The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-22
COMMEMORATIVE
 HINES STORY
SENATOR PENRosE TELLS OF MEETING HIM AND TALKING
 OF LoRlMER's ELECTION.
said He Bcf,ev-n rfines ;nterested Only in Filling Senatorial Seat From lllinois--Hines Recalled
 to the Stand.

WashingtCzs sny 21-Senator Pen rose of l slnsylvania, today brought joy to the Lcrimer-Hines followers, when he told the senate Lorimer ln- vestigating committee of the part he took in the election of Senator Lorl- mer. They claimed he substantiated the testimony given by Edwaf1 Hines as to Senator Penrose's desire to have MT. Hines exert his influence tor Lorimer's election.
 Besides his story, the days testl- mony brought out that the 6II.ce of secretary of state of New Sork. ask ed sl.000 for certified copy of the contributors to the republican nation al campaign fund in 1908. The list was desired to show whether Cyrus McCormick was among the contrlbu- tors.
 MT Hines laid before the commits tee what he said Was telegram he received in regard to the matter, dat led July 12, 1911, and reading:
 Will deliver to yon original ahei- dons statement filed in this orrice November 2S, lyus. for $l.o00." This was signed James J. Ne lvilIe. secretary of state oIrice." A letter mentioned several days ago as having been sent by William Bur gess of Duluth, to H. IF. kholaaat Of Chicago. regarding the Lorimer mat Ter, was read. Among other things Burgess said he understood there was a man in Duluth who was in Hines offiee when Hines received q telegram from President Taft, asking him to have the matter husfhed up as lquickly as possible"
 | Neither Burgess nor Kholsatt spoke about the incident when on the stand. Senator Penrose told of meeting
 Hines in connection with the lum- oer scneuuie In the rayne lAlaricn tariff bill.
 T became impressed early that he was a bright active man, generally iamiIlar With conditions unrougnout the country, the senator explained. The Senator said he was bothered with many Iliinoisians on account of the senatorial vacancy and that on this account he thought he invited Hines activity.
 He admitted he made incnires or Hines if Albert J Hopkins could be reelected, explaining that because of his acquaintance with Hopkins no hoped to see him returned. When Hines told him 1t seemed Hopkins could not Do returned, the names or Frank O. Lowden and H. s. Boutell then in congress, were discussed at different intervals. and finally Hines las last resort" suggested MT. LOT imer's name.
 Senator Penrose said he did not then know Lorimer and had neY8r seen him. but he knew he was competent man and leader. so he urged Hines, as citizen of Illinois, to. ,1o what he could to bring about an election. and to support rDrliner
 when Hines said he believed Lorimer
 was the only man who could be elect ed.
 | He declared he believed Hines Tn
 his activities was not prompted by desire to win a vote for the ium-
 Der schedules, but from highly pa ltriotic move of having the seat Tn the senate filled.
 "The lumber schedules had more
 votes than most of the other sched- uies," added the senator. Several persons employed iu Hines office testified that to their know leasc Hines was not in Chicago in February. 1909. when Clarence $. Funk says Hinss came to Funks or ifice to refresh his recollection as to the famous Union League Club con versation about the Lorimer election fund.
 Hines was recalled by counsel TOT Ithe camnittne to tell in detail again of his movements on the day Lorimer
 was elected and the day following