New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-12
Draws Large Audience,

As an announcement TO Senators that
he was about TO speak quorum was
called for. and soon after ne had begun
the galleries began to fill, and members
of the House Of Representatives came in.
one by one, and stood in the rear Of the
chamber al the word was passed about
the Capitol. At the end of half an hour,
when the thick blond hair which has
given Mr.. Lorimer the title Of the "Slond
Boss" became moist with the exertion
of his effort and lay fat upon his pallid
forehead, all seats were taken. The gal
leries were solid banks of waving fans
and straw hats. and Senators in their
seats mopped their forehcads In the
heavy air Of the chamber.
Senator Lorimer did not seem TO need
the heat He spoke with vehemence, his
voice at times rising to high pitch as
he paced back and forth, and OCCASION
ally he would turn his back on the chair
and address himself TO the fringe If
secretaries and House members who
lined the rear Of the chamber. He never
lost his deliberateness, and never ceased
10 be master Of himself speaking as if
he had weighed carefully and long what
he was ABOUT 10 say.
Nj Lorimer accused Governor Denaen
ot having i~~ally retained upward Of
$4,000 i'm fees while States Attorney Of
Cook County The McCormicks and the
Pattersons." Of The Chicago Tribune
and Victor Lawson, of The Chicago
News" he accused Of having systemat-
cslly eyadcd the payment Of taxes, using
their newspapers TO secure the passage
Of laws 10 that end.
In reply TO Colonel Roosevelts cam
pagn 10 eliminate the corrupt BOSSES
from politics, Senator Lorimcr had read
the deuositious Of several delegates 10
the Chicago convention to the effect that
they had been offered money to vote for
the third term candidate.
In more plaintive note the Senator
Wotcsted against President Tdft's part
N the crusade against him, and, turning
10 Senator Root, he said that, although
he was without malice against the New
York Senator. ne felt he had not Deon
treated fairly. other names he men,
toned also as he turned TO each I'm turn.
Attacks His Traducers.
In beginning his speech Senator Lor-
liner declared he proposed 10 give the
Senate an insight into the character of
the men who, he said had tried 10 rain
him.
1t is true that the Senate mas the
light 10 deny me a seat in this body
he began, con the himsiest pretext, or
on no pretext at all ! intend TO show
mat no vote cast for me was influenced
b. fraud He added. in measured tones:
THIS IS 70 Joke. This is sol. BE-" no
serious question. II the SENATE 60 ..
Hollow the views Of the minority ol ~.
investigating committee II VIII be uaN
esV On civilized jurisprudencg, a mo H ~,
or Justice N will BE- a declaration lhdl
the Senate has decided 10 FOLLOW iht re-.
nag; that il las become the advocate OF
sharchy, ras adopted the doctrine oi .n'
recall a. adyccated by us arch-chai'pi0"'
Senator Lorimer departed from his
manuscript for moment to refer 10
pe Chicago newspapers. He declareu
certain Of the newspaper owners ana
public prosecutors had been active.
On the back walls of the chahDer
We're two diagrams Of Chicago streets
one showed the location Of "Ihe ChI-
eago Tribune" building, with the Vaiua-
uon Of other property, at the corner OF
Dearborn and Madison streets; the olher
showed property in Madison street De-
tween Lasalle street and Fifth avenue,
comprising the assessed valuation OF
The Chicago Daily News property anu
mat adjoining From these diagrams
senator Lorimer made his attack on 'he
chicago newspapers which had opposed
him
Assails Chicago Newspapers
Senator Lorimer charged that "hi'o
The Tribune" property was worth ifoi"
100000 70 100000, it paid ta~eN
oAly on $4,000. He called the TIC"
papers against which he launched MS III
Fective robbers OF the public tredsu'
o. the city Of Chicago" He atta'
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