The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-21
BRoTHER-lk-lAW or EDWARD
HINES IS SAID TO HAVE
RoAsTED quitting UP"
TOLD STORY ON A TRAIN
Former Senator Hopkins Was a Wit
ness--Had No Hint of Lori
mer's Candidacy Till Day
Before Nomination.

| ing OF the state senate bribery inves-
tigating committee was resumed to-
day at las o'clock. A. K Brown.
president of the Kenwood Trust and
Savings Bank, was the first witness
called. Brown declared that Edward
Tilden had not carried an account
with his bank during the year 1909
and said for that reason he could
not produce any records in bank
account with Tilden such as the com,
mittee had demanded brown was
then excused.
William Burgess, an electrical con
! tractor from Duluth, Mtdn., on the
witness stand told OF a railroad jour
ney on the Winnipeg Flyer between
Duluth and Virginia, MINI, in March.
1911. He said that a man named
Johnson, Of trade publication of
Randolph. Mimi, John and Carl
Weyerhouser. c. S. Weihe of Vir-
ginia. Mimi. brother-in-law of Ed
ward Hines and another man were
in the party in the smoking compart.
ment of a sleeping car
Burgess said the subject of Lori
mer's election was taken up in the
course of conversation. Burgess dur.
ing this chat on the subject of Lori
lner said he expressed the opinion
that Lorimer had used money to eff.
feet his election.
you don't know what you're talk
ing about" Weihe said to me, testi-
fled Burgess.
Burgess then testified that Weihe
said Lorimer never spent a cent. but
that a jack pot was raised by Lori.
mer's friends.
Il know what | am talking about,
Weihe was quoTed by Burgess as say
ing, because put up $4,000 OF the
pot"
Burgess concluded his testimony byI
stating that while Edward Hines and
members OF the WSyerhauser family
We're aboard the sleeper none of
them were in the smoking compart-
ment when Neihe made his statement
regarding Lorimer's election.
Hopkins Testlfies.
Former U. S. Senator Hopkins fol-
lowed Burgess to the stafd. Hop,
kins related incidents when surround
ed his nomination as the caucus
nominee of the Republican partyBfor
federal senator early in 1909
Hopkins told of the candidates. OF
William E. Mason, George E. Foss
and Lawrence B. Stringer, the latter
Democrat.
He told of opening headquarters in
Springfield in January, 1909. Hop
kins said that he spent much of his
time each week in conference with
friends and advisers here, Hopkins
then stated that Lorime"s candidacy
was not made known 10 him until the
day before Lorimer's election.
't.revious to this a week or SO,
said Hopkins, Il heard a rumor re-
garding Lorimer but gave the mat
ter no credence. My attention first
was called closely to Lorimer's can
didacy on the day before his election.
This was brought atout by the vote
OF Senator McElvaine, the first legis-
lator to vote for Lorimer.
Attorney Healey Then questioned
Mr., Hopkins regarding reports that
money had been used to elect Lori
mer.
Senator Mccormick" said Hop
kins, told my private secretary,
John NJ. Pfeffers, that he had been
offered $25OO to vote for Lorimer."
Senator Mccormick. you under
stand" emphasized Hopkins, did
not tell this to me, but to my secre-
tary"
There may have been other Incl
dents of like character, but have
forgotten. My mind was recalled to|
one by the testimony OF Senator Ian
dee before this committee. The tes-
timony OF Senator Landee recalls
what said to him few days before
Lorimer's election"
What was that" asked Attorney
Healey.
u told Senator .Landee that ! was
candidate for the senate, not the
penitentiary. and that was not out
looking for democratic votes" re-
piled Hopkins.
At this point in the examination OF
Mr.. Hopkins the name OF former
Representative Lawrence. OF Polo.
was mentioned.
Hopkins testified that when Lawrl
renee deserted the Hopkins contln,I
gent and went to the Lorimer camp
he (Hopkns) protested told Law
renee that he could not Justify him,
self with his constituents for the
Lorimer vote. | told him that they
would believe his vote was boughtf
Continued examination Of Hopkins
failed to develop additional informal
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