The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-12
Washington
!ORIMER TAINTED
WITH BRIBERY IS
BEVERIDCE'S VIEW
two Senators Clash Over the
Honor of Firing Charge at
the Man Accused Of
Boodling.

Washington, Jan. 10.-The fight to
srevent Senat Lorimer, of Illinois.
rom retaining his seat in the United
Yates Senate, was opened today with
contest between Senators Beveridge,
4 Indiana, inc Owen, of Oklahoma.
10th of whom contested for the right
10 fire the first gun In the cause.
Senator Beveridge, by virtue of be-
ng a member of the committee on
privileges and elections, which inves-
tgated charges of bribery against Sen
ltor Lorimer, gained a tactical victory
py filing a minority report attacking
,he position OF his colleagues On the
committee who voted to exonerate the
Illinois senator.
Owen Has Resolution.
Senator Owen, however, introduced
resolution to declare the election of
Senator Lorimer illegal and void, but
ie was not permitted to address the
Senate in its support. The Senate held
that the resolution under the rules
You'd have to go over until tomor-
low.
Mr.. Beveridge hen submitted his re-
port, the conclusion of which was:
THAT this election was invalid un-
der any possible view Of the law. If
the Senate so concludes 1t is our duty
10 so declare. Therefore, / submit the
following resolution:
Resolved, That William Lorimer
was not duly ard legally elected to a
seat in the Senate Of the United States
by the legislature of the state of Hill
hois'."
Lorimer Makes Talk.
Before the report was filed Senator
horimer made a brief speech declaring
his innocence of bribery and the inno-
Fence of his friends of any participa-
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With his election. He announced his in
~tention to be present during the discus
sion of his case.
The parliamentary tangle in the Sem
ute as to which of the two senators
desiring to open the attack on Senator
Lorimer should have precedence was
not settled until after an appeal had
peen taken from a ruling by Vice Pres
tdent Sherman and he had been re-
Eersed.
MIR. Owen was first recognized. He
presented a resolution similar to that
which Senator Beyeridge had incor-
porated in his minority report. 1t was
read, and Senator Owen prepared to
speak on it when Senator Beveridge
demanded the regular order, which was
the introduction of morning business.
The vice president ruled the Owen
resolution was of highest privilege
and that Senator Owen, having been
Recognized. had the right to the floor.
Appealing from the chair, Senator Bev-
eridge was supported by a majority Of
NE Senate in his contention that the
Owen resolution would have to lie over
bne day under the rules. This permitted
Mr.. Beveridge to submit his report and
have 1t read.
The Beveridge Report.
The Beveridge report reviews the
testimony bearing on the alleged &C
ceptance of brides by four of
the Illinois legislature and the testi-
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had been paid by three other members.
The minority report declares it is
an u~ndisputed fact Of conclusive force,
although the majority ignores it, that
;he confessed bribe-takers were shown
% nave had in their possession, in bills
3f large denominations, unusually large
sums of money soon after the dates
when they swore to having received
The alleged brides. This statement is
made in reply to the contention of the
majority that the men who confessed
20 having received brides We're not to
be believed.
Senator Beveridge devotes consider
4ble to the claim of the ma
tority report that at least three of
those who confessed to having received
brides had been compelled" or
driven to make these confessions be-
cause of the treatment received from
officers of Cook and Sangamon coun-
ties, Illinois. In this connection, the
report says:
"What the Senate must determine is
whether 1t believes as a matter of fact
that these men actually did receive the
money which they testified to having
received and to large mounts which
were found in their possession in bills
of large denominations"
Senate Beverage said that the con-
duct of the officers Of justice had
nothing to do with the case.
Owen Makes His Speech.
Later In the day Senator over Sc
cured the floor and delivered his
speech against Lorimer. A scathine
arrangement of the manner in which
Lorimer was elected was made by Mr.
aowen, who asserted that the testimony
Mken by the subcommittee which IN
Sestigated the case shows that at least
10 votes Of the 10S received by Lorimer
should not have been counted. Otne
senators who are known to oppose the
retention of Mr.. Lorimer in his seat
have not claimed that more than seven
votes were tainted. The 10 votes con
demned by Mr.. Owen and the reasons
assigned by him for his belief that they
should not ave been counted were as
follows:
Senator D.. w. Holstlaw, who con-
fessed that he had received money from
Senator John Brodertck.
John Broderick, because of his re-
fusal to testify in the investigation or
the ground that his testimony might
ancriminate him.
Representative H. j. c. Beckemeyer
who confessed to an alleged corrupt
agreement with Minority Leader Lee
O'Neil Browne and to receiving money
from Robert E. Wilson.
Representatives Michael s. LINZ
and Charles A. White, because of con.
fessions that they had received money
from Browne and Wilson.
Representative Henry A. Sheppard
who is said to have agreed to vote fol
Mr.. Lorimer because of the latter.
promise to prevent the appointment O.
"a certain man as postmaster at Jersey
Vile, I'll.
Messrs. Browne and Wilson becaus'
of the testimony of the others tina
thew had handled the alleged corrup
ton funds.
The late Representative Charlie S
Luke, because of his presence In st
Louis at the time the corruption funt
was said to nav been distributed, ant
the fact that he wa known to hay,