The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-03-04
L0RIMER KEEPS HIS
SEAT IN THE SENATE
Beverage Resolution Is Voted
Down, 46 to Al.

Mr. Lorimer OF Illinois will retain his
seat I'M the United States senate, the
members OF that body having voted
down the resolution OF Senator Bev-
eridge declaring the seat vacant on
the ground that portion OF the vote
given the Chlcagoan in the Illinois
legislature May 20, 1909, was bribed
The vote was 46 to 40
Here are the senators who voted
against the resolution and in support
OF Lorimer: Bradley. Brandegee.
Briggs. Bulkeley. Durham, Burrows.
Clark (Wyo.), Carter, Crane, Cullom.
Curtis. Depew. Dick, Dillingham;, Du.
pont Flint, Frye. Galllnger. Gamble.
Guggenhelm. Hale, Hepburn. Kean.
McCumber. Nixon, oliver. Penrose.
Perkins. Piles, Richardson, Scott.
Smoot. Stephenson. Warren and Wet
more, Republicans. and Bailey. Bank.
head, Fletcher, Foster, Johnston,
Paynter, Simmons, Smith Md
Thornton, Tillman and Watson, Demo
Gratis. Total, IS.
The senators who voted In favor OF
the resolution 20 unseat Lorimer are:
Beveridge. Borah, Bourne. Bristow.
Brown. burkett. Burton, Clapp. Craw-
ford. Cummins. Dixon. Gronna. Jones.
LaFollette. Lodge, Nelson, Page, Root,
Smith tMich). Sutherland. Warner
and Young. Republicans. and Bacon.
Chamberlain, Clarke (Ark). Culber-
son, Davis. Gore, MARITIME, Newlands.
Oyerman, owen. Percy. Raynor.
Shiyely, Smith (S c.. Stone, Swan
son and Taylor. Democrats. Total. 40.
Thirty-five Republicans and eleven
Democrats thus voted TO vindicate
Lorimer
or the forty who voted against him.
twenty-five we're Republicans and
eighteen Democrats. Lorimer thus
had thirty-fiye members OF his own
party In favor OF sustaining him as
compared with twenty-five who voted
against him.
The Lorimer fight has been one OF
the most sensational in the history OF
the upper house. When the commit.
tee on privileges and elections re
turned a report declaring that no evi.
dences OF bribery having influenced
the legislators in the election of Mr.
Lorimer had been found. Il was con-
sidered that he was amply indicated
and that his seat in the senate was
secure.
This report was prepared by sub
committee and was the outcome of an
exhaustive investigation both at Wash
ington and Chicago, In which the
charges OF bribery at Springfield were
thoroughly gone into
Lee O'Neil Browne, who was acquit-
ted OF the charges Of having bribed
Democrats 10 vote for Lorimer, Leg.
islators White. Link and others were
hailed before the committee and grilled
on their alleged confessions Of having
been bribed
The subcommittee failed 20 find le-
gal evidence OF the alleged bribery
and the report went thus 20 the sen.
ate Immediately. however, minor.
ity report appeared. This was from
Senator Frazier OF Tennessee, who de
clared he had found that the Lorimer
election was the result OF bribery and
corruption,
Senators Beveridge. Root, owen, Bo-
rah and many others Joined In the at
tack on the title Of Mr. Lorimer to his
scat ard the fight waxed warm when
the majority OF the committee. which
had indicated the Chlcagoan, led by
It's chairman, Senator Burrows. went
10 the rescue.
Senator Bailey OF Texas made the
closing plea for MIR Lorimer