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Show . ou WE LORIMER RETAINS HIS SEAT. (Continued from Page One ) i ' followed by Senator Smith of Michigan, Michi-gan, who is of tho opposition The Deneeu telegram read by Crawford Craw-ford said. "Mr Lorimor gave reasons why the Democrats would support me. I fall to see any reason why they should support me. Tho truth Is that this bi-partisan combination was formed to defeat me." Mr. Owen, in his speech, criticized ir Lorlmer for not appearing before the investigating committee. He dc-elarod dc-elarod the question was not so much n seat in the senate, as whether the senate should stifle bribery nnd corruption cor-ruption or encourage such practices. Ho denounced the bi-partisan combination com-bination as "thievish and knavish." Ho was strongly of the opinion that tho Jack-pot combination should still be investigated. "We should not rest until we have dug up the 'Jack-pot' by tho roots " Denouncing the influence In operation opera-tion at Springflold as evil and sinister, sin-ister, the Okliihoma senator declared that the same forces were in operation opera-tion in San Francisco and had been exposed in San Francisco. Denver, St. Louis, Pittsburg, Harrlsburg and nl Albany, where he declared there had been thievish combinations, all of which had been brought to tho surface by reformers. By this time, a largo number of senators had left tho chamber and Mr. Owon stopped to comment on their absence. Saying that he would like to havo a photograph photo-graph of tho scene, he exclaimed. "I appeal against tho senate to the people. I am not speaking now to the senate; I am speaking to tho masters of the senate A masterful hand will place Itself on the senato and will purge it of Its members who do not respect tho will of tho people." Apparently In the face of much opposition op-position from his own stato, Senator Simmons delivered a brief address. Tho scene when the vote was taken tak-en was one of Intense hut suppressed excitement. The resolution had been expected 'but ovorybody wailed "breathlessly "breath-lessly for tho announcement. It was received with applause from tho galleries, gal-leries, but as usual this was quickly suppressed by the prosiding officer. "Tho resolution is lost," announced the vice-president and Instantly the senato was in confusion, people" leaving leav-ing the galleries and the tioor. It wns some minutes beforo tho Senato could resumo proceedings. Tho gallories wore filled early in tho day and by 1 o'clock, half an hour beforo the vote was to be taken, there wero crowds In tho corridors. Members Mem-bers of the lower houso filled and tho available space in the corridor of tho benato. Senator Lorlnier mado one moro 'speech in his own bchnlf. Referring evldontly to certain assertions made a few moments before by Senator Owen of Oklahomu, in the course of a bitter bit-ter anti-Lorimer Bpeech, Mr. Lorlmer, by Inference, accused him of unfairness unfair-ness In reading Into the senato record only telegrams unfavorable to Lorimor, Lori-mor, -whereas he had others favorable to him which he was withholding from the Senate 3Ir. LaFollotto declared that "Every "Ev-ery lino of tho testimony convicts tho senator, not only of obtaining his seat by bribery, but of being a participant in tho bribery " He turned with trembling voice and hands, toward the seat of Senator Lorlmer oji his left. Persons in tho gullory rose to see what the object of his denunciation would do. There was an Instant of tonso sllenco "The gentleman is not In his sent," ' Mr. LaFollotto said, aud turned nwayi to faco the senntc. He went on then to review circumstances circum-stances which ho considered aa hub-slanllatlng hub-slanllatlng his position and declared It was Impossible that Mr. Lorlmer should not havo known what was going go-ing on ; "Wo cannot say just whoro tho monoy carao from," ho said, "but wo laiow that a large amount of it was used." 's Senator, Burrows, chairman of the committee, on privileges andr election which investigated the' Lorimor case and made its report exonerating tho accused senator, wasfon'hjs feot trying try-ing to interrupt. He, tried to read from the' minority rcnprtJj which declared de-clared that the evidence did not prove complicity on Lorlruer's part in tho nlloged briborj-. "Docs tho senator yield?" naked tho presiding officer. , Tho hand of the clock hovered over the half hour mark people held their breath. The chairman's gavel was In the air. "Just a minute, Just a mlnuto," cried Mr. LaFollclte. "I know what tho senator wants to say. You never can prove a thing liko that, but you can know it- I don't know fjyhcre the money canfe from that wasused In an effort to defeat my own re-election to the senate, but 1 do know that part of it camo from Wall street" Bang! The gavel fell, and Senator LaFollette sank back with the phrase "Wall street," on his lips. A titter of laughter ran over the galleries. "Tho hour of 1 ?n having arrived," said the Vlce-Picsldont, "the secretary ! will report the resolution." j It was read as follows: I "Resolved that William Lorlmer was ' not duly and legalN elected to a beat In the senato of the United States by the legislature of the state of Illinois" Il-linois" """ j "The secretary will .call' tlin roll." "Mr. Aldrich and toe)votc was on." |