The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-08
LORIMER ADVISED TO RESIGN
THE SENATOR GOES NONE FOR
MEDICAL ADVICE.
Friends In the senate Think He May Also
Take Political Advice Hts Throat
Trouble Again nOthcrs Him-ls's
Personal inclination 1s to stick.

| newal this afternoon OF the rumorS tna'
| strong pressure is being brought 10 bear
on him TO get him to resign from the
Senat" and thus reliev" his colleagues
OF the necessity Of voting on the question
| Of excluding him.
| Senator Lorimer was told before ne
departed for Chicago that he could not
/ hope TO retain his seat senators VINO are
outspoken in his favor admitted that a
substantial majority OF the Senators are
in favor of excluding him
Senator Lormer's personal friends
explained that his hasty departure to
/ Chicago was due to the henecessity of secur-
ing treatment for a throat affection that
has troubled him for years THIS ailment
became so serious n few years ago that
it caused an operation. There has
recently been a recurrence of the symp-
toms. his close friends say. and he felt
that it was important that he attend to
, il at once
Many Senators were inclined. however.
10 associate Mr. Iorimers departure
for Chicago with y report that he is con-
sderlng the wisdom of retiring volun-
tarily from his seat in III" Senate rather
/ than submit to being put out
Left 'o his own inclinRtions in the matter
I the senator from Illinois would undoubt- e.
: edly decline to quit Rut the pressure
from his partT colleagues NAV become
so strong tha, he will feel impelled To Weld
7 II he should decide to retire voluntarily
!, - ass,,n.d Tim, tho Hr., commencement,
=, -
"ou'u he maze on the moor OF 'he Hehate
/ by senator Iorimer himself and that
! u would he withheld until after Senator
Bailey of Texas and tho other Senators
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WV WV ''. Y ,'''''''"'' "'''' ~" '''' Il" wy
/ p"r'uh't' 70 hr's"n' ~ inc Nenate ana
the country III" reasons which Influenced
the n 20 defend his title to his sent
Apotb.r R,,uhIi,,, S,,n,,r ,v.n. u,or
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I ~ W VI" ''''''' !" ''"s
si"'ch u. opposed 20 allowing senator
William lorlmer Of Illinois to retain
his sea, in IN. Senate senator Jones of
Wasb;p,,,n y.b, enid ,h,, l., L,a
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WV ~ ~" ''"''e VI "'t''s'H'1
tlNes and On th" same committee with
MIR. I.orimer, avowed himself Of the opin-
ion that the senator from Illinois had no
valid t!tle 70 hi. s.a,
a., 49,, !I
""'' "'Hi'" W SiS'alh 'he N''uic'
OF ihe naJorit" Of this committees be-
cause of their learning and ability their
integrity and ,ntriptisp, sail Sppator
I,,as g, bo,, ,.;.h,d ., ,,,.,;,, ,h..i
"">' "''"e' =" eue'a''i 'ne'r
Ne'ui"' because OF my intimate asspc!a-
ton with Mr. Loriner in the House of
Representatives have wished TO sustain
il for the honor Of the great State of lii
am compelled by INV oath. under the
fccts as see them and the law as under
stand IT, to vote to declare the election Of
Mr.. LorImer Illegal and void
After a careful study Of the evidence
In this case and IN. briefs and arguments
of counsel | am forced To the conclusion
that memb,rs Of the Illinois Legislature
voting for Lori,ner were hrib.d. and as a
result of their bribery th.v cast their votes
for him. and that sufficient tr,rnber of
the memb.r- Of tn" Illinois Legislature
were So bribed and so cast their votes az
to insure his election. and that without
them he would not have been elected ON
Nav 20. 1905
! The Senator decle red that there was no
wav of making a mathematical nscer.
tainment Of the numher of votes IN the
I.vislature brih.d for Iorimar n. do
, ocratic leader. had a following who
ohev.d his command willingly and looL a.,
Ia ,h. -inckpo," In n. rnwarjaa
We are lei, TO surm,se n. 10 the source
. Of the Senatorial money. declared senator
lone. The con,nittc. seems +, h,rs
made no attempt 10 find on, who rut !,
mn I state this ns foct and no, br w,v
of criticism. We ar. ALSO Ief, TO s,i-miss
as IN tho sourcs nf IN. ,acl,no, f,nJ
, I, of co,,rso anne from those in,.r.s, n,
in lepislltion, N,. Judgment il tbat
wbila thes. moneys came from di~erant
outside sources il all wen, into a common
fund 10 be- Distributed Inv IN. same hands
AS might be deemed be.i Browne hnnded
, out the Senatorial none, md eyiden,I,.
, had the Distribution 81 the ,nr, M, fund
and would have handed i o,it at ~
Louis IL he h1d NOT been sick
senator Fletcher of Florida also adj.
. dressed the Senate in favor of Mr. Iorimer
in the Illinois Legislature but said
because Mr.. Lorimnr was elected by such