Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-27
loalMER REFUSES ANSWER
70 QUERIES OF INTERvIEWERs
Makes Evasivs Replies and Refuses to
Commit Aimssf-No Answer Made
10 Question Concerning vies Prss''
dsnt shsrman's visit-Talks OF
Health and Wsather.

cernins the visit of Vice President
Shermon to Chicago last Saturday. The
junior senator from Illinois made no
objections to any Of the questions
asked him nor did he answer any of
them except to smile and reply that his
health was improved or to comment on
the.weather. The colloquy was along
these lines:
QuGstion-Senator,d did the vice pres
ident have q talk with you Saturday
about the advisability about resigning
your seat in the senate?
AnswerI am feeling trifle better
today.
Queston-Have you seen the reported
DOLL OF the senate?
Answer can safely say that am
feeling better today than have been
of late.
Question-Have you decided whether
you will resign your sea: or continue
the fight?
Answer-It Is a remarkably pleasant
day and feel better now.
Personal and political friends Of the
senator repeated today their belief that
he will not resign under any circum-
stances.
Son Says Lorimsr Will Not Resign.
Chicago, May 27-United States
Senator William Lorimer will not re-
sign his seat without a struggle re-
brought to bear by his friends in the
senate.
Whatever was the occasion Of Vice
. - To ov,sa
teroilis visit to Chicago Saturday. Sem
terday that he will investigate condi-
revealing his Intentions.
He announced he will go to Wash
ington within two or three days. il
worse. Whether his trip has been hur-
ried by message he may have re-
ceived from Vice President Sherman
Saturday the senator would not say.
Son Makes Denial.
Denial Of the rumor that Senator
Loorimer's resignation had been taken
back to Washington by the presiding
officer Of the senate was made by his
son, William Lorlmer. Jr.
1T is not likely that the vice pres
ident Of the United States would make
a messenger boy Of himself" the son
said. 'My father has not resigned. as
far as know, and I believe 1t is not
likely that he will resign"
William Lorimer, Jr.. was with Vice
President Sherman and Elbridge Ham
ecy. attorney for Senator Lorimer, at
the Englewood station Saturday.
II went to the station with Judge
Hanecy at his request to meet the vice
president" he said. Il know nothing
about the report that Vice President
sherman's visit here was concerned
with my fathers resignation"
Did Not See Sherman.
He declared that the vice president
had no direct communication with Sen
ator Lorimer Saturday, as far as he
knew.
"Father was at home all day and Mr..
Sherman was not here" he asserted.
Governor Charles S. Deneen. the only
person other than the vice president
who has authority to receive the resig-
nation OF Lorimer, declared Saturday
night that he did not have it and had
had no word from Senator Lorimer
regarding . resignation.
IL the resignation were offered 1t is
believed that Vice President Sherman
would receive It. The strained rela-
tions between Senator Lorimer and
Goyernor Deneen, which were mani
tested during the primary campaign.
nreclude the possibility OF the senator
submitting 1t to the governor, 1t is
said.
- rte o,e1,ef Of MANY that Senator Lor-
mer win not consent to resign was
strengtbened by the statements OF Will
liam LoTimer. Jr.. who said that he was
authorized to speak for his father.
''The sfnmor is improbable on the face
OF IT," he said 1T is not my fathers
nature t6 give up. If he goes down he