Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-04
ROOT JOINS FOE 5
OF SENATOR
LOR|MER
GENERAL ATTACK ON
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
Speech Afouses Vigorous Pro-
test From Senator Bailey Who
Declares Root Doctrine e
Would Vacate Other Seats.
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Washington, Feb. 3.-Senator Root
Of New York today leaped to po-
sltion of leadership among the anti
| Lorimer forces in the senate, and
caused the case temporarily to be
lifted above the attack upon the in
dividual SO as TO bare the blotch upon
| the name Of Illinois.
| When Mr. Root concluded, Sena-
tor HALE pleaded with tremulous
| voice for some friend of the state.
and he suggested Senator Cullom, to
make a reply 10 Mr. Roots speech
which would exonerate, not Lorimer,
but Illinois.
Il refuse to believe that so great
a people are rotten to the core said
Senator Bailey of Texas. "lf we are
| to try senator's on the general mis-
conduct of legislators, then the SEN
| ator whose right is challenged now is
not Tie only one who must Yield his
| seat
| His colleague, MIR. Cullom. was
| elected by one OF those legislatures
and no man here believes he was n
| party of these evil practices, but still
the case of Lorimer is the case OF
Cullom."
Senator Lorimer had numerous de-
tenders who replied to the attack
upon him and the method of his
election. Chief among them was
Senator Hepburn of Idaho, member
of the Lorimer investigating com
nittee who charged that some per
sons had entered into the attack upon
Lorimer In the spirit of man hunt
Mr.. Root began his speech soon
after the senate convened without
having previously announced whai
his position was TO be. Before he
had proceeded far. II developed h,
went beyond the position OF Others
who have condemned the election 81
I.orimer as having been accompanied
by bribery.
He dismissed as immaterial the con
troversy over the question of elimin
ating the seven alleged tainted votei
from the total vote on joint ballot al
well as from the number received b,
Lorlmer. wee
n The rottenness shown by the testf.
mony contended Mr. Root was sur.
ficient to invnlidate the election OF
Lorimer and he asserted that all of
| tht lbliuNiliB VI istt ~ Null bfbN me-
the democratic leader in the Illinois
assembly, was corrupt and the votes
Of that following should have been
eliminated,
Mr.. Root reached ne conclusion
that deducting the seven votes MIR.
Lorimer had been left without ma
jority "a fact, which" he said. I'm
validated his election"
This was equally true. he said,
whether the corruption fund had
been used either to increase Lormer's
vote or to reduce the total vote.
The conclusion of Mr. Roots
speech was marked by an unusual
scene.
Mr.. Hale Of Maine, took the floor
and pleaded for a reply to the New
York senator's speech.
Saying that the senate could not be
comfortable while Mr.. Root was max
Ing his powerful argument and ar
flrming that he himself had not been,
he said. he had been impressed with
the seriousness OF the situation.
Mr. Bailey said that If Mr.. Roots
doctrine was TO be followed II would
be found that there had not been a
lawful election In Illinois for many
years.
Defending the recommendation of
the committee, Mr.. Hepburn OF Idaho.
one OF Its members, charged the fight
upon Mr.. Lorimer to the undertaking
and sensational methods OF newspn-
pers