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Show UNABLE TO PUT FINGER 0N10DLING Former Senator HopKlns Tells Lorimer Comm'ttee of His Defeat CORRUPTION REPORTS FILLED THE AIR Refuses to Assign Reason for Desertion of Republican Republi-can Legislators. WAgHrWOTOK.-Juaa 1 tltnntign ronner Senator Albert J. Hopkins on the day Senator Lorimer was sleeted to th senate hoard many rumors of th a of money la accomplishing that result, h said today ha waa unable to "pot his anger" oa any coemption. Mr. Hopklna testified bsfor th a-to a-to committee lnvestlf sUng the Lorimer Lori-mer election. , Pressed to tell th committee whether he had any raaaoa to believ that any ef th Republicans who deserted him for 8enator Lorimer had den o be cause of Improper Influences, th wit-sees wit-sees declined to answer. "I don't think I ought to fay," declared de-clared the former sesstor. "It is only mv belief. "Neither could he nsme say P"?" who eonld id the committee, !-dared. !-dared. He added that he had tried to forget his defeat to s seat to which he declared he waa entitled, aaying that be was aur that th publie had no Urn for a man with a gnovanee. At th outset of hia examination by Attorney" Healy for the committee, Mr. Hopkins waa asked: ' 'Who wer your opponents at th Kepublica primary for United States senator ia l08f'r , "William K. Mason and George B. Foe " id Mr. Hopkins. How .koSt William O. Webster!;; "Oh, yea: he also was a candidate. wid Mr. Hopkl, seemisgiy a luue eon fused by bis omission. ' . After hi vietory at th senatorial primary, Mr. Hopkins ssid he wss eon-iideredV eon-iideredV the .Republican V7' "sdi-dst "sdi-dst for oanstor iu as Governor Dsns' regnrded as Its esadidat for gtvuieg Aasssssd by atat Comaitto. "I was assessed by th taU ea-tral ea-tral eomraitt, just as th other esn-didstos esn-didstos . w.. lo ran ths campaign at the fsU erection," said Mr. Hopkins. The election of senstors by the legi-latur legi-latur in lSHril . theo .inquired tnto. Tho witness told of the election of a speaker- by- a- combination of "Democrats "Demo-crats sndT recalcitrant . Republicans," snd of a Republican aenatorial eauena in which he was selected aa th pr-ty'a pr-ty'a eandidst. Elbridge Hsneev. counsel for Sens-tor Sens-tor Lorimer,. suggested to the witness that the meeting was a "conference ' rather than a caueus. ' ...... Mr. Hopkins.. howvr, . insisted it wss a "esueus." .... , In describing whst he did st Springfield Spring-field to further his candidacy, Hopkins Hop-kins ssid he hired s hall in which conferences con-ferences wer held every night or so, ia which hi followers congregated. "Th main argument we need wss that I had been elected st the primsry as tha party's candidate snd that every loyal Republican member of, tho legislature legis-lature should vote for me," aaid Hopkins. Hop-kins. Report of Money. Coming down to reports tbst he hsd hesrd about th use of money to defeat de-feat him, Mr. Hopkins repeated the testimosy he gave ths Illinois legislators legisla-tors investigating committee to the effect ef-fect thst os ths day Lorimer was elected elect-ed his private secretary told him Bens-tor Bens-tor MrCormick had informed him that 2300 had been offered him (McCor-mirk) (McCor-mirk) to vote for Lorimer. "Did h vote for Lorimert" the witness wss ssked. "Not until sfter Lorimer hsd enough votes to elect him." The former senator said that he did not go to see Mr. McCormirk becsnse bis secretsry reported thst MrCormick eras going to remain roval to him. . Mr. Hopkins then told of efforts to keep his forces in lis os ths memorable day when Lorimer was elected. On of the men he went to see os the floor of th houas that day was Repre-sentstive Repre-sentstive Johnson Lawrence. "He had alwavs voted for mo and when he told me he -was going to vote for Lorimer." said Mr. Hopkins, "I loud him if he did lie would not b able to convince hia people he had not been purchased. He ssid he would vote for Lorimer. but did sot admit hs wss pur chased." Mr. Hopkins ssid he heard that twe other members he was going to lose were Logan and Durfee.. Both of them had been at his hall at 11 o'clock the night before the election, ths witneas explained. At Hopkins' Apples. "Aad ate mv spples snd smoked my cigars." Mr. Hopkins sdded. "Ate your whatf" inquired Senstor Gamble. "My apples- I kept a barrel of rlee , , Where did they go after they left your room?" , "Mv friends told m they went to I Senator Lorimer 's room." The witaesa aaid that when be asked I Logan why he was going to change, Levan responded that he. Hopkins. could not be elected and that Larimer i was going to be elected snd tbst he was going to vote for him. . Waa there anything in the apples or cigars that snirht have made him change over night!'' inquired Sesstor Kenvos. "J think not. Thev were the same brand 1 hsd used for fire months." - Mr. Hopkins said he was surprised at the loss ef Sesators Billinga aad Fttleeoa. He expressed the belief that heaeeev Dwey was respoaaible for this chang. Dewey waa oaa mt th two Illinois delegatea to the Republican national convention n lftut. who voted for Taft instead of Cannon. Senator' Johnson asked Mr. Hopkins if Governor Deneee was with htm in his fight before the legislature. Dnen Professed Friendship. "He professe to he my friend" "Did you accept hia profession f" "Well, I treated him as such." "Evidently." broke ia Senator Ken-yon. Ken-yon. "that was not the place for sn unsophistiested man." The witness repeated hia testimony before the Jielm committee that about four or six weeks hefore Lorimer election. elec-tion. Senator Lsndee had told him that Representative Luke, bow lead, had said that ten Democratic votes could be had for a money consideration , "What did you sayf" "I said I was a candidate for the senate, not the penitentiaiy," replied Mr. Hopkins. "I thought if I could keep my Republican Re-publican fnllowers together I would ultimately be elected." He added that he did not believe Landec meant to suggest that be buy th votes Rumors ef Correption In Air. Mr. Hopkins said h knew of "no man who cmld pat his finder" n the corrupt means in f)ie election of Mr. lorimer, but he added that rumors of the use of monev "were in the air the dav Lorimer was elected." He heard talk of Lorimer'a povsihie election two or three weeks before the rlection. "I felt ftiat Lorimer was Irving to defeat me and mv understanding was that he would use Suv instrument to do sn." said Mr. Hopkins. " Even to being elected himself?" suggested Senator Kenvoe. "I thought he was the last man who eonld do it." responded the witness. The witness showed irritation whea Attorney Healv persisted in inquiring about a newspepvr article concerning alleged plana of the Hopkins men to purchase Democratic votee. "I have denied that before tbe Helm committee and I deny it here today and 1 resent your repeated inquiries,' said Mr. Uupkiaa. |