The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-22
Declares Hines Support of LOrimer Was Through Patriotism
WIEHE IS SHARPLY |
 CROSS-EXAMINED
Law Violated When Cook and O'Brien Were Warned to Dodge Sub poenas-Lorimer Was
 Last Resort

Washington. July H.-senator Penrose of Pennsylvania today brought joy to the Lorimer-Hines followers when he told the Senate .Lorimer committee of the part he took in the election of Senator Lorimer They claimed he substantiated the testi- money given by Edward Hines as to Sen ator Penrose's desire to have MT. Hines exert his influence for Lorimer's cleo tion.
 Besides his story. the days testimony brought out that the office of the secre- tary of state of New York asked sloG for certified copy of the contributors to the republican national campaign fund in 1908. The list was desired to show wheth- CT Cyrus Mccormick was among the con tributors. MT. Hines laid before the com mittee what he said was a telegram he received in regard to the matter. dated July 12, 1911, and reading:
 twill deliver to you original sheldon's statement filed in this office November g. 1908 for si0oo.p This was signed James J. Neville, secretary of state office
 A letter mentioned several days ago as having been sent by William Burgess ofl Duluth to H. Fl. Kohlsaat of Chicago re- garding the Lorimer matter was read. Among other things Burgess said he un- derstood there was man in Duluth who was in Hines office when Hines received a telegram from President Taft asking him to have the matter hushed up as quickly as possible"
 Neither Burgess nor Kohlsaat spoke about the incident when on the stand.
 Senator Penrose told of meeting Hines in connection with the lumber schedule in the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
 'T became impressed early that he was bright, active man, generally familiar with conditions throughout the country" the senator explained. The senator said he was bothered with many Illinoisians on account of the senatorial vacancy and that on this account he thought he invited Hines activity.
 Hopkins Hopeless He admitted he had inquiries of Hines if Albert J. Hopkins could be reelected, explaining that because of his acquaint- anoe with Hopkins he hoped to see him returned. When Hines told him it seemed Hopkins could not be returned, the names of Frank O. Lowden and H. s. Bou- tell then in Congress, were discussed at different interviews, and finally Hines ''as a fast resort" suggested Mir Lori mer's name.
 Senator Penrose said he did not then know Lorimer and had never seen him. but he knew he was competent man and a leader. so he urged Hines, as citizen of Illinois, to do what he could to bring about an election, and to sup port Lorimer when Hines said he believed Lormer was the only man who could be elected.
 He declared he believed Hines, in his activities, was not prompted by desire to win a vote for the lumber schedules, but from a high patriotic motive of hav- ing the seat in the Senate filled.
 The lumber schedules had more votes than most of the other schedules add ed the senator.
 Several persons employed in Hines of fee testified that to their knowledge Hines was not In Chicago in February, 1909, when Flarence s. Funk says Hines came to Funks office to refresh his recollec- ton as to the famous Union League club conversation about the I.orimer election Hu, the committee to tell in detail again of his movements on the day Lorimer was elected and the day following.
 C. F. Wiehe, secretary of the Edward Hines Lumber company of Chicago. was subjected to sharp cross-examination today before the Senate Lorimer commit tee as to the part he and Edward Hines. president of the lumber company, took in the Lormer election.
 Attorney J. H. Marble for the commit tee attracted attention to the night when Wiehe asked W. H. Cook and William O'Brien, at Hines alleged request, to keep out of the way while the grand jury was in session in Chicago.
 'Did you know 1t was violation of the law to advise persons to avoid sub poenas?" inquired the attorney.
 "I did not think about 1t at that time I was Just messenger of MT. Hines.
 Were Subpoenas Issued?
 Chairman Dillihgham wanted to know whether subpoenas for Cook and O Brien had been issued Attorneys for Hines stated that they had not been. but Sena- tor Kcrn led the witness to say that Hines said to. him that night that he was ad- vised subpoenas had been issued.
 Did you say that night that Mir. Hines was ta; king too much about the Lorimer case?'i asked Mir. Marble.
 "I might have. I know MT. Hines felt that by his message to Governor Deneen he believed he had been influential in the electior of Lorimer. and thought, as has been shown. that if Hines kept talking apou, his part in the election he would get Lcrimers enemies down on him.
 The committee was somewhat surprised l,v tn s introduction of letter written by William Burgess of Duluth, who testified that Wiehe made remark about sub sa ribiny to a Lorimer election fund. The 1 letter was written April 10. 1911, to H. H. ! I<ohsaat editor of the Chicago Record I Herald. and read
 "There is a gentleman there Duluthl 1 whom, am told was in MT. Hines of- fee in Chicago during the investigation in the Lorimer case. While there a tele- cram, was received from President Taft nv Mir. Hines in which. am told it was | s,.id to get the matter hushed up as ouickl, as possible. as No turther details regarding this hear esv t,ik were vouchsafed and members nf the committee treated the matter lightly
 Wiehc declared that one of the reasons vhv h. asked R. J, Shields. the affidavit collector of Superior, Wis. to meet him ! al lei n ,-S co u-ac d;s