Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-22
USED HIS INFLUENCE
Hines Tells of Work in Behalf
of Lorimer.
EXPLAINS HIS ACTIVITY
Tried to Induce Friends to Speak
to Senators.
CALL ON PRESIDENT BROWN
Denies Asking Him to Speak to
Depew or Root About the
Contest in Senate.
ALL ON PRESIDENT BROWN

inquired into today by the Senate Lori
mer committee.
Hines testified today that he called on
President W. C. Brown Of the New York
Central during tho Lorimer fight in the
Senate Hines was asked II he was seek
ing to influence the vote Of Senator De-
pew. He answered in the negative. Hines
did say that he spent a month In wash
ington just preceding the vote on the
Lorimer case. seeing senators. inducing
others to see them and writing letters
to some of his friends ''to tell the facts
to their senator's
The committee was in session only an
hour and then adjourned until Monday. in
order to attend todays reciprocity session
of the Senate.
Funk Contradicted.
Carl r. Nelson. private stenographer
to Edward Hines of Chicago. testified
before the Senate Lorimer committee to-
day that Hines was continuously in
Washington during February. 1909. except
for occasional trips to New York. The
object Of this testimony was to show that
Hines was not in Chicago during the
latter part Of February, when Clarence S.
r uHk S6lQ f1lIl6S CdAcu upolA dOOuI
the famous Union League Club converse
ton. Funk said Hines asked him to con-
tribute to a Lorimer election fund. but
Hines said Funk offered to contribute.
Hines Suspected Blackmail.
A telegram sent from Chicago by C.
F. Wieche. secretary OF the Edward
Hines Lumber Company. to Hines in
New York, February Il, 1911. was in
troduced as evidence. It read:
Call me long-distance telephone quick.
Very important"
Mr.. Hines testified today that the
telegram referred to the proposal to
purchase Writ III. Cooks stock in the
Virginia and Rainy Lake Company.
Cook has testified about Hines al
legged statement over the telephone
that he would go to Springfield the
day Lorimer was elected with all the
money necessary.
1T would take. about 5000 900 to pur-
chase Cooks stock, and inasmuch as I
had previously received letter from
him which / figured was in the nature
of blackmail l decided not to buy the
stock. declared the witness "He
claimed he would make some exposures
unless / purchased his stock"
Call on President Brown.
On this trip, Hines said. he called on
w. c. Brown. president Of the New
York Central. On another trip he called
on E. H. Gary of the United States
Steel Corporation. He protested against
being compelled to give these names,
because some Of the newspapers
might say they had something to do
with this Lorimer business
MIR. Hines declined to give his conver-
sation with President Brown, because
Mr. Brown might object He said,
however. that Lorimers name was
mentioned, although Hines did not in
tend to discuss Lorimer when he went
to call, he said.
MIR. Brown said that he had known
Senator Lorimer for twenty years and
had the highest regard for him. de-
Lets see.'' began Senator Kenyon,
who were the senator's from New York
at that time?
The witness named Senators Depew
and Root; MIR. Hines was unable to
recall definitely that Senator Depew
was connected with the New York
Central, but thought he had been its
general counsel once
Just at the time you called on Presi-
dent Brown the Senate was considering
Senator Kenyon.
Denies Asking Intervention.
Did you ask President Brown to speak
to Senator Depew about Lorimer?"
NO sir Nor to Senator Root. 1nas-
much as President Brown had spoken so
highly of Senator Lorimer I told him 1t
might be we'll to put that out I didn't
say to any senator's; had people In gem
eral in mind
Had you any business In Washington
at that time other than the Lorimer mat
ter?" asked Senator Jones'
NO, SIR
Did you call on senators and talk with
them about the Lorimer case?" asked
Senator Kenyon.
Yes"
''Who?'
Well several of them. remember
Senator Jones was one.
You didn't have much influence with
him. did you?"
NO but felt free to talk with him.
Explains Method Of Working.
Did you use your influence all over
the country in favor Of Lorimer?'
II don't know that we had any in
fiuence. II / saw a man In Washing
ton who believed what told him about
l-orlmer, L WOulo PROBABLY ask nlm 10
see his senator about the case"
Did you go out into the states and
write letters asking your friends to
bring pressure to bear on Senators?'
suggested Attorney Marble for the COM
mittee.
Well, I would not say pressure I
wrote to some lumbermen who knew
some OF the things told here were not
the truth, to write their senators ex-
planning the facts"
Attorney Elbridge Hanecy. represent
ing Lorimer asked leave to make the
statement that Senator Depew signed
report from the committee on privileges
and elections in favor Of Lorimer as
early as December preceding Hines visit
to President Brown.
Hines examination was interrupted by
adjournment Of the committee.
Why Penrose Favored Lorimer.
Senator Penrose Of Pennsylvania, a wit
| ness yesterday afternoon. told the COM
| mittee that he thought he had invited the
activity Of Edward Hines. the Chicago
millionaire lumberman. In behalf OF Lori
mers election.
Mr.. Penrose met Hines frequently dur
| ing the special tariff session at which the
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