The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-28
Direct Election of United
States Senators Defeated
in Senate After a Very
Close Fight.
SENATE IN SESSION
THROUGHOUT NIGHT
This Afternoon Sen. Stone,
Of Missouri Took the Floor
and Launched an Attack
on Lorimer.

(America,l News SerVice)


Washington. Feb. 2S-When the
senate reconvened at II o'clock this
forenoon, to which hour it had re-
cessed from S:1o this morning, fol-
lowing an all night filibuster session,
weary lot of statesmen filed into
their seats. Bristow resumed his fill
buster speech, but at 11:20 it was de-
cided to adjourn until 11:50 to COM
play with a special rule providing for
a vote on the direct election of senat-
ors Immediately after reading of the
journal. During the morning recess
the senate leaders held a conference
and reached a tentative agreement for
an early vote on the Lorimer case
the tariff board and magazine post
age bill, but could not agree ON reci-
procity.
After the noon recess, fighting to
the last ditch, the old guard succeeded
in defeating the measure calling for
a direct election of United States SEN
ators. Fifty-four votes were recorded
for the resolution providing for a
constitutional amendment and 33
against it. Two-thirds majority was
necessary and SO the resolution was
lost. Beveridge and Shively voted for
the amendment. Lorimer was among
| those voting no" Thirty-three Re.
pub1icans and 21 Democrats voted for
| the measure. The vote is taken to
indicate that the progressive wing of
the party is gradually gaining the up,
per hand in the senate even though
| the measure was lost.
| Stone Attacks Lormer.
! Following this vote another assault
on Senator Lorimer was launched by
| Senator Stone of Missouri. He de-
clared the Illinois senator was not en-
titled to his seat in the senate. The
senator from Missouri said that he
had reached his conclusion reluctantly
and with regret because he found him
self compelled to disagree with the re
port of the investigation committee
and secondly because of a persona
regard he entertained for Mr.. Lorim
er.
But my conviction is so pronounc
ed" said Senator Stone, that no 9th
er alternative seems open to me-"
Referring to Senator Bailey's refer
ence to ex-senator Hopkins, he said:
1T may be that he (Hopkins) was not
overly popular among his former col
leagues here and that few of then
would have been willing to play Jon
athan to his David: and it may be
that it is true, as l have no doubt il
is. that he is personally disliked BY
many people in Illinois, even of his
own party. 1t is almost inevitable
that a man of his irascible and some
what vindictive disposition would
have personal enemies. Even gentle
men with such placid, serene and ami
able dispositions as the junior senat
or from Texas, are known to have enc
mics.
Called Falsehcods.
/ Reviewing the testimony of variou:
"itHcsSeS LIE ScLdtoi iGitiiSA u
Links evidence as "diverting" and {
tangled web of ludicrous falsehoods.
i Discussing the question of the Holt
sIaw deposit in the state bank of Chi
cago. Senator Stone said:
The friends of Senator Lorimel
have denied that Holtslaw made ths
deposit to which he testified. but Mr.
President. Ealtsiaw was corroboratet
) in this behalf by the chief clerk o
the bank, Jarvis o. Newton, whe
swore he received the deposit ant
! made out the deposit slip which b,
gave to Holtslaw.'
: He referred to the meetings in st
, Louis as " the eliminating acts in
; monstrous conspiracy against the hon
, or Of a great state"