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Show LORB TELLS OF TREACBERV OF BIG POLITICIANS ' -? WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Senator Lorlmer of Illinois, In his tostlmony before tho sen- " ato Investigating committee, -f was dramatic In the extrcino today. He told the story of -f " his llfo, not quite In tho way 4- he told It in his Bpeech in tho -f senato, and with many homely -f details. Blacking boots at the age to 10, ho supported a widowed another and five brothers and sisters; then a cash boy, a laborer, wheeling coal, a house painter, a street car conductor, and a building contractor, were the successive suc-cessive steps he detailed In his progress prog-ress to his prosent position as president presi-dent of a national bank He traced his way In politics from a constable to a seat In the United States senate. sen-ate. The man under fire was the coolest man In tho room while he told the story His voice was unshaken, except when he spoko of his mother, two years dead. Then his oye glistened glist-ened and his words woro a bit hoarso The political sensation of tho day's testimony came when ho declared that the faithlessness of former Mayor May-or Busse of Chicago, and former Sen- mor Governor Yates In tho primary contest with Doneon, the present governor. gov-ernor. He said Busse had promised to support Yates and pledged a campaign cam-paign fund of $2,500, which he never paid. Hopkins Turned on Hi6 Frlcndc 'After that I was convinced that Hopkins had turned on his friends," Lorlmor said, "and I treated him as I would treat any other man who tries to destroy my friends." "Why "did Charles A. White voto for you as senator?" was ono of the questlono asked today. White Is the former member of the Illinois legislature whose alleged confession con-fession of brlbory, published In Chicago Chi-cago newspapers, formed the foundation founda-tion of the Inquiry into Senator Lor-Imor's Lor-Imor's election. "He camo to me and volunteered his vote," said Senator Lorlmer. "It was about 10 days before my election I did not solicit his vote Ho was a Btreet car conductor and I bad been one and there Is a fellow feeling among street car men In Chicago Although most of thoin aro Democrats, Demo-crats, whenever I have been running for congress, I havo received 90 per cent of their votes." "Did White suggest he ought to have something for his vote'" "He never mentioned such a thing." Story of His Llfo. Tho story of his life was given In response to a question by Senator Jones. "First, I was a bootblack and newsboy," news-boy," he said. "I was successful until un-til tho fire of 1874, the second fire, that wiped out most of niy customers Whon I was about 13 years old, I worked for a sign painter then I was a cash boy in a drygoods store. My mother asked me to stop blacking boots and I went to work as a solicitor solici-tor for a laundry In the meantime I worked In a coal yard one winter wheeling coal." "Did you not go to school?" Senator Sen-ator Gamble asked. "My father had a theory that it was time enough for a child to go to school at the ago of 10, but he died just then. I got up so early and worked so late I could not go to school at night, but my Sunday school teachor used to help mo some. I used to study a book In tho laundry and my mother helped me, too. "After that I worked two years as a laborer in a meat packing house and I learned the canning business from ono end to the other." Tho senator showed some pride In telling of that achievement. Great Fire Wiped Out Everything. "Tho fire of 1S74 was pretty hard on me My mothor had a little money saved and hidden away In the bottom of an old trunk. She had lost a llttlo In a savings bank just before and always kept her money at homo after that. Whon the fire came we carried some of our things out Into the street and when I attempted to go back after the money In the trunk, tho police drove me away, and we lost what little wc had. It was very hard. "I worked a winter "trucking hides' and wheeling salt down In a cellar for Armour & Co Later I worked where I could use what I knew In the canning business and throe years later lat-er I got a job as car conductor Later I went In business as a hou6o painter I had some money. A friend of mine had some experience. The business lasted while tho money did, and then I went back to the Btreet cars Later I was elocted a constable and started a collection agency. "Just then real estate began to boom, and I Invested a little money and went Into tho real estate business. bus-iness. I got a job In tho water do partment. After I got a teaming contract. con-tract. Then I became superintendent In tho water department. Then I ran for clerk of the superior court I ran for congress seven times, beginning be-ginning In 1S04." oo |