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Show Loira TO BE HEARD DY COITEE Telegraphs Request to Be Allowed to Hake State, ment In Own Behalf. i WA8HINGTON. Jnne' 3. Senator William Lo rimer today requested that he be permitted . to appear before the new investigating committee te testify ia hit own behalf. ' The request was telegraphed- te the senate committee oa privileges and elections by Mr. Lor inter, who ia in Chicago. The committee, commit-tee, it was said, would be glad to hear him. Mr. lorlmor 'a ialcgrani SU M i ol lows: - . "At the former investigation nothing was charged against ' me personally. Then there was nothing for me to deny aa a witness. - It 1 mr earnest desire to be permitted to testify before your committee so that I can refnte any charges that may be made or any sua picion that any one may have aa to the validity of my election." The telegram had the effect of qnlet-ing qnlet-ing persistent rumors that the Illinois senator would resign, benator Dillingham, Dilling-ham, ehairmaa of the committee, said that undoubtedly Mr. Lorimer would be given the fullest opportunity to testify. tes-tify. ' The telegrams reached the committee com-mittee headquarters Immediately after the adjournment of a meeting, at which the Lorimer inquiry had been under consideration, No netion wss taken today, to-day, but another meeting wss ordered for Monday, when the question will be taken op agaia. The eatire discussion todav centered about motion by Bea-ator'Kenvon Bea-ator'Kenvon that the committee proceed aa a whole with the work. There were reminders of the tacit agreement for the selection of a special committee to do the work, and indications pointed to the failure of the Ken too motion. The members of the committee generally gen-erally expressed themselves aa desirous of having the investigation conducted in Washington to at great aa extent as possible. Duriag the meeting Benator Dillingham Dilling-ham expressed a desire to be relieved from service on the proposed sub-committee, nnd it is probable that Senator Sutherland will be givea the place. |