New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-28
PUTTING LOR|MER OVER"
contradictory Stories of Illness
Part in Election Told.
EASING OF 100000 DENIED
one Witness Says Talk in Which
Hines Figured Was Two Years
Before Lorimer's Election.

Before Lorimer Election.
,,.sb,neton June decentralization IN
.,,,,onv concerning pecuniary assistance
-ar,srd Hines the Chicago lumber man.
-, have given in the election Of Senator
,,.,,,er. marked to-dav's session IF the
r.r,,s investigating committee The most
..~riAcant II these was the direct denial
- shelly r Jones druggist. in Mar
..,te Mich that he had ever said Mr.
,,.,,s had remarked w his presence that he
-, mt Torir1er over" as United States
...,r and that he had collected fund
!. 500 600 70 DO IL
=, so restifving the witness contradicted
.@1svi-s NJ r d Mosher. deputy United
s,,,es marshal al Marquette; Frank J. Rus
81 editor Of The Mining Journal Of
,tsrorette. and Robert C. Lowe. a Chicago
..,.srarer reporter before the committee
.,cointed by the Illinois Senate 70 investi-
tie me Lorir'er election. His statement
oiso conrradiCted the testimony given by
u 2 Coan. an investigator for the COM
,r,-t44 AZ thai hearing.
According 70 Mr. Joness statement -
,.s committee to-day. the conversation m
,.bio1 Air Hines figured occurred in Mar
.,et+e I'M 1907. or about two years before
+,s rorirner election. He said Mr.. Hines
led that he was a friend of Mr.. Lori
w. and something was said about the lat
ter election.
.T suppose II cost a barrel Of money"
unmarked one Of the men with Mr.. Hines.
tnt his name the witness could not recall.
ives sir the witness said Mr.. Hines re-
-,-. All those elections cost a lot Of
money
Nr Jones told the committee that this
US tho only report Of the conversation he
had ever given
.ro what election were they referring
incurred Senator Kenyon
81 suppose 10 Mr. Lorimers election TO
tn House"
Senator Kern asked II he had ever heard
Senator Lorimers name before the CONVEX
ssfion The witness said that he had not.
and could NOT have told whether he was
senator or Representative.
DON'T YOU think ~ rather peculiar that
Won should have remembered an unknown
mans name casually mentioned in CONVEX
ss-,7r for four years." asked the Indiana
senator The witness said he did not.
Another Statement Contradicted.
william, O'Rrien. lumberman Of Duluth
MINI. vice president Of the Virginia ano
RAINY Lake Company. OF which Mr. Hines
d, president and ". II. Cook. another wit
res- ~ The day was a director. contradict
g tho testimony given 10 the Helm CONF
--t--ee hv Coan He denied that Mr.. Coan
had asked him 20 appear before that com
-.--ae as NJ Coan IS credited with having
testified ne did he denied he had said 70
Nv Coan that he was mixed Up with
,,A WAverhausers and Hines in deal
epd that ~ felt that his testimony might
ocnvt~- Hines Of perjury.
Por7 Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Cook said that
re, were In Cooks room al the Grand
rsr,so Hotel. in Chicago. about the time
n senator Lorlmers election and tnat
Hines held o. telephone conversation from
thar room.
lfr Cook repeated the testimony he gave
o. .,. Helm committee concerning that.
VARYING IL. however by declaring That
vr4r the telephone operator rang ND ana
asked If Mr. Hines was there she said
-uar. t- Governor Deneen.
NJ Hines was quoted as saying LoHmeT
r,,s- ia. elected and that he wouid pe
5ou-- nm the next train. prepared 70 fur-
r.s- ali the money necessary.
Mr. 0Brlen testified that ne was eN-
rsc,.-- a telephone call and heard Mr.
Caos saw when ne answered the telephone.
-v- Hines. the Governor wants 10 speak
% yru -,
DID YOU hear the telephone converse
ton D. ; Healy. counsel for the com
r,,tt-a. asked the witness
$50. an O little hard Of hearing ana
II was none # ny business.
The witness denied he had ever sal"
Zines was talking 70 Ex-Governor yates
Three detectives who are said 20 nave
tA4r erorloved 20 shadow Clarence .
Funk. General manager Of the ln'eIia
roral Harvester Company. were "ditched
to-day in novel way by Mr. r ulA
"D,csirs" is the technical phrase for ~
.,g thrown of the trail Nj tg iiros n1a
fre f.r.ctives subroeDae1 as "'tl! !s.s
hefo-e -.a committee and lert the WIZ lli7S 50
s+sre ursra6oWed for the nrst uHle
vee-s n IS said Nr Funk salo " -,
fscfi-a who admitted he had oeenp ,,i1a
Moved 10 shadow him was named pl"'''O
and belonged 70 Chicago agency