Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-10
SENA TOR OWEN
SEES Ten BAD VOTES
SAYS iF LoRlMEH
SHOULD HOLD HIS SEAT IT
WOULD LOWER THE SENATE IN
THE PEOPLES ESTEEM.

Washington, d. O., Jan. 9.SenAtor
Beveridge today submitted to the SEM
ate a minority report from the commit
tee on privileges and elections, which
declares the testimony was conclusive
that "far more than enough bribery
was rracticed toinvalidate the election
Of Lorimer.'
Senator Owen introduced q resolup
tion to declare the election Of Lori
NOR illegal and void, but he was not
permitted to address the senate In Its
support. The senate held the Owen reg.
ol't.ou would have 10 so over until to-
morrow.
I Beveridge then submitted his report,
which concludes:
THAT this election was Invalid under
any possible view Of law. II the senate
SO concludes its is our duty SO to de-
clare. Therefore. submit the follow.
ing:
Resolved, that Lorimer was not.
duly and legally elected to seat In
the senate by the legislature Of MI
nois. i. s-s,ssss
~ Before. rhessss sypor} y Was filed Lori,nas
made brief speech declaring his inno-s
cence of bribery and the innocence Of
his friends.
One Bribed Vote Enough.
Beveridge holds that IL only one
case Of bribery were clearly establish
ed, 1t makes the whole election foul"
I'VE cannot" he said, consider per-
sonal fortunes or feelings Of candidate.
The candidate is not on trial; the cleo
tion is on trial"
Even IL the corruption fund came
from sources higher up" Lorimer In
law must be held, Beveridge holds. to
have knowledge Of these transactions
in his behalf.
Owens Scores Lorimer's Election.
After the morning business was con-
cluded, owen again gained the door
and made his speech. A scathing ar
raignment of the manner In which Mr..
Lorimer was elected was made by Mr..
Owen, who asserted that the testimony
taken by the subcommittee which In
vestigated the case showed that at
least ten votes of the 1O8 received BY
Mr.. Lorimer should not have been
counted.
At the close of his speech and In pre-
senting his resolution declaring the
election of Mr. Lorimer to have been
illegal and void, Mr.. Owens said:
Il believe that there was whole
sale corruption and bribery used In
procuring the election of Mr.. LOrimer
and that It has been abundantly
proven, that the effort to break
down the corroDorating mass Of In
terwoven evidence has failed.
Says Senate Must Clean House.
II believe IL Mr.. Lorimer should re-
tain his seat under these painful cir
cumstances 1t would lower the United
States senate In the esteem OF the
American people. believe the time
has come when the American people
will approve stern measures In dealing
with bribery and with corrupt conduct
in public affairs, and think 1t bet
ter for all the people that there
should be an end made to the election
of senators by the sinister commercial
forces of the republic.
New Ocean Mail Bill.
Senator Gallinger today introduced
revised ocean mail subsidy bill which
eliminates from present consideration
all trans-Pacific lines and applies only
to the establishment of ocean mail
services on routes to Brazil, Uruguay,
Argentine. Chile, Peru.
Carmi A. Thompson Of Ohio today
was nominated to be second assistant
secretary Of the interior.
The president today nominated Sam
uel ]. Robertson to be postmaster at
Fort DODGE, Iowa.
The senate committee on judiciary
this morning failed to agree upon re-
port on the resolution providing for
the popular election of senators.
Davis E. Elkins was sworn in today
as United States senator from West
Virginia.
TURKISH AMBASSADOR RESIGNS.