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Show CORRUPTION IN POLITICS 0MLLII10I8 CoTernor Deneen Says the SacKer Legislature Was Fertile Bribery Field. . WASHINGTON. July 14. Evidence about "jackpots" or general corruption funds for the benefit of recalcitrant lagis-latora lagis-latora waa soughttoday Jrem Governor Deneen of Illinois when ha resumed the wiuiees stand before tha aenste Uj rimer committee. Tha governor delved Into an analysis of the Illlnote legislature with a view of demonstrating the existence of a fertile Held there for corruption. After a discussion of the legislative organisation. Governor Deneen was turned over for cross examination to Elbrtdge Hanecycouneel for Senator Lorlmer. Hanecy first soughno show that Senator lorlmer waa Instrumental In making Deneen state's attorney of Cook county. Illinois, a position from which, the witness testified, he procured. In salary and fees. In the eight years of hie occupancy, about $300,100. Senator Jones Interrupted to any that he did not see what bearing that had on the case, even It Deoeen got tha feea Illegally. Mr. Hanecy then took up another an-other line of examination. Mr. Hanecy led Uovernor Deneen by a long series of questions to give a rating to the political standing of moot of the Republican leaders of Chicago for several sev-eral years past. At one point Governor Deneen said Lorlmer supported him for state's attorney, but declined to give the senator all the credit for his nomination either for the first or second term. The political leanlnas of tha Chicago newspapers were also discussed at leuatn. A long Una of oueetlone about the Working of the primary laws of Illinois evoked a protest from Senator Jones that the testimony was Immaterial. Mr. Hanecy argued that Governor Deneen had claimed credit for passing the primary laws aa reform measures. In the faoe of the opposition of others, and yet the frovernor had continued to wteld power n making slatea In caucus and conference. confer-ence. . Governor Deneen said he did not know that Senator Ixrlmer In ISM refused to attend a conference after the passeee of the law. because ke Intended to obey It. Governor Deneen argued that tha spirit and letter of the laws weta not Interfered Inter-fered with by candidates being recommended recom-mended to tbe voters at the primaries. ' Attorney Hanecy sought to show that It waa not Lorlmer, but Deneen, who organised the legislature during Governor Gover-nor Deneen's 'administration. Governor Deneen denied that his friends supported sup-ported Speaker SburtlerT for head of tbe house In lo. "The speaker's popularity, which led to his receiving elxty Democratic vntea In Ivor," said the governor, "waa beoanee he had agreed to an Investiaatlnfi of state Institutions to get campaign material ma-terial aaslnst sne and other reasons." Mr. Hanecy wanted to know If hw .popularity - and hie Democratic support were not because Speaker Bhurtleff was regarded by Democrats and all others as the fairest speaker for rears. "I don't want to make any Invidious comparisons." replied Governor Deneen. |