Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-25
LOR|NER MAY
RESIGN TOGA
Poll of Senate Shows He
Has Failed to Gain the
Needed Votes
FRIENDS GIVE UP THE FIGHT
Say Accused Scion Should Get
Out and Not Further En-.
barass Them.

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barass Them.
(By Special Leased Wire TO New Mexican,
Washington, D. c., May Ex-senator
Lorimer of Illinois, will receive word
direct from his friends in the Senate,
that they cannot hope to save him in
his fight for the retention of his seat.
While it is not admitted that Lorimer
will be urged to resign, it was said he
might decide on that course.
Sherman in Chicago.
Chicago, ILL.,, May 25.-Vice-Presi-
dent Sherman is believed to have ar
rived in Chicago today. Whether his
! visit has anything to do with the re-
ported collapse of the Lorimer de-
fense was matter of conjecture as
the vice-president was reported to
have left the train at Englewood, some
distance from the heart of the city,
and to have given no hint of his desti-
nation.
Senate Unfriendly to Lorimer.
Washington. D. c., May 25.-Vice-
President Sherman left Washington
last night for Chicago. 1t was said his
mission was private business but it
was rumored that he would see Sena-
tor Lorimer and communicate to him
the result of poll of the Senate that
has just been concluded.
Lorimer's Lineup.
That poll shows: Certain for Lori
mer 40: certain to oppose him 49,;
doubtful 16. There is one vacancy.
The attitude of the Senators whose
votes are cassed as doubtful has Civ
en- the friends of Senator Lorimer
much concern.
Vice President a Man of Mystery.
At the home of Senator Lorimer it
was positively stated that Vice
President Sherman was not there.
Requests to speak to Senator Lori
mer were refused on the ground that
under physicians orders he was not
permitted to converse with any one
except the members of the family.
The vice president kept his where
abouts a secret most of the day al
though many efforts were made to
reach him.
Lorimer Supporters Lay Down.
Washington, D. c., May 25.-Al'
though nearly week has gone by
since the poll was made, the Lorimer
supporters have not been able to add
one name to their list.
Ask Senator to Resign.
Iorimer men were forced to the con
clusion that the list of doubtful votes
was too large to give them any
chance to win if the case should be
brought to vote. 1t was decided
therefore, to submit the exact situa
ton to Senator Lorimer.
There was no one of Lorimer's sup
porters authorized to speak for hin
today, but it was argued that he
should resign and not further useless
lv embarrass his friends in what they
felt would be futile battle. 1t was
: argued further that Senator Lorimel
should be content to rest on his for
mer victory and the fact that a ma
icrity of the committee which inves
tigated the charges the second tine
had reported in his favor.
Health impaired.
Il Lorimer's health has been impaired
throughout most of the present ses
. sion and he has been unable to re
main here to look after his own inter
ests. 1t was thought that he Nigh
5 be influenced to abandon the figh
or that account.
Senator Curtis Changed Opinion.
One severe blow to the Lorime
! forces was the knowledge that Sen
) ator Curtis of Kansas, who voted TO
; Senator Lorimer last session, woul
' be against him if the case agall
; came to a vote. This offsets tn
gain by Lorimer of Senator Jones c
Washington, who last session vote
against him. Curtis justifies hi
change by his friendship for Clarenc
S. Funk of Chicago, general mana
: ger of the International Harveste
Company, a lifelong friend. Tn
Kansas senator says the testimon
given in the last investigation cieal
" raises a question of veracity be
! tween Funk and Edward Hines,
l Chicago lumber dealer charged wit
having said he helped put Lorime
over" Mr.. Curtis says he believe
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