The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-29

CCONTIN LIED FROM PAGE D lumberman declared he had just sue ceeded in making a United States senator that cost s1O0O00."
 Jones testified yesterday the conversa- tion was in 1907, and was simply that Lorimer's election, presumably to the House, probably cost a barrel of money"
 As soon as MT. Culver was sworn the committee went into executive session, after which MT. Culver began his testi- mony.
 me that he had been in the habit of helping out Senator Lorimer," said Mir Culver. He certainly referred to con- gressional elections.
 My memory is that he said he would decorate wagons for Lorimer and would help him to raise campaign funds"
 Senator Kenyon sought little political pleasantly with Mir. Culver.
 You say you are democrat?'
 The witness added that he favored a tariff on lumber.
 What kind of democrat are you, a protection democrat"
 No, just a plain democrat"
 Mclean a Witness Hugh Mclean, a lumberman of North
  ness. Mclean and John Mcleod of Buff falo. N. Y, both lumbermen, swore that they knew absolutely nothing about the raising of a fund to elect Senator Lori mer.
 Both men came to Washington on diff ferent occasions as members of deega- tions interested in lumber legisla ion, each time meeting Edward Hines, the Chicago lumberman, who was charged wit 1H~fr1 ha fh ttf Lorimer over at Springfield"
 Mir. Mclean testified that the only thing MT. Hines had ever mentioned to him about the Lorimer election was that the newspapers only printed one side of the matter
 Mir Mclean testified that all Mir. Hines said to him about Senator Lorimer was on his trip to Washington just before the senatorial election.
 He introduced me to Mr. Lorimer, then a congressman. and said he might be the next senator from Illinois," de- clared the witness.
 Did you ever hear of the use of money in the Lorimer election?" asked MT. Healy.
 Yes" responded MT. Mcleod.
 "Where?"
 "Ih the newspapers-and once a fel- low told me that l said l knew about it."
 "Who was that?'
 Meeting With Coan
 Why, a man who said his name was Coan and represented the Helm com mittee came up to me and said that that I knew about the use of money in the election
 Did Coan convince you?" inquired Senator Kenyon.
 "No, sir; he did not"
 Did he tell you he was also a re- porter on Hearsts papers?" inquired At torney Hanecy, representing Senator Lormer.
 No"
 MT. Mclean was questioned closely about his visit to Washington when he said his delegation came at the request of MT. Hines to see Secretary Knox about the duty on lumber from Canada.
 "The witness thought it might have been in 1910, but said it could have been in 1909 while Mcleod in his tes- timony placed McLean's' visit in 1907. Neither was he sure the visit had to do with Canadian reciprocity.
 Afternoon Session
 At the afternoon session Attorney Hanecy announced on behalf of Sem ator Lorimer that he gave consent for the sergeant-at-arm of the House and Senate to turn over to the committee all official telegrams MT. Lorimer had sent while congressman or senator
 Edward Tilden, president of the Ma tional Packing company of Chicago, whose name was alleged to have been mentioned to Clarence s. Funk by Mir Hines as the one to whom he could send s10,000 contribution to a S1OO,- 900 Lorimer election fund, was called as witness.
 Ever since he went to Chicago, Mir. Tilden said he had been cordially &C., quainted with Senator Lorirner Polit- ically, he added, he and the senator had not been associated because they belong to different parties.
 "Only to the extent that every cit izen of Illinois was interested" was he concerned was over the recent sen atorial election.
 Did you try to influence the re- suit of that election?" asked Attorney Marble.
 Not in the least"
 MT Tilden sad he had no recollection of ever talking about Senator Lorimer to Mir. Hines.
 Did anyone or any corporation send any money 10 you to be used to defray the election expenses of Senator Lori mer, either before or after eIection?' a elx ed Attorney MarhlA