Show MAJORITY TAKES SI STAND AND fOR LORIMER Special Committee Minor Minor- Minority i ity However Would Uns Unseat at Senator w WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May fay 20 The 20 The caSH casti of Senator Lorimor of Illinois whose election was wn alleged ed to have bavo avo been brought about through corruption was placed before the tho senate today for final action Majority and minority reports were made by the special jn investigating tin committee the former u upholding boldIng and the latter condemning the senator The majority reported port d that there there was waB as absolutely absolutely no new substantial evidence discovered dis dis- covered on the reinvestigation II his bis election leton b being in ing the logical al reso result of r cx ex existing x political con conditions in Illinois H The minority reported that the second investigation conclusively established that at lo least st ten of the votes east cast for tor Lormer wore were corrupt and that his election deetion dee elec tion therefore wa was invalid The Tho minority report was was was' si signed argued cd by eby Senators Kern and Lee Democrats Democrats- and Kenyon Republican Those Favoring Lorimer The majority report was submitted by Chairman and had the approval of Senators Gamble and Jones Republicans and Fletcher and Johnson of Alabama Democrats The majority took the position that the senate having hay hav ing mg once U solemnly and deliberately passed upon the charges against Senator Sons Sena tor toe Lorimer he should ld be permitted to retain his se seat scat t unless new new and convincing convincing ing evidence had haJ been produced and bein being corruption in his bis election ejection Absolutely ao flo now substantial ey evidence had bad been produced at the reinvestigation tf tion n. n the majority said and consequently consequent consequent- ly today declared d the rules rule of justice required the former judgment of the senate upholding Mr Lorimor Lorimer to stand The controlling factor In the action of the senate In reopening the case so th the tho majority said gold was wan reports that a fund of was either raIsed rolled by or through h the efforts of or Edward lines HInes a Chicago lumberman to secure th the eJ election of ot Senator Lorimer The rhe committee paned passed ju judgment upon some sonic of the prominent features of the first investigation which were Were- the further further fur fur- ther subject of inquiry at t the second Investigation The sensational account by former State Representative Charles A. A Whit of ot receiving Lecher Lorimer election money was wu pronounced d as a n pure fabrication so 10 far tar faras faras tarn n as s it relates to the election of Senator Lorimer |