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Show I JACKP0I" IS TRADITfON OF I ILLINOIS J POLITICS IBI WASHINGTON, June 23, "Jack-Bpot,J' "Jack-Bpot,J' or corruption funds In the Mill? Mi-ll? nols legislature constitute "one of tho BtrndItIouB of polices in IHInolB," ac-Blicordiug ac-Blicordiug to the testimony of Former 'It Scnncor Albert J. Hopkins before tho fclorlmer investigation committee of r the senate. Mr. Lorlmer defeated Mr. iKHopkins. UK Whether any of the. Jackpot funds or nKqthcr corruption funds had been -Bfused to defeat him for senator, he IBiwas unablo to tell the committee of vKj.hls own knowledge. He explained. im,- however, that he would bo the last iK'mau to know of such corruption prac-!RHlces prac-!RHlces because bo "was at that time of jiMLthe election of a senator, "In the posl Motion of a man In a crowd knocked Hdown with bludgeon, who knew no 'lraorG aout '-tnnn tne crowd, but was hurt worso than it." p The only other witness was Edgar VA. Bancroft, general counsel of tho International Harvester company. His r testimony was that Clarence S. Funk, r goneral manager of tho company, had i told him of an alleged attempt of "Mr. 'Hines" or "Edward Hinos" to raise t, money to elect Senator Lorlmer " I Nearly very phase of the case was flpone Into when Mr. Hopkins was on the stand. & Hopkins Declines to Answer. I He declined to answer specifc questions ques-tions as to whether he suspected Lorlmer Lor-lmer using corrupt methods to defeat him, or as to whether or not he be-llved be-llved certain members of tho legislature legisla-ture had been bought. " Mr. Hanecy, counsel for Lorlmer, protested against tho witness leaving it the stand before expressing an opinion on rumors that the fifty-three Demo-I Demo-I crats who voted for Lorlmer In the last y ballot received money I "It lpaves a cloud on those men," In-f In-f sisted the counsel. The committee ' did not require the witness to answer ' As to the personal relations between I the witness and Senator Lorlmer, Mr. ,'. Hopkins said Mr. Lorlmer had told him that he would oppose his candidacy can-didacy i An attempt was made to show con-1 con-1 fllct between the International Har-1 Har-1 vester company and Mr. Lorlmer in : regard to tho improvement of the Chi ,( cago river, but when Mr Bancroft expressed unfamlliarity with the posl-. posl-. tion of the parties in regard to it, it ; was decided to leave5 that question to '' othor witnesses |
