Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-26
SENATORS REFUSED
To STAY LINED UP
FOR INTERESTS
INSISTED UPON WORKING
AGAINST LUMBER TARIFF
Some Interesting Testimony
Before Committee InveSti-
eating Alleged Irregularities
in Election of Lorimer.
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Springfield. ILL.,, April 25.--C. f.
Wiehe's statement, to a degree
Hines Chicago lumberman. admitted
before the senate bribery investiga-
tion committee today that Hines sent
him on a midnight mission to the
Grand Pacific hotel In Chicago, to
have w. ii. Cook and William
OBrien. Minnesota lumber men,
evade Cook county process servers
at the time the Lorimer scandal first
became public in May, 1910.
Wiehe's statement. and to degree
corroborated sensational recital of
w. H. Cook of Duluth. who said he
was in a room at the Grand Pacific
hotel in Chicago on May 20, 1909,
with William OBrien, and Edward
Hines when Hines telephoned to some
one called governor" at Springfield,
During this telephone conversation
Cook said Hines told the governor
that he (Hines) was ready TO take
the next train to Springfield, with all
the money necessary to effect Lori
mre's election to the senate. Lori
mer's election occurred later that
same day.
NJ. b. Coan. investigator for the
committee testified he had interview
ed William O'Brien In Duluth within
practically the same story as Cook,
only differing In that O'Brien got the
impression that former Governor
Richard Yates was on the Spring.
field end of the telephone at the time
Hines talked from the Grand Pacific
cross ss-examination, that Hines was
with O'Brien and Cook at the Grand
Pacific hotel on May 90, 1903. hold
ing business conference.
Following the recital of Cook be-
feore the investigating committee,
Governor Deneen issued a statement
in which he said he had never az any
time held such q conversation with
Hines. Former Governor Yates also
denied he ever had any such oonyer-
sation.
Early in his testimony Mr., Cook
detailed q conversation with Mr..
Hines in the eourne of which the lat
ter, according to Cook, spoke of hav-
| ing effected the election of "old Step
henson" Cook said he was not sure
but thought this referred to Senator
Stephenson of Wisconsin.
| According to Cook, the conversa-
| ton took place at the Grand Pacific
hotel in Chicago and that Henry Tur-
rish, of Duluth was present. Mr..
| Turrlsh, he said, Is now in Oregon
In repeating this conversation Mr.
Cook said In part:
"Mr. Hines was going through the
lobby and saw Turrish and myself
standing there. He stopped and spoke
to us. Mr. Turrish asked him how
he was getting on down in Washing
ton. Oh he said. I am having a
hell of time He said Now, for in
stance, there is old Stephenson. After
Washington and started working
there for free lumber He said, j
had a terrible time getting him lined
up Then he went on and told about
what a time he had with the south>
ern democrats. He said that he
would have them all fixed up today
and tomorrow they would flop and he
would have to go and fix them all
over again.
"Mr. Turrsh asked Hines how they
we're getting along down here with
the senatorial deadlock. Well he
said, it's all fixed
''de said, viii tell you confiden-
TALLY Lorimer Will be the next sena-
tor. He said. We had Boutell fixed for
the senatorship. He had promised to
work to keep the two-dollar tariff on
lumber. but when the lumber sched-
ule came up before the house ways
and means committee he was working
for free lumber.
HE said, 4 Immediately took II up
with Senator Aldrlch and we decided
J that we had to have another man, q
man who we could depend on. II
was decide that | should have a talk
with. Lorimer. ] did. Lorimer has
agreed to stand pat. He will listen
TO reason. ! have got II all fixed; he
will be the next senator from Illinois.
THAT was the substance OF the con-
versaton."
Wiehe told the committee that he,
although not present In the room
when Hines got the Springfield call
believs Hines talked to William
Lorlmer.
Wlehe said he knew Hines had put
in" several long distance telephone
calls to Springfield on that day but
did not know who Hines was calling
Hines ut a previous hearing testified
he talke with Governor Deneen on
that morning from the ContInenta
and Commercial National bank.
Cook related the conversation as
ne remembered It as follows;
"Hines took the receiver out OF my
hand and he spoke In the phone ano
said: Hello, hello, hello. hello. II
tina, you, governor? He said, Well,
lust left President Taft and Senator
Aidrich last night in Washington
Now. they tell me that under nc
, consideration shall Hopkins be re-
turned to the senate. Now, | VII
be down on the next train, Don
leave anything undonc. 1 VIII p'