Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-29
Chicago Attorney Declared
That Writ H. Cook Told
Him Hines Furnished
Money.
TAFT'S NAME is
MENTIONED IN CASE
Witness is Cross-Questioned
by Hanecy- Detective Nc
CURE Tells Of Books Pos
sessed by CLAWS.

washington, D. c., July 2S.-Testi
fying before the senate Lorimer com
mittee today, Alfred E. McCordls
Chicago attorney declared that Wir'
n. Cook repeated to him, the long dis,
tance telephone talk in which Edward
Hines was said to have stated that
Iprirner must be elected and that ne
was going to Springfield with all the
money necessary"
Cook had testified that he overheard
this conversation in Chicago and that
the man at the Springfield end of the
line was supposed to be Governor De-
neen.
The conversation is alleged to have
occurred the day Lorimer was elected.
McCordic who testified today, is Cooks
attorney, In detailing what Cook told
him on May rs or 16, 1909 McCordlc
said:
..He said Mr.. Hines had told the gov
ernor that he had just come from
Washington and that it was the de-
sire Of President Taft and Senator
Aldrich that Lorimer should be elected
and Hopkins defeated and that he was
prepared to furnish all necessary funds
Ind would be down on tn next train"
CAS- q matter Of fact are you not. q
promoter and a broker? asked Mr.
Hanecy IN cross examination.
"Oh, no." replied McCordic.
Other questions were asked which
counsel explained were INTENDED to
show that McCordic had been con-
nected with an attempt to make Hines
buy certain stock from Cook and that
the witness was prejudiced against
Hines.
Former United States Senator Will
liam E. Mason followed Mr.. McCordic
as witness.
Detective Testifies.
The multiplicity of indictments
growing from the so-called White con-
fession was subject to which counsel
Of. Senator Lorimer devoted much
time today In cross examining Detec-
tive Thos, MCGUIRE witness before
the senate Lorimer committee. Nc
CURE, described his work In several
Of these cases.
Mcclure told of an attempt to per
suade CLAWS to turn over to James
Kelley general manager Of the Chi
cago Tribune the books for which Kee.
ley claimed he had paid $3.50 and
which Claws is alleged to have said
would show Lorimer's connection with
lobblists. The detective said Mr.. Kee-
ley was not sure whether the books
ever existed or whether they had been
sold in other markets.
Tawney Not Wanted.
winona. Mimi. July 28.-According
to a telegram received this morning |
by. Hon. James A. Tawney, from SEN
ator w. H Dillingham;, chairman of
the Lorimer Investigating committee
1t Washington the committee does not |
deem 1t necessary for him to go to to
Washington to deny under oath the
charges connected with an alleged |
lobby.
Mr.. Tawney had requested the op-
portuninty of appearing before that |
committee.
The following telegram was re-
ceived by Mr.. Tawney:
washington, July 27, 1911.
ITO Hon. James A. Tawney:
Your telegram of yesterday was
duly received and has already been
read into the record Of the committee
the election of Senator
Lorimer. In the record there appears
my statement as chairman that there
Is no evidence before the committee
which IN any way duplicates you in
any Of the matters mentioned In your
telegram and that In the opinion OF
all the members, there is no need for
you to appear before the committee to
exonerate yourself.
"(Signed)
"W r. nfIlin1ham chairman