Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-24
Man Accused of Bribing to Get
Seat Makes Emotional
Speech

those who voted against him, SEN
ator Culberson, alterward withdrew
his vote, explaining that he was pair
Ell with Senator Du Pont.
Senator Cullom," called the clerk.
AYE" said Senator Cullom briefly.
He cleared his. throat and repeater
aye firmly and loudly.
Lorimer shifted his position slight
,ly BY no other sign did he give evil
dence of the blow. The clerk finish
ed calling the roll. Then he read OH
the names of the Senators who had
voted against it. A slip of paper was
handed to Senator Gallinger.
ION this resolution the ayes are 55
and the nays are %, said Senator
Galinger, who, had voted for Lorimer
THE resolution is agreed to"
Lcrimer Seems Dazed.
There was no ceremony. no fermali-
ty. Nothing more than a vote. The
hands of the clock pointed to 2.02.
Lcrimer, plainly dazed and uncertain,
sat heavily in his chair.
All eyes were turned on the man.
There was moments silence, just
the presiding officers announcement
to. impress itself on his exhausted
brain. Then Lorimer arose. lie
brought his legs together, reached out
and grasped the sides of the desk
This desk it had beeR-and slowly
raised himself to his feet.
without glancing around he moved
toward the Republican cloak room. As
he drew near the door Congressman
Rodenberg of Illionis, who had been
standing back of the desks, met him.
Lorimer smiled. Rodenburg put his
arm around Lorimer's shoulder and
half supported him to the cloak room.
Other senators came forward and
stopped Lorimer in the doorway.
There were Senators Dillingham; and
Gamble, both members of the COM
mittee which had investigated Lori
mer's election Senator Fletcher, an
other member of the committee, push
ed forward and took his hand. So did
Senator Johnston of Alabama.
Congressman William Wilson of iii
nois joined the group. They pushed
open the door of the cloak room and
Lorimer passed in. His entrance into
that room was hrs passing from the
Senate.
Loses All Honors.
Snatehedt from his seat, his election
declared invalid, it meant that he had
never been legally member of the
United States Senate. He had no right
in the senate chamber He cannot
take advantage of the privilege en-
joyed by former members of the SEN
ate and enter it again.
As Lorimer stepped into the CLOAK
room the chief clerk of the House en-
tered the Senate chamber. He WIS
recognized by the presiding ifficer.
Il am directed by the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives he
said in measured tones, ito communi
cate to the Senate the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That this House has i'm
peached Robert W. Archibald, Judge of
the circuit court now sitting on the
United States Commerce Court"
And the business of the Senate
went on.
Through the swinging doors of the
cloak room one could see the group
within gathered about Lorimer. Sew
eral of the Senators had handkerchief
to their eyes. From the cloak room
Lorimer passed on into the corridor.
There he was stopped by some
women who had been in the gallery.
They were strangers. but they ex-
pressed their sympathy All had tears
in their. eyes, and two ben openly
crying.
Lorimer smilingly parted from them /
and went to the subway. He went to
his office in the Senate building AMI
secluded himself from callers.
Il have nothing at all to say, was
the only remark he made.
That's how the Senate rid itself of
Lorimer. When he yielded
the floor-and it is matter of i:-.ter
est that today, although July 13, was
still the legislative day of last Satur-
lay, July s, he did so only after he /