The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06
HINES DENIES ALL
FUNK SAID; SHOWS
HIS HOTEL BILLS
Proves He Wasn't in
Chicago at Time
Funk Said
PERJURY TALKED
Kenyon Thinks it is
Time There Was Such
Prosecution
PERJURY TALKED

Washington. II. Z. - Ed iva
Hines today told the l.orimer inyes-
tigating committee that he was in
Washington at tho time that Clar-
ence Funk of the international Iiar-
vester Company said that he WAS III
Chicago. He produced hotel bills 10
prove his statement. He denied that
he had seen Ed ward Tiiden, one of
Tie men Funk mad quoted him as
naming as contributors 10 the Lori
mer election fund, fer six months
before Lolimer's election. lie AS
serted that he had never spoken to
Tilden about any Lorimer fund.
Hines denied he ever said Il elect
ed Lorimer. ! did it myself per-
sonally." He denied he ever saw q
statement by Taft saying the use of
his name vas unauthorized.
Perjury Prosecutions Suggested.
Washington, u. C.-Intimatiqn
that prosecution of certain witnesses
for perjury would grow out of the
senate investigation of the election
of Senator Lcrimer was Forthcoming
today during the examination OF
Edward Hines. the Chicago millio1-
aire lumberman, whose name is con-
nected with the alleged 100000
fund collected to elect Mr.. Lorimer.
Mr.. Hines contradicted many state
lments of previous witnesses and tIto
isituation aroused Senator Kenyon of
( Iowa.
Now there ought to be some
prosecutions for perjury right here"
he exclaimed.
Mr.. Hines lrst testimony that at
tracted interest was the detailed as-
count OF how he said President Tals
former Senator Aldrich and Senator
Penrose had him exert his influence
to have Mr.. Lorimer elected to the
senate.
! Senator Gamble, Senator Kenyon
and Senator Jones piled the witness
with questions designed to sh0W
that he knew nothing directly o
President Taft's attitude on the MAJ
ter. The witness declared that al
frs he understood the cry for the
administration man was merely al.
excuse for a republican to be eiecl
ell, but later became convinced that
Mr.. Lorimer was the only n that
the factions could unite upon and
hence he favored him.
You did not understand thai
President Taft and Senator Penrcse
wanted to have Mr.. Lorimer elected
by a democratic yote?" Senate:
Gamble inquired.
81 don't know" replied the wiz
ness. THAT question was o DIS
cussed."
did you think that your messaSr
to Springfield that President Taft
and Senators Aldrich and Penr1se
wanted Lorimer elected would in
huence democratic votes,' senatc1
Jones inquired.
mo | thought it would in%tluonee
Governor Deneen."
Denies Funk Story.
Mr.. Hines then denied in It's en-
tirety the testimony of Clarence s
Funk, general manager of the Ia
ternational Harvester company, r.
garding the conversations the two
men had in Chicago shortly after
Mr.. Lorimer's election. Mr.. Funk
testified that Mr.. Hines On that &C
casion asked him for a $4,000 con
tribution. Mr.. Hines testified thai
Mr.. Funk asked for an Introduction
to the new senator and for the priv
ilege of contributing to his election
expenses.
Senator Penrose today made this
(; statement in regard to his ACTIVITY
in the Lorimer matter, brought out
in Hines testimony.
81 did talk With him about the
Illinois legislature pending the ser
atorial election in 1909. i had con
ferred with Senator Hopkins II
felt interested in him and ] told
Hines I hoped there would be an el-
ection. | thought the republican
ranks should be filed up, but be-
You'd such expression l did not go.
Senator Aldrich felt the same way
and so expressed himself.
The committee probably will adj
iourn Saturday to meet in Chicago
after July 4.
Hines testified that he once lived
in Senator I.orimer's congressional
district and had known him for years
AS owner of the thirty-odd boats on
the, great lakes. Mr.. Hines said his
company vas very much interested
in the success of the lakes to the
tgulf deep waterways project, which
Senator Lorimer advocated. He dis