a little to the north
of Chang Sha. It la reported that an
armed ban ) is marching on Yi Yang.