The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-02-16
CHALLENGES
HIS OPPONENTS
Bale, Defends the Majority
Report on l.orimer
TITLE TO LATTER'S SEAT


reSs. Senator says Nethina 'sas essn
Shown te invsliuas it-iilness Man
Legally and Properly chossa Gsen
" Votes whish Arc Alleged TO Have
Been Tainted Are Counted IN His
favor
Washington, Pen ~ by fesog,ing
20 tue bold device o. asking hts aniag
onlsts Ia ,bo senate 10 stand 40 and
testify. senator Bailey q Texas
caused dramatic situation in mS
discussion Of the case OF senator lor-
inner OF Illinois.
Mr.. Bailey is member OF the COM
mlitoe on privileges and elections aud
conceded with the report declaring
that nothing lnyalidatlag Lorimcg's
title TO his seat had been shown ny the
committees investigation HIS afgu- 1
mepts IN support OF LoTinser had been
anticipated with much interest. and
when presented received the thought
ml attention Of many senators,
The Texas senator's remarks were
devoted largely TO the substantiation
Of his contention that q sufficient num-
her ~ Votes must be shown TO have
been bought to effect the resul, unless
Il was proven that the senator whose
election is challenged personally par
ticlpaled IN the offensc. Senators
Root. Cummins and Borah. all OPP |
ponents OF I4ormer. we're each IN turn |
requested TO stand up and express
their opinions as 10 the legal sound
ness Of this proposition
Mr. Bailey c0ntonded that oven the
seven votes Of White Browne, Becke-
meyer. Link. Wilson. Holstlaw and |
Frederick were not counted, Lorimef
still was legally and properly chosen.
Deducting these seven votes from Lor
liners los would leave him l0i and,
deducting these seven votes from the
total vote OF o02, would leave 1876, OF
which the l0l votes received by Lor-
liner would constitute clear major
lty, and he was therefore duly and
legally elected, insisted Bailey
He rldieuled the contention Of his
opponents that these votes could be
substracted from Lorimer's column
and sim be retained In the total vote,
declaring that the contrary view was
80 elementary "a 10 render Il almost
absurd 10 present authorities In sup
port OF it.
We have the authority Of the text
books and OF the courts for saying
that an Illegal vote must be rejected
for all purposes aud that II cannot be
considered for any purpose. the SEN
atof continued. THAT Is not only the
law and the logic, but II Is the rule
best calculated 10 promote political
II treats a dishonest vote
as II the corrupt legislator who east
II we're elyilly dead, at least In thai
and II leaves the result TO
be determined by the votes Of honest
men.
Mr. Bailey would not admit, as
Root, Borah and others charged that
In demanding the total exclusion Of
dishonest votes he really was giving
effect TO such votes. On the contrary,
he undertook to turn the charge upon
his antagonists, saying that allega-
ions Of faint had been made against
eleven members OF the Illinois legis
AZURE, and added:
"Subtrsctlng these eleven votes from
, total Of zoe we have an unchalIenged
Of 1871 members who, by
virtue Of their position and Of their In.
cgrity were qualified to elect a sen.
ltor OF this 1911 members, SO would
70 majority and after deducung cv-
'ry vote against which the suggestion
u dishonesty has been made, Lorlmer
would stIll have 81 as against 81 votes
or his opponents.
"undcr these circumstances no mar
oald deny that he was eatltled to his
eat IN this senate as matter Of law.
nd still less can they deny II as
natter Of morals. because he had o
lear majority OF the honest men. 10
he Legislature Now, let us apply the
ulo proposed by the senators from
IDAHO. Iowa and New York, and what
csult do we reach2 BY keeping these
leyen men In this equation. they pre-
ent 81 honest men from eifectlng an
lection over 81 honest men. and this
iakes It plain that they are the gen.
emen who are giving effect 10 the
otes Of rascals. because by proserv-
~ those eleven votes they thus pre-
Ont an honest majority from working !
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