The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-08
LOR|MER HAS
BUT SMALL HOPE
Illinois Senator Will Likely
Be Ousted by Eight
Majority
POLL OF MEMBERS
SHOWS PROSPECTS
Forty-nine Uunfavorable;
Thirty-six for. and Five
Doubtful AS to
Vote

WASHINGTON Dec. 7.-William
Lorimer. OF Illinois. charged with hold
ing his seat in the United States
Senate through the corruption of a
Legislature will be ousted from that
body by a majority of not less than
eight. The majority votes will prob
ably be as high as fourteen. A care
full roll OF the Senate made by the
International News Service Justifies
this statement.
Just 30 sure as the day comes when
the vote Is taken on the resolution
declaring Lorimer not entitled to his
seat. that resolution will be adopted
Friends Of Mr.. Lorimer realize that his
On the best information the final
roll will stand:
Against Lorimer-Bacon. Borah,
Bourne, Bristow. Brown. Bryan. Bur-
ton. Chamberlain, Clapp. Clarke. Craw-
ford, Culberson. Cummins. Davis. Dix
on. Gore, Gronna, Hitchcock, Jones,
Kenyon. Kern. La Toilette. Lea. Lodge.
Martin. MARITIME. Myers. Nelson. New
lands. O'Gorman, Overman, Owen,
Page Percy. Poindexter. Pomerene.
Raner. Reed. Root. Shively. Smith
Stone. Sutherland. Swanson. Tay-
lor. Williams. Works. Total. -.
For Lorimsr.
For Lorimer-Bailey, Bankhead.
Bradley, Brandegee. Briggs. Burnham,
Clark (Wyo.), Crane. Cullom. Curtis.
Dillingham;, Dupont, Fletcher. Foster.
Gallinger. Gamble. Guggenheim, Hey
burn, Johnston. Lippitt. Mccumber,
Nixon. Oliver. Paynter. Penrose. Per-
kins, Richardson. Simmons. Smith
(Md), 6moot, Stephenson. Thornton.
Tillman. Warren. Watson. Wetmore.
Doubtful or unknown---Chilton. Gard
, ner. johnson, Maine. Townsend To-
tai. I.
Doubtful. but almost surely against
Mel can.
Lorimer is not entitled to vote on
his own case. and a vacancy exists in
Colorado. thereby reducing the num-
Der OF votes to 80, of which a quorum
Is 48. Giving Lorimer all the Sena-
tors now held to be doubtful, the anti
Lorimer forces will have three more
than q quorum. and a majority Of 8.
1t 10 generally conceded by Senators
that Mr.. Gamble will change his views
and join those who believe Lorimer
should be ousted. This would make a
clean cut majority against Lorimer on
the fnaI ballot.
cuilom Dissatisfied.
Senator Cullom also will think very
seriously over the situation before he
again votes to sustain Lorimer. In
talking privately to his COLLEAGUES he
Is quoted as expressing great dis
satisfaction over his previous vote and
many Senators believe that unless
strong political pressure from Illinois
is brought to bear he will be found
In the other column. He unQuestiona-
bly, wants to vote the other way The
only question Is will he have the
nerve to do it."
Even Bailey, chief defender OF Lor-
inner, 10 studying the present develop
ments very closely. In q speech made
when the question for q second in
Quiry was pending he admitted that II
the facts deduced justified a change
Of position he would accept
Texas people have strong views on
the Lorimer case. and although he is
going out Of public life. Mr. Bailey
stiIl has his ear to the ground.
Irritation over the dilatory tactics
Of counsel for Mr.. Lorimer before the
investigating committee has filled 'Lor-
inner with alarm.
1t is understood that Lorimer and
his counsel will be told to hurry up.
even In face Of the inevitable.