The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-09
LOR|MER DEFENSE
CHAMPIONED BY
DILLINGHAM;
Matter Will Not Reach Vote
Until Thursday
DEFENDED $4,000 LOAN
Vermont Senator Acquits Himself
Well in Sharp, Wordy Passage
in Upper House

Washington, July 6.-It seems now
that a vote on the Lorimer case can
not be reached in the Senate before
Wednesday or Thursday, notwith-
standing the agreement to vote on
the Legislative day" of last Saturday.
Not until late this afternoon did
Chairman Dillingham; of the lnyesti-
eating committee complete his care
full summary of the case for Mr. Lor-
inner. and the remainder of the day
was taken up by a speech on the
same side of the question by Mr..
Fletcher of Florida, who is support
ing Mr.. Lorimer now, as he did a
year ago
That leaves practically all the
speeches favoring Mr.. Lorimers eX-
pulsion yet to be made, Mr.. Kern OF
Indiana alone having assailed him.
Mr. Lorimer himself will speak at
length as he did last year. and it is
possible that he will. occupy parts of
two days. But, in spite of the pro
tracted oratory little interest is evin-
ced and the end is awaited as fore
gone conclusion.
In his argument, Senator Dilling-
ham sought TO show that money paid
to members of the Illinois legislature
had been existing since 1897. He
declared that the only evidence
against Lorimer was that of Charles
A. White, author of the original char
ges, who he asserted, had entered
the legislature with the purpose of
accepting brides.
,trftb nfllfpo
hams discussion of the connection be
tween White and Lee O'Neill Browne
Senator Reed OF Missouri asked If il
were not true that Senator LOrimer
had loaned $4,000 to Browne for his
defense of the legal proceedings
against him growing out of the legis.
lative charges
Yes" almost snapped the gener.
ally compaoent Vermont Senator in
reply and If | had been in his place
| should have done the same thing. II
had been convinced that there had
been a conspiracy to switch charges
from their original purpose, would
have contributed to prevent the sue
cess of such a purpose. | should
have done all in my power to smash
such a combination"
With reference to the controversy
between Edward Hines and c. S
Funk, General Manager of the Inter.
national Harvester company, concern
ing the alleged "slush fund" of 800
600 in Lorimer's interest Senator
Dillingham; charged that notwith.
standing professions of secrecy Mr.
fpt hn
of the anti-Lorimer forces within
three days after the publication OF
the White story
1T was then" he said. that the
Harvester company's hat was thrown
into the ring"
An attack upon Theodore Roose
welt for condemning Senator LorimeT
| featured the speech OF Senator Flet
cher of Florida, following up the con.
clusion of Senator Dillingham; s
speech for Lorimer.
Theodore Roosevelt could enjoy
luncheon with Booker Washington
at the White House." declared Mr.
Fletcher, but could not afford to
dine in the same room with Mr.. Lor
inner, a member of the club of which
he was a guest"
The Florida Senator referred ia
the former president as the head
quarters of morality" who condemn.
ed Lorimer on the false allegation.
repeated to him by II. II. Kohlsaat
that 100000 had been raiser and
used to elect Lorimer. Senator Flet.
cher said that Col. Roosevelt did
not know then and had not since "a.
ken the trouble to become acquaint
ed with the facts
The damning of a respectable cit
izen. the head OF beautiful family
the representative of a state in high
office said Senator Fletcher. was
welcome thing if IL give opportun
/ ity TO attitudinize as the standard OF
honor and righteousness and the
acme of civic virtuel He is the man
aspiring for the highest honors OF
the country, who on his fambovan-
| arrival in Chicago last month. engag
ed In the frantic effort to nominate
! himself for a third term. made q
/ speech in which he denounced his on
ponents on the Republican Nationa
committee as 'tolerating robbery and
as being guilty Of 'brazen theft
! Some of these traducers and de
tanners would do well to study Mr.
Lorimer's life and strive TO approach