The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-17
SENATOR BAILEY
DEFENDS LOR|MER
Makes Sensational Allegations Regard
ina Alleged Bribery BY Illinois
State Bank of Chicago.
BY Associated Press.

tor Bailey resuming his argument to-
day, in support of Senator Lorimer'
entered the sensational grounds, by
practically charging forgery against
the Illinois state Bank of Chicago, in
which he said Governor Deneen is in
terested. The alleged forgery was in
connection with bank deposit slip |
eyidencing Senator Holstlaw's deposit
in the bank.
Washington. D. c., Feb. 14.-Defense
of Senator Lorimer of Illinois was Of
fered by Senator Bailey Of Texas Mon
day in a speech so powerful that 1t
was applauded by what was perhaps
the largest attendance of members
and spectators on the floor and IN the
galleries of the senate chamber dur
ing the present session of congress
For three hours the Texan spoke, and
then announced he would continue MS
speech today.
His plea that the senator from Hi
nois be permitted to retain his seat
was OF so elaborate a nature and de-
Iivered with such force and fevor that
II placed Mr.. Bailey in the chief place
among the defenders of Mr.. Lorlmer,
inst as did the arraignment by Mr..
Root a few days ago establish the New
York senator in the foremost position
among those who are seeking TO un-
seat the Illinoisan.
In the main the speech was review
of the law and the testimony, but Mr.
BAILEY introduced many striking fea-
tures not the least startling OF which
was the assertion that forgery mad
been resorted to to make a case
against Mr.. Lorimer.
This he asserted had been in con
nection with the effort to show that
HoltstIaw of the Illinois Legislature
had been bribed to vote for Mr.. Lori
mer.
He pointed out that Holstlaw's name
had been improperly spelled on the de
posit slip used when the money he was
alleged to have received had beei
placed in the bank.
Mr.. Bailey boldly charged that tn
war on Mr. Lorimer had been unreien'
ing and personal, and said the effor
had been not so much to conVic
wrongdoers as to destroy Mr.. Lor
mer.
In connection with his presentatio
of law features Mr. Bailey gave wha
he said to be the practice of the senat
in vacating seats, holding no senate
responsible for acts of corruption /
his behalf when he had not bee
cognizant of them, and requiring tn
yitiation OF enough votes to rob hil
of his majority in case of his lack
acquaintance with the facts
BY resorting to the bold device
asking his antagonists in the senat
to stand up and testify Senator Bale
developed a dramatic situation.
Senator Root, Cummins and Bora
all opponents to Mr. Lorimer wei
each in turn requested to stand up an
express their opinions as to the Leg
soundness of this proposition.
Referring to White Mr. Bailey d
nounced him as acrook of the wor
kind" and "an infamous dog sayir
he had betrayed and tried to mai
money out of the labor element
whom he owed his election, "and yet
he said, "this miserable creatur
standing on the highways and in Il
byways inviting some one to come al
buv him. swears that he knew nothiI
of the existence of jackpot Ht
can rest assured if there had been
jackpot he would have been in
from the beginning"
Entering upon defense of Mr.. L(
inner, Mr.. Bailey said his habits we
AS perfect as a woman's. while tho
who were assailing him were engag
in revels, he was making his home
the Y. NJ. C. A."
The hounds of hell" togther wi
the rich newspapers, had, Mr.. Bail
charged, entered into a conspiracy
ruin the man.
Referring to the Lorimer vote in
Illinois legislature and entering up
an analysis of the same, the senat
continued:
"Substracting the eleven corru
vo4es from a total of 202, we have
unchallenged membership Of 191 me
bers who, by virtue Of their positi
and of their integrity were Qualit
to elect a senator. OF these 191 me
bers, sc would be majority, and af
deducting every vote against viii
the suggestion of dishonesty has be
made. Lorimer would still have
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