The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-30
FIatIy ContradictS Funk'S and
Cooks Statements
WHY L0RlMER WAS NAMED
Hines Says That President Taft and
Senator Aldrich Advocated Senator'S
Candidacy--Prosecution for
Perjury Likely.

Washington, June 80 -Intimation
that prosecution Of certain witnesses
for perjury would grow out Of the
Senate investigation OF the election Of
Senator Lorimer was forthcoming yes.
terday during the examination OF Ed
ward Hines, the Chicago millionaire
lumber man, whose name is connected
with the alleged 100000 fund collect
ed to elect Mr. Lorimer. Mr. Hines
fatty contradicted many statements
of previous witnesses and the situa-
tion arouses Senator Kenyon Of
Iowa
Now there ought to be some prose
cutons for perjury right here" he
exclaimed He did not indicate whom
he would have indicted, but his re-
mark created profound impression.
All day Mr. Hines was on the stand
and his examination was not concluded
when the committee adjourned until
to-day His first testimony that at
tracted deep interest was his detailed
account Of how he said President Taft,
former Senator Aldrich and Senator
Penrose had him exert his influence to
have Mr. Lorimer elected to the Sem
ate
AT the afternoon session, Senators
Gamble, Kenyon and Jones piled the
witness with questions designed to show
that he knew nothing directly of Of
President Taft's attitude on the matter
The witness declared that at first he
understood the administration was
merely anxious for Republican to be
elected, but later it became convinced
from some source that Mr. Lorimer
was the only one the factions could
unite upon and hence it favored him.
'You didn't understand that Presi-
dent Taft and Senator Aldrich wanted
TO have Mr. Lorimer elected by Dem
ocratic votes, did your" inquired Sen
ator Gamble
Il don't know. replied the witness,
THAT question was not discussed
Did you think your message to
Springfield that President Taft and
Senator's Aldrich and Penrose wanted
Lorimer elected would influence Demo
cratic votes?' inquired Senator Jones
enc, thought ii was to influence
Governor Deneen
Mr. Hines denied in its entirety the
testimony Of Clarence S Funk, general
manager Of the International Harvester
regarding the conversation the
two men had at the Union League club
in Chicago that Mr.. Hines asked him
for a $4,000 contribution 10 a 100000
Lorimer campaign fund He denied al
so having telephoned from Mr.. Cooks
room in Chicago hotel in 1909, that
he would be down to Springfield on the
next train with all the money needed
in the Lorimer election
During the day Mr. Hines put into
the record copies of all the kilograms
which had been sent 10 him by SEN
ator Lorimer since the latter's elec.
ton and he told the committee that
all his personal checks and those Of
the companies with which he was con-
nected were open to its Inspection
II was announced at the White
House last night that the president
would not discuss Mr. Hines reiterated
statement that the chief executive ex-
pressed any preference for Mr. Lorimer
for senator. At the time Mr. Hines
made this declaration to the investigat- I
ing committee of the Illinois Senate it
was said that the president had merely
expressed the hope that the deadlock in
Illinois would be broken.