The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-25
GRAF EXPOSED
$1,000 Asked For List of
GiverS to Iaft'S Fund.
Mr.. ktRN'S SLY COMMENT
Hines Partner Injects New Scandal
Into Lorimer Investigation in
Telling How They Tried to
Get Mccormick.

washington, July Zz.-lh ne OllVe VI
the secretary Of state Of New YORK
was brought into the Lorlmer inyesti'
CATION when c. +. Wiehe, secretary oil
the Hines Lumber company, one OF
the central figures in the present hear
ing before the senate LOrimer com
mittee. testified that $1,000 had been
asked of him as the price for copy
OF the list of contributors to the Iait
campaign fund in 1908 on file at Al
bany.
He testified that he had been in
formed by telegraph from either the
secretary of state or his office that the
list. consisting of 1913 pages. had been
destroyed. but later an offer to fur.
nish il for $1,000 was made. Wiehe eX'
planned that he wanted TO know II |
CYRUS Mccormick HAD contributed 10
tae fund. but said that he did not con.
slider the information worth $1,000.
Wiehe was subjected to a detailed
cross examination as to the part he
and Edward Hines. president of the
company, took in the Lorimer cleo
ton
Attorney J. H. Marble. for the com.
mittee. directed attention TO the night
when Wiehe asked w. II. Cook ana
William O'Brien, at Hines request, &c
keep ont of the way while the grand
jury was in session in Chicago.
Did you know it was a violation OF
the law 10 advise persons 10 avoid
subpoenas?" asked the attorney
Il didn't think about It at that
time; was just a messenger for Mr.
Hines"
Chairman Dillingham; wanted &c
know whether as a matter of fact sub
poenas for Cook and O'Brien had been
issued Attorneys for Hines stated
they had not been. but Senator Kern
led the witness to say that Hines said
To him that night that he was advised
subpoenas had been issued.
Did you say that night that Mr.
Zines was talking too much about the
Lorimer case?" asked Mr.. Marble.
Hines Talks Freely.
Il might have. knew Mr.. Hines .
felt that by his message to Governor
DoHeen he believed he had been influ' .
entail in the election Of LOrimer. and .
/ thought. as has been shown. that II .
he kept repeating his part in the cleo.
ton he would get Lorimer's enemies
down on him"
After thinking Of the matter over
night Wiehe declared that one Of the
reasons why he asked r. J. Shields .
the affidavit collector Of Superior
Wis. 10 meet him in Chicago about
ten days ago was to discuss sending
him to Albany. n. Y.
Wiehe explained that the Hines
company desired to ascertain If Cyrus
Mccormick contributed anything &c
TIE Taft campaign in 1905. and that
he had been advised the list Of con
tihutors was on file with the secre
tary OF state at Albany.
Il had wired the secretary Of state
and had gotten a reply that the list
was destroyed. only being retained for
fifteen months" said the witness
"Since coming here | have received a
wire from Albany saying the list
would be furnished for $1,000"
Wiehe did not think the charge was
solely for copying the 12S pages Of
contributors.
DO You mean to say there are l2s
pages Of contributions to the Taft
campaign fund.-" asked Senator Kern,
late vice presidential candidate on the
ticket opposed to Mr. Taft.
ayes. sir" replied the witness.
Il see how it happened then" re
sponded the defeated candidate.
Wiehe was asked why he had called
IN Shields about the. Albany matter.
He said Shields claimed to know some
one at Albany that might help him get
the list
In reply to a question from Senator
Kenyon, Wiehe said he thought
Shields would come to Washington to
testify If requested to do so.
Chairman Dillingham; interrupted to
say that several inquiries had been
made recently as to whether Shields
was IN hiding He stated that not I'M
til nov was a suggestion made to sum
mon him.
Il think he should be witness
declared Senator Kenyon.
80 do I, and we will be obliged for
information as to where Mr.. Shields
may be reached" said Mr.. Dillingham;.
No one. however. was able to state
his whereabouts.