El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

elections consists of u members, sew
en- of whom are Republicans and five
are Democrats.
six Republicans and four Democrats
made the majority report wherein they
hold that William Lorimer was duly
elected {, senator from the state OF
Illinois. and is entitled to retain his
seat I shall vote to sustain that re-
port
{ Robert ]. Gamble. of South Dakota:
II assume Mr.. president, in this, as
in all like matters, the ordinary and
accepted rules Of evidence shall prevail,
and that the committee was not TO re-
turn finding upon mere suspicion.
or to determine what might or could
have happened without substantive
evidence to sustain the finding in sucn
particular. IN my view Of the case,
the evidence fails to show that sena-
tor Lorimer, directly or indirectly
participated in any act of bribery, or
corrupt practices. nor had he any
knowledge thereof. nor did he sanction
OF. encourage the same; nor were there
a sufficient votes bribed or cOrruptly
secured in his interests. who voted for
him, to change the result of the cleo
ton. And so believing. in my judg-
ment. the title Of senator Lorimer TO
seat in the senate is good and valid
"A Teams Idea.
.Joseph w Bailey, of 'TeXas:-'1f
the senator from Iowa CMr. Cummins)
can convince me that corrupt votes, as
cast, decided this result, 1 will almost
myself enter this race of diligence to
which 1 referred one day. and 1 will be
swift to move that there was no valid
election because I hope the senator
knows that 1 would not contend for
one moment that a result accomplished
by a corrupt vote could stand either
here or elsewhere"
Duncan q. Fletcher, Of Florida
eff we admit lamentable condition
obtained. I can not feel justified, on
such testimony, in holding that deplor-
able state of things extended to and in
voIved the senatorial election and that
corrupt practices were INDUCED in in
respect to that election.
1--WE have no right, just on general
principals because a charge OF cor
ruption has been made in connection
with an election for senator and ~
tempted to be sustained in the way and
by the character of witnesses here pro-
duced, raising in the minds Of the pub
lie suspicion, even an opinion. rising
to clamor, to do an injustice or work
by our votes a wrong.
LOriner Hears 1t All.
heard all the speeches against him and
in his favor up to the time senator
Root spoke For the first time. then
his seat was vacant when his case
was discussed. This was on Friday,
Feb. g. On Monday, senator Burton
also spoke against him. and he was
again absent. Investigation developed
the fact that he was not in Washing
ton, but had returned to Chicago,
where he went to be treated by special
lists for a nervous affliction, his friends
said.
Alabama Mans Idea.
Joseph F. Johnston, of Alabama
Senators are asked to exclude man
from the senate upon the testimony
of the most corrupt scoundrel I nave
ever seen.
1.-The people of Alabama know that
I heard all the evidence in this case,
saw the witnesses marked their bear
Ing and conduct and they know I had
a better opportunity to consider and
weigh the evidence than they; they
know, too, that I have not been accns-
toned to be driven from the path OF
duty as I saw it, or to be turned aside
from my convictions by popular clam