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Show SEN. LORIMER FACES FIGHT. Washington, Jan. 9. The fight to prevent Senator Lorlmor of Illinois rotninlng his seat In the United States sonnto was opened today with n contest between Senator Iiovcridge of Indiana nnd Owun pf Oklahoma, both ot whom contested for tho right to flro tho flrset gun in tho cause. Senator Uoverldgo, by vlrtuo of boing bo-ing a member of tho commltto on privileges nnd elections, which Investigated Inves-tigated charges of bribery against Mr. Lorlmer, gained a tactical victory by, filing n minority roport attacking tho position of his colleagues on tho committee com-mittee who voted to oxonorato tho Illinois Il-linois senator. Sonator Owen, how-ovor, how-ovor, Introduced a resoluutlon to do-claro do-claro tho election of Mr. Lorlmor illegal il-legal and void, but ho was not por-mitctd por-mitctd to address tho sonato In Its support. Tho sonato hold that tho resolution res-olution under tho rules would havo to go ovor untlll tomorrow. Mr. Bovorldgo thon submitted his roport, tho conclusion of which wns: Election Invalid. "That this election was invalid under un-der any posslhlo vlow of the law. If tho sennto so concluded It is our duty to so declnro. Therefore I submit sub-mit tho following resolution: "That this election was Invnlld un-any un-any posslhlo vlow of tho law. If tho senate so concluded It Is our duty to so declare. Theroforo I submit the following resolution: " 'Resolved, that William Lorlmor was not duly elected to a seat in tho senate of tho United States by tho legislature of tho state of Illinois.' " |