Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-14

hN morning JOurnbf EpeCId Aocu WIG
Washington, July l3.-By a vote OF
55 to rs, the United States senate to-
day took away from William Lori
ner his seat as junior senator from
Illinois. His election was held to have
been invalid and he was declared to
have been the recipient of votes OBJ
tanned by corrupt methods and prac
tices."
Those who voted to oust Lorimer
We're:
Ashurst, Bacon, Borah. Bourne,
briggs. Bristow, Brown, Bryan Bur-
ton, Chamberlain, Clapp, Crawford,
Cullom, Cummins Curtis, Dixon, Fail,
Gardner, Gore, Gronna, Hitchcock,
johnson, Kenyon, Kern, LaFolette,
Lea, Lodge, Martin, Marine, Myers.
Nelson, Newlands O'Gorman over
man. Page, Poindexter, Pomerene,
Rayner, Reed, root, sanders, Shively,
simmons stone, sutherland, swanson,
Townsend, watson, Williams, works,
clark (Arkansas), Smith (Arzona),
Smith (Georgia), Smith tMlchigan) j,
smith (South Carolina.)
Those who voted against the Lea
resolution and in favor of Lorimer
were
Bailey Bradley, Brandegee, Burn
ham, Catron, Clark, Crane, Dilling-
ham. Fletcher, Foster, Gallnger
Gamble Guggenheim, Johnson Jones,
Tippit, McCumber. Oliver, Painter,
Penrose, Perkins, Richardson, Smith
(Maryland), Smoot, Stephenson,
Thornton, Tillman, Wetmore.
Lorimer had been a member of the
senate since June is, 1903.
The first suggestion Of fraud in
connection with his election became
public in April 1910. when Charles
A. White a member of the Illinois
legislature, sWore that he had receiv-
ed $1,000 as a bribe for voting for
Lorimer
The senate, by its action today, re-
versed the majority of its own inVes-
tigating committee and changed its
vote of March /, 1911, when Lori
mer retained his seat, As to 40.
Technically, Mr.. Lorimcr will pass
out of the records of the senate as
member of that body, notwithstand-
ing his more than three years occu-
pancy of his seat.
Facing his associates with the de
claration, Il am ready Mr.. Lorimer
sat in the chamber and heard his fate
decreed as the roll call showed the
adoption of the resolution of senator
Luke Lea, of Tennessee, the senate $
youngest member.
The man who for three days had
held the senates closet attention with |
his remarkable speech of defense and
attack upon his enemies, rose Wearily !
from his seat and passed back to a |
cloak room door
senators ana members Of the house |
gathered about him, srasping his
hand and patting him on the back
outside the senate door, as Mr. Lori |
mer stepped into the corridor, friends !
sreeted him again and party of Sis
ters of Charity pushed forward To eX
press regret at his expulsion.
At his office later. when phys
clan had attended him, he said he
would not leave Washington before
the first of next week.
fhe outcome of the vote was not
surprise. but the leaders of the fight
against him had not estimated
great vote than so to S5. Lorimer
gained only one Of the men voted
against him March l. 1911. Senator
Jones, Of Washington; while he lost
he votes OF his associate. Senator
'ulom, and of Senators Curtis Of
Kansas; Briggs. of New Jersey. Sim
mons, of North Carolina, and Wat
son, of West Virginia
Lorimer's fight for his own official
ne began in the senate chamber ear
~ Thursday afternoon. When he con
yluded his eloquent declaration that
ne was not a coward and would not
run IN the face of certain defeat at
O'Clock this afternoon. he had held
the floor for twelve hours with in
lelmissions and recesses 10 restore
ms strength.
The moving character of Lorimers :
appeal WAS admitted on every hand.
1ut II apparently swayed no votes. In
stead of the pleading defense that
nad been expected. it was throughout
ringing defiance to those who had
opposed him, a declaration Of his un-
altering belief in the purity of his I
-lee'i"n in Illinois, and a promise that !
le would not give up his fight with ,
lis eviction from the senate Z
II has been suggested that | re- ,
'ish. ne said in his closing declara-
ION He who is so cowardly as tot
uh because defeat stares him in the p.
ace mas no place in this body Though
"n All vote to turn me out: though
very vote has been canvassed and is \
salnst me. | will not resign My exit :
On ,his body will not he from fear. ,
VIII not be because l am a cow II
r"- II viii be because Of the crime
i the senate of the United States" '