The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-02
MARTIN s L0R|MER
PLAN SAT|sFA CTORY
SENATE AGREES on vIRGINIANss
METHOD FOR HANDLING NEW
INVESTIGATION.

WASHINGTON, d. G., June All
hands in the Senate were fairly well
satisfied to-day with the Martin plan
Tor holding the new investigation Of
the election Of William I.orimer. Of
Illinois. The men who voted for Lo-
rtmer last winter believe that the
dignity OF the Senate" has been up
held, and that no aspersion has been
cast upon the previous investigating
committee.
The anu"Lorimer senator declare
mat they are willing TO leave the mat
ter to such men as Senator KENYON
+ Republican,, OF Iowa, former trust
buster and avowed progressive, ana
Senator Clapp (Republican), of Min
nesota, one of unrelenting progress
siVe wheel horses. With them will be
Senator Kern Democracy. OF Indiana
and Senator Lea Democrat. OF Ten
nessee. both new members who have
not recorded their views in the case.
and the following who voted for I,o-
rimre lasr winter; Dillingham; IRE
pnblicen), of Vermont: Gamble IRE
puhlicanl. OF South Dakota: Fletcher
tDemocratY, or Florida, ana Jorn-
ston {Democrau, OF abarna. These
men will form a subcommittee Of
eight. four Republicans and four
Democrats, which viii be authorized
by the committee on privileges and
elections and given full powers BY
the Senate
/ II took seven hours debate 10 agree
/ upon the system and II was finally
adopted Thursday evening by vote
! az, A 10 s2o.. heigak. substituted. 4So., tho
| plan urged by Senator La Toilette OF
I turning the case over to FIVE senator.
who We're not members when the case
was voted upon before and therefore
were supposed to be unbiased.
Before the vote was taken Senator
Bristow, who favored the La Toilette
! plan, accused Senator Dillingham;.
chairman OF the elections committee.
or having capitulated in the interests
OF Democratic scheme of turning the
investigation over to a subcommittee
This charge was based on the fact
that the author OF the resolution
adopted was Senator Martin, the
( Democratic leader. Mr.. Bristow also
claimed that the Old Guard Repub
/ Leans had formed an alliance with
| the Democrats. and that. they had
placed the mantle of Aldrich' upon
the shoulders OF Martin.
! That the committee on privileges
and elections had shirked its duty in
the former investigation was charged
NA' SSctN GAis ny the supporters or the
La Toilette resolution.
Senator Lea. Of Tennessee. said he
would no more turn the case over 10
I the elections committee for another
trial than he would submit to a sec
ond operation for appendicitis by a
surgeon who had failed on the frs,
4 operation to locate the appendix.
! Senator Kenyon. of Iowa. recently
assistent 10 the attorney general, in
timated that the great trusts had
busted themselves with the election
OF senator's SO as to influence the Sc
lection Of United States diatrict at
torneys whose friendship might be
useful In the case OF prosecutions.
The defense OF the Martin resolu.
ton was conducted by Senators Dill
bingham, Martin, Bacon. Stone and
other, senator's from both the Repub-
lican and Democratic side of the
chamber. Most of the insurgent Re-
publican senator's voted against SUBJ
stituting the Martin resolution.