Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11

inner and charged President Taft had
attempted to influence senators, the
judges III the case, against Lerimer.
Mr.. Jones said the Presidents
yielding to public ciamor is blot
or his record which never can be
effaeed."
Washington, July 10-When the
Senate took up the Lorimer case, to-
day, it was indicated that all speeches,
except Senator Lorimer,s, would be
concluded before night and that a
vote would be reached, tomorrow.
Senator Johnson of Alabama, a
Democrat, who supported Mr.. Lorimer
at the first trial. opened todays SEES
sion with a speech in his behalf. He
conceded a popular demand for Lor-
liners unseating and said he knew
he would be on the unpopular side,
but declared:
Il refuse to save myself at the sac
rifice of my honor
Senator Johnson declared that the
number of printed copies of the Lor-
inner hearings taken from the Senate
document room indicates that less
than half the Senators had read the
evidence.
Senator Jones Of Washington, who
opposed Lorimer at the first trial but
who supports him now, spoke after
Senator johnson. He said that he had
changed his convictions because he
had personally heard the witnesses
against Lorimer. He complained of
public elamor in the case and charged
II was having tao much influence in
determining the votes of senator's. He
admitted that there had been per-
jury on both sides of the ease Sem
ator Smith of Michigan referred to
the recent lawsuit brought in Chicago
by John Henning against Clarence
Funk. in which Henning charged
Funk with alienation of his wifess af-
fections Senator Smith said he
thought the suit had been brought to
affect the Lorimer case.
Senator Smith declared it to be
worth mans life 10 antagonize Ger
tain elements in the Senate. He said
he had run against that condition
when first elected and had felt il
since. No details were given.
References to perjury brought
vigorous statement from Senator
Jones.
THE case against Senator Lorime9
is based upon and .buttressed with
forgery. f1esaid.
Senatof Jones eontrasted Senator
Iorimer's election with the aid OF
Democrats with that of Senator Lea
of Tennessee, member Of the inves-
tigating committee. who had the aid
of Republicans in his election. He
quoted from a recent speech by Sen
ator Myers of Montana in which the
latter said there must be something
the matter with the heads of the NOR
ais of Democratic. members of Leg
islature who voted for Republican
for the Senate
Would the senator make a similar
Democratic senator with the aid of
Republicans? Mr.. Jones asked.
Mr. Myers admitted he would In
case in which the contest was close.
Senator Lea explained that the Re-
publieans who had supported him had
voted with the Democrats for other
offices and had merely chosen him as
against another Democrat. While Mr.
Jones was undertaking to settle the
question: of veracity between Mr.. Funk
and Edward Hines i'm favor of the
latter Senator Gore Interrupted. Was
the question of veracity between the
twe passed. on by the Union League
Club" he asked
1T may have been in favor of Mr..
Funk" responded the Washington sen
ator. lust as the decision by many
outside the Senate seems to have de-
cided ins his case. | repeat. however.
that the Union League Clubs con-
clusions4have nothing to do with our
proceedings"
Hinessand Funk differed as to an al.
legged conversation in the Union League
Club. Hines WAS recently expelled
from the club.
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