Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-01
Friends Pleased with Testi-
n1Ony Of EdW. Hines.
Witness Claims AiihI for Day
OF Famous Funk Episode.
His Two days GrasIling Before The
Committee Is Over.

Washington, June S0.--For five hours
today Edward Hines, the wealthy Chi
cago lumherman. whose name has been
connected with an alleged Lorimer
election fund, underwent eress-exami-
nation before the Senate Iorimer com
mittee as to his part in the election.
When the committee. adjourned until
tomorrow the witness was told that
his tsvo-day ordeal was ended. The
committee will probably take recess
tomorrow for several days.
Both Senator Lerimer's friends and
opponents expressed satisfaction with
the result of the cross-examination.
Time and again up to the hour of adj
jeurnment. the witness was asked If
he might not have been mistaken about
Senator Aldrich having told him that
President Taft would do anything pos
sible to assist Mr.. Lorimer's election.
"Were Senator Aldrieh's words so plain
that you could not be mistaken" in
sisted Mr. Marble.
1T was impossible for me to have
been mistaken because / put the sub
stance of what he said in a telegram
which I have" replied the witness.
of his testimony from the White
House. after his testimony at Spring
field.
Hotel bills for rooms in Washington
during last February were introduced
by Mr.. Hines, to show If possible that
he YES not in Chicago in that month,
which was about the time he is al
legged, in testimony of Clarenee, S.
Funk. general manager of the Nati0hsL
EAf8ester Co, to have called on Funk
to Mxesh Funk's memory of the fam
Dug Enion League conversation be-
tween the two men.
There was Il long cross examination
Regarding the Union League eonyersa-
tion in 1909, at which Mr.. Funk chara
ed that Mr.. Hines asked him to cler
tribute 100000 t6fa 100000 Lorines
election find And at which Mr.$ilege
said Mr. Funk asked for the rs cleo
of contributing to Mr.. Lorifibed min
ton fund The witness ded of Hines,
utely how Funk took X three fourths
maintaining that p9oor
of the way to these other gentlemen,
INA any On. Senator Penrose, Mr..
senator Ala l.. ever touch you on the
a a,pl ,,, o, sked the attorney.
..>-at that l recall.
Low do you happen to remember
Fdistinctlv that Mr.. Funk did. them
Because | have gone over the occur
renee very carefully in my mind.
Mr.. Hines said that the exact mo-
ment Senator Lorimer was elected ne
fHines) was at the Union League club
at Chicago telephoning The Associated
| Press TO ascertain the result OF the
balloting at Springfield.
The witness said the hour was pc
tween 1.so and p. M. He related how
he was told that the voting was-oh az
Springfield. that Mr.. Jpffnfer had 10
votes and finally, eHelfh he held the wir'
moment, car-1s the news that Senator
I,orimer waa elected
Mrefzl.les said that as he stepped on
~ the booth from the talk with Tn
| Associated Press he met Herman II
i IL .ssw of Chicago, competing lum
3sefins The witness denied the testi
l&ssoslSt NJ Mr.. Hettler at the Helm hear
+, Jog af Springfield that he told Mr.. Het
liter he had just been talking to the new
stnafor Mr. Lorimer and that Il elect
"a, hin. Ibid it myself personally"
Mr. Hines said he and Mr.. Hettler hat
never been friends. He explained tina
his company. got the trade of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co. away from tn
HettleiS concern.
| "Did you use any language whic
might Have been honestly interprete'
as being 4 elected him: / did it mysel
personality"
"No stree. on the contrary it is no
an honest mistake Practically all tina
was said was that Mr.. Lorimer had bee
elected and that / was very happy owe
it,"
Mr.. Hines said he did not know ho'
much money the lumber interests raise
for the expenses of committee
Washington during the tariff legislatio
| of 1909, which was about the time M
Lorimer was elected. He was WIN
| to make an affidavit that 1t was NJ