The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-05
Negotiations for Postponement Aft
or National Conventions
Meet With Favor
KERN ARRAICNS BLONDE BOSS
Indiana Senator First Speaker in
Opposition to Illinoisian
.g.
Retaining Seat

Washington, Jfne 4.-The vote
of the Senate on the resolution de-
claring the election of Senator Lori
mer of Illinois invalid, will not be
taken until after the national con-
yentions, If negotiations now In
progress between his opponents and
supporters In the Senate prove sue
cessful.
The suggestion for the postpone
ment was made TO Senators Lea and
Kern today by Senator Dillingham;,
chairman of the Lorimer committee
Dillingham; did not indicate the pur-
pose of pressing the suggestion, but
pointed out the necessity for a full
attendance, which 1t. would be Diff
ficult to obtain before or during the
great political meetings. The op-
posing senators acknowledged the
force of the point, but did not indi-
cate their decision.
They are more concerned about a
vote before adjournment, than about
the exact date, and probably VIII
fall in with the majority and agree
to let the vote go over.
=. Senator Kern expects to conclude
his opposing speech tomorrow. He
will be followed by Dillingham; In
support of Lorimer, and he, in turn,
by Lea in opposition.
Senator Kern gave especial atten-
tion to the plea that the case had
been settled by the Senate's yindi-
cation last year That plea, he said,
had been raised only at the last mo-,
ment. He said he would not admit
its validity, it had come too late
and that the plea itself was "res ad-
judicate,"
Reminding the Senate that un-
der the Constitution it is the judge
of the qualifications of its own mem
bers, Senator Kern contended it was
competent for that body to proceed
at any time in any matter involving
the integrity of its membership.
There was no suggestion by
Senator Lorimer or any one on his
behalf that the Senate had not am
pie power to direct reinvestigatio..
of his case" said Senator Kern. Gle
tacitly acquiesced in the Senate's
action. He appeared in person and
by counsel, before the committees,
during the examination. cross-exam-
ming scores of witnesses in his be-
half"
Kern declared that If any of the
committee believed that questions
being investigated were 'res adiu-
dicata," they were strangely reti-
cent in not mentioning It," while
permitting the continuation of the
investigation at cost of more than
$50, 900. He refused TO concede
that the proceedings was analogous
to a civil action at law, but argued
that If it were, the granting of a.
new trial, even on the sole ground
,f newly discovered evidence, open
ed the case for a complete reinves-
tigation.
''It Is now too late for Senator
Lorimer to tbe permitted to urge
this remarkable Defense" declared
Senator Kern
The speaker said he believed the
frst investigation had been utterly
incomplete and had failed to de-
velop facts which must have been
accessible.
Refers to Gravity of Charge.
Senator Kern praised the personal
reputation of Lorimer and said that
but for his convictions regarding
The gravity of the charges, he would
not be found engaged in the dis
agreeable task of prosecutor.
Senator Lorimer occupied seat
lear Kern, giving careful attention
o his arraignment. There were
were many visitors in the gallery.
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