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Indicates He Will Fight Re
port That Bailey May
Stand Up For.
TEXAS SENATORS
APPARENTLY PARTED
Signs Point TO Growing Complica-
tons Over Election Investi-
CATION Middle.

Signs point 70 a split between the two
Texas Senator's. CUIbersOn and Bailey,
over the case OF Senator LOrimer-
Senator Bailey Is the ranking Demo
cratic member OF the Privileges and
Elections Committee He has taken his
stand vri-h the majority Of the commit
tee in favor OF generating LOrimer-
When the report Of the Privileges and
Elections Committee was presented TO
the Senate the ether day, Senator Bailey
asked question or two Of Senator Bev-
eTidge, who practically accused the con-
mittee or undue haste These questions
indicated Bailey would stand I'D for the
majority report
On the other hand, Senator CUlberson
sharply. questioned Senator Burrows as
70 whether there had been any minority
report from the subcommittee Of the
main committee This led to the disCiOs-
IRE that Senator Frazier had made =
statement dissenting from the majority
OF the subcommittee, but that the state
meut was not nled rs part OF the re-
port
CulbeISon Against LoTimer.
It Is taken for granted about he Sen
ate that Senator CuTberson Is inclined TO
line . against LOrimer. Should Sena-
tor EaiIey make an open fight for Lori
mer. political gossip here Is that his
enemies in Texas viii seize on II as q
reason why he shouId not be reelected
Senator Rayner's friends expect him
70 take q stand against the seating OF
I.OTimer- He has not given II out what
he viii do, but his friends believe he
VIII take substantially the position ia
ken BY Senator Frazier IN his state
ment wherein he held seven members
Of the Illinois Legislature were tainted
and thus the election Of Lor1Iner invali-
dated.
uer report is now looked for IN the Sen
ate While there has been hitherto talk
OF dispOsIng OF IL speedily. II Is now
thought this wiz be found impossible
Those Senators who think all the facts
should be aired are now saying they
are no. going 10 let the report be rushed
thrOuEl The fight may drag along for
weeks
Sentiment Is Aroused.
It is pointed out that already there
is much public sentiment aroused
against the seating Of Lorime-- II those
who are opposed to him in the Senate
make speeches on the floor which get
out 10 the country il IS likely sentiment
VIII be still further aroused
Under the circumstances there IS no
telling how many votes VIII be cast
against Lor1Uer- It IS said o. those
IN closest touch with the case that II is
impossible 20 tel this until the fight
really gets started II public sentiment
Is aroused. some Senators will be driven
TO vote against Isorinaer who would not
90 so II the matter were disposed OF
quietly.
one Of the big questions connected
with the LsO-iUer case IS where the
money came from that bTibed certain
mem beTS Of the legislature For months,
there has been a lot Of talk that the
money came from big interests con
csrned in tariff legislation But the
facts have never been pinned down and
there Is a feeling among many Senator's
that there are important phases Of the
whole business that need illumination
where the subcommittee succeeded In
finding none