The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-14

drew his vote at the conclusion Of the
roll call
THOSE who voted against Lorimer were:
Ashurst, Arizona; Bacon. Georgia;
Borah, Idaho: Bourne. Oregon; Briggs,
New Jersey; Bristow. Kansas: Brown,
Nebraska; Bryan. Florida; Burton, Ohio;
Chamberlain. Oregon; Clapp. Minnesota;
Crawford, South Dakota; Cullum, Hi
nois: Cummins, Iowa: Curtis, Kansas;
Dixon, Montana; Fall, New Mexico;
Gardner, Maine; Gore, Oklahoma; Gron-
ma, North Dakota: Hitchcock. Nebraska;
johnson, Maine; Kenyon, Iowa; Kern,
Ind!ana;N La Toilette, Wisconsin; Lea,
Tennessee: Lodge. Massachusetts,: Mar
tin. Virginia; MARITIME, New Jersey;
Myers. Montana; Nelson. Minnesota;
Newlands, Nevada: o'Gorman. New
York; overman. North Carolina; Page.
creme, Ohio; Rayner, Maryland: Reed.
Maine; Root, New York; Sanders, Ten
nessee; Shively. Indiana: Simmons,
North Carolina; Stone, Maine; Suther-
land, Utah; Swanson. Virginia: Town
send. Michigan; Watson. West Virgin
ia; Williams. Mississippi; Works. Cali
fornia: Clarke, Arkansas; Smith, Ari-
IONA; Smith, Georgia; Smith, Michigan,
and Smith, South Cardinals.
hOSt WIN NOltu III ldNoi VI liC
Illinoisan were:
Bailey. Texas; Bradley, Kentucky;
Brandegee, Connecticut; Burnham, New
Hampshire; Catron, New Mexico; Clark.
Wyoming; Crane. Massachusetts,; Dill
bingham, Vermont: Fletcher. Florida;
Foster, Louisiana; Gallinger, New
Hampshire; Gamble. South Dakota:
Guggenheim, Colorado; Johnston. Ala
hama; Jones. Washington: Lippitt,
ID n,
kota; Oliver, Pennsylvania: Paynter,
Kentucky: Penrose, Pennsylvania; Per-
kins. California; Richardson, Delaware;
Smith. Maryland; Smoot, Utah: Stephen
son, Wisconsin; Thornton, Louisiana;
Tillman, South Carolina, and Wetmore.
Rhode Islands.
Again Scores Enemies.
In his final effort. Lorimer again dealt
unsparingly with his enemies. At one
point he paused and asked to have Sem
ator Crawford OF South Dakota called
into the chamber. After Crawford was
seated. Lorimer turned to him and read
to his face an affidavit that had been
made by Thomas II. Thompson. of HUI
ron, S. Oak. and which was printed IN
the Congressional Record several years
ago.
i want now" said Lorimer, ito read
for the Congressional Record of an at
tempt to ruin another Senator in this
body. l will read the affidavit, Senator
Crawford. and ask you what you think
of it.
The signer of the affidavit swore that
Crawfords stenographer offered him 500
and expenses to take up a government
land claim. and said that Crawford would
pay the money. The affidavit added that
he had filed on the land and that later
he had received a check for $50 signed
by Crawford.
As LoTimer read this affidavit, the
scene in the Senate was one OF the
most tense that has been witnessed IN
this remarkable case. Senator Crawford
himself looked as IL he was restraining
himself with difficult. Mr.. Lorimer went
on TO explain, however. that the grand
jury after hearing all the evidence based
on the affidavit had refused to return an
Indictment against Senator Crawford.
Then. stepping a little nearer the South
Dakota Senator. Lorimer roared:
Parallels Own Case.
Has Charles a. White testified to any
thing against me stronger than that afr
davit? No, 1 think not And yet Sem
ator Crawford is ready to turn me out
of this body on evidence no stronger
than that here produced against him"
Il am not pleading with Senator Craw-
ford for his vote" continued Lorimer,
but l do ask him. with his own painful
experience before him to weigh this tes-
timony, consider it. mediate over it, be-
foEe voting to destroy one of his col
leagues"
AS Senator Lorimer's speech drew
toward a close. he referred to the
many beautiful things that had been
said on the floor of the Senate. even by
his enemies, in regard to his clean per-
sonal life. His remarks on this sub
ject seemed to affect deeply many of
the women who had crowded into the
galleries.
Much has it been said" the Illinois
Senator remarked, that Lorimer has
led a pure private life. l hope that the
record in the closing days of my life
will show that these statements have
been justified. But every man who
lives a pure private life, in so far as the
weakness of human kind will permit,
has had his own reward. Every correct
act and good deed has it's own compen-
sation. My private life is no part Of
this case, and 1 hope that it will not
influence any Senator in making up his
mind
Reward in Family Love.
Much has been said, too, of Lori
mer's ideal home life. Oh, yes; ideal!
When I return to my home one glance
at the group of faces, one kiss from
each, and caress from all, is reward
enough for the trials and efforts of a
lifetime"
Lorimer seemed close upon a break
down. but, pausing for a moment, he
gathered himself together and went on.
They will not yield If they are dis
yraced with me. If l am turned from this
chamber It will draw them closer about
me. They, thank God. will form a hollow
square about me and defend me against
the world. In that am / not blessed be-
yond my merits? Such blessings are not
always bestowed on creatures of this |
earth. In all the strifes, In all the trials |
and tribulations and especially in the |
last two years when they have been |
hercer than ever before, surrounded by |
them, l have been the happiest man |
alive
The silence in the Senate chamber as |
Lorimer finished this dramatic statement |
was impressive. second later he con-
tinued:
Integrity Not Questioned.
1T has been said by some Senators |
that not even Lorimer's worst enemies /
have questioned his integrity or chal-
enged his honesty. They have said that |
ais word was as goou as his bond, and
he never has turned down a friend, that |
Always he has been consistent, right or
wrong. l ask nothing for that except
mere consideration of the point by Sena-
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