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the senate chamber. This is not q
question OF sympathy: it's a Ques-
ton Of right and wrong. I am only
wondering II some senator's under
stand how conditions like these can
give rise to life long friendships. II
this senate can believe me to be the
low, vile creature pictured by the
senator from New York and the SEN
ator from South Dakota and other
senators who have attacked me-(he
looked straight into the eyes Of Sem
ator Besyeridgc)-I should be driven
from yonder door. branded with the
OF infamy. am not pleading
for sympathy: I am trying to relate
the truth of my election as 1t was, not
the senators from New York and
South Dakota would have this SEN
ate believe"
IOrimer Answers Crawford.
Taking up one of Senator Craw-
ford's charges. Mr.. Lorimer declar-
any one who knew aught of the
Illinois legislature would not assert
that he sought to organize the legis-
lature against Governor Deneen. To
organize a legislature SO as to include
and republicans requires
effort. From September is to Mo-
vember, he had been confined to his
home by illness and had not been able
to appear until Just before the cleo
ton. In consequence OF that illness
a report has been circulated that he
was about to die. SO that people had
said ON that account hes hould not be
senator.
Claiming an Abb,
After the November election he
had made a tour of the Pacific coast
and after another fitness had return
ed to Washington. He was in the ma
tional Hous Of Representatives on the
day, January Z. that Shurtlen
udO OCCu C1CCCCu
Edward Shurtlef was elected
speaker because of a condition which
arose there and if a similar condition
had arisen elsewhere in the country
the result would have been the
same"
He told of the effort Of Governor
Deneen to defeat Shurtlef saying that
the governor had gone SO far as to
tell memberA that unles sthey voted
against ShurtleR they would be de-
prived of all patronage.
Gin other words. the governor OF
our state undertook to dictate who
should be speaker"
Crawford's Sharp Query.
why was not this fact put in the
record?" interjected Senator Craw-
ford, $50 that Governor Deneen could
make reply as the senator is now
making a statement here?"
Mr.. Lorimer said he could not re-
ply fully. as he had not ben q mem
Der of the Investigating committe.
Mr.. Hepburn protested against the
question. but MI. Lorimer declared
he did not object to questions.
Quoting Mr.. Crawford's allegation
that he had organized the legislature
to defeat Deneer, Mr.. Lorimer said
that of "a republicans who voted for
Shurtleff for speaker, IT had at some
time in the contest voted for Hop
kins for senator.
'If the theory that 1 had been stay
ing up night and c%onjuring up dark
lantern schemes be true. how can you
prove it by this record?" he asked.
Suppose that a president Of the
United States should call in the sena-
tors of his party and tell them whom
he wanted for president pro tempore
of the Senate, and that unless they
did his bidding they would get no
patronage; that every last man en-
ployed should be dismissed.
Suppose a president should fall
so low and that he succeeded In get
ting a majority to the exclusion of
"A man. whate do you suppose
would be done? Why. it would not
take a day to induce the senators to
cross the party line aad organize.
The Illinois legislature did what any
sensible men would do-they crossed
the party line and organized.
Warm Attack on Deneen.
"If the governor had attended to
his own business, Mr.. hSurtlen would
have ben elected by a unanimous par
ty vote"