The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-27
.LOR|MER
WILL LOSE
ViCe-President Sherman Urges
Senator to Resign
LORIMER SAYS HE WILL FIGHT
The Army Bill Contains Section Aimed
at General Wood and Trouble
Seems Likely to
Follow.
LORIMER SAYS HE WILL FIGHT

Washington, May 2l.-lhat the ms
sion to Chicago of Vice President Sher-
man is to persuade Senator Lorimer to
resign his seat in the Senate rather
than to have it voted vacant was de-
clared very natural and safe guess by
senators Saturday, and it was hoped
that the mission would prove entirely
successful 1t is believed 1t Will be,
now that Representative Mann, also OF
Chicago, and floor leader OF the Re
publicans OF the House, has gone nome
to add, as it is believed, his persuasion
to Shermans. Ii is declared that Lori
mer owes it TO his friends to resign 10
have to vote once more for him would
embarrass them greatly before their con-
stituents, and to no good, since tine
Senate is determined to unseat Lorimer,
And for his own reputation, it Is as,
serted, he ought to resign. lie has had
two indications, one by the Senate last
year and more recently from the SEN
ate's own election committee. To await
another vote would be to invite stigma
which could not be avoided and would
undo all that has been done before. And
he could resign now with good reason,
it is declared, his health being very poor
and uniting him to continue the con-
test. Perhaps only one man would re-
gret the resignation, and he might even
give orders to prevent its acceptance. lie
ia Theodore Roosevelt, who would miss
Lorimer as an issue. 1t has been even
reported around the Senate that he has
asked his friends to prevent am lmmedl.
ate vote on Lorimer as he was too good
an issue to lose Last OF all, the resig-
nation of Lorimer would curtail the ses-
sion of Congress by about ten days
Ructions are ahead in the Senate when
the army bill arrives back from con
ference with the bit of legislation ~
il designed especially to Gust from his
post as chief of staff, Major General
Wood. The army bill provides that no
officer shall hold the post OF chief OF
staff unless he has served not less than
ten years with the troops prior to his
appointment as brigadier general. The
legislation is designed to hit Major-sich-
eral Wood although it hits Generai
Funston also. 1t is declared to be
conspiracy between Maior-General Aims
worth, whose retirement was recently
forced by Wood, and Senator Warren,
who feels greatly offended at the report
Wood has made to Congress suggesting
the adjustment of a large number oil
army posts. pointing as being particu-
larly useless to those in Wyoming, War
ren's state, where he has planted many
very costly posts Warren is power
full influence on the Senate's military
affairs committee. With Representative
HAY, hacker Of Ainsworth, he has ar
s H., rxE
Lodge feels especially incensed and is
putting on his fighting clothes. He Is
pointing out that the rule proposed If
in force during the Civil war would have
prevented large number of men of
great ability from reaching the top, such
as Sheridan, Mcclellan, Meade, Thomas,
Halleck, Burnside, Hooker and many
others.
1t is being generally conceded that it
is going to prove difficult to eliminate
from the Panama canal tolls bill the
Covington amendment compelling rail-
roads to divest themselves of steamship
lines and vessels competing with their
rail lines. 1t has great popularity in the
House, which is likely as consequence
to insists bitterly on it and it is de-
yeloping liking in the Senate that
bodies those opposing the amendment no
good.
The New Haven and the Southern Pa
cific are the two big railroads opposing
the amendment and to no avail appar-
emily so far, dinners accompanying arts
of persuasion seeming futile. Your
statesman may eat and yet not be
convinced. Why the New Haven should
be found enmeshed in Panama canal
legislation is hard to understand as Long
Island sound is far from the isthmus
Of Panama. but any way, it is caught
and good judges say the railway will
have to find other owners for its steam
ships than its immediate corporate body.