Show I T TRIAL R I A liS IS NEAR NAR END General Debate Begun in Senate Sen Sen- ate on Reports of Committee That Investigated Election Fraud Charges Against Him VOTE MAY BE REACHED SOME DAY THIS WEEK Dillingham and McCumber Defend Senators Senator's Title New Title New Montana Senator Takes Other Other Oth Oth- er Side in Maiden Address ss TEN SPEECHES SCHEDULED W WASHINGTON July The G.-The fi fM Li-I VY nal imi stage of the second h triaI aU of Willi William ni m Lorimer on the charge o oC ot misconduct in in procuring his elect election oa to the United States Senate from II was entered upon today in th the Senate with general debate It had bad been agreed to vote upon the tile case casc during during- the legislative day dat of July U li but hut a 1 vote rotc was no nob reached tod today r and the Senate recessed re re- its its its' legislative day clay ay until MOR-I MOR day dar with a prospect that a n ot vota would not be held until the latter part of next week I Senator of ot Vermont chairman of ot the LorImor investigating Investigating- committee and Senator r. r McCumber of oC North orth Dakota supported tho the Illinois senators senator's right to lila his seat while Sen Senator eri ator Meyers of or of Montana made his hisil maiden In the Senate In opposition opposition tion to Mr Lorimer Mr l Dillingham will continue continuo Monda Monday Monday Mon Mon- da day lie He devoted himself to an on effort to demonstrate that Mr Ir Lorimer h ha hanot had d' d not been beon a for lor tho the Senate un until un- un til ii after the senatorial deadlock In the Illinois legislature had continued for tor more moro than four tour months and until it looked as as' as If ie there must be an adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment without action He gave ga an In elaborate dab dab- orate account of or political conditions In In- Illinois and after utter undertaking to that that the Democrats would not support the tho re election of or Senator Hopkins said that on the other hand they were cra willing will will- lag InS to turn urn to Mr Lorf Lorimor ncr because of their personal regard for tor- him Opposes cHon l ly 11 r Sena Senate tee Senator took tool the position that the lie senate was unfit to try such sucha a case caso because of ot the popular prejudice prejudice dice against Mr Ir Lorimer and because t a of the Influence that popular sentiment would have on votes He lie declared there should be bl an amendment to the lie constitution constitution constitution relieving rollo the Senate of the ne necessity necessity s- s sity sHy of or passing upon cases ses involving oh charges es a against Its members Mr Ir McComber McCumber Mc Mc- Cumber Comber charged that the lie popular sentiment sen sen- against the Illinois senator t was due to J Ignorance on the subject Some Sante senators had he said been defeated for for- re re-cle re tion because of ot th their lr votes for Lorimor LorImer b but t as for tor or himself his vote ote Continued on Page 4 4 Column 1 1 I f LORIMERS LORIMER'S TRIAL IS NEAR ITS END General Debate in Senate Seriate Sen Seri ate te on Reports of Investigators Continued From Page One would not be Influenced b by popular clamor regardless of ot the effect of or his I vote oto en his own senatorial fortunes The ca case caso o had iad ad been once tried he said saki and ho believed elle the thc doctrine of oC res I cata t entirely applicable le Montana Suntur Argument I Mr Ir Myers would not accept tho the doctrine doctrine doc doe trine trifle of ot res He Hc regarded I lI this III as simply a new trial and nd contended contend contend- I ed that If It the tho Senate should not bo be perI permitted per per- I to grant such a trial It would 1 be the tho on only I tribunal controlled b by the En English lIsh s system stem of ot Jurisprudence nc to toI I which that right would be bo denied dented I There Ther Is no such thing known to the law ns S turning back there must be a a. 1 n verdict In this trial declared Mr Mey Mey- 1 t ers The Tho fact tact that three fifty Democrats 1 1 had voted In the Illinois legislature forti CorI for Cor I ti Mr 1 Lorimer a D. Republican was sufficient dent clen reas reason n for tor suspicion as IlS Mr r. r Meyers Meyers Mey Mey- er e- e i ers ra saw the tho matter r 1 It It Is proof that there thero Is something I. I the tho matter either with the head bead or tho the beart heart he ho said I Expressing confidence in the Irre Irregularity irregularity uI u- u larity of ot the Lo Lorimer election lie ho dt dL de- de t I L dared the cr very ery atmosphere of ot the 1111 Jill I nos nos noo legislature was char charged ed with corI corruption cor cor- I on the day of tho the r dee elec I tion The case Is reekinG with Infamy l Is lf dripping with corruption and Is redolent redolent redolent redo redo- lent of or crime he ho declared Ten senators have indicated that they wish Ieh to make mako speeches before the theote vote ote h |