Show I UNABLE U NA B LE TO EXPLAIN EXP LAIN SOURCE OF WEALTH Former Representative DeW DeWolf elf Confused by Questions in Lori Lorimer mer Inquiry BY Br Associated Press Pross Chicago Nov Not O 9 9 Inability to explain the source of a number of bills which ho possessed In the tho summer of 1909 characterized the testimony of ot former Sato State Representative John W. W DeWolf of ot Canton Ill today before the tho committee of at the United States Senate Senite In investigating the tho election of ot United States Senator William Lorimer of ot De DeWolf DeWolt oJ was tho Democratic member o of the legislature who precipitated the so-called so Hopkins flurry which caused RoS' RoS Roger r C C. Sullivan Democratic national committeeman to make a hurried hurried hurried hur hur- ried trip from Chicago to Springfield during the 1909 legislative e session The Canton man told tho committee that ho he started the rumor that there was to bo a a. Democratic landslide to Senator Hopkins simply as a a. practical jOl Joke e. e We e wanted to have Roger Sullivan como down to Springfield and buy us some of ot those big black cigars If said Do VoIt Led b by Senator Kern members of ot the committee quizzed regarding regardIng regard- regard Ing his Ills personal financial matters un until un- un til the witness apparently became confused contused con con- fused and could give no answer satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory to the tho committee Former State Representative Walter alter Lantz of ot La Grange Granse gave his recollection recollection lection of or tho famous deadlock at Springfield and brought In tho the name of John Corwin a a. former correspondent correspondent dent of ot th the Chicago Tribune at Springfield Spring Spring- field who he said said mentioned to him the possibility that the late Robert Robertw W W. Patter Patterson on formerly of at tho Chicago Tribune might be bo chosen for United States senator and asked Dont you think that possibly by bythe bythe bythe the spreading around of ot a little change It might change the sentiment here I took It as one of ot Johns John's Jokes said Lantz and I said Not for a million mil million mil mil- lion Hon dollars II Baltimore Nov 9 John 9 John CorwIn said hero today that so far as he knew Mr Patterson who died In 1909 was not a a candidate for United States sen sen- ator Corwin denied having spoken at any anytime anytime anytime time of tho the use of at money as alleged by Lantz |