The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-06
MAY REOPEN CASE
AGAINST LOR|MER
kohlsaat's Testimony May
Result in Renewed Fight
on Illinois Senator
SENATE MAJORITY
NOW AGAINST HIM
Should His Election be Re-
viewed by Present Body it
is Believed His Expulsion
Would be Assured

WASiiING TON. ID. G.. April u.
The senate Is bound To take
coRnizance Of the kohisaat testi-
mony In the Lorimcr case" de-
clared Stone tDemoCrnt), OF Mis-
souri,. following q conference with
President Taft to-day. II am GER
tnin that the senate will reopen
the case"
A request was seut to Springfield
Ills. to-day by anti-I.oriner senators
for an official transcript of the tes-
timony given yesterday by Ii. Fl
kohlsaat. regarding the alleged $780,
600 "slush fund" raised for the cleo
ton OF Lorimer to the United States
senate. Upon this record a deter
mination will be reached regarding
the manner Of reopening OF the case
In the senate. though several OF the
senate prograssives were informed of
the alleged fund. without verifcati N.
during the last session. and tlnme-
date action is possible. That an effort
will be made to expei Lortmer was
considered certainty to-day.
Il shall wait until I see the official
record before I decide what ! shall
do" said Senator Coe !. Crawford
Republican OF South Dakota. who
conducted the all-night flibuster
against Lorimer. II have opposed
Lorfmer with all my power, but ]
shall not act hastily, and do not
wish to appear as nagging him"
Crawford voiced the opinion OF
several of the progressives. who be-
lieve that the evidence Is now de-
yeloping so rapidly and In such form
that no precipitate or hasty action
is necessary or advisable
Ten OF the forty-six men who voted
for Lorimer left the senate March 4.
In the new senate the anti -Lorirn er
N en- claim an easy majority. The vote
at the last session was IS TO 40
Senator Bailey (Democrat), of Texas,
Is expected TO make hard fight to
prevent reopening the case, but Stone
lDemocraD. Of Missouri. and Owen
tDcmocrat). Of Oklahoma, are
counted on by the progressives to OPP
pose Bailey on the Democratic side.
= Senator LA Foi4stt ts.~- iHsFYyi uead a
resolution providing for another H.
vestigation OF the Lorimer case. the
investigation TO be conducted by SEN
ator Works tRepu bIican), of Callfor-
MIA: Townsend tRepublican3, of
Michigan; Mclean tRepuhiican), of
Pennsylvania: Kern tDemocraD. OF
Indiana and Pomerene tDemocraD :,
of Ohio. All of these are new elect
ed senator's.
In the resolution La Toilette set
forth that witnesses who did not APP
pear in the first investigation of Lori
mer had since testified before a com
mittee of the Illinois legislature that
a fund OF 100000 was raised To pro-
cure Lorimer's election TO the sen@
ate.
ON LaFollette's motion without dis
cussion the resolution was laid On
tbs table when 1t may be taken for
debate AT any time.
To Probe Case to Finish
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. April s.---The
battle ground OF the bribery investi-
cation concerning the alleged $780,
600 Jack pot" in connection with
the United States Senator William
Lorimer's election. to-day was trans
ferred from the Illinois Senate to the
House
Friends OF Lorimer. asserting that
he is the victim OF a gigantic conspi-
racy concocted to ruin him financial
ly and destroy him politically, are
laying plans for the defeat OF the bill
appropriating $3.50 for the use OF
the State Senate bribery investigating
The State Senate. following the SEN
sational testimony OF Clarence :.
Funk. general manager OF the Inter-
national Harvester Company, late yes
terday afternoon passed the bill with
a rush. 1t waR Immediately. sent to,
the House. and II Is expected to be
finally acted on before the week ends.
Members of the bribery investt-
eating committee do not believe the