Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-02-16
BIC LOBBY WORKS
TO SAVE LOR|hER.
Railroads. Lumber Interests
and Beef Trust Trying to
Keep Illinois Boodler
in Senate.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Eev
erdge again today failed to obtain
unanimous consent in the Senate to
vote next Tuesday on his Lorimer
resolution. The senator gave notice
that on that day he would ask the Sen
ate to continue in session until the
Burrows again blocked the proceeding
under general consent agreement
Washington. Feb. 16. With the APP
proach of the crucial period in the
discussion of the right OF William Lor
inner to remain in the Senate the lobby
representing big business interests.
which are lighting to save the Illinois
boss from expulsion is beginning to
display even more thar it's usual ac
tivity.
1t is apparent that ii Lorimer can
be saved at all it must be done tins
week, and done by influencing a suf-
ficient number of senators to give him
majority of the body. This is the
immediate object of the Iorimer lobby
This lobby's activities recall the old
and palnN days of the lobbying art.
1t is declared that not for a generation
has so much varied and formidable in
fluence been brought to bear upon the
members of either hollAe of congress
in behalf of endangered interests. The
pressure eNerted upon senators to vote
for Lorimer has not only been tre
mendous, but it has emanated from
several sources at the same time.
Trusts in Active Lobby.
The principal large financial inter-
ests whose Representatives are laboring
to win votes for Lorimer arc the lum
Der trust, the railroads and the Stand
ard Oil company Some of these ag- :
gregations of capital net only have
sought to influence senators. but have
not hesitated to attempt To bring pres
sure to bear on the White House in
behalf of lorimer. The lumber trust.
represented by Edward Hines. mil
lionaire Chicago lumberman, has been
the boldest in its operations i'm the
vicinity of the Senate. but the railroad
lobby has been quite as active. al
though less obtrusive
George r. Peck, of Chicago. until re-
Gently general counsel for lhe Chicago
Milwaukee e ST. Paul railway. is prob
ably the most prominent Of the railroad
representatives working for lorimer
Beef Packers in 1t.
Peck is Il partner of John S. Miller
of Chicago, counsel for the Standard
Oil company. and for the stock yards
packers, VINO are lne pu'ftlcal patrons
of J.orimer
The illee i-erss. o1 ,ie ra isicde1s Ii. F.or.
inner are we'll known in the political
world. w G. Brown. president of tine
New York Central, is a director of tho
La Sale Street National bank, thf
financial institution founded by Lori
mer. The Illinois Central also has a
deep interest in the retention of lor-
inner in the Senate. John G. brennan
attorney for that line, has been in
Washington talking to senators in be
half of l4orimer.
Mr. Hines, the representative of the
lumber trust, has been as busy trying
to save Lorimer as he was to maxi.
him senator in the first place. He
personally has approached senators
Last week he was disclosed as The
author of much agitation against the
reciprocity agreement.
Others who have been In Washing
ton in behalf of MIR. Lorimcr are Lei
Small, United States subtreasurcr a
Chicago; f. S. Conway, Frank Smith
internal revenue collectors Ifranl
Ayers Billy Cook, John c. Righeimer
David Frank and former Congressman
James N1cAndrews, all of Chicago
Speaker Cannon and some of the Hi
nois congressional delegation also arr
working hard to save Lorinler.