The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-03
LOR|MER TO Be OUSTED
ON THE SECOND BALLOT
Latest Poll Of Senate Shows 81
For and 81 Against Men,
bpr From Illinois.
FRIENDS TURN FROM HIM
Express Disgust Because He Did
Not Resign. as Urged
by Sherman.
FRIENDS TURN FROM HIM

worthy polls that have been made OF
the Senate. will he ousted from his seat
on the second vote on the question Of his
eligibility by a majority OF from II to II.
| The latest canvass shows % votes against
Lorimcr. 81 in his favor and doubtful
4 poll made by vice-Pre ident Sherman
before he went to Chicago to urge the
Sena or to resign gave Lorimer 70 votes
az maximum Two OF these votes have
changed within a few days. leaving the
Senator from Illinois 81 II is possible
: that his vote may be even smaller when
the test comes. as a number of Lorimer's
friends have expressed disgust because
he refused to resign and forced the issue
The following is the result Of the poll
| against Lorimer
| -Horah. Idaho. Bourne.
Oregon. Bristow. Kansas; Brown. Nebraska.
! burton. Ohio: Clamp. Minnesota: Crawford,
South Dakota; CumminS. Iowa; Curtis,
Kansas. Dixon. Montana. Fall. New Mexico.
Gronna. North Dakota: Kenyon. Iowa; Ia
Toilette. Wisconsin: Lodge. Massac chusetts;
| Mclean. Connecticut: Nelson. Minnesota
Page. Vermont: PoindeSter. Washington
Root. New York: Smith. Michigan: Suther-
land. ttah Townsend, Michigan; Works.
|California-2t
] prMoCEATs- Ashurst. Arizona: Bacon.
Georgia Bryan. Florida Chamberlain,
| Oregon: Clark. Arkansas. tulbcrson. Texas;
| Davis. Arkansas: Gardiner, Maine. Gore.
Oklahoma, Hitchcock, Nebraska; Johnson.
| Maine. Kern. Indiana: Lea. Tennessee, Mar
| tin. Virginia MARITIME. New Jersey: Meyers.
| Montana; Ncwlands. Nevada: OGorman.
| New York: Overman. North Carolina Owen.
/ oklahoma Percy. Mississippi: romcrene.
Ohio, Rayner. Maryland; R"ed. Missouri,
Sh,vely. Indiana. Smith. Georgia: Smith,
South Carolina. Stone. Missouri. swanson.
| Virginia. Williams. Mississippi-3o.
These Senators are for Lorimcr:
Republican Bradley. Kentucky; Brande-
gee. Connecticut: Briggs. New Jersey
Burnham. New Hampshire: Clark. Wyo-
ming: Crane Massach husetts: Cullom Illi-
nois: Dillingham;. Vermont; Du Pont Della
ware: Gallnger. New Hampshire; Gamble
South OAK kota; Guggenhein,. Colorado. Hey
burn. Idaho; Jones, Washington: Lippitt.
Rhode Island. McCumbcr. North Dakota;
Nixon. Nevada. oliver. Pennsylvania; PEN
rose. rennsy lvania; Perkins. California;
Richardson. Delaware. Smoot. Utah;
Stcphe nson. Wisconsin; Warren. Wyoming;
wc,morc, Rhode Island-c,
democrats Bailey. Texas: Bankhesd.
Alabama. Chiffon. West Virginia: Fletcher.
Florida; Foster, Louisiana: Johnstone. Ala
bama: Paynter. Kentucky; Simmons. North
Carolina: smith. Maryland. Thornton.
Louisiana 1illman. South Carolina Watson.
, West Nirginia-i?
The men classcd as doubtful or rather
on whose decision no line had been OBJ
tanned. are:
Rcpublcans-Catron. New Mexico. and
Sanders, Tennessee.
Democrat Smith. Arizona
A study of the poll shows that all the
Senators who voted for Lorimer's retcn-
ton in the winter Of 1911 intend, with one
exception Curtis of Kansas to go down
with the wreck Curtis's detection from
the Lorimer side ons.ts that Of Jones
who switched in Lorliner's favor. Every
man who entered the Senate since the first
Lorimer vote was cast has decidcd agains,
him. with the exception of the three
Senators whose judgment IL not known.
IN. progressive Republicans TO a man
are against Lorimer. The regulars who
We're opposed to him last year have had
their convictions strengthened by The
additional evidence obtained by tbs
Dillingham; nvestigating committee. The
regulars who are counted III favor Of Lori
'n.r ar anxious that he shall resign
They feel 1t IL ungrat"ful of him to put
them in a position where they will have to
defend themselves against tn" Judgment
Of the committee. This particularly i.
true of members Of the ma jority OF the
tion with senators have pointed out that
they imprrilled their own political careers
10y sticking to Lormer and that if they
should be turned down by tn. Senate they
never will be able To explain their action
| II I.orimer does not resign il ia not
expected there viii be prolonged debate
Senators Kern. Lea and Kenyon. members
Of the minority. will explain what the
evidence shows Senators Crawford
Hitchcock and Reed also are expected
10 speak against l.orimer
His defenc" will he in the hands OF
Senator'S Dillingham;, Gamble. Jones
Fletcher and Johnston, members OF the
ma joritv of the committee, and possibly
Senators Bailey and Paynter.
LoEIMER GOES To wAsHINGToS
CHICAGO, June g. Despite repeated de.
malls AT his home senator William
LOrimrr slipped out Of Chicago at ~
o'clock this afternoon for Washington
To make a last desperate fight for his
seat In the United States Senate. The
Senator was accompanied only by Will
lam j. Cooke. who. according to his
own statement. went with the Senator
in the dual capacity of bodyguard and
nurse.
II was two minutes to train time when
tho Senator's automobile dashed up be-
fore the Union station. Mr. I4orimer
aC, ompanied by his sons. stepped out
and hurried through the station.
In the train shed. Billie Cooke was
waiting impatiently The Senator walked
slowly, as though physically weak
While the Senator bowed and smiled tC
"A few people who recognized him, h,
was extremely reluctant to say any
thing as to his intentions.
Il have nothing at all to say, one
way or another. about anything" ht
said and walked on.
Mr.. Cooke. however Indignantly de-
MED that the "boss' has any intention
OF voluntarily relinquishing his seat,
anybody that thinks the boss l:
going to quit, IL crazy" was the wa,
Mr.. Cooke put II.