The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-27
ANOTHER CLAIMS
 |IORINER "HONORS'
..;oes Produces a "Fishy" Document Which He Just Discovered
 and Says Senator Boutelle
 Wrote 1t.

oafion committee tO claiin cfeulL TOT
 Ina election of the Illinois senator.
 This was former representative
 m $. Boutelle of Illinois, now min
 isler to Switzerland.
 Edward Hines was called to the # stand to supplement his previous testimony. He produced a sheet of $ nlain white paper on which was written: q should like to have the senator to know who was the only man in Washington to go to the # nresident in his behalf and bring * off the goods"
 # Mr. Hines testified that this was # written by Representative Boutelle some time after. Lorimer's election and sent to him, Hines, enclosed in letter upon another subject. Hines said that it referred to the fact that N two or three weeks prior to Lori mer's election Boutelle had gone to President Taft and discussed with inc president Lorimer's candidacy. poutelle had told the president, Hines said, that Lorimer was the only man who could be elected and taht MT. Taft had expressed his will lingness to have Lorimer elected and declared that he was entirely acceptable to him, as he very much wanted a Republican chosen. Mr. Hines explained that Boutelle had told him this some time after Lorimers election, and some time after he had written him, Hines, the note. The note meant that Boutelle had gone to the front for Lorimer and had gotten from President Taft an expression of his willingness to have Lorimer elected, and Boutelle wanted Lorimer to know this" said Hines.
 Tale Looks Fishy.
 Hines told the committee that he had only discovered this note in his private papers yesterday. It was written on sheet of paper with no heading, was not addressed to any one and was not signed.
 Explaining to the committee one of his numerous trips to New York, while in Washington during the campaign, Hines said he had gone there to see Judge Gray in regard to the purchase of stock in the Colo rado Fuel X Iron Company.
 When MT. Boutelle talked with the president and told him that Lorimer was the only man that could be elected, did he say any thing about majority of the Demo- crats joining with a minority and electing Lorimer, and did he tell the president that this was the way that Lorimer was to be chosen?" asked Senator Kern.
 No, don't think that he was the thought then, but rather that Lori mer was the man the Republican factions could unite upon"
 "Mr. Boutelle did not have in mind then the election of MT. Lorimer by Democratic votes, did he?"
 No, don't think so" replied the witness.
 Mir. Hines was asked a number of questions in order to enable him to supply explanations of previous statements.
 Just before MT. Hines wos excused from the stand Senator Kenyon in quired concerning his actions in Washington last winter at the time Lorimers case was before the sen ate.
 You were quite active here last winter, were you not, when Sena- tor Lorlmer's case was under con- sideration?" asked Senator Kenyon.
 Well, I was here partly on that matter" said MT. Hines, but chiefly on reciprocity. I was president of the National Lumber Manufactur- CTS association and we were op- posed to reciprocity.
 Were you not active in the Lori mer case?"
 Was active against reciprocity, and was also trying to dlsprove the charges made in the newspapers that the Lumber Manufacturers Association was interested iii Lori mer's election"
 There was nothing to the dis credit of the Lumberman's Assocl- ation if it was interested in Senator Lorimer's election, was there?' asked Attorney Marble.
 No, when properly considered
 What senators did you call upon when you were here last winter in reference to the Lorimer case?"
 Well, several"
 sWho?"
 Senator Cullom was one."
 Did you call on Senator Borah?"
 Yes, called on him."
 Was your visit friendly or un- friendly?"
 We were perfectly friendly but It did not accomplish anything for he voted against Senator Lorimer." "
 Did you threaten any senator If he did not vote as you wanted him to?"
 Absolutely mo-" replied Hines.
 Going through a mass of letters and telegrams submitted by Hines, Senator Kern found a telegram ad- dressed to Hines in Washington and signed by Lynn H. Dickens of New Orleans, at the time the L0rimer case was before the senate.
 The message indicated that it was Tn response to a letter from Hines. It said: Do you desire Mississippi I.n