Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1911 — DATE FOR VOTE NOT SET [ARTICLE]

DATE FOR VOTE NOT SET

Beveridge Talks Four Hours on Lorimer Case. Belief Prevailant Opposition Will Prevent Definite Action on Question Before March 4. Washington, Feb. 24.—Senator Beveridge occupied the floor in the senate for nearly four hours in an address on the Lorimer case He had not concluded when the senate went into executive session and gave notice that be would resume his speech. Efforts to. get an agreement on a date for a vote on the Lorimer case failed, due to the objections of several senators.

The situation indicates that organized effort is being made by these op posed to Lorimer to put the case over into the next session of congress, realizing that if a vote were taken now he would retain his seat.

Senator Burrows put the anti-Lori-merites in the position of trying to dodge a vote on the Beveridge resolution designed to unseat William Lorimer.

Mr. Lorimer’s friends claimed in the meantime 54 of 91 votes in the senate Senator Burrows, who controls the ease in the interests of the committee on privileges and elections, and who is a stanch supporter of Senator Lorimer, said he stood ready to vote at acy time the senate would permit such action. I

The cause of the changed condition was manifold, but in the main it appeared due to a desire of Lorimer opponents to counteract the imp ession made by Mr. I.orimer’s speech in his own behalf and to senators’ determination to stand off the reciprocity bill.