The Detroit times., 1911-02-22
crIIrER MAKES LAST STAND
10 HOLD HIS SEAT


was stricken with blood poisoning.
A ! xas taken 10 Chicago under care OF
4 physician. I then came to Washing
Ion. The record OF the house of repre-
>rntatises will show that ] voted; that
. ] made q motion on Jan. z, the very
Az shurtleff was elected speaker.
''Edward Shurtleff was elected
nncaker because OF condition that
rad arisen I'm the state. The gov
erhor was opposed To him. The gov
cmor undertook to dictate to the
general assembly who should be
elected speaker"
Senator Crawford asked why that
statement was not put in the record
. and Governor Deneen called as wilt
II was not a member OF the commit
4, tee that investigated the matter" said
Lorimer.
Senator Hepburn (Rep., ldaho),
aid the question should have been
{. propounded in Chicago, and not here
on the floor. Lorimer said he would
cheerfully undertake to answer any
and all questions.
Burrows (Rep., Mich, urged that
B Lorimer be allowed to proceed with
; out interruption, as when he closed,
Questions could be asked. Lorimer
! insisted that he would have no
hesitancy In answering any ques-
fions whenever propounded.
f1 had no right to summon Mr.. De-
neen as a Witness" resumed Lorimer.
slw t.&R nf INV
resolution, no senator will say that
ever suggested anything to him, or
made any appeal to him, or sought to
Influence his vote in this case. No
senator will say that | approached
him In any way.
trThe necessity for examining Gov.
ueneen was not suggested until by
Mr.. Crawford in his speech, a short
time ago.
II have a list of the twenty-four Re
publican members OF the house who
voted for Mr.. Shnrtleff or that num-
her, IL voted for Senator Hopkins.
"The theory that was staying up
nights and organizing the legislature
against Hopkins fails when ii is
shown that "a members voted for Mr..
Hopkins.
.'The Illinois members organized the
legislature to suit themselves. Ed
ward Shurtleff, whom the senator
from South Dakota would have you
believe Is n corrupt man, was twice
before elected to the same Office, and
without any help from me. He Is not
q speaker OF my making. He owes me
nothing: not even support for any.
thing I have done. That he should
work his way up in the world without
even acquaintanceship with me, and
then be pronounced my faithful bench
man, Is the most absurd thing of
which I have ever heard.
mr.. Shurtleff was q candidate for
re-election at the urgent request OF
Senator Hopkins and his friends. He
had been one of Hopkins campaign
managers, and aided in his election to
), this body Shurtleff said he would
abide by the vote In his own legisla-
the district. This was the identical
thing they wanted him to do. Hop
kins was beaten two to one In that dis
trict by Congressman Foss. Mr..
Shurtleff then kept his pledge and vot-
ed for Mr.. Ross on every roll call but
& three
Lorimer said Senator Lee 0'Neii
Browne was elected leader after a
contest more bitter than that proceed
Ing the election of Shurtlef. He said
he never exerted any influence for
Browne, and declared that every Re-
publican member OF the lower house
With whom he was supposed to have
influence voted for Senator Hopkins,
thus taking away the charge that the
he uorimer), had organized the
house by .darklantern'' methods"
Hopkins could have been elected, he
continued, but for the detection OF
Deneen's followers.
Weeks before the election Deneen
told his followers to support Hopkins"
Eafd Lorimer. These instructions
were changed on the day before the