Evening star., 1912-07-13
FINAL ACTION TAKEN :
AFTER SlX-DAY DEBATE
Lawmaker Hears Result, Then Slow
ly Leaves the Chamber.
CLOSING PLEA Is TOUCHING
Directs Remarks at Crawford, Whose
Election Also Was Challenged.
Promises to Bear No
Ill Will.

AL w ILL.,
BY vote Of IS to % the United States
Senate today unseated William Lorimer,
the junior senator from Illinois, and de-
clared his title to his seat invalid.
The end Of the long fight to oust the
senator came after six days OF protracted
debate. in which Senator I.orimer HIM
self had occupied the floor for three ses-
sfons, making an impasstoned defense of
his election.
The final vote was upon tho resolution
offered by Luke Lea. senator from Ten
nessee, declaring Lorimers election by
tho illinois legislature n 1909 invalid The
Lea resolution is a. follows:
Resolved. That corrupt methods and
Of william Loaimer to the Senate Of
the United States from the state of
illinois and that his election was
therefore invalid"
Hears the Voting.
Senator Lortmer sat In the chamber a
the vote was announced. He rose slowly,
walked toward the back Of the room. ana
passed into the oloakroom. Senator Smoot
throwing IN arm over his shoulder.
The vote ousting him was concluded
At 400 o'clock. The man who had 0o-
cuDied . sea& In the Senate since June
II. 1909 by the vote today passes out
Of the records and never on1cially he's
held . seat In the Senate ef the United
States.
These for Custer.
resolution were Ashusst, Arixona;
Roo
Oregon; Briggs. Now Jersey: Bristov.
Kansas; Brown Nsbraskaa Bryan
Florida; Burton, Ohio: Chamber
Crawford. South Dekota; Oulium.
ne,. WaS Dixon n%la %o1s. 1sxr ssn On. fsss.; ssa.
Gardner (Me.). 0ors (Okla-). GTonna IN.
ID. Hitchcock Neb9. johnson (Me9.
istte tWis:(. lea sTsnn->. Lsd.s N6assJ.
Martin Vay. MARITIME (N. J.l, Myess
lNey9, Ooorman IN. -. ovsrmaa
North Carolina: Page. Vermont: Pein-
Rayner, Maryland: Reed. Maine; Root,
New York: Sanders. Tennessee: Shively.
Indiana: Summons, North Carolina; Stone.
Maine; Sunderland. Utah; Swanson. yir-
ginia; Townsend, Michigan: Watson.
West Virginia; Williams, Mississppi
Works, California; Clarke, Arkansas:
Smith, Arizona: Smith. Georgia; Smith.
Michigan. and Smith. South Carolina-65.
Those Voting for Him.
Those who voted against the resolution
were:
Bailey. Texas: Bradley. Kentucky;
Brandegee. Connecticut: Burnham. New
Hampshire: Catron, New Mexico,
Clark. WNpmnG; Creme Massachu-
sets: Dillingham;, Vermont: Flet-
cher. Florida, Foster. Louisiana;
Galliuger. New Hampshire; Gamble.
South Dssots; ausgsnheim; a.. Colorado:
Lippttt, Rhode Island: McCumber. North
Dakota: Oliver. Pennsylvania; Paynter.
Kentucky; Penross. Pennsylvania; Per-
kin., California; Richardson, Delaware; yn
son. Wisconsin; Thornton, Louisiana:
TIllman. South Carolina; Wetmore
Rhode Island-2S.
The ousting Of Senator Lorimer had
been fully expected: but 1t Was believed
hie speech, covering three days. In
whs0h the Senate gave him the closest
a4ten&ton, bad swayed several douhtfN
vetss.
The taxing q ths vots was prsosAsa ~
. pathetic incldsnt
Senator Tillman. taA1ng the 0oor tssS
before tho calling Of ths roll be0An. Ae1Csd
permission for the clark - Eead seAss-
msnt hs haA prepared wiaoh hs h1mDs0
was too week % read Il stsesA h1s oan-
vtotion thak Senator Losimsr had bseo
elected without fraud
r..iis. nov t4ae ! h:vs eue =
aaIsr: iasiis :'ms ss.S 3 sses.er Tsiim.as sa.ss-
A. tha oouyiofion shat the ssnaNoe
from Illinois = entitled e bis s,as
1s S.s e 4 = fItxa fusi, ;s cna s:,oss T. s' e =
that worik for which hs has p!oyen h1ne
SELF 30 eioauently ab!A. she .pAfsing 81
bettesuenf Of his fslloWmaA"
senator Ttnm:n openly rs g
read while other unembsco g the 0sAAte
Found IL difacuit 10 hide thslP fsalings -
his references % his own fA1ing condi.
tion.
door into tho republican o1eaAroom. the
chief olerk Of the House, Jerry South,
announced to the Senate the impeach-
mont Of Judge Robs1t W. Archibald Of
the Commerce CouR.
Delay Sought Il Belief.
There was . well defined eelief in the
Senate when It reconvened today that
the pro-Logimer forces were working for
q further delay Of the Anal vote In the
case. In she hope Of changing several
vavering VOTES to the support Of Senator
Loriamer.
Tho ant1-IIof1mer 6orces today practl-
cally conosded thar lEr. L0g1mars speech
Of yesterday had changed the attitude
Of two senators counted - entagonistic
10 him 1T the present trial These were
9anator CuIlom Of Illinois, his colleague.
who haA been expected TO vote against
him. and Senator Tllman Of South Caro-
una The belief that they had now de-
seat Lorfmsr. following his analysis Of
the evidence against him, was generally
accepted - Q fact today by his opponents.
Senator Kern had not determined
whether he would reply to MT. Lorimer.
when the latter again took up his speech
at the opening Of the session. Almost
the frSt utteranoe ol tho uli2pis senator
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