The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-25
La E ollie tie Predicts
More Shocking and
Appalling Facts. =
HE URGES ACTION
IN LORIMER CASE
Believes That More Than $780,
coo Was Spent to Elect I'LL
nois Senator, and That He
Knew Seat Was Purchased.
Taft's Name Used to
Win Support.

Washington. May 24.-Reveiattons
concerning the election OF Senator
Lorimer, OF Illinois. may be expected
as the result Of a second investigation
into the bribery charges against L,or-
| lmer II the predictions made BY Sen
ator LaFollette in his argument to-
Jay In support of his resolution OF IN
| quiry are realized.
MT. LaFoilette prophesied that more
than twice the 100000. heretofore al
| Legged to have been used. would he
found TO have been spent in L.or!mer.s
oehait. lie said President Tafrs name
| had been used In Lorimer's behalf. and
reiterated that Lorimer had had per
6onal cognizance of the use Of money
in his behalf
mere is mine OF facts which L
venture to predict will be opened up.
and which 'vill be more shocking and
appalling than any that vet has beer
revealed" he declared.
@ Taft Especially Concerned.
Mr. LaFoilete quoted from the tes-
timony given by Edward Hines. a Chi
caso lumberman. before the Lorimer
investigating committee of the Illinois
Legislature. regarding Mr. Illness In
terriews with United States Senators
Aldrich and Penrose. In which MIR
Hines said that Mr.. Aidrich repeatedly
mad Impressed upon him the import
ance OF Lorimer's election and had told
| MIN that President Taft was especially
concerned in Mr.. Lorimer's behalf. RE-
ferring TO the Hines statement con-
corning a long distance telephone CON
versntion between washington and
| Springfield. held by Hines with Lori
| mer. pending the election at Spring
field. Mr. LaFoliete said that at Lori
| mer's request Hines had teiegra phed
10 Lorimer the substance OF his tele-
| phone representations to him This
telegram could and. should be procured.
| no said. "A.
Saying that this conversation han
been held for the purpose OF present
! ing to Lorimer the Presidents alleged
| solicitude that he should make tns
| race. Mr.. LaFollete said:
There is no proof that the Presi-
Dent was interfering. but think that
there was q scheme to put Lorimer
through. and 1t was believed that the
use OF the Presidents n me would be
potential. There is no doubt tina his
name was used In a telegram, and no
| doubt that + was used behind locked
| doors and drawn screens. II helped to
| influence members who could not be
reached otherwise"
Discussing Illness activity In tho
! Lorimer campaign, which was account
| ed for on the ground that Lorimer
| would favor duty on lumber, Mr. La
| Toilette said that during the last Lori
mer investigation by the Senate, Hines
| was much in evidence about the Can't
toll at Washington. He sought Sena-
| tors at every turn, and was brazen
! and impudent in his work" he said
How he was received in all cases
do not know. but do know that in
some cases he was rebuked."
Notoriously Active.
He said that Hines had appeared
again atthe opening up of the ques-
| ferring to the election OF Senator
| Stephenson, of Wisconsin though not
mentioning his name, Mr.. LaFollete
! said:
I'm another senatorial campaign in
Wisconsin his (Hines) henchmen were
VIGOROUSLY active for the successful
candidate and his principal agent has
not dared to remain within the borders
! of the state"
Mr.. La Toilette declared that he had
i no personal feeling in the matter. but
that his motive was to present the
| undermining OF the government by
! corrupt influences.
Mr.. Lal'ollette quoted much Of the
| testimony taken By the Illinois Legis-
| lature TO support his contention that
1 Lorinier had known of the use OF
/ money in his interest, and he hoped
! that the Senate would find the men
! back of this infamy no matter how
high up they may be In the financial
world"
MIR. LaFollette will close his speech
morrow by outlining his reasons
! for having a special committee con-
| duct the proposed inquiry.
VIII Press Direct Elections.
Washington. May Ex-senator Bo-
rah. of idaho. author of the resolu-
ton providing for the direct election
/ of Senators. which Is now the unfin-
/ ished business of the Senate an
nounced to-day that after o-morrow
he would press the consideration of
the resolution without interruption to
| It's conclusion. This announcement
! came after Senator Borah had been
constrained to withdraw motion that
the Senate meet at noon tomorrow
| instead of at . o'clock, the time fixed
some time ago. and after Senator
Stone. of Missouri. had complained
| that the Finance, Census and Privi-
| leges and Election Committees held
| bills before them which We're being
delayed, and should be reported out
for the. Senate's consideration.
f Senator Hepburn, of Idaho. pre-
dictcd dire consequences which might
i befall tho country IL the direct cleo
ton amendment to the Constitution
were made In the form and manner
provided for In the Borah resolution.
He decrled this as "day OF changes"
| when people were clamoring for
changes K OF all sorts. "even OF the
E"Ten Commandments" Hc feared the
day might come when the people
| would call n constitutional conven-
tton which would rewrite the entire
: Continued on Third PaRe.l