Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-16
ROOSEVELT SNURS
SENATOR LORIMER
Refused TO Attend Banquet
SON. Was There.

A misplay on the part of the Ham;
ton club of Chicago caused fine run
pus, In which Roosevelt reproved tnl
Hamilton club and snubbed Senator
Lorimer Of Illinois, a member of the
club.
Mr.. Roosevelt refused to sit at the
same table with Lorimer AS soon as
he heard that the Illinois senator, who
has been in the limelight concerning
bribery charges of his election, was
scheduled to appear at the Hamilton
club dinner, Mr.. Roosevelt angrily de-
clared that in that case he would not
attend. He was very emphatic in his
declarations, too. The trouble came
shortly after the colonels arrival at
Freeport A delegation from the Ham
ilton club, headed by President John
H. Batten, met him.
The colonel chatted pleasantly with
Mr.. Batten and the others and asked
who would be at the dinner. He
smiled at the mention of Uncle Joe
Cannon, but his expression turned into
one OF anger when he heard that Sena-
tor Lorimer had been invited.
do you mean to say that Lorimer
Is to be there?" he asked Batten.
"Why yes" replied the Hamilton
club president. 'he has been invited
and he has accepted"
The colonel looked around him,
punched the atmosphere and ex-
claimed: "Then l shall decline to go.
II Lorimer comes, you can count me
out of It."
Members OF the club tried to dis
suade Mr.. Roosevelt from hasty judg-
ment, but he had made up his mir
and nothing on earth could chaGre it,
he said.
Judge Batten told Mr.. Roosevelt
that he would ask Senator Lorlmer
TO withdraw, but the colonel wCu'd
hear of no such thing He insisted
that Lorimer be informed that RoCse-
velt had refused to associate publicly
with him and that there was not room
fer the two of them at the dinner. He
could either do that or leave the col
cnel out of 1t.
After a brief conference, the Cbica-
goane decided to send this messa"e to
Senator Lorimer: "Col. RCoseTelt
positively declines to sit at the same
table with you. Our invitation to YOU
for Thursday evening is therefore
withdrawn"
Senator Lorimer when asked for a
statement, refused absolutely to dis
cuss the matter.
Roosevelt did not mince matters in
his speech to the Hamilton club Of Chi
cago. He hit out straight from Il e
shoulder and told the men of Illinois
that the four men who have been in
dicted for bribery in the legis ature
and the four who have confessed have
committed a most Infamous treasC7
against American institutions.
The colonel told Chicago that sFs
ought to be ashamed to allow n er
corrupt leanings to represent them i:
the legislature. He said that ar! san
minded man who had read the rercrt
of the two district attorneys ergsEe:
in the Lorimer case, could arrive g
only one conclusion. He did net CT.
ton names, but he made himseli c.eG
on every point.
One of the important points tat T
r. brought out was the fact Ia
is not necessary to convict man in 6
court of law to be able to CliVe Ein
out of public life. Law honesty is rc
the only thing, he said. If you know
he is crooked cinch him.
Chicago is up in the air over the
affair between Mr. Roosevelt anG
tor Lorimer. They expected t. ccl
onel to refer to that in his sreech, Luz
he did not mention it.