New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-28
CUMM|NS FIGHTS [OR|NER
Contends That Fraud InvalIdated
Illinois Senator's Election.
Mr.. BAILEY IN OPPOSITION
sowan Bitterly Denounces Gang
of Boodlers" in Illinois
Legislature.

Washington. Jan. H.-Contenolns 'oI
rule Of procedure that would deny SEQ
IN the Senate 70 any man whose eiectioii
had been accompanied by fraud MI CuH'-
Minis. Of Iowa. to-day closed MS speech ~
the Senate IN opposition 10 the report VI
the Committee on Privileges ana hie
lions holding Senator Lorimer rlsh' w
his seat 10 be unimpeached-
Mr. Cumuins asserted that all we tesu
r,ony combined 10 show that IN me lllho'S
Legislature there was gang OF ooooielS'
.of which infamous company Browne was
The leader" The famous Jackpot was
for their benefit.
Discred'tinC the testimony Of The witness
shephard. IN which It had been charged
that The third degree" had bten resorted
10 IN the criminal proceedings in chicago
Mr.. Cumrins said the Assistant District
Attorney who dealt with Mr.. sheppard
should have been called by the senate com
rnittAe The Chicago tribune was
against Mr.. Lorimer. and Mr.. Lorimer was
for Himself. but the committee was Tor
neither. and should not have permitted
.ts4lf 70 be controlled by either of them.
he said
Mr.. Curnn1ins contended that the votes
cf ar least seven members Of the ILLINOIS
Legislature had been corrupted in con-
nection with the Lorimer election. he olo
not concede the contention Of Nj. Lori
rrer's friends that the corrupt votes should
rs deducted from the total number cast.
rather than from that cast for Loriner.
IL this principle had been adopted. Lori
rner would have received 10l votes out OF
SIS. whereas ~ the deduction had been from
11orimer's vota he would not have had
majority.
This" he said rs the most alarming
and dangerous proposition ever made IN the
United States Senate. II adopted, 1t would
constitute the most cordial invitation ever
made 20 crime and Justify the use Of the
most effective welcome Of wrongdoins. II
ws conceoe the principle. it means that
the Senate welcomes 10 II man whose
friends have bought the title TO his seat
here
An "Unthinksble Proposition
IL the rule is adopted. It means that If
bribery is sllllfilly done 81 always will ac-
cor1plish its purpose. II means that YOU
can bribe a sufficient number Of members
without any evil consequence. provided
YOU bride just enough to reduce the total
IN the point where the candidate has
majority. This is an unthinkable PROPOSE
ton"
Mr.. Bailey said that the corrupt vote
should be srbtracted both from Dorimer's
vote and the total. Saving that there had
feen 2o2 votes cast IN the election, he said
the seven corrupt votes should he deducted
from the aO2 and also from the ms cast for
Iorimer, which would give Lorimer 1N
"suppose" sale Mr. Cummins. "of the
2n votes l0l had been for Lorimer. and a
friend Of JOrimer's had bought one other
vote for him, giving him lo2, would Mr.
Jormer have been elected%'
No" replied Mr.. Bailey, he would not
have been. because in that case the corrupt
vote decides the result
Then it makes a difference If one vote
was corrupted or seven?" said Mr.. Cum
MINIS but Mr. Bailey would not concede
the poin'. holding that according TO his
calculation the seven supposedly fraudu-
Isnt votes had not decided the result
Nj Cumnins oontended that the position
NJ the committee and Of Loriner's sup
porters generally was a mere "hement Of
tie fancy"
IT feel" 10 said. conscious ~ great
responsibility I'm this matter 1T is not
agreeable or pleasant 70 reach the conclu-
sion at which ! have arrived 7 believe
that the testimony shows that seven or
more members OF the Illinois Legislature
we're corrupt, and through this corruption
were induced 70 vote for Mr.. Lorimer. ]
believe those seven corrupt votes invalidate
the title If Mr.. Jormer 20 his seat II
seems 10 me that although one may differ
regarding tho facts in tho case We should
not differ as 70 the law