The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-15
MAY SEEK AGAIN
TO ENTER SENATE
Loriner Is Far From Being
Crushed by His EN-
pulsion.
WILL NOT MAKE STATEMENT
Ousted Senator Probably Still
VIII Be Political Force in
Illinois.
WILL NOT MAKE STATEMENT

,shington. July l4.-Far from bo-
ing crushed by his expulsion from the
Senate OF the United States. not broken
in spirits by tho fact he is the iirst
man formally to be driven from the
senate on charges Of corrupt election
methods, William Lorimer Of Illinois.
Is going back to Chicago ana plan
once more TO get a seat In Congress.
The plan VIII be TO have himself
iIon!zod and TO Try to make i, appear
that he is a MARTYR When he gets
back to hts district it is expected he
VIII be given huge reception ana
ovation by way OF serving notice that
he IS still force In the politics Of the
State 70 be reckoned With
The nrst step or Importance In the
plan to rehabilitate Lorlner. i. is ex-
pectcd here. VIII be 20 re-eiect him TO
the House OF Representatives from his
old district IN Chicago. That an at
tempt Will be made to DO that TWO
years from now is generally antici-
pated
Lorimer would .!ke. OF course. 10 re-
turn TO ths Senate But the way 10
this does not appear easy. He cannot
make any night Tor the Senate i'm
nediately The candidates for the
Legislature have already been norn!-
mated, ana the selections for the SEN
ate made IN the Illinois primaries
Would Mean Primnry Fight.
He might enter the race for the Sen
ate two years hence but To do IL he
would have 10 make Statewide cam
paisn before tho primaries
Great Difficulties.
This would involve great difficulties
Heretofore. men who have been forced
out ~ the Senate have oecn sent back.
rs 10 TIE cases OF Quay. OF Pennsyl-
Yania. and Clark. Of Montana. But
they We're able 10 do this through con
'rol OF the machines in their States.
Tie case Oh. Lorimer is d!st'nctively
q nerent In order 10 get back TO tho
senate he would have to 80 into
primary and obtain tho Endorsement OF
the people themselves
In view OF the smashing blow de-
lifered against Lorin7er and the Lin
coin League In the recent primaries In
ILLINOIS. IN View OF the fact tina, even
,he venerable Shelby ". Cullom vas
driven from the Senate because re
supported Lorimer. there is little IN
the situation now to encourage tho
belief he can be returned to tho SEN
etc
But that he can &c, back to the
iiouse from his district where he Is
personally known 70 every man. woman
and child. and personally loved. no,
t, be doubted
The opinion was freely expressed on
every hand last night anc to-day thar
Ic'imor would still be . political force
in Chicago and Illinois. and would be
cent back 10 the House. probably two
years hence
lorimer Will go back 20 Chicago in
day or rro and 20 to hts farm about
ffty miles out 81 Chlca 90 COR recupera-
as 70 bis plans but said he had 20 talk
trinss over with HE friends before he
could say whether he would 90 into a
neh, for political virdicution. He FIRST
plans on getting back his strength to
Give attention to his bus ness lie Will
also talk over with Judge Haaecy. the
question OF bringing legal action
against some OF his enemies.
Bearing Up Well
I.orlmer is bearing UP we'll after the
great strain 10 which he was sub
iected He saw the expulsion coming.
and IT was not a surprise TO him.
though he and his friends We're vexed
at the smallness OF the vote IL his
favor.
one Of the remarkable features Of
the closing o; this historic affair was
the extreme reluctance OF Senator'S TO
deal the fatal thrust to the man under
I.orimer hardest hated to vote to GUST
him.
II have never had G more disagree
able duty to perform in my life said
Senator Luke Leo OF Tennessee after
1t was over
Senator Lea believed thoroughly in
the fact that corruption had been used
to obtain the seat FOR Lorimer Yet
lie had a certain personal sympathy
for the man, and would gladly have
given over to others the responsibility
Of turning Loriner out.
Senator Kenyon felt the same way
about IT, He and Senators Lea and
Kern were the three members of the
senate committee who drew up the re-
port. or minority view. in favor OF the
oust!ns of Lorimer
Senator Kenyon said the outcome was
triumph for better government and
that it was not so much Lorimer that
had fallen. as II was the system OF