The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-07-13
.LOR|N[R'S PLEA
FOR SEAT IS
SPECTACULAR
Denounces Roosevelt, TAFT, Bryan
and Trust Press" of
the Country
ATTACK ON KERN FEATURES
Vote May be Reached at Today's
Hearing but Probably
/ Next Week
ATTACK ON KERN FEATURES

Washington, July 1.-THE Sem
ate failed again today to vote on the
Tea resolution to declare vacant
the seat of William Lorimer OF Illi-
nois Consideration for Senator
Lorimer, who held the floor for five
hours with continuation Of his
speech defending his title, Induced
the Senate to recess a.. 4:10 o'clock
until 70 tomorrow morning. An at
tempt will be made to feach a vote
tomorrow but a bitter attack on
Senator Kern, which characterized
LorimeRs speech, today. and possible
injection of arguments by LaFol-
lette and others may p-olong the
vote into the next week. Lorimer
charged Kern with mls-stating the
facts Of the Lorimar case with slim
ing and smearing over the records
and with making charges against
him, for which there was no ground
or evidence. Lorimer issued direct
challenge to Kern to point to ANY
thing in his private. financial COM
mersial or political life where Lori
meF had been guilty OF any wrong
doing.
He pledged himself TO resign. 10
relieve the senate of the euibafrass
naent OF the vote, and walk from tho
Senate chamber never to y fAtufifs
if Senator Kern made good.
The Indiana Senator was absent
from the chamber during the Lori
mer attack as were Senators Lee end
Kenyon, against whom Lorimer als0
had been bitterly denuncIatory dur
ing his speech. When Kern retnra
ed later to the chamber the impress
sion spread that he would answer
I.orimer's charges before the nnal
vote was taken.
The Illinois Senator's challenge
to the minority mebers OF he Lori
mer investigating committee TO pro-
duce the evidence to bear out theW
alleged insinuat'1n as to his con-
nee ton with bribery In the Illinois
Legisla' 1res, was but one feature OF
several that made Lorimer's defense
today partake ofsthe spectacular.
"Of course he exclaimed, mot
cent of that 81 900, 600 could have
been contributed by the predatory
wealth Of the country. Surely all sf
II was the free gift Of the commdn
people for whom this man is the
great champion No malefactor con-
tributed to tat fund only the corn.
mon people, OF whom he was tba
guardian"
| The letter from President Taft to
Col. Roosevelt expressing the hopa
that Lorimer would be ousted, which
became public In the preconventlon
campaign. was taken up again by
Lorimer He drew attention 20 Presi'
| deSs Taft's phrase emphasizing thn
necessity OF winning" He declaf-
ed his enemies had tried 10 win mot
by free and fair tight. but by
sneaking up behind like a thief in
the night
| Was mortal man ever more COM
| pietely surrounded by conspiracy
and intrigue?" exclaimed Lorimer
dramatically. "The President of the
United States, William II. Taft:
Theodore Roosevelt, the ex-Press-
dent, a former Democratic candidate
for the presidency, William ]. Bryan.
and the trust press OF the country,
ALI were in it--all joined in the con-
spiracy to poison the minds OF the
citizenship in order that one man
might be destryed to satisfy the ma
lice of the most corrupt set OF news
paper owners know TO the history or
the country.
; Lorimer explained his failure TO
take the stand as witness In the
first Lo~imer investigation by the
Senate by saying that even the Chi
, cago Tribune had not counted Spon
connecting him with any corrupt
practices.
, you cannot strike out the former
! verdict of the Senate" he exclaimed.
, land believe that have title
, that has been declared valid"
u Senator Lorimer appeared to have
: recovered from the weakened condS-
tion in which his vigorous speecn
yesterday had left him. and he con-
: tinued through spirited denunc'a-
! tion of his enemies with energy.
Those opposed to him declared h's
"a Aght futile one, and that the Anal
: vote would show substantial ma
! jority against him. His friends.
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