Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-23
Illinois Senator Makes Dramatic Speech
 Denying Corruption Charges
MOVES HEARERS AT TIMES TO TEARS
Explains Democratic Votes Cast for HimAn for Pure Friendshp-Were Not Delivered by Browne-Sen- Beverdae Will Reply Today-Belief That Lori- mer Has Votes Enough to Retain His Seat.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Wflliam Lorf- mer of Illinois today in person made his defense against the charge that his election to tho United 9tates senate was accomplished by the bribery and corruption of the fegdslature of the state of Illinois. k was a general and emphatic denial, delivered wtth more than ordinary eloquencs and fervor.
 No vsss Wednesday.
 There was no vots Wednesday on his eligibility. immediately upon the conclusion of his speech the senate went into executive eesnaon on the JarAnese treaty, and tho anBWor e his prepared to make went over until to- morrow. Nobody knows when q vote win be reached
 What effect, if any, the speech will have on the vote in teh senate 1t is fmpossFbIe to say. The general impres- sion about tho capital tonight is that Mir. Lorimsr and his friends have cafe Iy p1e6ged the voteo with WhicA to de- foaf the rosoluf5On which would declare his Sont vacant, and that k the matter comes to q vote the regult will be a Lorixner victory
 AhIs and Dramatic Speech.
 With almost every fellow senator in the house of Representatives on the senate floor and tho UA1leries densoly packsd. he made . speech of four hourD length, wl16co1 evUn his bdttrest opponents admitted was ahss and tra-
 Some of those who heard the speech and have been in and about the senate for many yearB. sAtd tl1at there never was anyuhing just lks &t Never is q very Ionw word. uDed in this way, but certain 1t is that tho occasfon was ex- traordinaxy.
 A Human intsrsst Story.
 1fr. Lorimsrs sposph was digtinctly n human intersse etery. and more than oncs thero wero evidences that the spescA was moving como of his heaFerB to tsarA
 tsis Democratic Fsisndships.
 The senator related some incidents Co account for hi6 democratic fr4end- shipa. Most drAmatio Was 0onator Ior1mor,S recital of h1s nxst ooQuaint- anos with 'Hinky Dink" KAnna, who when Lorimer Ess 2 esseeleck , snd on sho S<rtots. oame to hie Boocue and saved him from the loss sf . bundle of ChicaGo Tf1bunes. It meant c loog of e1So to him, the speakse satd. and sthat dollar and . ha4 meant mor9 to mo. Senator Root than million dol don't know whokher the oonatoe from Blew York (Ar. Root) or tho senator from South Dakota (ldr. Crawford) know what 1t means to como up through circumstancss like that
 Senator Crawford rose to hie feet. The interest was intense.
 -Mr. President, does ths Genator imagine himself the only senator who came through hardsh1p and poverty? 1s he appealing for sympathy on that scoref"
 Net Appealing for Sympathy.
 T want no sympathy" shouted 6en- afor Lorimsf. A great sigh. passed over the senate chamber.
 s-This fs not . question of sympathy; ft is . question of right and wrong. am only wondering If some senators understand how conditions like these can rive ripo to lifelong friendships"
 s1dinky Dink" Kenna was the demo- cratic leadar in the district represented by Assemb1yman John Grimm. MT. Lorimer explained how this lifelong friendship led Kenna to promise and deliver the Grimm vote for Lorimer.
 The Truth ef tiis Election.
 If this senate~ continued MT. Lori mer. with e sweep of his arm, takinA in the whole room. ~can believe me to he the low. vflG creature that the sen- etor from New York and the senator from South Dakota and other senators who have attacked me" he looked straight at Senator Beveridge just across the aisle, "thsre Is a plain duty staring you in fhe face regardless of the testimony. regardless of this rec