The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-29
SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES, s TO
3, IN FAVOR OF HIS COMPLETE
viNDIcArloN.
HINES IS WH|TEWASHED
Man Accused Of "Putting lorin,sr
Over" Gets OFF Free and Everything
is lovely-Ssnators Kenyon, Kern
and Lea Vote Against Letting Ae.
cused Man OF 1iameless.

Washington, March Ex-senator
Lorimer Of Illinois won today vindca-
tion at the hands of the special COM
mittee Of eight senators who had
finished second investigation of his
1909. The committee. by votes Of
five to three on all vital points, COM
plctcly cxoneratcd him OF any knoWl-
edge OF Legislative corruption.
Edward Hines. the millionaire lum-
herman. referred to In the investiga-
tion as the man who put Lorimcr
over" also was given vlndication
by the committee. II had been
charged that Hines raised corrup-
tlon fund OF 100000 to elect Lor-
inner to the senate. The majority
repudiated that and adopted a reso-
luton that the evidence had shown
that he did not raise or contribute
any sum improperly.
The majority held that no new evil
dcncc had been adduced TO justify a
reversal Of the senates previous ac-
tion In Senator Lorimer's favor: that
there was no evidence Of a Jackpot
In the Illinois general assembly OF
1909 In connection with his election
and flatly that no corrupt practices
had been shown by the investigation.
The case will be squarely before the
senate probably next week, when a
protracted debate Will be begun.
Neither side has made thorough
canvass OF the situation.
The basis of the committees action
was the plea raised by Lorimcr's
counsel that the previous action Of the
senate bars reconsideration.
The majority report on the main
proposition was signed by Senators
Dillingham;. Gamble. Fletcher John
ston and Jones. and the minority re-
port by Senators Kenyon, Kern and
Lea.
Senator Jones was against Senator
IIorlmer IN the first investigation He
reversed his position today.
The Minority Contention.
The contention of the mnorit,
meml,ers was that the senate had
passed upon the question of the for
mer adjudication when 1t ordered tho
present investigation and that II re-
adjudication were to prevail II would
have been before a second exhaustive
investigation. at cost Of $4,000
was begun. They contend that the
new investigation was ordered largel,
because the former committee had
not made full Investigation and tho
country demanded all the facts.
The committee was In session al.
most three hours. Senator Jones of.
fcrcd resolution that nothing hat
been developed by the investigation
to justify reversal of the senate''
judgment holding valid the election
OF Lormcr as United States sen.
ator. This was carried. 5 to 3. Sen.
ators Dillingham;. Gamble, Jones
Johnston and Fletcher voting for i
and Kenyon. Kern and Lea against II
senator Jones offered resolution
declaring there was no proor of th'
assistance of any Jackpot or othel
fund In the Forty sixth general as
sembly Of Illinois in connection witt
the election of Senator Lorimer othe
than the statements of White. Becke
meyer, Link and Holstlaw that the.
were paid money after the election
and none of them except Whit
claimed to have received money 70
voting for Senator Lorimer
No Corrupt Methods.
The committee also adopted a res
Olution by Senator Gamble declarin
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