The Washington times., 1911-03-08
Democrats Who Voted for
Lorimer Receive Protests
From Home.
RESIGNATION MOVE
HELD SENSATIONAL
Texans Action Thought to Have
Interfered With Plans to Be-
come Leader.

In the contest between the Bailey and
Rnti-Bailey factions for control of the
Democratic side of the Senate, the antis
are gaining strength day by day, as
returns come in from the Lorimer vote.
All over the South indignation is be-
ing expressed over the action of Demo-
cratic Senators who voted to confirm
Lorimer in his seat. II is now recoS-
nized by Democrats in Washington that
a serious mistake was made by Sena-
tors who supported the lllinoisan.
Letters and kilograms have poured
into Washington offices of Senators, eX-
postulating with those who voted for
Lorimer and congratulating those who
voted against him.
As. to State Senatorial delegations
that divided on the LOrimer vote, the
situation is getting in some cases posi-
lively painful. Senator Crawford of
South Dakota led the fight against
Lorimer; his colleague, Gamble, was a
leader for Lopimer. The two have been
political allies until this incident; they
are practically compelled to be enemies
in future. The issue has Overshadowed
everything else in their State of imme-
diate moment
Senators Simmons and Overman are
in very similar situation. 1t is gener-
ally predicted that Mr. Simmons will
be defeated in his campaign for re-
election two years hence, partly by rea-
son of his protection views i'll the tariff
session and partly on account of the
Lorimer case.
Paynter In Trouble.
Senator Paynter of kentucky is in
trouble over his vote. He is a candi-
date for reelection, and Representative
James is opposing him. James was one
Of the leading opponents of Secretary
Ballinger in the Ballinger-PinChOt in
Vcstigation, serving on the committee.
Against this record is contrasted that
OF Senator Paynter supporting Lorimer
as a member of the Elections Commit
tee, and James is making the most
OF it.
Senators Bailey and Culbcrson of
Texas have never been friendly. Bailey
led the fight for Lorimer, Culberson
voted against Lorimer, and with Texas
politics stirred anew over the Bailey
issue, it is believed that Mr. Culberson
will be compelled to take "a stronger
and more active part than ever before
against his colleague.
In the calculations of the force which
Senator Bailey is going to- muster for
his struggle to exercise the PopuliStc
tendencies out of the Democracy, this
IOrimer incident makes il peculiarly
difficult to count final strength.
Baileyites Frightened.
Men who a month ago would have
been set down as certain Bailey follow
ers are now frightened about backing
the Texan further. They have heard
TOO much protest from home. They
know that future line-ups on Bailey
and anti-Bailey issues will be watched
with the greatest attention, and there
will be publicity for every move.
prominent Democratic Senator said to-
day:
Senator Bailey has lost a number Of
SiIpporters by reason of his ensatiOnal
move in resigning. 1t has attracted at
lcntion, as nothing else could have
done, to his purpose Of making fight
Tor control of the Democratic side of
the Senate. That fight, made quietly
and without undue prominence of Mr..
Bailey, might have summoned a con-
siderable support. But the limelight is
on the whole situation now, and men
are getting mighty chary about their
allegianCeS.'
The anti Bdll"\ DeOpiP IlSlSL llldI Hoi
over seven Senators will finally line up
with the Bailey faction, and they do not
ConCede So many as tnat.
Names most mentioned as likely to be
Raileyites are Bankhead and Johnston
of Ala bama, Fletcher of Florida, PaIn-
ter of Kentucky, Thornton and Foster
of Louisiana, with possibly the two new
Senators, Chiffon and Watson of West
Virginia.
Tillman Will Be Absent
Senator Terrell Of Georgia is also
a, Bailey supporter, but he will not be
I'm Washington during the extra session,
his health having completely broken. 1t
is doubted if he will ever sit in the Sen
ate again.
Senator Tirrell of Georgia is also
counted as a probable Bailey adherent.
and he. too. is unlikely TO be in his seat
at the extra session. He is very i'll, and
before the end of the session the legls-
laJure is likely to elect another man to
take his seat. The anti-Bailey orGaniZ-
ers calculate that they can hold thirty
three or more votes in the Senate, and
they are counting on al least fifteen
Republicans to keep the body from con-
troll of the old elements that have kept
it in line with Aldrichism in the past
One reason for the difficulty in gath
ering in Bailey recruits is that the
Democrats in tho House are almost
unanimously against the Bailey view of
affairs.
'.There are not more than twenty, and
probablv not more than fifteen, Demo-
Gratis in the House who svmpathize with
the Bailey moves" declared a House
leader today.
Canita1 Florists Go