Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-14
bailey COMES TO
LORINER' 5 HELP
TEXAS SENATOR DELIVERS
STRONG APPEAL.
PERSECUTION IS Cause
Declares Chicago Paper Inspired 1T
tack ana Criticisms ON Blind
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By Associated Press.
Washington. Feb. lS.-The defcnss
Of Senator Lorimer Of Illinois offered
by senator Bailey Of Texas, today in
a speech was so powerful that It was
opplauded by perhaps the largest at
tendance Of members and spectators
on the floor and the galleries of the
senate chamber IN the present session
of congress. The Texan spoke three
hours and then announced that he
would continue his speech tomorrow.
His plea that the senator from mi
nois he permitted to retain his seat
was so elaborate ana was delivered
with such force, and fervor that It
placed Bailey in the chief place among
the defenders Of Lorimer.
In the main his speech was re-
Wow Of tho law and testimony but
Bailey introduced many striking feat
ures not the least startling IL which
was the assertion that forgery was
restored TO make a case against Lori-
mer This he asserted had been In
connection with effort to show that
IlOltslaw Of the Illinois legislature had
been bribed to vote for Lorimer.
After going over the evidence in
detail, Senator Bailey proceeded to
analyze the testimony. witnesses and
declared that Lorlmer was entitled to
his seat.
He said, In part:
The whole law as II relates to the
effect of bribery on an election Is
oomprehended in these two short
and simple propositions:
"First-lf the officer whose election
is challenged personally participated
In or encouraged or sanctioned the
bribery then his election is void.
without reference to the extent OF the
bribery
second--If the officer whose cleo
tion IL challenged did not personally
participate In or encourage or sano-
don the bribery then his election can
not be avoided unless II is shown by
sufficient evidence that enough votes
were bribod TO affect the result.
AT tho very threshold Of the in
vestigation those who are Attempting
to impeach the election Of Mr. Lori
mer, distinctly admitted that they
did not expect TO connect him per-
sonally with any bribery which they
happened to prove to the satisfaction
OF the committee and none Of the
great array OF witnesses testified to
any thing duplicating the senator
from Illinois, personally in any OF
the alleged transactions.
"The Chicago Tribune. which has
pursued Mr.. Lorlmer with unreent-
ing bitterness for years and instigat-
ed this proceedings against him. after
searching the state of Illinois with its
corps of trained attorneys and detec-
tiyes for months was utterly unable TO
produce any testimony 90 connect him
with the corruption charged. and
through It's attorney was compelled 10
discaim any purpose to DO so.
THE Law, and the only law which
the facts make applicable to this
case, is that which / have stated as
my second proposition.
In the joint assembly OF the Illi-
nols legislature William Lormer re-
ceived 10S votes but the validity OF
hls election is denied upon the ground
that 1t was received through the brlb-
cry Of Legislators. The number of leg
isators 80 bribed has not been touch
ed upon by any of the senators who
have addressed the senate TO declare
that election void.
no matter no whOnest the gem
tlemen on the other side may be IL
Is still true that In striving 10 reverse
the ruling Of the senate and oyerrula
the courts of the country they are
seeking TO establish doctrine that
win permit u dishonest faction of a
legislature TO disable an honest ma
Jorlty from choosing a senator to rep
resent their state"