The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-25


which the galleries had greeted a
comment reHecting upon tho injustice
OF those occupying them. a long hiss
noated over the chamber Of the Unit
ed States Senate today. So far as
many who have long been connected
with II could recall. never before had
hiss been heard In that dignified
body. The Incident followed a re-
mark by Senator Bailey. Of Tex
as.
Senator Crawford, OF South Dakota,
had made a statement bearing upoa
Lorimer's case. that brought forth an
Expression OF approval.
No applause will be permitted
from those In the galleries." said the
Vice President.
The applause" said the Texan,
who was In controversy with Mr..
Crawford. Is a fair measure Of the in
justice Of the audience"
From that portion OF the audience
that had not Joined In the applause
came slight outburst. but as IL
trailed. out came the hiss. No notice
was taken OF the incident by Senators
or officers OF the body.
The day In the Senate was largely
given over to Mr.. Beveridge. who dis
cussed the Lorimer case. He did not
conclude and suspended with the un-
derstaading that he would continue
tomorrow, after the conclusion OF Mr..
Lorimer's speech In his own behalf.
Senator Burrows. In charge OF the
question. I'm behalf OF the committee
on privileges and elections. had given
notice that he would ask for a vote
upon the conclusioa OF the two
speeches.
Mr.. Gallinger interrogated Mr..
Beveridge as to the source OF the
money which the latter had
charged had been used In the Lorimer
election. Mr.. Beveridge replied that
IL had been received from Brown.
Frederick aad wilson,
But where did Brown. Broderick
and Wilson get it?" persisted Mr.. Gal
hnger. Mr.. Beveridge confessed that
he did not know and to assist him,
somewhat. the New Hampshire Sem
ator suggested that. as the men who
had confessed to receiving money
we're IA band OF liars" no one could
tell whether there was any foundation
for their charges in this instance.
In this connection Mr.. Bailey under
took to show that nothing had develop
ed to coanect Mr.. Lorimer with the
use OF money In the election. He
mentioned IL as a curious fact that
this was the frst case In the Senate
where there had been no effort to
show the source from which the mon
ey alleged to have been used had been
derived.
Mr.. Crawford then entered the con-
troversy. 1T makes no difference
where the money came from" said
he. IF IL was used for corrupt pur-
poses and an election resulted from
Its use"
burst OF applause resounded from
the galleries. The Chair admonished
the visitors that moastrations of
that kind are not permitted by the
Senate.
"oh." exclaimed Mr.. Bailey, who
accepted the manifestations as against
him, 1T Is a sample OF the injustice
OF the visitors" Then the hiss was
heard.
Declaring that there was no evil
dence connecting Mr.. Lorimer with
the charge OF bribery. Mr.. Bailey ask
ed Mr.. Beveridge II he believed that
Brown. Frederick and Wilson had
supplied the money and the Indiana
Senator replied In the negative, ex-
pressing the belief that 1t had been
furnished TO them. No effort, he
said. had been made to show that
"'o No"eS hau oeen uraWn from Lori
mer's bank. and ne argued that II
money had been used for Lorlmer the
bank books would have shown the
fact.
That position IL against every rule
OF commoae sense" declared Mr..
Crawford. The proof IL not on
those making the charges; the pre-
sumption In that those who profited
by tho transaction furnished the mon
ey."
Mr.. Bailey was Just as compliment
tary I'm his response. when the Sem
ator suggests a resort To the rules OF
common sease. he should not violate
such rules himself" ne said The