The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-12

Before Mr.. Lorimer had spoken an
hour the galleries, which were half
empty when he began. had filled to
overf1owing: the senate floor was we'll
filled with members giving close at
tention to him and around the walls
Of the senate stood scores of men,
bers Of the house. From position In
the rear of the chamber in the mid
die aisle, he delivered his speech with
dramatic gesture. and in voice that
frequently rose to notes that carried
far through the capitol corridors
In this letter President Taft had
stated his desire to see Mr.. Lorimer
ousted from the senate. Senator Lori
mer declared he did not seek to prove
davits; but that he wanted to show
the hypocrisy running rampant
through the country" Colonel Roose-
velt's friends, he declared, would have
secured his nomination If possible,
''by the corrupt use of money" while
Colonel Roosevelt himself was de-
claring he "would destroy every poll
tical corruptoonist."
AS to his support of President Taft
Mr.. Lorimer said he had supported
od. the = principles of constitutional gov
oHe declared the president
wos 70 have received as many votes
in 1llih> as he did in North Dakota
IN the primary campaign If the men
with whom l am associated in poll
tics had not voted for him.
contrasted to his speech of Febru-
ary, 1911. when Senator Lorimer gave
In detail the circumstances which he
claimed had Influenced the votes Of
33 democrats for him in the Illinois
legislature. his speech today was an
attack rather than a defense. He
scarcely touched upon the charges of
while he held the floor.
Chicago newspaper owners and
publishers. Governor Deneen. States
Attorney wayman and others who
have bee Inactive in the prosecution Of
the Lorimer case in Illinois. were the
chief objects of his shafts. He sought
to show that back of the prosecution
was conspiracy of newspaper and
corporation forces to punish him be-
cause he could not be Controlled"
At the close Of the afternoon. he
furnished sensation by introducing
affidavits made by delegates to the
recent republican convention at Chi
cago to the effect that they had been
offered money to vote in support of
the Roosevelt forces in the conven-
tidavits included J. NJ. Shumpirt; A.
Buckley, D. W. Sherrod. r. B. Butts
and William Jones of Georgia, and
other souther ndelegates. These affi-
davits came after MIR. Lorimer had
dealt in detail with the letter Of
President Taft to Colonel Roosevelt.
made public with the international
Harvester company correspondence
during the preconvention campaign.
or to stubborn perjury.
IF the charges made in this case
are not true then it must be true that
the Chicago newspapers are in the
hands of knaves. I must have further
proof before l will accept that view.
there is great lack of other and bet
ter defense"
Edward Hines and Lee O'Neill
Browne received much attention at
the hands of Senator Reed who fol-
lowed. Hines was denounced as an
"egotistical bribe monger" and was
charged with attempting to influence
tariff legislation and with directing
the election Of Mr.. Lorimer.
Senator Lorimer took up his critics
in the senate by name. Senator My
ers he said, had made speech based
on lack of knowledge of important
, facts. He referred to an interview by
Senator Kenyon in Des Moines. say
ing that he had determined after a
partial study of the record to vote
to GUST Lorimer.
LET me say to the senator from
Iowa." said Lorimer. that even If
before becoming member Of this
body. he had reached the decision to
drive man out Of the senate. the
part Of decency at least would have
compelled him to keep it to himself.
knowing that he would occupy the
solemn position of a judge in the
caeon