Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-02
GREAT CROWD HEARo clo8lNo
ARGUMENTS ON LoRlMER
RESOLUTION.
LAFoLLErE CLOSES ATTACK
IN SENSATIONAL CLIMAX
Interrupted BY Time Limit, HE Last
Word. Wsrs "WalI strsst"-sisnifi-
canoe Of Uttsranes Appreciated BY
Auditers-eurrows Attempts to Stop
Final Attack.

Washington, March 2.-The scene
on the floor Of the senate during the
calling OF the roll on the resolution TO
unseat Senator IIorimer was the most
impressive witnessed in the upper
house of congress in many years. In
the presence Of a crowd that overflow
ed the galleries, packed the surround-
ing corridors. and choked the fioor IT,
self, each senator answered to his name
with his verdict amid profound silence.
The events that led up to the final
act were dramatic Senator Owen de-
livered Governor Deneen's answer to
Senator Lorimer, Senator Simmons
told his reasons for voting against
the resolution, and the man under fire
made a brief statement attacking the
mems telegram
1t was / o'clock, the vote only halt
hour hence. almost every senator was
in his seat, and an intense but sup
pressed excitement prevailed in the
galleries. Senator Smith. OF Michigan
spent fifteen minutes explaining his
vote to unseat the Illinois boss. during
which time Senator Lorimer strolled
about the chamber and finally retired
to converse with Congressman Mann
on the republican side OF the chamber.
LaFoIletts Closes Attack.
Finally, with only fifteen minutes re-
m aiming, Senator LaFollette was seen
standing at his desk claiming recognl-
ton for the closing words in the great
debate With a visage pale and dis
traught by his recent illness the Wis
and determined than ever. With an
expectancy almost az eager as that
which obtained in the gallery almost
every sena tor turned and gave full at
tention to the little man who so often
he's thrown the ranks Of the old guard
into confusion.
It was evident at q glance that La
Toilette never was more in earnest
Throwing aside all oratorical superdui-
ties, he went 20 the heart OF the case
ut one stroke and snapped out sentence
after sentence that cracked with an
arraignment OF the Lorimer election
and the methods which procured his
whitewash by the investigating COM
mittee.
The attack was 30 telling that Sena-
tor Burrows on behalf OF the Old guard
made IN attempt. feeble tho 1t was. to
break up his speech with Interrupt
tions an dto seize the floor for the mai
word. But La FoIetts was not TO be
stayed BY such tactics. Brushing Bur
rows asife ne swept on in a whirlwind
OF denunciation until the hand Of tho
clock stood at half past and the eavel
Of the vice president fell announcing
the hour for a vote.
"waIi Street" Last Words.
But the last words Of the debate on
the greatest election case ever before
the senate were dramatically appropri-
at LaFoilette was cut of in the mid
die Of a sentence and the last words
that fell from his nps as he spoke OF
the evil power Of money in politics
were:
wall street"
Tho accidental Significance OF this
ending was not lost upon the crowd
which broke into laughter and then
suddenly became hushed as It was OBJ
served that the secretary was about to
call the roll. Lorimer had disappeared
from the floor. but his family and fol-
lowers were clustered in q private gal
lery. His own chair was occupied by
Congressman Moxley. while not far
away fingered Congressman Lundin.