Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-05-04
MAY BEAT THEM
Their Vote on the Lsrimsr Case Causing
Some Senator's Trouble.
With THE HOME PEOPLE

ther the Startling Revelations In
Investigation by the Illinois Leg
islature, Subsequent to "White-
washing" Lorimer i'm the Senate.
Will or will not the United States
Senate reopen the Lorimer case,
which It thought 1t had settled at the
last session by admitting 1.-The blind
boss" on tho interesting theory that
even If bribery was proved 1t was not
established that Lorimer was aware
of the bribery or had any part in 1t?
asked the Washington correspondent
of The News and Courier. He goes
on to say:
The fate OF more than Lorimer de-
pends upon this question. The mat
ter of Lorimer has become not only
a national issue, but in several cases
outside of Illinois a State issue OF
vital Importance. A quantity OF
damaging evidence has been adduc-
ed since the Senate "whitewashed'
Lorimer, and II this evidsuce shall
seem to the general public to clinch
the proposition that Lorimer's seat
was bought, 1t will go hard with
some of the Senator'S II they adhere
to their former attitude and resist
reopening the subject Of their Illi-
nois colleagues eligibility or again
vote in his favor on the reconsidera-
tion.
Most CONSPICUOUS among the other
Senator's whose political future is
evolved in the Lorimer matter Is
the brilliant and impetuous Mr.. Ball
ey, OF Texas. Senator Bailey has
made the statement that II the evil
dence appears to warrant reopening
the Lorimer case, he will not oppose
such action, and that II, on examina-
ton. the evidence appears to prove
that the seat was purchased, he (Mr.
Bailey will vote to unseat. But 1t
Is the history of Senator Bailey's
career that he Is unalterably tena-
cious of an opinion once formed, and
that he rarely, IL ever, takes the
back track" It Is said that In Tex
as his course in defending Lorimer
damaged him more than anything in
his record up to that time. The peo-
ple of Texas acknowledge Mr.. Bail
ey's great ability and most OF them
have been proud of the stand he has
taken among the intellectual giants
of the country; but there Is no doubt
that they are in mood to weigh him
finally in the balance with regard to
this Lorimer business.
Representative Randell, of Texas,
is a candidate for the seat now oc-
cupied by Mr.. Bailey in the Senate.
1t will be decided by the Democrats
of the Lone Star State this summer
whether the brilliant "Joe" shall re-
main in the Senate or return to pri-
vate life-in which, by the way, he
could make much more than the
large sum of money he already makes
in the practice of his profession, the
law. In intellectual calibre Randell
nowhere approaches Bailey. 1t has
been one of the striking facts in the
latter's political life that he has rare
" encoutered an opponent who came
anywhere near being mis- equal in
the gift of approaching and impress
ing the public.
Mr.. Bryan tried little catch-as-
catch-can with Bailey by going into
Texas and making speeches against
his denomination the last time, at
time when the Texan was in desper-
ate political straits. But even the ell
oouence OF the Nebraskan failed to
turn the tide.
II is predicted by those who know
the situation in Texas that there is
no chance for Mr.. Randell TO get
Mr.. Railey's seat unless the Senator
! with the headstrong tendency which
) has always characterized him, should
again become tangled up in the Lor-
inner affair on the wrong side. In
that event it is probable that nothing
could save the junior Senator from
the violent disgust of Texas public
sentiment. The friends Of Mr.. Bail
ev assert that his attitude on the tar
if does not hurt him In his OWL
State: that he has stood against the
free-raw-material tide before with
success and can do it again. Bu'
, another Lorimer performance woulc
probably be his last. The American
public has made up its mind abou
the Lorimer case, and is Of the same
opinion more and more as the day.
go by.
I Senator Paynter, Of Kentucky, Il
another Southern Democrat Senate
I who is encountering the Anti-Lorl
e mer public sentiment. Mr.. Paynte
e IS opposed for denomination by Rep
resentative Ollie James, the gian
i leader of the uncompromising schoo
S of Democrats in the House, and MI
e James is using with great enec
0 against the Senator the latter's vot
for Lorimer, whose record as an ad
vocate OF the force bill when he wa
). Representative and as an avowe
i follower of Mr.. Aldrich in the Senat
is being recalled forcibly TO the mem
! ory of Kentucky Democrats in ever
e speech Mr.. James makes in his cam
y paign for the Senate.
. The other Southern Senators VIII
voted for Lorimer are: Messrs Bank
head and Johnston, of Alabama
Thornton and Foster, Of Louisiana
1t Fletcher, Of Florida; Tillman,
a South Carolina; Simmons, OF Mort
n Carolina, and Scott and watson,
5. West Virginia. Both Delaware 1eL
1t ators also voted for Lorimer' lhel @
'f will probably be some interes,in
N changes if the matter is reopeneo'