The Detroit times., 1911-02-24

touched. That issue IL the validity OF
the alection, challenged here on the
ground of bribery. On that grave
charge no hight was thrown.
The sitting member says that
every Republican from his district
voted for Hopkins; that he urged the
election OF Shurtleff; that he tried
10 get Gov. Deneen TO run; that all
this took place before he became
candidate. All this is important poiit'
zeal history no doubt; but what has
Il to do with the alleged bribery We
are now considering?
1"I shall not spend moment on
that, but 1 will remind the senate
that the record shows why IL was
desired 10 elect Gov. Deneen sena-
tor. Browne tells US that they
would have been willing to elect
Deneen in order To get rid OF him,
eliminate him. Why did they want
to Get rid Of and Eliminate Gov.
Deneen? As to Hopkins and Shurt-
len. while Il Is of no possible con-
sequence. IL may be suggested that
a wise political manager would throw
votes to Hopkins when they could
not elect him because that would
mollify the real Hopkins for any
future plans. The support OF Shurt-
left when he could not be elected,
would have endeared him still more
than he was already. i make no
complaint OF this view OF that
transaction, for IL was permissible
strategy in that kind OF political
manipulation which appears TO be be-
coming usual In the election OF
United States senator's.
"All Of us were interested at the
sitting members analysis OF the
'Bellweather:' but the sitting member
made one mistake In that He at
tributed the invention Of the term
'Bellwether' to the senator from
New York (Root.) The senator from
New York needs no defense and IL
he did, there Ia no men so compe-
tent to make that defense as him
self. Yet both the sitting member
and the senator from New York will
pardon me IL I point out that the
ham, the 'Bellwether' OF the Browne
faction, was Browne himself, as the
record shows
Many senators drifted out. and
Owen (Dem., OKLA interrupted Bev-
eridge with q demand fur the presence
Of quorum. LOrimer was not pres
ent. Beverage expostulated, saying
that the senators were at lunch, but
the roll was called. A quorum walked
In and walked right out again.
Fifty-three senators responded to
their names, but two minutes later,
Owen called attention " the fact that
there were but eight senator's ON the
Republican side and Eeveridge said:
This will 20 to the American peo-
pie. 1t VIII 60 ON the records OF the
senate. Senators may cast their votes
as they like"
The morning-after impression OF
the speech Of William Lorimer in the
senate yesterday was considerably
marred by the realization by several
senators and numerous spectators that
they had been made to weep over
"Hinkey Dink' Kenna, the notorious
first ward Democratic boss in Chi
cago.
Lorimer's story OF his early strug-
giles as bootblack and newsboy, In.
GLIDING the narrative OF his associa-
ton with Kenna, was full of hui
man interest, and was told In q dram
attic way that was extraordinarily ef.
fective.
To the generalship of Senator
Beverage, of Indiana, however, Lori
mer owes the loss of the greater part
OF his effectiveness, for Beveridge
foreseeing such possibility arranged
to prevent vote Immediately after
Lorimer concluded. Beveridge did
not finish his speech. but reserved the
right to conclude after Lorimer had
spoken. Thus the merciless. cold,
gray light Of dawn fell today upon the
appeal to warm hearts and human
sympathy made by the big Blond
boss with all the magnetism and per-
sonai force that made the bootblack
q powerful leader.