New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-29
ALL DEFEND L0R|MER
Witnesses Deny knowledge OF
Alleged Corruption Fund.
EDWARD TILDEN TESTIFIES
Chicago Banker Hay About His
Business Affairs and P0litl-
cal Affiliations.

Washington June 2S.-His metnons OIL
bookkeeping and his loyalty to the Demo-
cratic party alike were under fre to-oay
when Edward Tiden, bank director, pack
ing house manager and corporation man
generally, appeared before the Senate LORI
mer committee TO testify that he was III
no way interested in the raising OF fund
to elect Mr. Lorimer to the Senate.
Attorneys for the committee and for
Senator Lorimer and members OF the COM
mittee asked Mr.. Tilden In almost every
conceivable style of question II he had
anything TO do or knew Of any one that
had anything to do with raising fund 10
elect Senator Lorimer. before or after the
election The witness declared with empha-
sis that he had not and did not.
The committee did not ask Mr. Tilden to
produce his bank books for inspection. He
declared they showed nothing whatever
connected with the election OF Mr.. Lori
mer, and the committee told him that Tor
the present and possibly for all time IT
was through with its examination or him.
Senator Kern, Democratic nominee FOR
Vice President in the last campaign, put
Mr.. Tildens Democracy to question.
you are a Democrat. are you?" he In
CURED
Il am II know what Democrat is
That's what thought. VIII you give
us the name Of the last candidate for
President for whom you voted?'
Including Vice President" Interrupted
Senator Kenyon.
The witness did not reply. but Senator
Kern kept eying him.
Are you serious?' inquired Mr.. Tilden.
"Of course I am" replied Senator Kern
Last Vote Was for Parker.
ALTON y. Parker"
"Who before that?'
81 was a delegate at the convention that
nominated Mr. Bryan
But who was the Democrat you voted
for before Tarker?'
Grover Cleveland"
so YOU supported one Democratic candi-
date for President in nineteen years.
snapped the Indiana Senator. Now. don't
YOU know that the stockholders of the Ma
,iona Packing Company which Is under
Indictment for an alleged violation or the
law. have complained to the late chairman
OF the Republican National Committee and
now Postmaster General about being IN
dIcted. although they contributed heavily to
tho Republican campaign fund.-
mo. sir" Mr.. Tilden replied.
Rush Culver. a Michigan lumberman ana
LAWYER was the first witness of the day.
When the Lorimer investigation was on
before the Helm committee of the Illinois
resislature Shelly y. Jones. of Marquette
Mich. was reported TO have said that Gull
ver was nresent on an occasion In 1902
,,bo, Edward Hines declared that he had
"iust succeeded in making United states
Senator that cost 100000" Jones testined
Yesterday that the conversation was In
1907. and was simply that Lor'mers eiec-
zion presumably 10 the House. probably
cost a barrel OF money
Contradicting some Of the testimony az
the Springfield investigation. Mr.. culver
said he had not seen Hines since Lorimers
election 10 tho Senate.
"I have no recollection OF discussing SEN
ator Iorimer with Hines he said. "On
ono or two occasions he told me he was
friendly 10 Iorimer. and II seems TO me
once i'm Chicago We saw some wagons OIL
the Edward Hines Lumber Company deco
rated with Vote for Iorimer. IL seems 10
me Mr.. Hines has said to me that ne nad
been in the habit of helping out senator
Lorimer. lie certainly referred TO Con-
gress elections. My memory is that lie
said he would decorate wagons for borimer
and help him to raise campaign funds
The witness could not remember the con-
versation to which Jones testified.
Hugh Mclean. Of North Tonawanda, y.
Y. and John Mcleod. of Buffalo. both
lumhermen. swore that they knew abso-
Iutelv nothing about raising fund to elect
Senator Iorimer