The Washington herald., 1911-03-02

leries were focused upon him, but that
did not deter him, shortly before the
hour of the vote, from arising and deliv-
ering a spirited rebuke to Senator Owen,
of Oklahoma, who was supposed to be
saying the final word against Lorimer.
The Illinois Senator, in tense tones, ac-
cused the Oklahoma Senator of conduct
ing "a campaign of telegrams'' against
him, or wiring about the country in an
effort to get eleventh-hour replies intend
ed to prejudice the Senate against state
ments made by him.
Attacked by Smith.
The accused Senator was no sooner
in his seat again than Senator Smith
of Michigan, arose and announced his
purpose to vote to unseat Lorimer. The
Senator from Michigan up to that time
had not committed himself in the case,
and his announcement few minutes be-
fore the time set for a vote, that he
could not stultify himself by voting for
Lorimer, caused a stir in the Senate
BY this statement on the verge OF a
vote, Senator Smith placed himself in
open opposition to his colleague from
that State, Senator Burrows. who, as
chairman of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, has led the fight to clear
Lorimer.
Senator La Toilette also managed to
squeeze in a final note of warning to
the Senate, and the statement that SILL
900 was used in an effort to prevent his
own reelection. when Vice President
Sherman's gaveI fell and he announced
that the hour had arrived for a vote on
the pending resolution. The resolution
was the one introduced by Senator Bev-
erldge. which declares the Lorimer cleo
tion illegal and his title to seat invalid
The crowd in the Senate Chamber
seemed almost breathless as the clerk
called the name of Aldrich. the first on
the roll. The Rhode Island Senator was
cne of three who were absent, excepting
OF course Senator LOrimer himself. who
had retired TO one OF the anterooms.
The other two absentees were Terrell. of
Georgia, who was away on account OF
illness. and Frazier, of Tennessee, who
had been called to the deathbed of his
mother
CuIIOm Votes No.
The attention of the entire Senate was
centered at the beginning Of the roll
call upon Senator Shelby Cullom. Mr..
borimer's colleague from Illinois, A
number of Senators had been wavering
on the case, and it was conceded by the
Lorimer people that Senator CulIom's
vote probably would carry several others
with it. The venerable Illinois Senator
answered a feeble no when his name was
called, thus registering his vote in sup
port of LOrimer The Lorimer forces
gave a sigh Of relief as the Cullom vote
was recorded
While the Cullom vote was regarded
as very significant the poll was nip and
tuck until the last ten or fifteen names
were called.
Democrats voted to vindicate Lorimer
OF the forty who voted against him,
twenty-five were Republicans and
eighteen Democrats. Lorimer thus had
thirty-fve members Cf his own party
in favor Of sustaining him, as compared
with twenty-five who voted against him
Senator Taliaferro, OF Florida, was the
only Senator present who did not vote
He had not made up his mind on the
case.
Lorimer the Gainer.
The anti-Lorimer forces lost two votes
by reason of the illness of Senator Ter
reIl, Of Georgia, and the absence of Sena-
tor Frazier of Tennessee. Senator Fra
zier is one of the members Of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections who
refused to sign the report clearing Lori
mer. He tried to arrange a pair when
he received word Of the death Of his
mother, but no pairs were allowed in the
voting
Among the surprises in the votes were
those of Simmons, of North Carolina,
and Watson. of West Virginia Watson
had indicated that he would vote against
Lorimer. and until yesterday it was
thought that his vote would be cast in
favor of the resolution. Senator Sim
mons had told his acquaintances that he
probably would not vote.
1t is interesting to note that nearly all
the eminent lawyers in the Senate, with
the exception of Bailey, voted against
Lorimer.
These included Senltors Root of New
York, Lodge Of Massachusetts, Rayner
Of Maryland, Bacon OF Georgia. Cummins
Of Iowa, Sutherland of Utah. and Clarke
of Arkansas. ~