The Washington times., 1910-05-22
LORIMER. The MAN


political xeformers have accused
Lorimer Of lacking the finer and
higher principles Of public life. Of being
a man whom the privilege-seeking bust
ness interests have ever considered as
a oulwarlS IN Congress. Yet Senator
Lorinner Is tsiled as an exemplar Of IN
olemished private life. He is praised
as the model husband and father.
M Lor1mer was married on June L
1884. 20 Miss Susie Mooney, His family
consists Of two boys. William, r., and
Leonard. and six gf-ls-EtheI, Loretta
Lorraine, Marjorie. L.enora, and Helen
He is devoted 20 his family. and ever
moment that can he spared from bust
ness he spends at nome.
He has no.-bad habits. He does NOT
use tobacco II any form He does no.
drink intoxicating liquors, even II. mod
Grafton, being practically a teetotsIer
he never uses profane language, and no
one ever heard him utter a vulgar word
NO one who has heard him speak in Dub-
lie would suppose that he IS a man who
never went 10 school a day in his life,
put such IS the fact When a bov he
had no opportunity OF going-to school
Born In England
The Son Of a Minister.
The second son OF a Presbvrerizn
minister, William LOrimer was horn
IN Manchester, England. April p. 1861.
his parents came 10 this country in
1856 and lived for a while in Detroit.
Mich, moving 70 Chicago IN 1870.
When the son was twelve years old, his
iather died. and Billy and his brother
'ohn were left 70 support their mother
and three sisters. Senator Lorimer him
sell tells OF learning % read by porting
over book while delivering newspaDers
He made study Of the works OF Dick
ems and Victor Hugo, and as he ad-
Vancec IN life, he engaged a tutor
William LOriL2er never foreers kind
ness or benefit When he was ouira a
ooy' he went one day TO the railroad
chapel. at Fourteenth and State streets.
With him were a number OF bows. most
OF whom probably did not 90 down there
with The best Intentions. In fact their
purpose was 70 have fun with The meet
ing Young LOriucr took his place q, a
class taught by mss Anna Hobson. she
took an Interest in the bright hoy and
learning that he could not 20 10 school
offered 70 teach him al niSht. Once 2.
week for year and a half he called at
her house for instruction
From her old school books she vvo,,rs
lay out for him q weeks work In the
various branches. Al night. after his
work was done, he would study theya
books, and on the following Monday
night 80 70 Miss HObson 10 recire he
4e5son- Miss HObsOn became Mrs How
ard o. Sprogle.
She and her husband went Wet
where Mr.. Sr-ogle. who Is a LAWYER. did
not succs ed When Charles :. 0e7re-
was elected States attorney, Mr.. S0-orIe
was working as a reporter on a CHICAGO
newspaper.
He was appointed as an assistant
states attorney, with a salary OF &. 90
a year. Politicians could not understand
It Mr. SprOgIe had never been in .poI5-
tics. was not we'll known in CHICAGO
and had no pull that anyone knew of
Why he should be given a good position
was mystery 10 the politicians. They
now know the position came through
the influence II Mr.. LOrimer and thr071.p,
his gratitude
Placidity IN politics finds its most
notable exponent in the junior Senator
from Illinois William Lorimer. never
eXplodes. His deep reservoirs OF en-
ergy are an electric stOra &c battery.
and there is none Of the cas0Iare r-7,+r,-
IN his makeup There is no noisy
chuS-chuS in Billy" Lorimer's meth
DDS, only an even, steady purr-purr
No matter how exciting the condition
or trying the emergency IN which he
finds himself, he is always calm and
cool.
His voice is remarkably low and
soft and he never raises il in angry
exclamation He may become angry.
because he is only a man. bur he
never shows his temper.
Persons who thought bis calm i'm