The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
|ENEEN GIVES
NEW TWIST To
| LOR|MER CASE
ecretary Mac cVeagh Said to
Have Been Sent by Presi-- :
dent Taft to the Illinois
Executive.
WANTED TO KNOW
ABOUT ELECTION
|overrior Claims to Have
Said, "Ask President; He
Was Man Who Sent Mes
sage That Did It."
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
ASHlNGTON, July 15-Presl-
AJ dent Taft s administration was
wv today brought into the Lori
mer election IN a new way
then Governor Deneen OF Illinois tes-
fed that ms early as August, 1909,
Becrotary OF the Treasury Mac eFeagh
|ent for him t'to ascertain for the
/resident matters regarding the elec"
.Iou of Senator IoinieI " This was
bout three months after Mr. Lori
ler's election.
Whether Secretary MacFeagh was
rocecding on his own initiative or the
|resident had actually suggested that
q interview Governor Deneen. was not.
|evealed, Ii was not developed wheth-
j an extended inquiry was being con-
|hcted by the administration into the
Hammer Of Senator Lorimer's election.
NacVeagh s Name Mentioned.
y Governor Deneen mentioned the
hnme OF Secretary MacVeagh when
g was asked TO give his version Of the
Rmous telephone conversation between
Eilward Hines and himself on the day
torimer WAS elected. 1t was during
bis conversation, so Hines testified,
Reneen promised to support Lorimer.
hls Governor Denecn denied.
Hines testified he said over the tele-
hone that he WAS on his way to
/pringfeld to bring Dencen message
rom Senator Aldrich and President
Taft about rimer's election. De-
pen testif lines said the president
Fas seBdi.. in a message through
kldrJch. who would have George Rep
|plds. president of the Continental
Iationai fank, deliver it,
GoverIor Oencen testified that when
&e responded TO Secretary MacVeagh's IS
b Chicago, Mr.. MacVeagh said he
wanted to ascertain for The president
Aatters regarding Senator Lorimer's
4ection, ~ and that he (Deneen) jok-
ngly replied:
'E Ask the president; he was the man
Eho is said TO havp sent the message
ghnt did it."
Secretary Astonished.
Governor Deneen added that in Pc
fponse to further inquiry from the
|ecrctary he related the conversation
between himself and Hines.
The conversation only lasted ten or
pfteen minutes, for the secretary, af-
Ter J had related my part in the cleo.
tion, said he was astonished at the
Feports,'' added Governor Deneen.
The afternoon session was practical
IA devoted TO the Hines -Deneen tele.
Pnone conversation. 1t is regarded as
PAVING an important bearing on the
FORMER claim that Deneen favored
Lorlmer's election.
DO you think Mr.. Hines might have
mentioned Mr.. Reynolds s name for
purposes OF Identification inquired
Fletcher, referring to Hines's
testimony.
No" was the response. A'Mr.
reynolds could not have identified Mr..
dlnes, for / did not know Mr.. Rcy-
nolds very well'
Governor Dcnceu declared that II
Eas not necessary for him to assist
Them, because the contest had been
won by Lorimer the night before.
!, When the committee resumes its
bearings Monday the testimony will be
rseardIng the activities Of Edward
nlnes III the Lorimcr clccticn.
Third Day on Stand.
IL was tho third day of Governor
t.eneeh s occupancy of the witness
-eand' and II was expected that he
Eould conclude, before adjournment
nhe hearing opened with n discussion
~ the alignment Of the factions in H.
2ihois politics in connection with the
senaturial contest.
MI Hanecy suggested that mono of
tne ioliowers OF Chauneey Dewey or
1onn X. Thompson voted for Lorimer
.ntli after senatorial conference held
"a ,he governor Office. Mr Deneen
tepned that the purpose of that meet
~ was to prevent their followers from
voting for Lorimer.
uoovernor Deneen said that before the
pupiicntlon of the alleged White CON
less, 5sssion Editor Kelley Of the Chicago
tribune suggested to him that special
scssion of the legislature be conyokod
70 consider the Lorimer case. The wit.
ness said that probably after the publi.
catlon he tentatively wrote a message
proposing special session. At n CON.
ttultation with his advisers. however
ne conclusion was reached that the in,
festigatlng committee would probably
eonsist of men who are guilty and the
special session was not called.
secreted Copy of Story.
Governor Deneen told of being in the
gdice Of the Tribune the night the
white story was printed He said he
read practically the first copy printed
l. Continued on Pago Three.