The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-07-06
HINES N DENIAL
OF HET1LER STORY
Says Never Made Boast 81
Elected lorimer."
ATTEMPTS TO PROVE ALIBI
lumberman Shows Bills as Evidence
Of Absence From Chicago at Time
Of Second Funk In
tervIeW,

Washington Additional denials that
no was In any way connected with
the collection Of an alleged $780,
900 fund to aid in the election
of William Lorimer to the United
States senate, or that he had made
boasts that he had purchased his cleo
ton were made by Edward Hines, the
Chicago lumberman, before the SEN
ate investigating committee.
Mr.. Hines had just concluded con-
tradiction of the story OF Herman H.
Hettler, another Chicago lumberman.
who quoted Hines as saying, Il elect
ed Lorimer; did 1t myself. person
ally" when a member of the commit
tee blandly inquired
Don't you think you have been
rather unfortunate az to the choice OF
gentlemen with whom you talk, as
shown by the testimony"
u don't think have from what has
been said here" was the answer.
Mr.. Hines pockets were bullying
with documents when he took the
stand. Counsel sought to show by
these papers that Mr. Hines was not
in Chicago last February about the
time Clarence S. Funk, general man
ager OF the International Harvester
company, says Mr. Hines called on
him to refresh his memory IN re-
gard to the Union League converse.
ton, In which Mr.. Funk testified Mr.
hines asked him to contribute $l0,oVO
to reimburse 100000 Lorimer cleo.
ton fund.
Bills for services rendered him at
Washington hotel for the month pre-
ceding March 4 were presented
Wasn't 1t possible, as far as these
bills are concerned. for you to have
been absent from the city and for
your wife to have remained alone at
the hotel?" asked Senator Jones.
Yes, sir, went TO Philadelphia
once, but never to Chicago"
Cros-examined by Attorney Marble
for the committee, Mr.. Hines said that
at the exact moment Senator Lorimer
was elected he (Hines) was at the
Union League club at Chicago. tele-
phoning TO ascertain the result OF tire
balloting at Springfield.
The witness could not definitely fix
the hour, saying it was between 1870
and 3 p, m.
Mr.. Hines said that as he stepped
out Of the booth he met Mr.. Hettler.
He denied the testimony by Mr., Het.
tier at the Helm hearing at Spring.
field that he told Mr.. Hettler he had
Just been talking to the new senator
Mr.. Lorimer. He said he merely told
Mr.. Hettler he had been talking to
Springfield and understood Mr. Lori
mer had been elected senator.
Mr.. Hines said he and Mr. Hettler
had never been friends.
did you use any language which
might have been honestly interpreted
as I elected him; did it myself per.
sonally?'"
No, sir; on the contrary, It Is not
an honest mistake. Practically all
that was said was that Mr.. Lorimer
had been elected and that was very
happy over It."
Mr.. Hines said he did not know how
much money the lumber interests
raised for the expenses of committee
In Washington during the tariff legis-
lation OF 1909, which was about the
time Mr.. Lorimer was elected. He ad-
mittod that he must have known the
amount expended about the TINA he
was asked to contribute to the def
cheney. He was willing TO make an
affidavit that II was not $4,000.
The witness denied that the lumber
interests had anything to do with the
Lorimer election.
Mr.. Hines declared that he was 'ab
solutely certain" he was not mistaken
about his testimony that former Sen
ator Aldrich stated 10 him the presi.
dent was anxious 10 have Mr.. Lor!mer
elected
The White House statement In
question, copies OF which were refs.
fued, concluded as follows:
The statement by Mr.. Hines that
the president was anxious for and was
urging the election OF Mr.. Lorimer Is
wholly unfounded.