Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-27
.LOR|MER COMMITTEE
VOTES AGAINST DELAY
Taking of Testimony Will Not
Be Postponed Until After
the Election

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-Investigation of
the charges that Senator William Lori
mer was elected through corruption and
improper practices and that he is not
entitled TO his seat in the upper house
will begin Monday morning.
In a short session today the senate
subcommittee on privileges and cleo
tions decided adversely to counsel for
Senator Lorimer, who argued at length
for a postponement of the hearing until
after the November elections.
Another point decided by the commit
tee, was that an attorney for the Chicago
Tribune could appear at the hearing,
Senator Lorimer also being given the
privilege of being represented by his
attorney. The Legislative Voters
league, which filed petition in the SEN
ate detailing the allegations against the
validity of the election of Sen
ator Lorimer through its pres
ident, Clifford w. Barnes, told the
senators the committee was not In
position to furnish conclusive evidence
and asked that the attorney for the Chi
cago newspaper be permitted to take
part. After the session had adjourned
the committee members with the two
attorneys conferred concerning the wit
nesses to be summoned and other de-
tails of the hearing.
Chairman Burrows said the committee
desired to have before it the official rec
ord of the voting in the Illinois legisla-
ture throughout the senatorial deadlock
and suggested that counsel agree upon
the presentation Of an official copy of
-. 1. io1,
mons of the state officials in charge of
the original document. The declaration
of Chairman Burrows was made that
the witness desired would be present
Monday morning when the sessions are
resumed in the congress hotel.
Senator Morgan B. Buckley, OF Con-
necticut. and James B. Frazier, or Ten
nessee, are expected to arrive before
Monday and complete the roster or the
investigating subcommittee.
At the opening of today's session
chairman Burrows also announced that
the committee would permit Attorney
Alfred S. Austrian. representing the Chi
cago Tribune. and former Judge Ell
bridge Hanecy, representing Senator
Corimer. to appear in the hearing.
This finding was arrived at in an IN
formal conference of the senators last
night and today the committee members
were unwilling to discuss any phase OF
the hearing.
Attorney Hanecy presented his formal
motion for a continuance of the near
ing until the November elections. The
reasons advanced were in substance
similar to the argument made by him
Yesterday. when he declared that Sena-
tor Lorimer would be handicapped
through a dissemination of legislators
now under indictment to testify before
the committee.
The Tribunes list of witnesses was
submitted and the committee began con-
sideration of methods of procedure.
The committees decision overruling
Senator Lorimer's plea for delay was
announced by Senator Paynter, of Ken
lucky, who said:
1.-The committee has given que consid-
Grafton to the presentation made for a
continuance of this hearing until after
the November elections and has not
found the reasons contained therein OF
sufflcient weight to warrant the delay.
The petition is denied"
No reference was made to the definite
time when the hearing would begin, 0ut
after submission of the names of the
witnesses by the newspaper, short con-
ference resulted in the announcement
that the session would adjourn as pub
lie meeting until Monday morning TO
permit Senators Buckley, of Connecticut,
and Frazier of Tennessee, other MEM
hers of the investigating subcommittee,
to be present.