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Show TWO SENATORS WHO CAN DECIDE FATE OF LORIMER WASHINGTON June G. A reopening reopen-ing of the Lorimer case has. been ordered or-dered by the senate. The progressive Republicans and a fraction of the Democrats favored tho designation of a committee composed entirely of newly elected senators. A major portion por-tion of the Democrats supported a resolution offered by Senator T. S. Martin, directing the committee on privileges and elections to make the investigation, as a whole. The Martin resolution was accepted by the'regular Republicans and wns adopted by a vote of 48 to 20. Eight members of tho committee will be constituted a special committee to Investigate the charges that Lorlmor got his seat through bribery. This committee will be comprised as follows: Senators Dillingham, Dil-lingham, Sutherland, Kenyon and Gamble, Gam-ble, Republicans, and Senators Johnston, John-ston, Kern, Lea and Fletcher, Democrats. Demo-crats. Senator Dillingham of Vermont, chairman of the committee on privileges privi-leges and elections, and Senator Martin, Mar-tin, who Is the Democratic leader in tho upper house, now hold the balance of power In determining the fate of the blonde-haired, blue-eyed senator from Illinois. Dillingham can control the action of the committee, it is conceded and Martin can Influence enough Democratic Dem-ocratic votes for or agaJnst tho adoption adop-tion of the committeo's report that will decide the reopened Lorimer case one way or the other. |