The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-14
Illinois Man is Ousted By
Vote of Fifty-five to
Twenty-eight
ENDS T FIGHT
LASTING FOR MONTHS
Whole Issue Finally Resolved
Itself Into Friendship or
Opposition to the
Senator

WASHINGTON, y. c., July H.
BY a vote OF 55 to IS Senator WILL
liam Lortmer. Of Illinois. was deprive
ed Of his seat In the United states
today.
This judgment of the senate term
mated n Of the sternest iegisla-
tive days that congressional history
has known. II the first fights made
for and against Lorimer were bitter,
this latest one. which began on the
even more bitter.
Loyalty to Lorimer or oposition
to him were the lines on which tho
ena split.
The vote was as follows:
In favor Of the resolution deciar.
ing Lorime not entitled to his seat:
Ayes-Ashurst. Bacon, Borah.
Bourne. Briggs. BFistow, Brown,
Bryan, Burton, Chamberlain, Clapp.
Clarke. OF Arkansas: Crawford, Gull
lom. Cummins. Curtis. Dixon, Fall.
Gardner. Gore. Gronn. Johnson ken
n.soR, Kern, La Felietter-T eea, Mar
tin. MARITIME, Meyers, Nelson, New
lands, Overnlap, Page, Poindexter.
Powers. Reed, Root, Sanders, Shive-
ly. simmons. Smith. OF Arkansas;
Smith, OF Dakota. Smith, of Michi-
AN: Smith. Of South Carolina: Stone,
Sutherland, Swanson, Townsend.
Walton, Williams.
Nays-Batley. Bradley. Branden-
dee, Burnham. Catlin, Clark of Wy
oning: Crane, Dillingham;. Fletcher,
Wilson, Moody. Gamble, Guggenheim.
Johnson, Jones. Lippett. McComher,
Oliver, Payne, Penrose, Cummins.
Richardson. Smith. OF Maryland;
Smoot. Stephens, Thornton, TilIman.
Westmore.
Present, but not voting-Bank.
head. Dupont. Lorimer.
Absent-Heyhurn. owen. Percy.
The action came following the cons
clusion of a dramatic peroration to
his tlree-day speech, by Senator
Lorin1er. In his concluding remarks
Senator Lorimer asked his associates
10 disregard what had been said OF
his private life and to consider only
the evidence In the case. He said he
had been urged to resign. but be-
fore God he declared his i~nnocence
OF having corrupted any mans vote,
and In the face OF that fact il would
be cowardly for him to resign.
mo. no. l will not resign" ex-
claimed Lorimer, My exit from the
senate will not be on account of fear.
My exit will not be because I am
coward. 1t will be because of this
crime OF the senate Of the United
States. / am ready.
With these words mate Lorimer
threw up his hands and took his seat.
Just as the roll vas about TO be CALI
ed. Senator Dixon. campaign mana
ger for Colonel Roosevelt. who was
not present during any OF the argu-
ment on the case. made a statement
In which he denied the affidavits sub-
mitted by Lorimer to show that ef~
forts had been made TO bride dele-
gates to vote for the nomination of
Colonel Roosevelt at the Chicago Re-
publican convention
Senator Tillfnan also had read
statement in which he said he could
not bring his conscience to vote
against Senate Lorimer even though
Tillman's vote for him. resulted In
Tiliman's defeat for reelection to tho
senate.
During the roll call on the resolu.
ton to GUST him, Senator Lorimer sn4
quietly In his seat and did not
swer when his name was called.
When the result was announced ~
left the chamber.
One Changes Vote.
OF the senators who voted against
Lorimer last year. only one changed
his vote today. This was Senator
Jones. of Washington, But OF theI
senators who voted for Lorimer last
year, five voted against him today.
These were Senator Shelby NJ. Cub
lom. Of Illinois, Lorimcr's vetera1R
colleague, and the dean of the unite6I
States senate, and Senator'S Br1guAI
Curtis, Simmons and Watson
Senator Cullom's vote against IAo9xi
inner caused considerable stir. A1tGx@
wards Senator Cuilom said:
With my knowledge Of the sttuGSI
ton In the Illinois Legislature ana tM1l
testimony in his case, I could not w.t.
to declare that no corruption wos uoe1
In Senator Lorimer's election.
Lorimer finished his three d.
speech at 1886 this afternoon. H
peroration was mastery In its draH,n%
tic intensity. The Blonde 80
stood squarely IN the center Aiolo
the senate chamber. feet spread apaTf
hair ~disheveled. Precipitation strea12
ing down his lace.
"Oh. Senators"-he shouted~
you cast me o~ut--while I have strenH&
and life I'm going to continue TIT
~ IIlhhO u I0R6aLNfot A'1 -
OF never having been a coward.
He paused. not a sound was 4
henrd-not n movement was to &c.,
ticed-in the senate chamber.
hundreds OF fans In the galleries -
held m~otionlesa In the air. Then~N{
I Am Ready. A
Tim ready. SAID ISeFaEHsF.-TT
He turned. breathing heavily.
walked around behind his fsiloWAa1
49, -. ~.uN To- ~. xo~t nA-%%AX&W
there he sat. with HIS head smppe16
| by his hands. while the senate dlu
his fate.
Mr.. President" said 0enata4
~ soon a. Lorimer waa eemto4 Nh
suggest the absence az = Nu0eWM
THE clerk Will call thA n01k M
FGeuator Galllnger. pfeatA&U&