The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-23

Very dear ~ member If the 7 nited
State, senate i ~" integrity Of that
body They fecl stain upon II like
a wound. and that il the right spirit
az the subcommittee charged 10 in
ouirc into ~" election of tn" Hon WILL
IAN I.ORINrFR cG Illinois six members
report that Il was valid, and one main
tains thar = was tainted nv corruption.
Tn" senator who stands aion. is tho
Hon. JAMES Is FRA7Its If Tennessee.
who has Judged a"c"rdrng to his lights.
That h." l- . man NJ inde;.nd.nt mind
and .vin,"S moral courage in high de-
gree III" -iX r1rnher- "f the -rlb-com-
!nitteA ~h" dI-agr"" with him cannot
fail 10 admit Ih" IN ny. Senators
BrREow~ "f Michigan G,uRLF of South
Dakota. HTysTRN If Idaho. RULKELFY
al Conn"oticur. P.ycTrE " h"rtuckv
and JOHNSTON of Alabama. Tn. last
Two are pomoorat-
senator IE,z;fH avs that his concll-
sions are basel on - ILoSt careful and
TRUST. rIuh.aSs"-! si'idy ct this record
that is the evidence taEcr by the sub
Committee on Privileges and Elections
who are not members OF the nv"stigating
subcommittee to read carefully all the
testimony "Sefore forming an OPINION $
il Ia evident that senator FRAZIER has
been most conscientious IN the disc harge
Of his Ci''v. but what reason il there to
believe that the AK Senators who have
testimony have no; been equally con-
scientious IN studying il without bias
They have made no appeal TO other
members Of IN" COmmitt"s on Privileges
and Elections 10 examine carefully the
@, idence taken BY them. naturally as
summing that senators. whether member.
o: tho committee or not. will read IA.
evidence carefully and without bias.
il is possibly the s"n.a of d.tar hmant
felt nv Senator FRAZIER that accounts
for the warmth OF hi, appeal Tn"
other members Of the subcommittee
NAV BE- silrcr Of their ground and there
fore have no mlsgivings about the
sOiindness OF their conclusions and the
BUSINESS OF their verdict.
the Hon. WILLIAM LoRINER did not
himself testify. From the first he has
maintained that there was no faint on
hrs title pa-sionately maintained II on
the floor OF the Senate. The PRINCIPAL
witnesses called by the subcommittee
were four members Of III" Illinois General
Assembly. CHARLES \. WHITE. MICHAEL
LINK. II. !. G BECKEMEYEE aud DANIEL
W. HOITSLNw. who confessed that they
weTe bribcd 10 vote for the Hon WILL
IAMLORlMEE and LEE . NELL BROWNE.
the minority leader N the Assembly.
Representative WILSON and senator
BRODEEiCK. who brbnd m. other four
To- vote FOR WILLIAM LOEIMER. II the
Legislators v no made confessions 10 tho
sub-cornfiittc. were worthy Of belief
Senator lEA2IER believed them. and IN.
six other Senators of the Subcommittee.
did not believe them. Mr.. FRAZIER
ju-tiii,.s hi4 conclusion that tho Hon.
%HLI.M LOEIMFI was not legitinately
elected III this way.
rnurr' bring ms Ell 10 rgr,- with the m
jorl', ~ he s.h cpmmittrc that their votes ~
tire cri-'at1TS charged with bribery arc free
frugr faint or corruption These three VOTES
sided &" r'- four r"Hfes~~i' hrlbcI wotlh r1akr
gwen tainted t"'s- Eliminate thsr1 and the
va" received rs e"r.t."- nrrTvE was le~s than
rh.p,.i} - tn .u,'..rH
TIN" AN senator .ln rot $3.50 no" mat
g., ~ that ligh' 70, al IT, tu.,i opinion
Representative WHITE appears 10 nave