The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
McCumber Sp ca k S in
Behalf of Accused
Senator.
CALLS RETRIAL
RANK INJUSTICE
Believes Illinois Man Would Be
Morally Justified if He Killed
Charles A. White, Who Al
legged in Confession That
He Had Been
Bribed.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

Washington. July s.--In speech in
defense OF Loriiner in the senate this
afternoon. senator McCumber. of North
Dakota, spouted oratorical fire.
1T would be political murder" nc
shouted. If the Senate should expcl
the statesman from Illinois"
Wrought up by the Injustice. in his
mind. OF the retrial OF Lorimer. Nc
Cumber declared that Lorimer would
be morally Innocent II he killed Rep
iesentative Charles a. White The
iatter's offanse was that he alleged in
confession that ne had been pa d
money to vote for Lorimer
The only reason White was now
alive. the North Dakota Senator as
serted. was because or the patience
and forbearance of the man he Of
tended"
This movement against Mr.. Lori
mer." declared McCumber. is dominat-
ed by public sentiment. and a trial
based on the law and facts is impos-
sible"
There could not be an unbiased YER
dict by the members OF the Senate" ne
said. Members OF that body have al
ready gone on record with votes to the
effect that Lorimer mad been elected
through the use OF corrupt methods
ana practices"
Chairman Dillingham;. OF the inves-
LEGATION committee. led off in the de-
bate He pointed out that a majority
of the COMMITTEES believed that the
election Of Lorimer did not depend on
corruption of any kind He asserted
that Lor!mer had great popularity in
Illinois but that in his political en-
reer NJ had aroused anlmosi,ies Tho
reasons. declared Dillingham;, were
given ny Lorimer himself when speak
Ing In his own defense. and their truth
was demonstrated during the inquiry
Lorlmer's great activity in advocat-
ing the Lakes o-the-Gulf waterway
protect was the medium. Dillingham;
insisted. throuzh which he obtained
his "nonpartisan" strength rhe
I movement he safn. was not political
Senator Meyers. of Montana. made a
vigorous argument favoring T.orimer's
expulsion. He declared that such ac-
ton would be justified By the law and
the facts
q say the Senate Is sitting rs a
court In this case" said Senator Myers.
In attacking the plea ~ res adiuciata
raised In dcfenese of Lorimer. livery
court under English Jurisdiction can
command new trial. except Justices
Of the peace or police courts.
surely none in this chamber would
place the Senate on a lever with jus-
tees OF the peace or police courts"
When n grand jury began invosti-
cation of the Lorimer case Reprcsen-
iaiIve r. r. Wilson fled TO Canada
and registered under an assumed
name The wicked flee when no man
rursueth. but they fle, much faster
when some one is after them. especial
Is If the pursuer is a grand jury. The
Stars and Stripes should have been re-
moved from tho flagstaff over ire IL
linois Capitol building and the red
flag Of an auctioneer substituted for H.
Tho rcd flag should flaunt there untii
the Senate is purged OF the presence
ul Senator Lorimer
The whole record rooks with rot
teness and nfamany and debauchery.
hen Democrat in the Senate votes
for Republican who was elected hv
methods used in Lormer's behalf then
something il wrong with his mind or
lis morals or both. Everybody I'm
Srrinsfeld knew what was going on
at was a sign that something was
wrong when Lee ONeil Browne used
an hour to explain his vote. He said
he had 1000 reasons for voting for
Lorimer
q am satisfied that he did have l..
600 reasons. and that they were In his
pockotbook. Each one more the i'm
print OF the American eagle ana tho
motto. In God We Trust"
Meantime. tho favorite guess among
Senator'S is that in the hnai vote there
viii he a majority OF sixteen against
Lorimer