The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-14

mons, Curtis, Dixon, Fall, Gardner, Gore, Gronna, Hitchcock, Johnson. Kenyon, Kern, LaFollette, Lea, Lodge, Martin, Maritime, Myers, Nelson, Newlands, oGorman, overman. Page, Poindexter, Pomerene, Rayner Reed. Root, Sanders, Shively. Simmons, Stone. Sutherland. Swanson. Townsend, Watson. Williams, Works, Clark of Arkahsas, smith of Ari- zona. Snlstiie of Georgis, Smith of Michi- gan, smith of South Carolina. Total, 55.
 Those who voted against the Lea reso- lution and in favor of Lorimer, were: Bailey. Bradley, Brandegee, Burnham, Catron, Clark of Wyoming, Crane, Dill lingham, Fletcher, Foster, Gallinger, Gam ble, Guggenheim, Johnston. Jones, Lip pitt, MeCumber, Oliver, Paynter. Pen rose. Perkins, Richardson, Smith of Maryland, Shoot, Stephenson, Thornton, Tilman, Wetmore. Total. 2S.
 Senators paired in favor of the resolu- tion were: Chiffon, Culberson, Davis and Owen. Senators paired against 1t were Bankhead, Dupont, HeSourn and Warren.
 Senators absent and not paired were: Percy and Mclean.
 Senator Lorimer did not vote.
 There are 95 members in the Senate, there being one vacancy from Colorado.
 May Fight Further
 Discussing the possibility of a further fight for his vindication, Senator Lori mer said tonight:
 T must think things over and talk with my friends before l can say whether shall go into a political fight for vindica- tion The place for me to make a fight, should l determine on such course, would be before the people. The candi- dates for the legislature which will se- lect my successor have already been nom- mated. Consequently, I cannot go into the coming fight. Thus I should have to wait until two years hence. l have not looked that far ahead Before reaching any decision on that point want to have full opportunity to talk to my friends back home
 Senator Lorimer said that he would re- turn to his summer home, about 50 miles from Chicago on Monday, unless business called him to New York. He said that he had neglected his business for the past two years and believed he should imme- diately return his attention tc it. In a lengthy statement, explaining why he voted against Senator Lorimer to- day after having supported him on the former vote on the Lormer case, Senator Cullom of Illinois said tonight
 There was no evidence Tn this investi- gation to show that Mir. Lorimer, either personally or through others, was guilty of corrupt practices in his election to the Senate Yet, there is evidence, to my mind of a conclusive character, which shows that corruption did exist in the forty-sixth general assembly of the state of Illinois, and that the senatorship was connected with and became a part of a programme of certain membership of the legislature which sent Lorimer to the Senate. Whether it was intended that the senatorship should become a part of this programme avails nothing The fact remains that Senator Lorimer was elected by votes that were tainted and the testimony of confessed bribe talk CTS remains, that they were being paid their Lorimer money"
 Comparison of Vote
 Compared with the vote of March 1 1911, when William Lorimer was held to have valid title to his seat. today's roll call showed the following changes
 Senators Cullom of Illinois. Curtis of Kansas Briggs of New Jersey, Watson of West Virginia and Simmons of North Carolina, who had formerly supported ! I.orinier. today voted against him. Senator Jones of Washington, who had 1 formerly opposed him, today supported | him
 | To newspaper men Mir Lorimer said he | had nothing to add to what he had said on the floor of the Senate. He will not leave Washington for several days | Kern Center of Attraction | Senator Kern was the center of a short conference when he came on the floor, one of the participants being Senator Luke 1 Lea. another minority member of the in yestigating committee, and target foi Lorimer's shafts in the two days of his | speaking. The opponents of Senator LOT inner had practically agreed not to answer his charges and challenges, believing thai | to reply to them would involve the is sue into further debate.
 | Lorimcr's direct attack on Senators Lea l Kenyon and Kern and his rept lated chal lenge to them to disprove his statements lent added color to the belief that an ef :. fort would be made to bring on further lContinued on Page Two)