Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-12
Illinois Senator AssaiIs News
papers and Is Particularly
Bitter Against Roosevelt and
Taft,
AFFIDAVITS READ
ATTACKING TEDDY
II Is Alleged That Offers Of
Money Were Made to Dele
gates to Chicago for Rough
Rider Votes.

ny Morring journal Special Iensed Wire)
Washington. July 11.--l'or the
second time Ia eighteen months, VIII
liam Lorimer took the floor in the
senate today to defend his title to
scat in that body as the junior sena-
tor from Illinois
For three hours he inveighed
against his newspapers and political
enemies. dissectcd the influences that
had been cxcrted against him; and
dealt with the attitude of President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt toward
him and his associates In Illinois poll
ties The senate did not force him To
conclusion of his speech.
His emphatic delivery of the de-
nunclation of his opponents weakened
him physically. and at 3:3e In the af-
ternoon the senate recessed until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning when Mr..
I.orimer viii resume. 1t IS expected
that he viii conclude his speech In a
few hours tomorrow and that before
the end of the session the senate will
take its final vote upon Senator Lea y
resolution of expulsion.
Contrasted to the picturesque APP
peal Of February. 1911. when Senator
iorimcr gave in detail the circum-
stances which he claimed had influ-
cnced the votes Of fiftythrce demo-
Gratis for him in the Illinois leeisla-
ture, his speech today was an attack
rather than a defense
Chicago newspaper owners and pub
lslivrs, Governor Dcneen, states At
torney Wayman and others who have
been chief in the prosecution Of the
Lorimer case in Illinois were chief
objects OF his shafts and he sought to
show that back OF the prosecution was
a conspiracy of newspaper and cor
porate forces TO punish him because
he could not be controlled.
AT the close OF the afternoon he
furnished a sensation by introducing
affidavits made BY delegates to the
recent republican national convention
to the effect that they had been Of
fcred money 10 vote IN support OF
the Roosevelt forces in the convention.
The names attached to the affidavits
included j. NJ Shumpirt. A. Buckley.
y. W. Shcrrod. r. w. Butts and NJ.
Jones, Of Georgia, and other southern
delegates
These affidavits came after Mr..
Lorimcr had dealt IN detaI with the
letter Of President TAFT To Colonel
Roosevelt made public with the inter-
national Harvester Company cores
pondcnce, during the pre-convcntion
In his letter President Taft had
stated his desire to see AIr. Lormer
custcd from the senate.
Senator Lofifncr said he did lot
seek to prove anything In his own
case by the affidavits, but that he
wanted 10 show the hypocrisy run
ming rampant through the country"
AS to his support Of President Taft.
Mr.. Lormer said he had supported
the principals Of constitutional gov
crnment for which the president
stood. He suid the president would
not have received as many votes In
Illinois as he did in North Dakota in
he primary campaign If the men
with whom | am associated in poll
.ics' had not voted for him.
Mr. Lorimcr read a letter from a.
riend IN Chicago detailing con-
.crsation with Andrew Lawrence. cdi-
or of The Chicago American. lust be-
ore ihe second Investigation was or
f'i't- Nv NiiN'i Fftit Lawrence lihA
old him that there was absolutely no
lope or Lorimer's refining his seat:
hat the newspapers we're in control
'ud that senators would vote against
lin notwithstandlng their private
'on,ictions
senator l.orimor took up his critics
n the senate lay name.
senator Meyers. he said. had made
speech based on a lack Of knowledge
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