The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-14
L0RIMER BUSTED AS
AN ILLINOIS SENATOR
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he said. Il ask nothing ON that a,
count; it has no bearing in the cas-
hope it will influence no Senate
in making up his Judgment"
He spobesot his family
Il have been the happiest @
men, be said = ask nothing be
cause of my family. or because O
my ideal home life.
1T has been said by Senators tina
the worst foes of Lorimer have no
| lmpeached his integrity They hayt
| said that his word was as good as HI
| bond, that he never turned on i.
| friend that he has been consistent
! right or wrong.
Wants Record Considered.
But | ask no consideration fol
that. When Senators are maxine
up their minds. when they are dc
| Gliding whether they will believ.
| Lorimer or Charles A. White. all
ask is to consider in connection Will
a record of 40 years my truth am
veracity, as stated by my enemies
ask the consideration of Senators a,
to whether they will believe tn
bride taker who has lied time and
again or win believe me
Much has been said about 'Lor
mer resigning, he continued Il
at the beginning of this case hal
believed that one man had beer
bribed to vote for me, | would hast
laid my resignation on the Vic,
Presidents table, but know the rer
ord ! know there was. mot CORFU
vote cast for me-
9 To resign in the face of tha
knowledge? In the face OF that COZ
yiction? Why
Because, they say the Senat.
has been canyassed and enough vote
have been found to turn Lorime.
out
Resign because they say defeat
stares you in the face. Oh, what an
argument! What sort of man is
that runs in such a case
No Place for a Coward.
IF the man who founded this
country had run when defeat stared
them In the face. we would have had
no country, no flag. And he who il
so cowardly as to run because defeat
stares him in the face, has no place
in this body This chamber ID ne
place for towards. 1t was not bull;
on cowardice.
"Oh, Senators, though you all vote
TO turn me out, though every vot
has been found against me. yet wiz
| not resign No, no, no. I'll not re
sign II go from this body, it vii
be because more Senators vote TO
that resolution than against IT,
My exit will not be for fear; II
will not be because / am a coward
1t will be because of the crime OF
the Senate of these United States -
Il am ready" he added dramati
cally. as he took his seat.
The roll was then called on tn
resolution.
The ousting of Lorimer had beer
fully expected but it was believed
his strong speech had swayed several
doubtful votes. The taking of thu
vote was preceded by a pathbtic in
cident.
Senator Tillman, taking the floor
just before the ealing of tie roll be
gan asked permission for the clerk Il
read a statement he had prepared
but which he himself was too weaR
to read 1t stated his conviction
that Senator Lorimer had been elect
ed without fraud
II realize now that | have but q
little time before | must meet my
Maker said Senator Tillman's
statement. II cast my vote today
secure in the conviction that tn,
Senator from Illinois is entitled te
his seat
IF he is driven from it, | hope hS
will go back to Illinois and devot,
himself TO that work for which h.
has proven himself so eloquentll
able--the uplifting and bettermen'
of his fellow men"
Sepator Tillman wept his tribute
to Senator Lofimer was being read
while other members of the Senate
found it difficult to hide their feel
ings at his references 70 his owi
failing condition.
AS Lorimer walked out of tn
Senate door into the Republican
cloak room the Chief Clerk of tn
House, Jerry South, announced Il
the Senate the Impeachment o
Judge Robert w Archibald of tb.
Commerce Court
Compared with the vote of Marcel
|, 1911, when William Lorimer wa
held to have a valid title to his seat
today's roll call showed the follow
ing changes.
Senator Cullom OF Illinois, Curti
of Kansas, Briggs of New jersey
Watson Of West Virginia and Sim
mons of North Calolina. who has
formerly supported Lorimer today
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