| Show I MAKING FINAL FINAL fiNALI I ROUNDUP IN L LORIMER CASE V Vote ote on Illinois Senator Is Expected Some Time Tomorrow w WASHINGTON July 10 When When the senate took up the Lorimer case today It was wag indicated that all an speeches except Senator Lorimers Lorimer's would b be concluded and that a vote would be reached cd tomorrow Senator Johnston of Alabama opened today's to today's today's to- to days day's session se He conceded a popular demand demand demand de de- de- de mand for Lorimers Lorimer's unseating and sold said he knew he would be on the unpopular side In supporting tho the Illinois man UnChristian unChrIstian un Senator Johnston condemned as ChrIstian and un American Colonel Roosevelt's course fir In- declining to sit with Senator Lonimer at the thc Hamilton clubs club's dinner at Chicago Senator Jones of ot Washington ton who o op- op po ed Lorimer at atthe the first trial but who supports him now now said he had changed his hill convictions because he had 1 personally person erson- erson ally heard the witnesses against Lorimer He complained of ot public clamor In Ia the case and charged It was having basing too much Influence in determining the votes of ot sen sen- n ator Arouses Senator Smith This This statement nt aroused arous d Senator Wit Wil William liam Alden Smith Ot of Michigan who confessed con con confessed teased to Irritation as to what he characterized charac charac- tensed as covert and Insinuating inti intimations in the thc th press pres in support of lot Mr Lorimer that thal those in n m lack lock honesty honest and arid courage and ond are subject to influence by public clamor Se Senator ator Jones Jones' denied any ot criticising the attitude e of others but asserted as as asserted 1 there there had b no too effort to control cOntral public sentiment tEL in opposition Jt tn Lorimer He He admitted there also o had bad been beom T Th Xh evidence c cat at ait tome some length and Mr finally referred to the recant lawsuit brought In ln Chicago o by John Henning Kenning against Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence Funk general manager of nr the theIn In Harvester company in which charged Funk with alienation alienation Of Wa hH wires wife's affections Henning lost his case and his wife Is said to have havo confessed that the charge was wag a conspiracy to injure Funk for his testimony against Lorimer Senator Smith said ha he thought the suit cult had been beon brought to affect the tho Lorimer case e. e 4 Reference j f to perjury brought out outs out's a a vigorous statement from Senator Jones He expressed the opinion that the mon money distributed by Lee ONell Browne had been contributed b by whisky Interests There Is ig no positive evidence but from the record it Is the most probable theory as u to too where the money came camo from he said it Just as suppose that the corruption fund was used to tn elect Lorin-ier Lorin as to Influence legislation Senator Pomerene asked I 1 do not think so zo so replied Mr Jones Jonos It was WIlS a legislative fund and there Is Is nothing In the record to indicate that the money was money was used for Cor any oth other r purpose |
