Arizona republican., 1911-02-02
BRIBERY WAS COMMITTED
It Was Done in the Interest of Lorimer Who, It Is Charged, Was in Frequent Communication With the Briber.

Washington. Feb. That senator Lorimer had full knowledge of the bribery by which. it is charged ms election was procured. was asserted by Senator Brown of Nebraska in an ad- dress before the senate today
 The assertion was a step in advance of any that had been taken on the sub feet of the election of the Illinois sena- ,or and if accepted would result in Lorimer's expulsion
 prox,n undertook to show that the relations between Lorimer and state Representative O'Neil Browne had been s,,cb as to render it certain that Lorl- mer had been positively advised re- garding Browne's operations m LOTT mer's behalf.
 To this end the senator undertook to show that the support of Browne and his thirty democratic followers had heen Drocured through Speaker Shurt- Jeff inc roommate and warm friend Of Iorimer. and after Lorimer and Browne had been brought together they were in constant conferences, meeting as often as a dozen times one even ing.
 aWhat were these conferences ahout2" asked Brown. Making a reply to his own inquiry he said: Every sen ator knows that they related to the ways and means necessary to win votes for Lorimer. By no rational theory can anybody conclude that Lorimer was unadvised by Browne of anything that Browne did for him, and whatever Rrox,ne did and whatever difficulties Browne encountered in his canvass among his followers must have been made known to Lorimer at these con ferences. Independently of any direc' testimony on that question: II must Ds concluded in all good reason and con science that Browne concealed nothing from Lorimer, and that Browne dlo nothing to further the election or Lorl- mer that Lorimer did not know about at the time. This construction is sup ported by every undisputed circum- stance surrounding the transaction
 Quoting then Browne's admission that he did make reports to Lorimer Senator Brown commented: Browne was making his report to his chief and if is utterly unbelievable that he kep' from Lorimer information about th' bribery of Beckemeyer, White, Linf and Holstaw. Lorimer is bound by ths testimony of this witness; the senate is bound by it. It has a compelling force that cannot be resisted In tnt light of this record. and when 1t Is es' tablished in the proof that Lorimel knew what Browne was doing 1t IS es' tablished that the bribery of at leas four members of that legislature wal committed with the knowledge and thu consent of Lorimer and when that fac is established all disputed questions o law are taken out of this case.
 If Browne bribed anybody. Lorimel knew it and consented to 1t, and there bv forfeited all title to the office. Ane when the committee agrees that witf four votes bribed by Browne, Lori. mer's election Is still valid, the con clusion must fail, because under tho direct and undisputed evidence o Browne. as well as under the othel convincing circumstances and proof, | is obvious that Lorimer knew all tha Browne did There is 1o escape iron this conclusion"
 So serious did Senator Brown con slider the questions involved in th' Lorimer case that he declared tha wrong judgment in it was likely t' mean. and ought to mean, eventuall, the end of the senate" He asserted further that the Lorimer election tell a story of shame and ignominy un paralleled in the history of legislation