Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-23
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I IN the contest voted for Hopkins for SEN
ator
III the theory that had been staying
up nights and coniuring up dark-lantern
schemes be true. how can YOU prove Il BY
this record7" he asked.
Suppose that a president OF the United
states should call in the senators OF his
party and tell them whom he wanted for
president protein. OF the senate and that
unless they did his blding they would get
no patronage; that every last man EN-
ployed should be dismissed.
Suppose a president should fall so low
and that he succeeded in getting majority
TO the exclusion OF one man. what do you
suppose would be done? why. Il would not
take a day to induce the senator's TO cross
the party line and organize. The Illinois
Legislature did what any sensible men
would do-they crossed the party line and
organized.
III the governor had attended TO his own
business Mr.. shurtleff would have been
elected by unanimous party vote"
Mr.. Lorimer defended the speaker against
the charges OF corruption. He said that
In neither OF his previous terms had he
assisted shurtleff. HE owes me nothing;
I was not on more than speaking terms
] NtGu ilt went 10 oHflnAAAtlu " hGCllA
waterway legislation In view Of these
facts that he should be known as nay
henehman is the most absurd charge that
ever heard made in the senate or in any
/ other body"
Mr.. Lormer declared that It was untrue
that Shurtleff had been elected at his
/ Oorimer's) instance. On the contrary. he
was Hopkins candidate and was chosen
] ~ 49, 81. ~ a..
/ house.
shurtleff had pledged his support for the
senate to q personal friend Of his but.
notwithstanding this fact. had been chos m
speaker because of his standing. Mr..
Lorimer also eontended that shurtleff had
been fr end Of Hopkins ard ipported him
in his first campaign for the senate.
Tells Few Particulars.
Mr. Lorimer said that in turn he had
discussed with the governor the advisability
of electing to the senate one Of the several
members OF the national house OF repre-
sentatives and that Mr. shurtleffs name
! had been brought in It was at this juno
ture that his own name had been mentioned
and the governor had consulted several
newspaper men, who he declared were with
Mr.. Deneen all-powerful
| Among otheres, the then ed of the
Chicago Record-Herald had b inter.
viewed. he said. That man had said. &C
cordlng to Mr.. Lorimer, while he could not
agree to support Mr.. Lorimer. he would
make no objection to Governor Deneen
joining in his support.
Quoting this editor further, Mr.. Borimer
had him saying that he had opposed Lori
mer for so long a time that he could moi
80 abruptly change his position, Still. this
editor had added the observation that Lori.
mer was the one republican in Illinois who
could afford to be elevated to the senate
with the aid Of democratic votes: this or
the ground that Lorimer had lived in Q
democratic community and had been elected
to congress through the assistance of dem.
ocrats.
That is a true statement Of the facts,
said Lorimer, "a true history OF the sena
torial election In Illinois. Does It show
that months before the election was con
juring up a scheme for the election Of 9
henchman IS speaker and through tn,
powers of the office undertaking to fols
myself upon this house?"
Reverting to Senator Roots remarks con
corning the democratic votes cast for hin
Mr. Lorimer said:
History is teeming with testimony
about men who were elected by votes Of tn,
opposite party"
Why He Received Democratic Votes
Mr.. Lorimer recited the history OF tn,
agitation in favor OF the lakes-to-the- gul
deep water ways project in which he wa
leader. Hhe showed how It brought hin
into intimate contact with men OF all par
ties and said:
my work for this project is one Of tn
reasons for my receiving the votes of tn
democrats"
Turning to another point in Senator
Roots speech before the senate. tn
speaker agreed that he was in Springfield,
at The time he was electe1 senator Hi
presence, he SAID was to urge upon tn
legislature the passage OF a law to carry
into effect the constitutional amendment
for which he has been working so long.
The names OF many democrats were men.
toned as among those who had voted fol
him because OF personal friendship. Amonl
these was Senator Broderick who, MFR
Lorimer said, had been his friend for man,
years even when newspaper assassins o
character" were tn IN. as since trying I,
destroy him.
Il never got one vote under false pre-