Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-07
Dillingham; Takes Up Defense
and is Followed by McCum-
Der, Who Says People Don't
Understand.
MYERS OF MONTA
IN OPPOSITION
1t is Not Believed Fate of IL
Iinois Mans Seat viii be Set
tied Until Late This Week,
Possibly Not Then,
By Morning journal special Leased w'reo


Washington. July G.-The final
stage Of the trial OF William Lorimer
on the charge Of misconduct in pro-
curing his election to the United
States senate from Illinois. was enter
ed upon today i'm the senate With gen
eral debate.
II had been agreed to vote upon the
case during the legislative day OF
July 9th" but a vote was not reached
today and the senate recessed its leg
islative day until Monday with Il pros
pect that a vote would not be had un-
Ill the latter part OF next week.
Senator Dillingham;. Of Vermont
chairman of the Lorimer Investigating
committee, and Senator McCumber. of
North Dakota, supported the Illinois
senator's right 10 his seat, while Sen
ator Myers, of Montana, made his
maiden speech in the senate in opposi-
tion to Mr.. Lorimer.
Mr.. Dillingham; will continue Mon
day. He devoted himself to an effort
to demonstrate that Mr.. Lorimer had
not been candidate for the senate
until after the senatorial deadlock
in the Illinois legislature had contin
ued for more than four months and
until it looked as ii there must be an
adjournment without action He gave
an elaborate account of political con
ditions in Illinois and after undertake
ing to show that the democrats
would not support the reelection OF
Senator Hopkins but said on the
other hand that they were willing to
turn to Mr.. Lorimer ecause of their
personal regard Tor h..u
Senator McCumbcr took the posi-
tion that the senate was unfit to try
nf h.. la r
prejudice aaginst Mr. Lorimer. He
declared there should be an amend
ment to the constitution relieving the
senate OF the necessity of passing
upon cases involving charges against
It's members. Mr. McCumbcr charged
that the popular sentiment against the
Illinois senator was duo to ignorance
on the subject. Some senators had he
said been defeated for reelection be-
cause OF their votes for LOrimer but,
as for himself. his vote would not be !
influenced by popular clamOr regard |
less of the effect Of his vote on his
own senatorial fortunes The case
had been once tried he said. ana he
the doctrine of res adjudicata /
entirely applicable.
Mr.. Myers would not accept the doc.
trine of res adiudicata- He regarded
This as simply "A new trial and con-
tended thai II the senate should not
be permitted to grant such tral i /
would be the only tribunal controll-
ed by the English system Of iurispru-
lence to which that right would be
lcnied.
There is no such thing known to
he law as turning back; there must
)e Il verdict III ths trial declared Mr..
Myers.
The fac, hat ffty-three democrats
lad voted in the Illinois legislature Tor
slr. Lorimcr. republican. was sur
icient reason for suspicion, as Mr..
Myers saw the matter
Expressing confluence i'm the irres-
ilarity Of the I.ormer election, he
declared the VERY atmosphere OF the
Illinois legislature. was charge q with
orruption on the day of the Lorimer
election.
THE case IS reebing with iniany. is
tripping with corruption and II redo
ent of crime. he declared.