The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-22
SENATOR pENRoSE BEARS OUT
STATEMENT OF ILLINOIS
LUMBERMAN.
CONSENTED TO LOR|MER
Witness Testifics That When Hines
Told Him That Hopkins Could Not
Be Elected He Urged That lorimer
Be Chosen--Beiisves lumberman
Was Honest.

Washington, July Ex-senator PEN
| rose of Pennsylvania today Drought
| Joy to the Lorimer- Hines followers
when he told the senate Lorimer COM
mttee of the part he took In the cleo
tion of Senator Lormer. They claimed
he substantlated the testimony given
| by Edward Hines as to Senator PEN
roses desire to have MIR Hines exert
his Influence for LorImers election.
Besides his story. the testimony
brought out that the office of the
secretary of state of New York asked
$1,000 for a certified copy of the con-
tributors to the republican national
campaign fund In 1908. The list was
desired to show whether Cyrus Me-
Cormick was among the contributors
Mr.. Hines laid before the commit
tee what he said was n telegram he
received In regard to the matter dated
July IL, 1911, and reading:
"Will deliver to you original Shell
don statement filed in this office Mo-
vember 3. 1908, for $1,000"
This was signed James ]. Neville.
secretary of state office"
Senator Penrose told of meeting
Hines In connection with the lumber
schedule In the Payne -Aldrich tariff
bill.
II became impressed early that he
was a bright. active man, generally
familiar with conditions throughout
the country" the senator explained,
| The aaiH hn hnfhara1 kpit N
many Iilinoisans because of the sem
atorial vacancy and that he thought
he invited Hines activity.
He admitted that he made inqulr-
les of Hines II Albert J. Hopkins
could he reelected, explaining that
because of his acquaintance with Hop
kins he hoped to see him returned
When Hines told him that 1t seemed
Hopkins could not be returned, the
names of Frank o. Lowden and II. 8.
iBoutell, then in congress. were dis
cussed at different interviews, and
finally Hines. ''as last resort" sug-
gested Lorimers name.
Senator Penrose said he did moi
then know Lorlmer and had never
seen him, but knew that he was a
competent man and q leader, so he
urged Hines, as a citizen of Illinois
to do what he could to bring about
an election, and to support Lorimel
when Hines said he believed Lorimel
was the only man who could bt
elected.
Hines Acted Strongly.
He declared he believed Hines In his
activities was not prompted by de
sire 10 win a vote for the lumber
schedules, but from a high. patriotic
motive of having the seat In the sen
ate filled.
Senator Penrose testified regarding
many discussions with Hines abou
the election OF a senator from I'LL
nois.
II felt" said he, "as l think Sen
ator Aldrlch did, that In the inter
est of good government the senatorial
, seat should he filled. / probabl
urged Mr.. Hines as citizen to US
his best efforts to bring about som
= result"
! Were you for Lorlmer?"
y After Mr.. Hines told me that Lori
t mer seemed to be the only avallabl
: man. | was for him, just as | wa
a for Hopkins at the start
Senator Penrose said he probabl
: took Hines to Aldrieh to introduc
/ him. On cross-examination Senate
G Penrose said he never dreamed {
g Lorimer for the senate until Hine
! suggested that Lorlmer was the ma
! upon whom union might be ei
! fected.
. People We're pouring in here froi
!. Illinois," said Senator Penrose, 20
: the tariff matters and coming TO l
= Oh the finance committee. wa
: praying daily for some senator
! turn them over to. or course Ser
. ator Cullom was here, but he was {
work with the finance committee an
is an old man. Hines regarded Lor
e mer as his last resort, as | got 1t
p. Several persons employed In Htne
j. office testified to their knowledi
IS Hines was not In Chicago In Febrl
" ary, 1909 when Clarence S. Funk sa.
Hines came to Funks office TO r
IL fresh his recollection as to the famol
- Union League club conversation abnl
~ the Lorimer election fund. Hin
was recalled by counsel for the con
mittee, to tell in detail again of h
movements on the day Lorimer Wi
- :, elected and the day following.