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ton that any of them wore led to vote
for me-" Mr.. Lorimer declared.
Dramatic Recital

| for me-" Mr.. Lorimer declared.
! Dramatic Recital.
! Most dramatic was Scna tor Lorlmcr's
| recital Of his first acquaintance with
''Hinky Dink" McKenna, who. when
compelled at the age OF ten to earn
his living on the streets, came to Ills
rescue and saved him from the loss
OF bundle Of Chicago Tribuncs. 1t
meant q loss OF $3.50 to him, the
speaker said, and that dollar and
half meant more to me, Senator Root,
than million dollars would moan to
some men now. don't know whether
the Senator from New York (Mr.
Root. or the Senator from South pa-
kota Cdr. Crawford). know what it
means to come up through circum-
stances like that
Senator Crawford arose to his feet
The interest was intense: every person
In the galleries leaned forward; many
rose.
MIR. President. does the Senator
imagine himself the only Senator who
came up through hardship and pow
erty? Is he appealing for sympathy
on that scorer"
Il want no sympathy" shouted SEN
| ator Lormer. y great sigh passed
over the Senate chamber. This Is not
question OF sympathy, it Is q qucs-
ton OF right and wrong. I am only
wondering ii some Senators under
stand how conditions like these can
give rise to lifelong friendships"
"Hinily Dink" N1ckennn, it appeared.
was the Democratic leader in the dis
trict represented by State Senator John
Griffin. Mr.. Lorimer explained i,llow
ms ms Lifelong friendship had lea Nc
or Griffin for Lormer.
IF this Senate continued Mr.. Lori
mer. With sweep OF. his arm. can be-
that the Senator from New York and
the Senator from South Dakota. and
other Senator'S who have attacked me-
he looked straight into the eyes Of
Senator Beveridge just across the aisle
There Is plain duty staring you In
inc iaGe regardless OF the testimony
be the foul wretch that these Senator's
have sought to paint me- should be
oriven from yonder door. branded with
me me, stamp Of infamy. Q. no! am not
TO relate the truth of my election as
: was; ana not as the Senator'S from
new fGrk and South Dakota you'd
nave TINS Senate believe"
Votes Not .Delivered"
Thirty-fo Democrats, Mr.. I,orimcr
! SAID, voted for him because they were
ms personal friends. and not because
they were delivered, BY Lee o'Ne!l
The Senator. took UP the remarks
BASED BASED upon his having been in the
,, SSpeaker's room at Springfield when tho
This room he described more as a
| smoking room than as chamber OF
pr,ra d ne expressed the belief that
Eooooy would give any weight to his
mere presence In such a room as evil
dence OF bribery or corruption. II was
prousht INTO the case to "unsaddle the
1 minds OF Senator'S; to lead them to be-
\ Vr-YN
After stating that his first vote had
psen cast Tor James G. Blaine for Pres
ldent. Mr. Lorimer said he had been
Nj Lorimer declared that no Demo
cTat ever had voted for hin, excnnt
s sh}n,. pure and unadulteratcd friend
ceived in his district $500 more'yotes
| than President Taft
Is that an evidence OF .corruption?"
trail OF Democratic votes folIowinr me
TOT the past quarter of a century If
had bought them 1t would have cost
me millions Of dollars.
IL is an easy matter TO charge
Wrongdoing. and / regret TO say that that
y, LIS rs an easy matter for many to be-,
aesins, In my opinion. the charge
mat OF deprtving q man OF life or lib.
erty. NOT even the Chicago Tribune
nas dared to charge me with bribery or
oollar, nor had the renlotest KNOWLEDGE
OF the use OF one dollar 10 nromofe
i any els eo;,o Of mine, either to the
rowe" mousse or to this. II Senators
even suspect that did have knowicdce
or corruption in any degree / am very
sSlrS, because on my word as man
there never has been n time that | have
been guilty of that act, and neyer aid
give, or know OF any person giving for
me. any promise or any money or any
and my regret is that anybody sho,,j;i
thlnk so. claim TOR myself no yir-
tues more than. those OF other men;
nave always tried 10 live SO as to re-
tain the confidence of the decent cid.
zens Of my community and my State.
! Tried to Live Right.
i1 h,y 50 80 NAY Ro1 nave succeeded. but
man will come TO my door and lay the
charge OF bribery or corrupt practice
ess my eleston for myself or anybody
Senators who feel that they have been
able to An, flnd anything at all, In my bus
i aesI lie n my ,poli,,isal social or
having ayi, s., even q suspicion that l have
peen guilty OF the charges they would
lay at my door.
and IS a Senator, that am not guilty
and that ] have no knowledge in the
remGtes' degree that bribery and cor
ff o ,a weT re-, pf nd, to gain seat
lieve. whatever the Chicago Tribune
h nay say or th may haze been able 70 DO
J send me TO this Senate"
| With this peroration afr. Lorjner
closed his speech, which evidently had
made an impression upon the crowds
| OF spectators, whether or not upon the
/ Senators who will have to vote upon
| his case Applause broke forth in the
! galleries when he finished. It met
| with the Inevitable rebuke OF Vice,
| President Sherman. in the chair
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