The Washington times., 1912-04-14
CASE OF LOR|M[R
Still PERTINENT
BEFORE SENATORS
Report of Special Commit
tee Is to Take Up Investi-
y. cation Shortly.

Senate of the United States and before
the public thereof, where is he at?
This question is especially pertinent
just now, in view of the fact the Senate
is expected in short time to take up
for final consideration the report of the
special committee on the Lorimer Sec
ond investigation. and in view of the
fact that the voters of Illinois have just
struck a smashing blow at the Lorimer
machine. have wrecked the organization
called by Mr.. Lorimer the Lincoln
League, and have also shot numerous
holes into the Roger Sullivan machine,
which has long been charged with close
BIPARTISAN relations with the Lorimer
machine.
Incidentally, the Republican voters
of Illinois have turned down for re-
turn to the Senate uncle shelby
i Cullon. dean of the Senate. Senator
Cullom, after more than half CEN
tury of public service, says In plain
terms that he was beaten because
he voted for his colleague, Senator
Lorimer, when the resolution to oust
him was up in the last Congress.
Decision In Illinois.
The indications today are strong
that the Illinois election has not
merely defeated Senator Cullom for
return to- the Senate, but 1t has de-
cided, among several other things of
political moment, the fate of Senator
Iorimer as member of the Senate.
In other words, ii looks as IL Senator
Lorimer would be ousted and as IL the
Illinois election were the factor that
Only few days ase 6
to the retention of Senator Lorimer
were saying the outlook was gloomy
for the ousting of the Illinois Senator.
AsT rrFrr xr1,,.w La
stacked up for his retention in the
Senate, and the Lorimer forces had the
votes In this connection they wer9
saying bitterly that whereas President
Taft had formerly been against Lori
mer he had now ceased his opposition to
him, and they were pointing out that
Congressman Mckinley, a friend of
Lorimer, was now managing the, cam
paign of Mr.. Taft for renomina ton.
But these same Senators now are pre-
dieting that Senator Lorimer will be
unseated. They say the verdict given
by the people of Illinois has had a pro-
effect. The fact. they say, that the
people of Illinois should turn down and
reject the aged Cullom had ben deeply
felt lin the Senate and has made SEN
ators who were contemplating a shift
! to Lorimer unwilling to support him,
! even under the cover of the doctrine
that the case is res adjudicata.
The Senators Who are opposed to
They feel it is important, not as an in
dividual matter, but because the Senate
is going to be Judged for years to come
by what II does about this case More
over, Senators cannot overlook the fact
3 that every Senator who in the last Con-
gress voted for Lorimer has since either
been beaten for reelection or has an
nounced his retirement from the SEN
atorial field.
By a Close Vote.
Senators who are deeply concerned
IN "A 4 .nri, ms
She ground over lately and, whilre
they have made no actual polls. have
come to the conclusion that in view
OF the Illinois primary, he will be un-
seated by close vote. 1t is calculated
that the anti-Lorimer forces will have
but a few votes to spare and that
slight change either way will settle, II
one way or the other.
When the Senate, March I. 1911, de-
cided to allow Lorimer to remain, the
action was taken by vote of 46 to 40
Five Senator did not vote. Those who
voted to retain Lorimer were Senators
Bailey, Bankhead, Bradley, Brandegee,
Briggs, Bulkeley, Burnham, Burrows,
Carter, Clark of Wyoming, Crane, Cul-
Du Pont. Fletcher. Flint. Foster, Frye,
Gallinger, Gamble, Guggenheim. Hale.
Hepburn. Johnston, kean. McCumber,
Nixon. Oliver, Paynter, Penrose, Per-
Smith of Maryland, Smoot Stephenson.'
TilIman, Thornton, Warren. Watson,
/ Wetmore-forty-si
The Senators who were not voting
were Aldrich, Frazier, Lorlmer, Talia-
ferro, Terrill-S
The changes in the Senate since that
vote have been numerous. Many have
been defeated, or have retired and soma
have died. The political mortality OF
those that voted for Lorimer has been
/ remarkable. ..
As 10 the vote which is expected this
session on the question of unseatng
Tnr inntIiFiaa
dicate that 1t will stand about like this:
For Lorimer-Bailey, Bankhead. Brad
ley, Brandegee, Briggs, Burnham,
Clark, Crane, Cullom. Curtis, Dilling-
ham. Du Pont, Fletcher, Foster, Gal
ltnger, Gamble, Gugsenheim. Hepburn,
Johnston, Jones, Lippitt. McCumoer,
1 Mclean, Nixon, oliver, Paynter, Pen
rose, Perkins. Richardson, Simmons,
Smith of Maryland, Smoot, Stephenson.
Sanders, Thornton, Tillman, Warren,
Watson, Wetmcre-39. a..
Against Lorimer - Bacon, Borah,