The Washington times., 1911-06-17
OFHINES
SEEN IN WISCONSIN
Secretary of Man Who Boosted I'VE Put Lorner Over "
Said Stephenson's Election Was "Al Fixed"
Work for Probers.
Bv IUDSoN c. wELLIvER.

named by Hines secretary. l wonder
how that man knew II was sure to hap
pen. and could prophesy it the week be-
fore?''
Such was the incident of Governor
Scofield and his old friend In the Hotel
Pfster.
The secretary OF Edward Hines, sew
eral days before the election OF Stephen,
take place; he said he mad been in
Madison, and it was "all fixed
Pledge Is Not Kept.
Edward Hines is the man who has
since boosted that I'VE put Lorimer
over"
Stephenson had pledged himself to
support free lumber. when he made
that campaign before the people of
| Wisconsin. But when the lumber
schedule of the tariff bill reached the
Senate. Stephenson violated the pledge
and voted for the lumber duties. Hines
was at the time in Washington lobby
ing against those duties.
From this narrative, it would appear
if what is here set down is true-that
Hines knew in advance that the
Stephenson free lumber pledge was not
intended to be kept.
1t would appear that Hines secretary
went to Madison to FIX the last pre-
son.
1t would appear that he left Milwau-
| kee perfectly certain that ne had done
his work we'll.
| fore the election occurred, and at a time
when almost everybody in Wisconsin
| expected that there would be no cleo
| ton, the exact day on which 1t would
| occur.
! He was the secretary to Edward
| Hines, the same lumber millionaire who
| claimed to have spent 100000 putting
Lorimer over and tried to get people to
reimburse him for the investment.
Is It Worth Probing7
Is the story worth Investigating?
| Governor Schofield, of Wisconsin,
| ought to be summoned to tell the SEN
ate committee what he knows about 1t.
II summoned, he will substantiate the
statement here made.
| This statement is made with full
knowledge that 1t is actionabIe II it is
not true and susceptible of proof.
The Senate of the United States has
undertaken to learn-somewhat tardily,
it Is true-the truth about the election
| of Lorimer.
Edward Hines has appeared as the
chief factor in securing the corrupt cleo
| ton OF Lorimer.
1t would appear from this statement
which Governor Schofeld made, that
|
in the election of Stephenson
The Wisconsin State senate has adopt
ed a resolution asking the National SEN
ate to investigate the election of Ste
phenson.
Wrong Motive Intimated.
There have been most uncomfortable
intimations of improper motives back Of
the action Of men who absented them
selves from the session of the Legisla-
ture at Madison on the day Stephenson
was elected. Those charges, being In
vestigated, were sufficient, with others
in the same connection, to induce the
| Wisconsin Legislature to demand an
inquiry by the national authorities.
| The matter has passed beyond the
purview of Wisconsin authorities. II Is
now a concern of the United States Sen
ate alone. The Wisconsin Legislature
has no power to recall Stephenson.
| But It would be very simple for the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections to inquire about these earlier
performances Of Hines. Hines Is lead
| ing person in the Lorimer drama. II he
| was mixed up in the corrupt election OF
| a Senator In Wisconsin, the fact would
at least shed an interesting light on the
general character of the man who
claimed to have put Lorimer over"