Show LORIMER RETAINS HIS SEAT attempt to oust illinois senator because of charges of bribery proves unsuccessful washington william lorimer retains his seat in the united states senate by a vote of 46 to 40 that body on wednesday defeated the resolution introduced by Sei senator vitor dever didgo declaring that the junior benator from illinois had not been legally elected the end to tho the case came shortly after promptly at that hour the vice president called for EL a vote on the resolution the agreement entered into by the members on tuesday called for the shutting OR of all debate at that hour senator lafollette had the floor at the time and the rap of the gavel forced him to an abrupt termination of his antl Lorimer speech |