Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-13
IN The
L0R|MER CASE
Illinois Senator Still Holds
Floor in Own Behalf.

Washington, July 1S.-Willfam Lori
mer continued his remarkable defense
of his title to a seat IN the senate In a
i've hour speech. He Numbered up
and down the center aisle Of the sen
ate chamber, denouncing his enemies,
challenging others and all the time
giving an example of self possession
and courage which commanded re-
spect, however the merits of the case
were viewed. His effort was more
dramatic even thar his speech the day
before.
Lorimer ended the day again ex-
hansted from his effort, and a recess
was taken until today to allow him to
conclude. Then the vote will be had.
The senator began a d~enunciation of
President Taft and closed with a sav-
age attack on Senator John w. Kern Of
Indiana, who wrote the minority report
declaring that Lorimer's title to his
seat was obtained through corrupt
methods and practices.
The senator declared that President
Taft had planned an attack on him In
the dark. He quoted President Taft's
letter to Colonel Roosevelt and called
attention to the fact that on the date
when the letter was written and the
president expressed the hope that the
fight against Lorimer might be won he
could not have read the record Of testi-
mony taken In the case, for the printed
copies were not delivered to the senate
dock room until the day after the letter
was written. -
LorIrner In Wild Rage.
Quoting from the presidents letter to
Colonel Roosevelt the words II want to
win, so do you," the Illinois senator
stormed I'D the senate aisle, repeating
them again and again and finally fairly
Kissing: win, win! What7 Win a
contest7 If 80 what kind Of a contest?
Was 1t IN the open, with a free field, a
fair fight and no favor? Did the presi-
dent hand to Lorimer a sword and a
shield, with a warning that Lorimer
should defend himself? No, no." he
shouted. "They were to sneak behind
night and strike him on the back Of
the head with a club and dash out his
brains"
Senator Lorimer added that Presi-
dent Taft had fallen among the con
spirators. Among these conspirators
he named William J. Bryan, Theodore
Roosevelt and certain Chicago news
paper publishers, who, he said, were
the most corrupt set Of newspaper pub
It,hn~, L., thu op,ptyu hlo Of cnr
spring to commit any act to aid In
the destruction of the man they had
set out to destroy, even to the extent
of taking life"
He referred to Herman Fl. Kohlsaat,
a Chicago publisher, as a "holier-than-
thou pharlsee' and said that the sole
purpose In reopening his case was not
because they expected to produce any
new evidence, but because the person
mel Of the senate had changed and the
case would be tried by new judges.
Senator Lorimer charged that Gov
ernor Dsneen, in replying to tele-
grams that had been sent to him by
senators, had deliberately tried to mis-
lead the senate and had acted a lie."
II learned at my mothers knee that
1t was just as bad to act a. lie as It
was to tell a lie, and Governor Deneen
acted a lier shouted the senator.
Savage Attack on kern.
Toward the close of his speech Sen
ator Lorimer turned savagely in the
direction Of the seat usually occupied
by Senator Kern and denounced that
senator for a "willful and deliberate
attempt to misrepresent the record in
the Lorimer case in statements made
In the minority report"
Senator Kern was absent from the
chamber, but was sent for and came
In toward the close of Senator Lori
mer's speech. He appeared very much
disturbed and it Is expected will reply.
Declaring that Kern had said that
he Lorimer) had been guilty Of po-
litical ~wrongdoing' and that he had
sought to convey the impression that
the accused senator had been guilty
Of %"subornation Of perjury" Lorimer
challenged the senator from Indiana
to prove his charges, saying that II he
did so he (Lorimer) would retire at
once.
Come on, Senator Kernr yelled
Lorimer In concluding his attack upon
Kern, "you who have slimed this rec
ord. Come here and make good, and
l will keep my word"
One startling feature Of Senator
Lor.mer's speech was a notice that he
served ON his colleagues that the case
would not be ended II the senate voted
to Gust him.
"Whils live aud am given the
strength, regardless Of the action Of
the senate. this fight will go on" yell
ed Lorimer. ard on and on until all
the people OF the world will come to
Lnow of this case = the i've senators
who sat and heard every line Of the
testimony have reported It."
asveral OK tho senators by this tme
were deeply affected by Lorimer's
speech, and Senator T1llman had boon
weeping.