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Show ion CASE IS POSTPONED WASHINGTON, July 8. After hear ing few witnesses, suggested by Ed-weed Ed-weed Hiaer-wve slaved- -eputed part in the election of Senator Lorimer, the senate committee investigating that election Saturdav took a recess until Thursday, July 13. Instead of meeting in Chicago, as previously planned, the committee will continue ita eeesion here indednitely. Member expreeaed a desire to remain here during the session ses-sion of congress, if possible. Chairman Dillingham turned over to the attornev for publication in the record eopie of the telegrams sent to Hines bv Lorimer while in the hems or senate. They had been furnihed by the sergeant at-arms of the respective bodies and were not made public. The witnee were produced in an effort to substantiate Mr. Mines' yer sinns of his telephone conversation to Rpringfleld, 111., on the day of Senator Sen-ator Lorimer 's election end of hie eon-venation eon-venation with Clarence 8. Funk, general gen-eral manager of the International Harvester Har-vester eompanv, at the Union League dub shortly after that election. Senator Lorimer and hi counsel, Elhridge Haneey, departed thi afternoon after-noon for Chicago. |