Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-20
LOR|NEk AGAIN
IS EXONERATED
Senate Special Committee
Says Senator is Not Guilty
of Bribery
NO NEW EVIDENCE INTRODUCED
Minority Report Asserts That
Ten Votes Were Corruptly
Obtained.
(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexicanl

tBy special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Washington, D. c., May 20.-The
case of Senator Lorimer Of Illinois,
whose election was alleged to have
been brought about through corrup-
ton was placed before the Senate to-
day for final action.
"L ogicaI Result of Political Condition"
Majority and minority reports were
made by the special investigating
committee, the former upholding the
latter and condemning the senator. The
majority reported that there was alb
solutely no new substantial evidence
discovered on the re-investigatiOn, his
election being the logical result of
existing political conditions in Hi
nois.''
"At Least 10 Corrupt Votes"
The minority reported that the sec
ond investigation conclusively estab-
lished that at least ten of the votes
cast for Lorimer were corrupt and that
his election therefore was invalid. The
minority report was signed by Sena-
tors Kern and Lea, Democrats, and
Kenyon, Republican.
No New Evidence Introduced.
Washington, D. c., May 20.-Why
Senator Lorimer should be permitted
to retain his seat in the Senate was
set forth today by the majority of the
Senate special Lorimer committee in
their report to the Senate. 1t was
submitted by Chairman Dillingham;
and had the approval of Senators
Gamble and Jones, Republicans and
Fletcher and Johnston of Alabama,
Democrats.
''Solemnly and Deliberately"
The majority took the position that
the Senate having once "solemnly
and deliberately" passed upon the
charges against Senator Lorimer, he
should be permitted to retain his seat
unless new and convincing evidence
had been produced establishing cor
, ruption in his election.
No New Evidence introduced.
Absolutely no new and substantial
evidence" had been produced at the
re-investigation, the majority said
and consequently they declared the
rules of justice required the former
Judgment of the Senate, npholdine
/ Mr. orip,or IN ctopd
The report dealt at length with the
evidence in an endeavor to show
nothing substantial had been pro
duced against Senator 1t also re
! viewed the legal authorities to show
! that the first investigation of the
! Senate should be taken as final.
Lorimer Fund Denied
The controlling factor in the actor
of the Senate in re-opening the case
so the majority said, was reports tina
a fund of 100000 was either raiset
by or through the efforts of Edward
Hines, a Chicago lumberman, to sc
cure the election of Senator Lorimer
rejected Fuhk leStlmony.
The majority rejected the version
Clarence S. Funk, general manage
of the international Harvester Com
pany, gave of conversation he he'll
with Mr.. Hines in the Union Leagu,
Club at Chicago just after Lorimer'
: election. 1t was during this CONVEX
sation that Funk claims Hines aske,
for a $4,000 contribution to a 800
600 Lorimer fund. The majority SAT-
that Mr.. F'unk's testimony stood ur
cCrroborated either by other vii
nesses or by any circumstances.
Harvester Company Opposed Lorime
"In view of the fact that it wa
known to Mr.. Hines," said the con
mittee, that the relations existin
between the officers of the Inferno
j, tional Harvester Company and Nj
Lorimer were those of opponent
rather than friends, it is improbabl
that he would seek from Mr.. Funl
the representative of that corpora
: ton, a contribution to aid in the elet
ton of Mr. Lorimer."
Mr.. Funk's Imagination.
In discussing Mr.. Funk's testimon
that he had heard reports of M,
Hines activities" at Springfield, tn
! majority declared that such report
must have had birth in Mr.. Funk
imagination"
/ Comment was passed on the fac
that for many months H. Fl. Kohlsaa
editor of the Chicago Record-Heral'
James Kelley, editor of the Chicae
Tribune, Victor F. Lawson, owner {
} the Chicago News, and Colonel The
?, dore Roosevelt, knew of Mr.. Funk
S position and none saw fit to brin
+ the information to the attention
u any person connected with any inve
Il tigation.
"Cum Grano Sails"
an fact, the Funk testimony" IL
= report said, "has been taken 'cu
h grano sails by nearly every one wi
q has heard it. Mr.. Funk himself a
mitted that he thought his story wou
not be believed"
: The committee reported that it d
ls find that Mr.. Hines was flattcred
n being consulted by Senators Aldrit
10 and Penrose in regard to the desi
i. to have some Republican elected
10 the Senate from Illinois.
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