The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-07-17
TEARS BROUGHT BY T|LLMAN
PATHETIC WERE SCENES IN En-
PULSION OF UORIMER.
cnoo+od nv Friends After Losing His
Fight. Ringing Defiance OF lhose
Who OnDOsed Him.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July IL
Ovartnrning the majority of its own
committee and reversing its vote Oh
March /. 1911, the senate today TOOK
awav from William Lorimer his seat
os innior senator from Illinois by
vote of So to %. A member OF the
senate since June IS, 1909, Mr.. Lor"
imer TODAY was declared to have Deeh
the recipient of votes secured by
..corrupt methods and practices, ana
bie election was held to have Deen
invalid. soo,or-
81 am ready" MIR. LOrimer declar-
al as he sat in the chamber ana
heard his fate decreed.
Sisters of Charity Express Regret
The man who three days had held
the senate to close attention with MS
remarkable speech of defense and AT
tack upon his enemies rose from MS
seat and passed back to CLOAK roon
door Senators and members OF the
house gathered about him, grasplns
his hand and patting him on MS
hack Outside the senate door, DIS
Mr.. Lorimer stepped into the corrl7
dor friends greeted him again, ana
a marty of Sisters of Charity pusheo
forward to express regret at his eX-
pulsion.
Not a Coward.
Lorimer's fight for his own ofhclal
life began in the senate chamber ear
" Thursday afternoon. When ne
concluded his eloquent declaration
that he was not a coward and ''Would
NOT RIM in the face of defeat, at
two o'clock this afternoon, he hau
held the floor twelve hours, with
intermissions and recesses to restore
his strength.
The moving character of Lorimer
anpeal was admitted on every nanu'
but it apparently swayed no votes.
Instead of the pleading defense that
had been expected it was throughout
a ringing defiance to those who had
opposed him, a declaration OF his un-
faltering belief in the purity or MS
election in Illinois and a promise
that he would not give up the 1ght
with his eviction from the senate.
'Crime of the Senate"
at has been suggested that l re-
sign" he said in his closing declara-
tion He who is so co-gardly as to
run because defeat stares him IN the
face has no place in this body.
Though you all vote to turn me out,
though every vote has been canvass
ed and is against me, | will not re-
sign. MY exit from this body will not
be from fear; it will not be because
I am a coward. 1t will be because
of the crime of the senate of the
United States"
Senator Tillman of South Caro-
lima, feeble from the effects of paral-
ysis, asked for permission to have
the clerk read a statement from him.
II was an affirmation of his belief in
Lorimer's innocence and pathetic
statement of his own fcebleness. Mr..
Tillman wept as it was read, and 9TH
err members of the senate exhibited
deep feeling.
Tillman's Statement.
"Since I was stricken with paraly-
sis thirty months. ago." said Till
mans statement, II have thought Of
ten and seriously about death and
the hereafter. That | am here at all
is in some respects miracle, and L
know I must go hence and meet the
Great Judge very soon. | cannot do
otherwise than vote as my conscience
dictates, and I believe this man is in
nocent of the charges brought
against him"
Senator Tillman expressed the
hope that Mr. Lorimer would conse-
crate the remainder of his life to the
publication of politics in Chicago
and to the uplift of his fellow citizens
in Illinois.
81 believe if he does bravely fight
for a purer and better government
in Illinois" he said, God will
strengthen his arms and he will re-
turn to the senate indicated by the
people of that great state. !"
Dramatic Close.
The closing moments of the trial
were intensely dramatic. Lorimer,
holding the floor, making last de-
Tense of his seat, declared he did not
appeal for the votes of any senator
but asked for justice.
Senator Lorimer, when the vote
was announced, walked slowly to-
ward the back of the room and pass
ed into cloak room, Senator Smoot
throwing an arm over his shoulder.
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