Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-03-11
LORIMER'S OVATION
ON RETURN HOME AT CHICAGO
SUNDAY WAS OCCASION
FOR REJOICING.
Received by Thousands of His Friends
At His Home Sunday Afternoon
Lorimer Made Brief Speech-His
Friends. Defenh Him and Condemn
Accusers in Newspapers.

Chicago, March 6.-Declaring that
divine providence saved his seat for
him in the United States senate, and
that it was fitting his friends should
welcome him home on the Sabbath day,
William Lorimer returned to Chicago
and1was given a, rousing reception by
thousands of his friends, nearly half OF
whom were women and children.
Senator Lorimer stepped from the
train accompanied by Elbridge Han
IS ecy, his. counsel, and five detectives,
who went to Fort Wayne, Ind, to meet
the train and to act as body-guard
the rest of the journey and during the
celebration in Chicago.
Seventy policemen had all they
could do to keep back the crowds at
the station. With Judge John r. New
conner, Sheriff Strassheim and scores
of other friends in $50 decorated auto
mobiles, Senator Lorimer was conveyed
to Garfield park through lane of thou
sands of men, women and children, who
waved flags, tossed flowers at the SEN
- ator and cheered themselves hoarse.
At the entrance Of the park the SEN
ator was greeted by 200 members of the
letter carriers association, headed by
the association band. Here more WON
en- and children pelted Senator LorimeI
,gwith towers and gave him noisy wei
'r come home.
From the park to the Lorimer home
the streets were crowded. Women
waved flags from porches and windows
"A military band played, "See the Con
quering Hero Comes. |"
The street in front of the residence
was packed with shouting friends whom
the police had to force back to maxi
way On the porch of his home neigh
bors and political associates extended
another greeting, while the pretty Lor
inner children looked down admiringl.
from the windows overhead.
The Rev Michael Bonfeld made tn
formal welcoming speech in behalf o
''the poor and needy to whom Senate
Lorimef ever had been a sympatheti
and helping friend.''
Senator Lorimer spoke briefly in re
ply, thanking his friends for their 10y
atty and confidence in the face of 90
months Of character assassination.
Mr.. Hanecy and Edward Hines ais
spoke, the former denouncing the news
papers that had plotted the destructio
of the distinguished Chicagoan.
Score Lorimer and Cullom.
Rockford, H., March 6.-Lorime
and Cullom heard from the plain peopl
here Sunday and the sound that tn
plain people made was one not calcula
ed to raise their spirits or add gaiet
to their welcome home.
In the biggest mass meeting ever hel
in Rockford the citizens of Winnebag
county, by a unanimous vote and ami
display of the differing feeling of il
dignation, adopted resolutions deman'
ing that both of the Illinois senator
resign. Lorimer was asked to get OF
of the senate because he had "b
smirched the fair name of the senate,
and because his election was "procu
ed by bribery"
Cullom was invited to resign becau
he had "betrayed the people who he
trusted him for SO years, and beeau
his vote was pronounced potent ia
tor in having induced the United Stat
senate to keep Lorimer in his seat.