New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-23
NEW L0R|MER INQUIRY
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ei. during the sessions Of the Senate ana
during any recess OF the Senate or 81 ,on-
eress. % hol1 Us sessions at such n!dce
or places as It sl.ail deem most con.enle!t
for the purpose Of the invesusauon' %
srrrl-v stenographers and such counsel
md ronlrptent accountants as u may DEEM
necessar,, 70 send FOR persons ana paPerS
and 10 administer oaths and that me eH,
I've contingent fund of the senate upon
vouchers 70 he aprroy ID b. the chairman
Of tho committee.
Senator Ia Follette's speech was a
rIza for demonstration on account not
onlv Of recent Developments but because
NJ revelations during last sessions In
vestiration. He delivered only half Of
his sreech to-day. dealing exclusively
with the previous inquiry. and will CON
cude tomorrow with a discussion Of
later developments.
La Toilette Scores Lorimsr.
Nr la Toilette reviewed the Lorimer
case. citing the confessions Of bribery III
the interest Of Mr.. Lorimers election
rs there another Senator against
whom such an imputation could nave
been made who would not have risen IN
his seat and demanded an inquiry he
asked can you conceive of any man
holding such a trust as a seat in the
Senate who could sit here for weeks and
months after his title had been i'm
peached without saying something"
For three weeks. Mr. La Toilette de-
clared the Illinois Senator had sat alb
solutely sient-"the only member Of the
body who apparently had not writhed
under the public criticism"
He attributed the Senate's failure to
act to a false sense of courtesy. with
which he said A system is yelled and
cloakcd, with the result that the repre-
sentative branch of the government is
being undermined.
Lcriners personal Knowledae."
But" said Mr.. La Toilette. "it went
along for almost four weeks. until May
o. until there were nutterings in the
cloak rooms that II Lorimer did not
speak some one must speak for him.
Thcn after another confession the Hi
nCis Senator took the floor | say that
these proceedings in themselves burn the
brand into this case"
Mr. La Toilette expressed confidence
tha, Mr.. Loriner had been prompted To
erAak IN his own defence by his col
league. Senator Culom. 10 whom Mr..
IA Foll=ttc paid high tribute
II conceda that now and then you can
find Instances II disregard Of party
7nnatioa." h said but | say TO you
that any philosorhic study will sho"
that such votes were cast in cycles OF
political change"
Mr. IA Foll@tte declared that the votes
- tha thirty Democratic Senators FOR
NJ I.oriner would STICK in the minds
~ the people when It was remembered
that the Democratic votes we're under
The leadership Of Lee ONeal Brown
vho had $50 C00 strapped on his rerson.
tJo said he understood that the senate
COMMITTEE had permitted an attorney N
the case u divert II from an inquiry mo
Mr.. Lorimcrs knowledge in the case.
Paes upon page Of the testimony, he
declared. showed the closest associations
between Mr.. Lormer. Speaker Shurthh
and Lee O'Neal Brown, the Democratic
leader
so say vas convinced that Lori
nler had personal knowledge asserted
Mr. la Toilette. 1T is inconceivable that
ho could have been there without haV-
ing personal knowledge. II could not
have b,nn 0thrrwise'