The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-26
LOR|MER CERTAIN
OF EXP ULS|ON
It's SAID
Senators Have Heard From
Their Constituents
DON'T DARE DISOBEY
Will Let Themselves Down Easy BY
Claiming Excuse of New
Evidence

Washington, May 26.-The Repub-
lican leaders of the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections have de-
cided to accept the Democratic reso-
luton ordering a reopening of the
Lorimer investigation, and when the
vote is reached, probably tomorrow,
Senator Dillingham;, the Chairman,
will simply not present his proposed
substitute to the La Toilette plan for
a special committee and let the Dem
ocrauc substitute be adopted with the
support of the regular Republican
vote. This means that the full com
mittee will be instructed to proceed TO
the further probing of the corruption
charged against the election of Sena-
tor Lorimer.
This decision on the part of the Re
publicans destroys what little chance
the La Toilette resolution ever had,
with its unprecedented attempt to re-
fer the election case to a special com
mittee named in the resolution TO con-
sist of five Senators serving their first
term in the Senate The La Toilette
plan was as distasteful to the old
of the committee who felt that the
resolution taking the election case out
of their hands was a direct slap at the
integrity of the committee, but at
conference of the minority Senators
this morning it developed that four or
five Democrats would bolt the Demo
cratic plan and support Mr.. La Toilet
tie.
Though the vote in the Democratic
conference was Overwhelmingly in
support of the resolution drafted by
the steering committee and introduc-
ed by Mr. Martin, the meeting was not
a peaceful one.
A speech by Mr.. Bailey urging the
four or five dissenting Senators to
accept the voice of the majority of
their party raised a sharp protest
from Mr. Martin of New Jersey, new
and quite radical Senator and the de-
bate following was short and sharp.
In spite of this, however, the party
will present a nearly solid front and
the passage of the pending Democra-
tic resolution is assured
This plan is not fundamentally dis
tasteful to Mr.. La Toilette himself,
and he is understood to have express
ed an intention of voting for it once
his own plan is defeated. Mr. Dilling-
ham in Offering his resolution for an
investigation by subcommittee was
actuated chiefly by desire to vindi-
cate his committee to the Senate. The
Democratic plan does this fully to his
satisfaction, and as the only difference
is that the full committee is directed
to investigate and specifically direct
ed to look into the lack pot fund he
is glad to accept the Democratic plan
as the easiest way to defeat the La
Toilette resolution.
The feeling in the Senate now is
that the ultimate expulsion of Mr..
Lorimer is certain. An influential
member of the Committee on Priyileg
es and Elections who last session vot-
ed for Mr. Lorimer talked today in a
way that made it plain that the new
evidence brought out in Illinois had
convinced him that he had made
mistake. Mr. La Toilette has already
announced his purpose of definitely
connecting Mr.. Lorimer personally
with the corruption used in his behalf
and in the opinion of some of the men
who formerly voted for Mr.. Lorimer
that connection has already been es-
tablished. The new investigation and
the new testimony will give ample ex-
cuse to Senators for changing their
votes over to the anti-Lorimer column,
and many of them are eager for the
chance.
Mr.. La Toilette did not get an OPP
portuuity to conclude his speech today
but he is expected to do so tomorrow
Then Mr.. Dillingham; will make brief
statement and the voting will begin