Show lORIMER IS lie IN HIS IS DENIAL Senator Denounces Chica Chicago o Tribune Bribery Story as asan asan an Utter Falsehood NOT A DOLLAR WAS PAID FOR ANY VOTE Alleges Newspapers Newspaper's Object Is Financial and Political cal Ruin WASHINGTON May 28 28 Strenuous denial of or the charge that he had bad obtained obtained ob oh- tamed his seat scat in the United States State senate through bribery and corruption was made before that body today by William Lorimer Lorimor of ot Illinois Soon after the assembling df dr the senate sonata Mr Lorimer Lori Len mer arose to a question of ot personal privilege privilege liege and began and began his reply to the charges that have aroused wide interest His statement on tho the floor of or the tho senate sanate ha had been neen eagerly awaited by his colleagues of ot whom there was a practically full attendance and earnest attention was given him Foremost in the answer of the senator senator sena sena- tor to the tho charge stood his asser assertion on that it had been formulated by the by-the the Chi Chicago hicso hi- hi cage cago Tribune with the purpose of destroying de do a new now bankin banking ass association tion in that city which Mr fr L rimer had organized organ organ- Concluding in- in inho ho offered a resolution resolution tion calling for a senatorial investigation tion of the tho charges against him this resolution being as follows Resolved that the committee on privileges cs aud and elections bo be directed to examine examine the aIle allegations recently made maae in the public press charging chargin that briber bribery bri bri- ber bery bory and corruption wore were practiced in inthe inthe inthe the election of William WilHam Lorimer to a seat in in the United States senate and to ascertain tho the facts in connection with these char charges and report as early as as possible and for th that t purpose the co committee com committee com com- i- i shall have authority to Ben send for persons and aud papers and to employ a stenographer and aud such other additional help heip as it il shall shaH deem necessary n In ln opening Mr or mc s sid said id Sen Senator ter Lorimer orimer Explains ExplaIn Mr President t to a question of personal d privilege privilege- e to state sUite the e f facts facts' concerning and the reasons for the most nt assault made upon ripen me by by- bythe the Chicago o Tribune with the intent t to blacken lacken my m- character r with the people of the time country and to destroy m mo me and and- my mv friends fin financial financially and politically He He then therm detailed tho the fact of tho the Tribunes Tribune's Trib unes une's publication on April 1 last of a asto astory sto story y over the time signature of oC Charles A. A White a member of the tho Illinois legislature legis legiS- legislature lature in which it was aUe alleged ed that he ho had procured his scat seat in the tho senate I through h bribery and corruption have been compelled he lie wont ont on to my may return to tho the senate owin owing to the fact that tho the story was Vas timed and published with n a deliberate purpose ipos to destroy a new bankin banking asso association in Chiea Chicago o which I have hayo been organizing with some of m my friends Tho The assault was mado to prevent tho bank from opening It utterly failed of its purpose purpose pur pun pose but it required my constant attention attention atten atten- tion to build an impregnable able bulwark around to Hie bank hank to safeguard the interest interest interest in in- terest of those who have their fun funds s to the thc caie care of f m my associates and myself against in any malicious or Ti ious i assault that may be bo made against it by bythe bytho bytho tho the Tribune Relating that it it had llad been char charged ed that the time bribe had been paid through lIon Hon Leo Lee 0 ONeil O'Neil Neil Browne tho the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic critic leader of the Illinois house of representatives he be defended Mr Browno as entirely above o participation in such a a. proceeding Tribune Fights rights New Now Bank Ho d declared red that Mc Medill ill McCormick of oC tho the Tribune had bad threatened that the bank ne never ner r should open and also asserted assert assert- ed d that White Whito did not write the story as arm has been claimed clammed but that it was Tho work of si mi trained newspaper skilled in the tho art of creating scandal tl out of lies when it is thought necessary to blacken tho character of ot otono ono one whom the tho newspaper cannot con con- It is 13 also plain to be seen een he be went on that e cr every word w was s passed on hy h- ha a lawyer lawer before it was signed by h- that tat poor low JoW creature White Whito who does doc not hesitate to commit for forgery ery for fora a few Ceon dollars and to whom perjury 11 ii iino no crime who is a part of tho the lowest fringes es of or depravity and who to secure mone money to satisfy his taste for debauchery debauch cry ery sold what l little was left of his manhood man man- h mood hood od an and became the pliant tool of the Tribune in iii this timed and malicious attack at attack tack Defending Charles s Luke a deceased member of tho the 1 legislature against t. t a a charge that he lie had beut a a. beneficiary of ml his Lorimers Lorimer's bribery n tho senator told how Mr lr Luke Lukl u ii Democrat had risen ilson n from practically lila liln deathbed d to toute tow w ute uto lo for him hini a L Republican but without with with- out cut other motive c than friendship Defends Representative Lake Standing In this thiN historic chamber In him Inn hima n Ii place of high honor to which my iny de departed do- do parted friend did all In tn his power to t mime mo I would ho Imo said Mid bo be tn In our friendship nine ana m my high regard for tor him If it I did not hurl this malicious heartless satanic lie Ho back hack Int Into tho time foul toul mouth that uttered It There Thero la Is no lan language ae adequate to d describe de- de scribe such venomous despicable con- con duct Senator Ix Lorimer then proceeded wills unmeasured words of or hitter Invective In and epithet to attack Mcdill McCormick per per- lie IIo asserted that Representatives tives Link lAnk and had not made mado confessions as 11 had Imad been charged but hut buton buton huton on tho time contrary said that flint tho the charges stand as tho they stood April SO O. O tho the uncorroborated uncorroborated d lies of or the tho Tribune supported only hy lIy the tine bought signature of ot their weak tool White Senator Lorimer went on omm with lug Ing ng to ns assert ert that the Chicago paper has lied and knew kne kneIt It lied In churlIn churl churl- In ing ng that money was lU used to purchase lila la election Not one ono dollar was paid to a single lc of tho time general assembly for his hi Continued on i la page aco Q 10 lO LORIMER Continued from page 1 vote olo for me mc the thee senator declared and he bee added that when tho the truth was si-as known everybody c would understand that the thee publication of ot tho the article by Whit was wasa a part rt of or a a. political conspiracy to drive me out of or public Ufo life to ruin mo me financially finan finan- daIly because I will not do as other Republicans In Illinois ha c done eloise place m myself self under the nb absolute control and dictatorship of the tho Tribune R Reviews Senatorial Campaign Senator Lorimel gave 8 0 his bis version uRion o ohis of his senatorial campaign and election 1 lie Ie declared that It was at the tho suggestion of Governor I Dencen neen that he had entered the leo field and then only after aCter ho and the governor so had besought ht others to tomako tomako mako the race Tho The senator went clear I ar back to tn the Blaine campaign l n of or 1881 and then to a award award award ward contest In Chicago for the alleged genesis of his hiM disagreements disagreement with tho thee Chicago Tribune At great real length th Senator Tx r described de do- crl scribed 1 Chicago 10 political developments dp tee In D 1302 I 02 ho hl said Governor Go then county attorney antI and other friends urged him to mako make his peace with tho thee Tribune Trib une When the Ihl they were poor and In need o of help ho said Rid the they were Tero anxious and pleased to work with th the thA organization even ven against tho the constant a assault IU 01 or of the tho newspaper tru trusts but they had become prosperous and affluent th they felt relt the they could tand stand tho the I lashing no noon longer on cr and ran to lh newspaper nc cover er and h have hC C been en subservient T Pf ever since that time tune Coming down to modern times time he lee de declared de- de 1 that t nIl oil the tho power cr of or the tho city r state nut and federal administrations themes und under tinder r tho the leadership of or Senator Hopkins Governor GO Deneen and auth Mayor Major I Posse Huso n assembled Into a R misfit organization combined to destroy thee tho organization or or- lr- lr lIon controlled d by ly with Intent to give goho control to totlee the tho Tribune |