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Senator La Follette called up his
resolution for another investigation
of Lorfmer. He made a strong
speech, saying that there was not
another senator who, in the presence
of such charges, would not have de
manded an immediate and searching
inquiry.
Tho Washington correspondent to
tho New York World prints the fol
lowing interesting f story: "The
questions that are agitating official
Washington (nd, official Washing
ton presumes, with tke egotism f
the capital, all the United States) is:
" 'Will President Tatt be a candi
date for renomination?"
" 'If he is, on what will he hase
his claim to re-election?'
" 'Where does Roosevelt stand?'
"The World correspondent is in a
position to answer these questions,
on the highest authority.
"President Taft will be a candidate
for renomination. He believes that
if the prospects of the republican
party are bright next year he will be
entitled to the renomination because
of his administration.
"If clouds obscure republican suc
cess the president believes that, hav
ing been honored by the party with
one nomination, it is his duty to go
to the front, even in the face of de
feat, in defense of his administra
tion. "The grounds oh which Mr. Taft
as tho candidate in 1912 will base
his claims for re-election will appear
later, in this article.
"President Taft and .former Presi
dent Roosevelt .are on the same terms
of intinracy"that characterized their
relations when Mr. Taft was a mem
ber of President Roosevelt's cabinet.
"There have been disagreements
over details and policies, but no dif
ference has involved the regard of
one man for the other personally, nor
has it at any time degenerated into
. a. question of politics."
The Washington correspondent to
the Associated Press said: "Mem
bers of the house are .loading the
committee on foreign relations with
resolutions providing for the neu
trality and the ultimate independence
of the Philippines. While no action
by congress is expected at this ses
sion, a determined effort will be
made in the regular session to sever
the ' islands from the United States
possessions. One of the several
resolutions on the subject is by Rep
resentative McCall of Massachusetts,
a republican, and another by Repre
sentative Martin of Colorado, a
democrat."
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They are trying, in devious ways,
to defeat the election ef senators by
the people. An Associated Press ds
patch from Washington says: "With
a warning from Senator Root against
experimenting with the constitution
and a caution from Senator John
Sharp Williams that the south could
not support federal supervision of
senatorial elections, though favor
able to direct popular vote, the sen
ate spent two hours without action
discussing the house resolution for
electing United States senators by
direct popular vote. Mr. Root op
posed the entire proposition to amend
the constitution as to the senatorial
elections, his special objection being
to depriving congress of tho super
vision of senatorial elections. Mr.
Williams uaid Mr. Root had not
covered up the motives In retaining
supervision of the senatorial elec
tions. Witu the election transferred
to the polls said Mr. Williams, and
federal supervision retained, there
would be exercise of federal control
when a senator is to be elected.
A joint resolution admitting
Arizona and New Mexico to im
mediate statehood, but withholding
approval of the constitutions of both
until the people have voted on the
proposed amendments, passed the.
house of representatives without a
roll call. An Associated Press dis
patch, referring to the houso proceed
ings, says:
"The resolution requires Arizona
to vote on an amendment removing
the recall provision, as it applies to
judges, and requires New Mexico to
vote on an amendment making Its
constitution more easily amendable
in the future. Neither state is re
quired to adopt the amendments pro
posed by congress. Whether they
are approved or rejected by the pro
posed referendums, the constitutions
of the new states will stand finally
approved when the respective votes
have been taken.
"The resolution passed in the form
proposed by the democratic majority
of the committee on territories. Ef
forts were made by the republicans
to force Arizbna to vote out of its
constitution the recall of Judges and
to give immediate and unqualified ap
proval to the New Mexican constitur
tipn. Both provisions were rejected
singly and later, when Mr. Mann em-
bodied them in a motion to recommit
the measure, they were voted down.
"The democrats said the proposal
to force Arizona to reject tho recall
was an effort to keep that state out
of the union. The democratic resolu
tion, said Chairman Flood of the ter
ritories committee, presented the
fairer method, namely to leave to the
people the determination of the re
call question.
"Notwithstanding this method,
democratic orators bitterly de
nounced the recall of judges during
the afternoon's debate, while republi-
1 can insurgents refused to join Mi
nority Leader Mann in the proposal
to force Arizona to give it up."
Senator Martin, democratic leader,
offered a resolution in tho senate
providing for an Inquiry Into the
Lorimer case. It is intended as a
substitute for the LaFollette and
Dilingham resolution.
President Taft has denied the
applications for the pardon of Charles
W. Morse of New York and John
R. Walsh of Chicago. Walsh is,
eligible for parole next September.
of state, that ho might receive from
San Domingo such compensation as
that government desired to award
him."
H. L. Stimson of New York is now
talked of as president Taft's running
mato in 1912.
The Washington correspondent for
tho United Press says: A bitter ar
raignment of the plan for the recall
of judges as a blow which would
"strike from tho splendid structuro
of free government tho arch upon
which it has come to rest with un
shaken confidence," was made In tho
houso by Representative Martin W.
Littleten (dem., N. Y.)
In pa-rt, Littleton said:
"Under tho reoall, the misguided
or malignant passions of an Unim
portant fragment of tho community
may recklessly accuse tho most
Btainless judge and, by a groundless
charge, put suspicion in tho place of
confidence and distrust in the place
of faith.
"The corporate bandit, marauding
through the legitimate fields of
honest commerce and finally con
demned by the firm hand of an in
corruptible court, can turn its pas
sige chagrin into active revenge and
summon the suffering of its depen
dents to write a recall."
Representative Houston (dem.,
Tenn.) voiced his opposition to the
recall of tho judges as embodied In
the Arizona constitution. Represen
tative McGuire (rep., Okla.) declared
that tho state of Oklahoma had been
"gerrymandered" to give the demo
crats greater representation in tho
"most infamous scheme ever
planned."
Representative Ferris (dem.,
Okla.) denied the gerrymander.
Senator Nelson (rep., Minn.) In a
speech in the senate attacked tho
.president, saying: "President Taft
Js evading the constitution of tho
United States when he tries to force
the senate to accept this agreement
as It was presented. He is trifling
with the senate of the United States,"
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Senator La Follette, in his speech
in the senate, declared that consider
ably more than two hundred thous
and dollars was spent to elect Lori
mer to the senate.
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The Washington correspondent tor
the Associated Press, says: "Dr.
Jacob H. Holander of Baltimore, who
negotiated the settlement of the debt
of the Dominican republic, frankly
admitted that he had received ?40,
000 from the United States govern
ment and $100,000 from San Do
mingo for his services. Ho appeared
in his own behalf before the house
committee on expenditures of the
treasury department.
"Holander said he had never 'cate
gorically' informed the Dominican
republic that he had been in the ser
vice of the United States but ho In
sisted that when he arranged with
this government for compensation for I
his service it was agreed tnrougn
Mr. Bacon, then assistant secretary
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington says: "After a four
hours caucus, the democratic sena
tors voted, 24 to 10, to. support tho
resolution of Senator Martin of Vir
ginia on behalf of the democratic
steering committee, providing for a
re-investigation of the bribery
charges in connection with the elec
tion of Senator Lorimer of Illinois.
A personal colloquy between Sena
tors Bailey of Texas and Martine of
Now Jersey featured the caucus. The
Martin resolution proposes an in
quiry by the committee on privileges
and elections.
"The verbal encounter between
Mr. Bailey and Mr. Martine origi
nated in Mr. Bailey's demand for
general support of the Martin resolu
tion. Mr. Bailey said that any sena
tor who refused to bo bound by the
caucus had no rightful place in tho
party councils. This aroused tho
senators who favor tho La Follette
resolution providing for an inquiry
by a special committee of new sena
tors. "Mr. Bailey contended that more
than two-thirds of the caucus favored
tho Martin resolution, and it was
thus the duty of all democratic sena
tors to abide by that decision. Mr.
Martino replied that, while willing
to compare his party record with
that of tho Texas senator, he was
unwilling to be bound by a party
caucus on a moral question. He said
he understood that the meeting was
a conference and not a caucus, and
he had no understanding that any
binding action was to be taken.
Saying he would not bandy words re
garding the character of his own
democracy as compared with that of
another senator, Mr. Bailqy insisted
that all senators were 'duty' bpimcrf
to abide by tho two-thirds decision
of tho caucus. '
"Mr. Martine replied as pointodlyj
and tho colloquy continued until Mr. !
Martino withdrew front tho caucus,
reiterating that ho would not bo
bound by it on any except a political
question.
"Almost evory other democratic
senator present participated In tho
debate It developed that tho regu
lar republicans had practically agreed
to abandon tho Dillingham resolu
tion in favor of the Martino measure,
and all democrats were urged to sup
port tho prevision as a matter of
party discipline. Tho caucus sup
ported tho Martin resolution with
tho understanding that any sonator
should bo free t offer any amend
ments. "Mr. Hitchcock suggested as a
compromise tkat a subcommittee on
privileges and elcctlene, to bo ap
pointed by the senate, should bo
designated to cenduct tho inquiry.
Ho said ho might proseat such an
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