The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-06
Sees Uiterior Motive in the
Martin Plan of Investiga-
ting Senator
QUOTES FREELY FROM
RECORD OF CONGRESS
Also Says Swanson Removed
Members of University
Board Who Were
Anti-Machlne

AT the headquarters of the Virginia
Democratic League today the speech
TO be delivered at King William Court
House by Representative William A.
Jones was given out. Following are the
| new charges made by Mr.. Jones as
given out:
Hon. William A. Jones' candidate
for the United States Senate, spoke al
this place today. In the main. he fol-
lowed the lines OF his speech at Rich
mond, but developed some points more
| thoroughly and brought In some new
matter.
Mr.. Jones examined Senator Mar
tins tariff record on the Dingiey bill
on the War Revenue bill OF 1898. and
on the Payne Aldrich tariff bin. and
| took UP specifically Senator Martin 3
| record on lumber.
He pointed out that on the Demo :
rratic amendment to put on the free
| list white pine lumber. practically ali
Of which Is grown In Minnesota, Mich
| igan. and Wisconsin. and Is controlled
| BY the Lumber Trust. Senator Martin
voted with the Republicans. only two
other Democrats voting with him, and
Senator Daniel voting against Senator
Martin and the Republicans. Mr.. Jones
stated that the vote on this amend
ment, TO put white pine on the free
| fist. Was 80 to SO. and indicated that
| had Senator Martin voted with his par =
~. the amendment would have been
adopted and the peopl. OF this country
would have been saved an immense
amount of money In all these years that
they have been paying 81 per thousand
| revenue on white pine lumber.
Brings In Lorimer.
In this same connection, Mr.. Jones
discussed the Lorimer case. He said
that 1t had been conciusiveiy estah-
iished that the Lumber Trust pur.
chased Senator Lorimer's election. and
| IL. therefore, followed that the Lum-
her Trust was likewise deeply inter.
ested In having him retained In his
seat. Mr.. Jones said that, while /,
was true that Senator Martin had
voted against L.ortmer in March last
Senator Martin had been severely and
justly criticised for the action taken
by him I'm the last few days I'm con-
neetion with the selection of the com
mittee charged with the re-investiga
| tion Of the Ioriner case. which pub
lie sentiment had forced upon the
Senate. Senator La Toilette had by
| continual demands. backed up by pub
| lie opinion, forced the Senate to re-
open the Lorirner case, and had pro
poSsi sHat the re-lufeSt1EAtt0n should
| be made by select committee com.
posed OF new senators who had heard
none OF the former testimony. and
were. therefore. unbiased In theil
opinions, this committee to be Sc
leeted in open session. Senator Mar
Tin offered substitute resolution
providing that the Committee or
Privileges and Elections should make
/ the investigation. and the standpai
or old guard Republicans .accep ed
and voted for Senator Martins resol,i,
ton, thus defeating the obviously fail
resolution proposed by Senator Ia
! Toilette for an unbiased committee
| II was fact. Mr.. Jones said, thai
| The Committee on Privileges and
| Elections. which was composed OF
/ fifteen tfssfnhafs, CONTAINS nine ssaena,
bers who voted In March last to ac.
quit Senator Lorimer, and only three
| who voted agains; him, the other
three being new members Thus i,
appears that I~orimers title to his
seat in the Senate Ia being determin
ed by committee, three-fourths OF
whose members have already voted
to permit him TO retain his seat
and seven OF whose members. made
speeches on the floor OF the Senate
defending Lorimer's title to his seat
and these are the men than Senator
Martin. forsooth. thinks are now In
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