Show HEARING Of LORIMER CASE IS ON AGAIN Senate Committee Resumes Investigation Senator Landee on Stand t ta nd d. d CHICAGO Oct l 10 A l A brief COuf conference confer r. r ence Caco between John J. J Healy of counsel for the committee ommittee ami l Elbridge lEan llan- ocy ecy representing Senator Senator Wi William Will im iani Lorimer Lori Lori- mer flier preceded d the session bession of the United States senate committee Which is in investigating in in- the the election of Senator I Lorimer Lorimel here today In addition to Senator Dillingham I the chairman there were present all mem members of the committee with the ex cx- exception 1 of Senators Gamble Kern an Lea LM I Senator Dillingham announced l that I the be rules Iules of testimony would not hot be sacred acred in th the tho coming session Wo We shall continue to allow alow all antes testimony tot tes bearin hearing bearing in any way on the tIme in investigation investigation in- in to be he admitted re regardless of legal technicalities he be sail said We Weare Weare Ve are arc determined that there shall be he no io possible ground for critic criticism sm because of the exclusion of any evidence Senator was present State Senator Frank A. A Lade Lande of Moline was vas the first witness called Attorney Healy interrogate him bim regarding re re- re- re garding gardin the senatorial deadlock at Springfield Talk TaUt With Man Now Dead I I would would call cal your attention to an alleged l c conversation with Charles Luke caM Healey c Did Did you have such a conversation Yes replied Landee I met Mr Luke in a Springfield hotel a month or three weeks before Mr Lorimer Lorimers s 's election T was on ray my way to Albert J J. J Hopkins' Hopkins rooms in i ithe in inthe the tIme hotel Luke Lul e told me ne lie he coull deliver ten votes otes provided conditions condition were right I sa said sabi ill to hi him m I 1 thou thought ht you were going oin to vote ote for Hopkins Hopkins' He lIe said No T I am an not Hopkins wont won't come across Senator Landee then testified re regarding regarding regard regard- ardin ard- ard ing in a visit isit to his home bome at Moline 1 in 1909 boil of John lohn I. I Hughes of Chicago a friend of Mr Lorimer as follows Hopkins t the e man n your y ur are are- voting yoting for fr Hushes Hughes said to js me an Y i t t m 1 be beto your your our advantage ah orimer's rs n name naThe e will ill not be presented to the le legislature slature until e we have ha every cery vote we wo need to elect him He lie will be elected on the first ballot Discussed Landee said that Hughes hes discussed ed with him un the question of federal patronage patrona e at Moline Hughes said it would be to my Interest to be with Mr 1 Lorimer in considering con eon the matter of or the appointment of if a postmaster at Moline he lie said Attorney Hanecy attacked the tho testimony of oC the witness regarding the alleged con- con with Luke who Is now dead Senator Landee admitted that he hadnot had hadnot not tot taken seriously the offer of Luke Lule because Luke had been drinking Under continued cross examination Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator stor Landee LandeC admitted that a year ear ago he toUted talked b by long distance telephone regardIng regardIng regard- regard Ing ng the Lorimer In estl investigation atlon with Roy Hoy O. O West IVest head of the Illinois Republican state tate central committee Senator Landee said aid that West Yest telephoned or telegraphed to o him him and that he Landee came to Chicago from Moline to meet West At tt that hat time the first United States senate committee which investigated the Lorimer Lorimer Lori Lori- mer case ease was sitting here herl West Thought it it Unfair I told Mr West Yest that I didn't think it was sac as fair what he wanted me cia for said Landee andee lie Ito asked me to nit meet the attorney conducting the Inquiry before the United States kates senate committee and to testify about the case I told as as' as 55 to TV what hat I knew him ilni that It if they wanted me I could be I. I lared under subpoena In Moline Were you subpoenaed before that committee com corn mi 1 No St Senator Lea inquired the purpose of oC certain questions Attorney Hanecy delivered a lengthy explanation In which he charged that a conspiracy headed b by the Chicago Tribune existed to ruin luin Senator Lorimer He lie said that list the the- Interests represented by hy the TrI Tribune une had combined to furnish witnesses wit wit- witnesses nesses messes and new testimony and were constantly constantly con con- at work to Jo o follow out O the policy to 0 Injure and If possible ruin Lorimer |