The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-29
'LORIMtR IS GIVEN
! A WH|TtWASH COAT
Majority of Senate lnvesti-
eating Committee Finds
Senator Cuiltless.

! WASHINGTON. March 29.-Over-
(whelming vindication on the charge
that Senator Lorimer secured his cleo.
ltion by corrupt methods was won yes
Eterday by the Illinois Senator, when
1.-THE special committee OF eight col
leagues. In a second investigation,
kcompletely exonerated him of any
knowledge of legislative corruption.
The vote was to 3 on all points In
favor of Senator Lorimer.
Edward Hines. the millionaire lum-
herman, referred to in the investiga.
(tion 20 the man who put Lorimer ov-
err" also got a vindication by the com.
mittee. 1t had been charged that Hines
raised . corruption fund of 100000 to
|elect Lorimer to the Senate.
The majority repudiated that and
lpassed a resolution that the evidence
had shown that he did not raise or con-
Tribute any sum improperly.
The majority held that no new ext
ldence had been adduced to justify a re-
lversal OF the Senate's previous action
lin Senator L-orimer's favor: but there
was no evidence Of jack pot In the
Illinois general assembly OF 1909 in
connection with his election. and. flat
Fly. that no corrouption practices has
|been shown by the investigation.
Case Goes to Senate.
The case will be squarely before the
Senate probably next week, when
lpzotracted debate will begin. Neither
lside has made thorough canvass of
the situation. Republican leaders point
tout that there will be about ~ new
!Senators to vote on the case in addi-
!tion to those who have already voted
Ton substantially the same charges.
The basis Of the committees action
was the plea raised by Lorimers coun-
eel that the previous action Of the Sen.
late bars reconsideration.
The majority report on the main
proposition will be signed by Senator
EDillingham. Gamble. Fletcher. John
!son and Jones, and the minority by
Senator Kenyon. Kern and Lee. Sena-
tor Jones was against Senator Lori
inner on the first investigation. Today
The reversed his position and presented
three Of the leading resolutions to ex.
onerate Lorimer.
The contention Of the minority men,
ibers will be that the Senate passed up
ION the question Of the former adjudi-
cation when 1t ordered the present in
ivestigation. and that II res adjudicata
were to prevail It should have been be-
fore second exhaustive investigation
at cost Of $4,000 was begun.
Wanted Full Investigation.
They contend that the new investi-
cation was ordered largely because
the former committee had not made
full investigation and the country de-
manded all the facts.
Their viewpoint Is that the new in
vestigation has developed much infor-
nation pertinent to Lorimer's election
which the old committee failed to dis
cover: that doubts as to the correct
ness of State Senator Holstlaw's con-
fcssion have been dispelled: that
States Attorney Wayman. Of Chicago,
has clearly refuted the claim that CO.
crcion was used to extort confessions,
and that Representative Whites con-
fession was corroborated in many par
ticulars. They claim that the res adju-
dicata plea Is a lawyers subterfuge to
befog the real issue.