The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-07
LAT GILLETTE MOVES ID REOPEN LOR|MER
 BRIBERY CHARGES
Introduces Resolution in Senate Naming Commit
 tee To Probe Case
TILDEN SUBPOENAED
 BY BRIBE COMMITTEE
Man Involved in Case By Senatorial Evidence of Flank Is Hunting Committee-Lorimer Refuses
 To Talk on Matter

Ommittee-Lorimer Refuses
 To Talk on Matter
 Washington, April 6-Senator LaFol- l lette today introduced a resolution pro- viding for another investigation of he Senator Lorimer case. It names as .he committee of investigation Senators Work of California, Townsend Of Michigan. Mc- Lean Of Connecticut, Kern of Indiana and Pomerene of Ohio. No action was taken as Senator Iafolette intends to speak on the resolution another day
 The resolution recalls the action of the Senate last session when move failed to declare the seat of Senator Lorinier vacant because of alleged corruption of the Illinois legislature which elected him. The resolution recites:
 "lt appears from the published reports of the proceedings of the said Illinois state committee that witnesses. who were not called and sworn hv the committee Of l this Senate appointed to investigate said | charges. have appeared before the said committee of Illinois and upon being in- terrogated have given important material testimony, tending to prove that s10o,e0o was corrupny expended to secure the election of William Lorimer to the United States Senate"
 It Is expected the adou ion of the reso- lution will be opposed senators who voted for Senator Loriner last session. and that an effort will be made to have it referred to the committee on privileges and election, of which Senator Dillingham; of Vermont will be the new chairman. The Vermont senator as a member of the committee voted last session against the | resolution to unseat MT. Lorimer.
 Move Is Unprecedented Never before In the history of the Ser- | ate has an individual member sought to name committee of investigation touch | ing upon the right of a senator to re- tain his seat or for any other matter. When special committees have been named for any purpose the personnel han rested with the vice president or the Senate itself.
 All of the men nominated by the La Toilette resolution began their terms in | the Senate with the converting of the present extraordinary session. It Is un- derstood they were selected at a confer ence of progressive senators | Senator Stone of Missouri made the pre- | dicton at the White House today that | the Senate would be compelled to investi- | gate for the second time the charges of | bribery in Lorimer's election. Senator | Stone believes that a new committee will | be appointed to prosecute the investga- l tion.
 The testimony In the legislative in- vestigation in Springfield is ugly.' said Mir. Stone, that it seems to me that l Congress must take notice of it, and If I | the Serata wi | some action"
 Tilden Subpoenaed
 Springfield, III, April 6.-While a score of newspaper reporters searched Spring | field hotels. cafes and clubs today for l Edward Tilden. he was walking about the corridors of the capitol building trying to deliver himself to the Helm bribery com mittee under a subpoena which was 1 served on him yesterday in Chicago. The | subpoena served upon MT. Tilden direct | ed him to appear before the Helm com l mttee today. Through oversight the | committees process server failed to notify | MT. Tilden of the committee adjournment | until next Thursday.
 Despite the fact that the inquisitors are keeping their plans of proceedure | secret. many House members today | gained the impression that the commit tee had prepared to summon them be- | fore 1t.
 Subpoenaing of House members will | undoubtedly result In a clash between the two bodies. the outcome of which | cannot be foreseen.
 | Chairman Helm of the probe com mittee refused either to deny or af- firm rumors that subpoenas had been 1 issud for several Chicago packers to | appear before the committee next week The Helm committee. 1t is said, 1 Is considering the advisability of a trip l to Washing gton to take testimony.
 Lorimer Will Not Talk I Johnstown, Pa. April 6.-United States Senator William Lorimer of H. | lnois who came here today on pri- | vate business, would not discuss the investigation into the election of . senator by the legislature at Spring | geld, Ill., neither would he comment upon the resolution of Senator LaFol- lette introduced in the Senate today at Washington, calling for reopen ing of the Lorimer case by Senate committee.
 When Mir. Lorimer received the news of the LaFollette resolution he said: q make it rule never to discuss for publication matters which affect me personally"
 The senator was accompanied by the Rev. J. F. Green, O. S. A.. s. T. B., president of Stritas college of Chicago, and W. A. Keating, Chicago engineer. They came here to witness a demon- Is digging a hole through a hill a few miles from this city. The senator said he had planned to leave for Washing | tor at 1O.51 toufrht and rntil ha reach.