The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-14
TESTIMONY
OF DENEEN
GOVERNOR Or ILLINOIS Cvri ~. :
Diets STATEMENT OF HINES
IN LoRlMER ELECTION CAoE.
says Hines Did Not Say HE 1au
Message From Taft--Governor
Opposed Lorimer in Famous
Race for Senstorship.

W"oHihceOhf ~ ~ Ju'y 49, wv :
ernor Charles S. Deneen OF in:no,s
today furnished field day In the
d.orimer election investigation being
made by the senate special commit
tee. He declared that he did not as
slst in the election of Lorimer as
some of the senator's friends claim.
ed, but fought against 1t to the last
E5s flatly contradicted the version
which Edward Hines, a Chicago lum-
herman. who is charged with having
asked for a I4orimer election fund
contribution, gave the famous tele-
phone conversation between the two
on the day Senator Lorimer was
elected, May 26, 1909.
Mr.. Hines had testified he lHines)
telephoned from Chicago to Deneen
that he had just come IN this morn
ing from Washington and was on my
way to Springfield to bring the mes
sage to you (Deneen) from Senator
Aldrich and the president, urging up
on you to do ali you possibly can
to assist in the election of senator
at the earliest possible tmoment. =
And that they understood that LORI.
mer could be elected If you will as
sist" Further, Mr.. Hines testified
that he understood Deneen to say he
would assist in LIsorimer's election End
would see Lorimer in ten minutes.
Governor Deneen testified today
that Mr.. Hines asked him IL he re-
ceived report from the president in
reference to Lorimer, Hines having
said Mr.. Taft had sent a message to
support Lorimer.
Il asked him." continued Governor
Deneen, IF he had the message and
he answered mo- He said the pres
ident had sent 1t and he had intend
ed TO come to Springfield himself,
but had missed the train by five min
utes.
Il asked him IL President Taft sent
that message, for | thought 1t stranss
for the president to tell me that.
He said Why, he sent it through
Senator Aldrich--of course he wouio
not send 1t to you directly-who
would communicate to you through
George Reynolds of the Continental
Bank
u said. very we'll"
did you receive communication
from Senator Aldrich or Mr.. Rey.
noids?" asked Attorney J. j. Healey,
who was conducting the examination
for the committee. ..Al
mo Sir" "a Fa
Governor Deneen denied Mr.. Hines
version of the conversation in regard
to the identity of Hines on this occa.
sion and added he was not certain
that it was Hines talking, but regard
ed the talk just as he would an an
onymous communication.
did you tell Mr.. Hines that you
would assist Mr.. Lorimer?' asked
Mr.. Healey.
Il did not"
Governor Deneen said he had talk
ed with President Taft later about
The incident. but he declined to give
the conversations unless the president
was to be called as witness.
In denying he at any timer assisted
In Lorimer's election, Governor De-
neen testified that the night before
the election he had attended con
ference in which he tried TO hold
members in line for Hopkins. After
the election he told of Senator Lori
mer coming to f>m and asking tha'
he wipe off the slate" in the interest,"
OF republican harmony in the state.
The witness swore that Senator Lori
mer said he intended to see Editor
Hinman of the Chicago Interocean
and Speaker Shurtleff of the limos
house and have them agree to mar
monize also.
The governor declared the 1irs'
time he ever heard about a proposed
expose OF corruption in the legisia-
ture was In August or September
1909. when Edwin r.. White, chalr
man OF the Federation of Labor II
~ 1. NJ
Illinois, told him that a member o
the legislature proposed to tell a.
about 1t in book or magazine arti
Gle. He denied any part in the prep
aration of Whites statement.
Governor Deneen discussed ehs
Jackpot, or general corruption funo
which he said was reputed to hav'
been divided after each legislature :