The Detroit times., 1912-07-15
VOTING AGAINST LoRIMEn.

AshhursI. Bacon, BoTnh, Bournc.
briggs, brIst1w, Brown, bryan, Burton,
Chamberlain, tlapp, Clarke, OF Arkaa-
snsi Crawford, CuIlOm. Cummins. Cur
Hitchcock. Johnson, Kenyon, Kern, Ia
Foliettc, Lea, Lodge, Martin, MARITIME,
Meyers, Nelson, NeUlanGs, O'Gorman,
ONernInn, Page Poindextcr, Pomcrenc,
Rayner, Reed. Root, sanders, Shiy ely,
simmons, smith. of AriSonRI smith, of
GeOrginj smith, of MichiEaBj smith, ~
south Carolina; stone, sutherland.
swanson, Townsend, Williams, Watson,
Works.
VOTING ron LoRIMERi
Bailey, Bradley, BrHndegee, burn
ham, CaIron, Clark, OF NyOminEi
Crane. Dillingham;, Fletcher, Foster,
GalIinger, GRmbIe, GuggenheIm, John
ston, Jones, Lippitt, McCumber, Oliver,
Paynter, penrose. Perkins, Richardson
smith, OF Maryland; SmOot, stephen
son, Thornton. TiIImnn, Wetmore.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator
William Lorimer, of Illinois. was ex.
PEELED from the senate this afternoon
by vote OF So to IS BY that over.
whelming verdict his colleagues found
him guilty of having been elected on
May "a, 1909, by corrupt methods
and practices.
With Lorimer's dramatic assertion
that his expulsion would be the
crime OF the senate" his colleagues
voted nearly two TO one 10 GUST him
as a beneficiary of fraud.
Lorimer did not W on his own
case. But his aged colleague, Senator
Cullom, Of Illinois, turned against him
after having formerly voted 10 keep
him in the senate.
With a smile on his face, Lorimer
instantly arose from his seat, and,
with swinging gait walked toward
the Republican cloak room. AS he
reached the door, Senator Smoot
grasped his hand and some friends
from the house olned him.
Senators Dillingham;, Jones and
others who voted for Lorimer Joined
him in the cloak room and babe him
goodbye.
Three senators were absent. Sew.
eral were paired and could not vote.
Senator Culberson, OF Texas, original
ly voted TO Gust Lorimer and then,
being paired with Dupont OF Della
ware, who was absent, withdrew his
vote.
Lorimer's election followed a three
days speech by the senator. dramatic
and replete with invective against his
opponents. Beginning Thursday, Lor-
inner had spoken in all IL hours and
half, when he relinquished the floor
this afternoon.
Lorimer's fight for his official lie
which ended this afternoon, when the
senate doors closed behind mis- bulky
figure, began almost Immediately al
ter his election
On March ], 1911, the senate voted
] to keep him in his seat. absolylng
him of misconduct Further expo:
surss resulted In a renewed probe
which eliminated in his expulsion
When Lorimer concluded HIS speech
today, 1t was explained by the pre-.
siding officer that the vote would be
on The resolution introduced by the
minority Of the committee, as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That corrupt methods
and practices were employed in the
election OF William Lorimer TO the
senate and his election vas, there
fore, invalid
a roll-call disclosed the presence cf
81 senators. All seemed ready for a
vote when Senator Dixon, OF Mon.
tana, arose He denied Lyrimers
charges that he had been involved in
an effort TO bride certain southern
delegates for Col Roosevelt.
OF the senators voting against Tor.
imor, "a were Republicans and Is
Democrats,
Senator Culberson OF Texas. with.
drew his vote because paired,