Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-20
AIdrich Take. the Stand.

Washington. July 2O.--Whether the
Taft administration wanted Lorimer
elected to succeed Hopkins as Illinois
senator and whether former Senator
Aldrich of Rhode Island, then the re-
publican senate leader, was the means
thru which that wish was conveyed 70
Edward Hines, the lumberman, prob
ably will be developed today. Mr.. AL
drich arrived in Washington last night
and is ready to appear before the Lori
ner commission to explain his alleged
activities in connection with the 1lli-
nois senatorial election.
Hines has testified that he waited
until midnight at the Washington home
Of Senator Aldrich while the latter at
the White House talked with President
Taft. At the conclusion of the con-
ference, Hines said he was told by Mr..
Aldrich that the president wanted Lor-
inner elected.
Mr.. Hines has sought to prove that
his own energies were directed toward
the election of Lorimer as the result Of
that alleged conference at the White
House, and he declared he believed he
held the commission of the admins
tration.
Interest in AIdrieh Testimony.
Following Mr.. Hines testimony a
statement Of the presidents attitude
toward the illinois election contrary to
the impression created by Hines was
issued from the White House. The
testimony of Mr.. Aldrch has been
awaited with much interest
George NJ. Reynolds. president of the
Continental-Co Commercial National Bank
Of Chicago. who was reported to have
declined the treasury portfolio in the
Taft administration, told the senate
Lorimer committee what he knew Of
Edward Hines delivering an alleged
message from the administration at
Washington to Governor Deneen to
aid Lorimer's election. He recited how
Hines on the day of Lorimers election
consulted with him as how to deliver
the message to Deneen.
c. +. Wiehe, secretary of the Edward
Hines Lumber Company, said that Will
liam Burgess of Duluth, Mimi, was an
absolute liar" if he testified to whsc
was read as Burgess testimony. Bur-
CESS had said Wiehe told him on the
Winnipeg flyer March I, 1911 that he
subscribed $4,000 to Lorimer elec-
ton fund.
Wiehe Declares Frame Up.
Wiehe told the committee he believed
there was q frame uD" between Bur-
CESS and w. II. Cook. The latter testi-
fed that Edward Hines telephoned
from his room in Chicago the day Lor-
inner was elected that he (Hines) would
be down to Springfield with all the
money necessary for Lorimer's election.
Wiehe said he believed Cook would
perjure himself to injure Hines.
Wiehe denied he ever heard of the
Father Green incident" as Burgess re-
lated it. Wiehe, however, recalled a
rumor that Detective Keeley of the
states attorneys office in Chicago
complained to Fa Their Green about the
work assigned to him in the Lorimer
case and that Keeley got Representa-
tive Beckemeyer drunk and that
Beckemeyer was taken down to the red
light district and compromising
photograph shown him when he would
not testify as wanted.
Samuel j. Cusson Of Virginia. Mimi,
a stockholder in the Edward Hines
Lumber Company; John B. Price. a
lumberman of Seattle. Wash. and B. A.
Johnson. formerly of the American
Lumberman Of Chicago. told Of being
on the Winnipeg flyer, but denied hav-
ing heard the remarks attributed to
Wiehe.