The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-02
Observation-Disclosures GROWS
iNSt RGENT SENATOR'S NOT THE
ONLY ONES AGAINST MN.
Number NJ Other Republican and
several Democratic senators Are Ar
raIed In Opposition to Any Report
That Holds Hin, Enti,lc,i tO Its Seat

That Holds Hin, Enti,lcd to TITS seat
! WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The Lormer
case continues to be the liveliest subject
that il likely to engage the attention of
the Senate after the holidays. Senators
are now waiting for copies of the printed
testimony. which will not be available
before next Tuesday. The delay in get
ting the printed testimony. which com
prises 7is pages. will probably send the
case over into the week beginning January
o. II is certain that the Senator from
Illinois will he confronted with formidable
opposition
Al one time it looked as IL the only
objections that would he raised against
the report Of tn. majority of the Com
mttee on Privileges and Elections would
be voiced by the Republican insurgent
senators. Now it is certain that n number
of Republicans who have not been classed
as insurgents will be arrayed in opposition
to any report which holds that Senator
I.orimer owns his title to u seat by "A valid
right
Several prominent Democratic senators
are betraying symptoms OF opposition
TO the committees finding Senator
Shively of Indiana is suggested a. one
who has been giving considerable atten-
ton TO the case and he Is not entirely
satisfied with the conclusions Of the four
Democratic Senators on the committee
who signed the report.
The consideration of the case bids
fair to take up a lot of time There will
be several speeches attacking the com
mittee report, and it il assumed that the
Senators in the committee who Joined
IN the majority report will take the floor
TO defend it. The consideration Of the
case can hardly be concluded IN a week.
according to present indications. and
there are only eight weeks of the session
remaining, with most OF the important
business, including the general appro-
priation bills. vet to be disposed of.
The opponents of Senator Lori mer
will take the ground that at least seven
OF the votes that were cast for him were
tainted with corruption and should be
thrown out four being the votes of those
members who confessed that they ac-
cepted bribes in consideration for their
votes and the three other members whose
names came out in the testimony in con
nectIon with offers to bribe. The com
mittee found that the evidence submitted
was not sufficient to establish the fact
figure IN the testimony a. having offered
bribes were influenced To cast their votes
Tor Senator I.orimer 10y corrupt con
siderations
The committee in its report laid stress
on the fact that IA. evidence did not
anywhere establish that the three legis-
la'ors alleged to have offered bribes were
actuated in voting for Lorimer bv any
motive that was corrupt. and the report
finds justification of the action of the
three Democratic Legislators who voted
for Iorimer in the fact that they were
seeking 10 gain partisan advantage
toy contributing 10 discord in the Re
publican ranks
IN. committee does not reach the con-
clusion that the four Legislators who
confessed that they accepted hribes for
their votes were actually bribed and that
their votes We're tainted The report
dlsmss-s their confessions as worthless
testimony. discredited by the witnesses
themselves; but even admitting that
the four votes Of the confessed bribs-
takers wer. tainted and should he thrown
out. the committee found that Mr. Lori
mer. who had los votes out Of 2O2 mem
beers voting. would still have majority
he members Of the committee hold that
Senator Lorimer's official majority was Il.
which IVES the number of votes he OBJ
tained more than all his competitors
combined. b.ing ~
lhe opponents Of IOrimer viii take the
position that under IN. statute II wa,
necessary for Mr.. Iorimer 10 obtain "a
majority Of all tn. votes in the assembly
that dGv, or l02 They RELY on the word
ing Of the law. which says.
And tn. person having IL majority of
ell the votes of said joint assembly"
shall b" d.clar-i To- hr duly elected as
Senator
They hold that "a ajoritv of all the
votes of said joint assembly" would be
iu2. and by throwing ont the four votes
Of the Legislators who confessed that they
We're brlhcd and tn" three others whose
names figure III the testimony in con
nection with the 2lleged giving of bribes
Mr. Iorimer's vote would be reduced from
los To lOi. or one less than ~ required
under the law
II il evident th>t the great issue in
the Senate IN the Ioriin.r case will b.
a. to the suf'iclency Of the evidence to
establish the charge not only of accept
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