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Show ! SENATOR RECEIYED i $2,500FOR VOTE CHICAGO, Sept. 28 Slate Senator I D 1 Holsluw of Inka. one of tho j fifty-three Democrat.'? who voted for the election of Senator William Lorl-mer, Lorl-mer, on the witness island today before be-fore the senatorial investigating committee com-mittee testified that after he had voted for Senator Lorimer. he received receiv-ed 52,500 and that he supposed the money was paid because of his vote. Was a Prominent Church Memb;r. The state senator, who, until recently recent-ly was a banker In Iuka, and had ome prominence In the"" Baptist church, was the necond legislator to tell the committee that money was paid because of a vote for Lorimcr. Senator Holstlaw in response to the question by Attorney Austrian, was "anything said about payment for jour vote for Senator Lorinier?"' said: "The night before the election of Senator Lorinier. I met State Senator Jobn B. Broderick outside the SL Nicholas hotel lu Springfield and he said this to me: "'They are going to elect Ixrimer tomorrow.' "I replied 'yes, I think so, and I am going to vote for him.' $2,500 For a Lorimer Vote.. "He aL1: " 'Well, there is $2,500. In If for you.' That was all that win said. I intended to vote for Lorimer anyway, and had made up my mind three or four days before that, and did nor know there was a thing In it for me." "Were you offered anything?" was asked, and the witness replied: "He did not offer me anything and simply said there was ?2,uOU in It for me." And He Got the Money. "Did you get the 52,300?" was the next question. "Yes." was the answer, "f went to Chicago about June tlo, 1WJ, to Senator Sena-tor Broderick' office and he gave me 52.500, which he counted out of an envelope. He only said, "hero's that money, ami I said nothing to ' Hm beyond greeting him when 1 nier. j him " |