Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-11
VOTE ON LOR|MER
COMES TOMORROW
Senator Jones Ayers Press Is
Influencing Members OF Up
per House Against Illinois
Colleague.
HOT SHOT FOR ROOSEVELT
Johnston Says Refusal to Dine
With Blonde Boss" Was
''Unchristian" Act-Out-
come Is Doubtful
HOT SHOT FOR ROOSEVELT

washington. July ILL., When the SEN
III --ok up the Lorinaer case to-day "
~ US Indicated that all speeches except
Senator Lorimer's would be- concluded
sefore night and that :, vote would bt
reached tomorrow.
Senator Johnston, of Alabama,
opened .o...ys' session. He conceded
"a ropu,;.. demand for I-orilners ,il-
seating aud said Ii. ilncw :ie would be
s,n the unpopular side in supporting
the Illinois man. but declared
II refuse 10 save myself al thI sacri-
fec of u,s honor"
s naior Johnston said the number of
printed copies OF the Lormcr hearings
taken from The Senate document room
inacate.s that less than half the SELL
s.tors had read the evidence im the case
lie condemned as ''un-cliristian and
..n-An,sricaEs C'.lonel Roosevelts $
s:ours. in declining to sit with Senator
I.oriine. AZ the Hamilton cluD $ ulllIcr
,s4t Chicago
Jones Supports Lorimer.
Senator Jones, of Washington. who
.c,i,nosed I.o:!nler at the tiist trial. but
no supports MIN nov, spoke after
senator Johnston.
Senator Johnston said that he had
changes! his convictions because he had
personally heard the witnesses against
I.oiiinci. He complained of public
tlalhor in the case and charged THAT
IL was baving too niuch influence IN
tiet rmining the votes: of senators.
This statement aroused Senator Will
iiam Alden Smith. OF Michigan, who
confessed To irritation over what he
characterized as covert and insinua, :
ing ntill1atons in the press in support
of Mr. Lorin,er that those In opi,osl-
ton lack honesty ana courage and are
subject TO influence by public clainor."
THAT intimation is false" said Sem
.ator Smith.
Senator Jones denied amy intention
of criticising the attitude of other SEN
actors, but he asserted there had been
too much effort to control public sen
tinlent IN opposition to I4orimer. He
admitted that there also had been per
:. jury OH both sides OF the case.
May unseat Senator.
I'ne two senators discussed the owl
dence AT some length and Mr.. Smith
t:nallN referred to the recent lawsuit
brought in Chicago by John Hennng
against Clarence Funk. general man
ager OF tine International Harvester
COMPANY. i'm which Hennng charged
Funk with alienation of his w!fes. af-
fectio..s. Henning lost his case and his
Wife is ssit to have confessed that the
charge Mas a conspiracy to i1,;l,rr Funk
for his testimony against Senator Lor-
inner.
The RECESS taken yesterday afternoon
left the. time for the final vote l,n-
decided, although the anti i.orinier
ieaaat.. had tndeavored TO .scc,,r.. an
agreement for vote at O'Clock This
Afternoon. ~ Was cNrecteh' however
that ses"ra! OF those VINO ma" ihanilra
to speak Would waive mat privilege
all nV.it, tn y, lao
ing speech carly. This led TO the con-
'ciusion tEat hnal vote nllSht be Sc
cured TO-DAY: Senators Lea, oi Ten
nessee. ana kenyon. OF iowa. had both
announce ed their Intention ol Speaking
.igaii5s. hofinef, httt nelther WAS ready
yesterday
The anti. l.oill,er forces today
claimed chat the vote would cNpel the
Illinois mtI,hel by a decisive majority
referring TO the fleming Funk suit
senator S'nitn SAID he thought the sui
al.d beer. brought to AFFECT the Lorimel
s.a.S,..
30 500 talnl; 1t affected the opinion
OF ANY member OF the cominttee?'
asked Mir Jones.
Yes so responded MT. smith.
IN the course oi ,he colipanN Mr