Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-02
MAIDEN EFFORT OF JUNIOR IOWA
SENATOR AN ATTACK ON
LoRiMER.
tLl,holeAN's ELECTION =
AsMELLs TO HEAVEN
Kenyon Takes Shot at Hines, Lumber
Trust Masnats Who Engineered
storirsr campaisn-spssoh Brings
Congratulations From Assoeiatss-
: othsr Political Gossip.

yOn naO0 AlS IIloA00'1 SPSSSAA - VS.
GUS effort, in the senate late yester-
day afternoon in connection with the
Lorimer case Briefly but strongly he
set forth the reasons why he did not
want the privileges and elections COM
,nittee, Of which he Is a member. to
conduct the investigation of the Lori
mer bribery charges and why no "a
vored and would vote for special
committee as provided for in the La
Toilette resolution
Senator Kenyon spoke Immediately
after Senator Lea Of Tennessee had
spoken. It was also the first speech
for Senator Lea ana IN opening Ser
ator Kenyon said he realized that
new senator ought to follow the adj
vice of st. Paul to the Corinthians. re-
garding women Let them keep silence
in the churches" but he said Senator
Lea had spoken and he felt he should
do so.
The senator from Idaho" said he,
abiding to Hepburn. has said that this
case is being tried everywhere else.
That is true. Recently have been in
the south and I find, It is being dis
cussed there. Recently have been in
Iowa where we know nothing of at
tempts to get senatorial seats by trick
cry or bribery aud I had it is being
discussed there It is being tried every
where. Public sentiment, at which
some may sneer. has decyeed that in
vestigation shall be thorough"
Hot Shot At Hines.
Senator Kenyon fired n hot shot at
Hines, the lumber trust" representa-
tive. He said 1t was an abhorrent
thing to him that the heads Of the
lumber trust" In an aroma Of cock
tails and cigars should boast OF spend
ing 100000 to put over" the election
OF a United States senator. IF Mr..
Hines has this Information, said he,
I'VE want to know it,
He declared that no had the great
es: respect for the committee eli priv
ileges and elections and especially for
the great lawyer, Senator Dillingham;,
who Is at he head Of 1t. but II the
subcommittee in tbs last Investigation
should not discover that Hines had
I1orimer when the matter was In the
air then its inquiry was no. thorough
The question. he declared. went to the
very roots OF representative govern
ment
The forcefll part Of Senator Kenyon's
speech was in relation to the return
expected by the men who sought to
elect senator by bribery. He empha-
sized the fact that senator's secured the
appointment of district attorneys and
that 1t rested with these officials to
prosecute trust. In this connection, he
said:
'Tf MI Hines Is innocent. what did
he expect back? II the humber trust
contributed to the election OF a senator
what did it expect In return? II the
beef trust contributed. what was the
quid pro quo? 1t is on the recommends
ton of senators that district attorneys
prosecute these trusts. The question
goes to that.
III Mr.. Hines has contributed, has 1t
been for the purpose of getting dis
trict attorney who will prosecute the
lumber trust? II the beef trust has
contributed, has 1t been to get a district
attorney to prosecute the beef trust?
speak OF these things because I have
seen the whitening light Of Lorimerism
in some Of these prosecutions
Affair "smeIIs to Heaven"
Senator Kenyon then declared that
the affair "smelled to heaven" that the
country was tired Of it and that it
should be Investigated by some new
committee just as, one would try a case
in new court II not satisfied by the
first trial. In closing Senator Kenyon
paid his respects to Senatorial court
esy." He said he was mystified by it
but 1t could not be involved to pre-
vent him voting his convictions. He
declared he would be prevented from
voting as he thought he ought to by
the somewhat dilapidated fetish Of
senatorial courtesy.
Senator Kenyon was congratulated
by a number Of senators at the close
Of his speech. Earlier in the afternoon
Senator Kenyon stirred the wrath of
Senator Hepburn by asking why Hines
h not .hean callad