Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-22
Secretly Of Hines Lumber
Concern Questioned Re-
garding His Activity in
Senate Election Matter.
NEW YORK SECRETARY
OF STATE NOW NAMED
Witness Says He Was Of
fered Evidence for $1,000
Regarding the McCor-
mick Contributions.

office of the secretary Of state OF New
YORK was brought into the Lorimer In
vestigation today when G. F. Wiehe.
one OF the central figures in the pres
ent hearing before the senate Lori
mel committee, testified that $1,000
had been asked of him as the price for
the copy OF list Of the contributors 10
the Taft campaign fund In 1908 on fiae
at Albany
He testified he had been informed
by telegraph from Albany BY the Sec
retary OF state, or his office. that the
list consisting of 128 pages had been
destroyed. but later an offer to furnish
1t for 81 900 was made.
Wiehe explained that he wanted to
know II Cyrus Mccormick had contri-
bnted to the fund, but said that he did
not consider the information worth
81, 900.
Attorney J. H. Marble for the com
mittee, called attention to the night
when Wiehe asked w. Fl. Cook and
William O'Brien at Hines request to
keep out OF the way while the grand
jury was in session In Chicago.
did you know 1t was : violation At
the law to advice persons to Avoid
subpoenAs?' ~ asked the attorney.
Il didn't think about Il at that time.
! was Just a messenger for MT.
Hines'
Chairman Dillingham; wanted to
know whether a. 4 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
snbpoenas had been issued
did you say that night that Mr..
Hines was talking too much about the
Lorimer case?' asked Mr.. Marble.
II might have. l knew Mr.. Hines
felt that he believed he had been In.
flrential in the election Of Lorimer
and thought as has been shown. that
il he kept repeating his part in the
election he would get Lorimer's enern-
les down on him."
After thinking Of the matter over
night, Wiehe declared that one OF the
reasons why he asked r. j. Shields.
the an1dRvit collector Of Superior,
Wis, to meet him in Chicago, about
ten days ago was to discuss sending
him to Albany, N. Y.
why didn't you recall that yester-
day." asked Mr.. Marble.
II don't know.
Campaign Contributions Brought In.
Wiehe explained that the Hines
company desired to ascertain II Cyrus
Mccormick contributed anything to
the Taft campaign In 1908 and that he
had been advised the list of contribu-
tors was on Ale with the secretary OF
state at Albany.
II had wired the secretary Of state
and had gotten reply that the list
was destroyed, only being retained for
fifteen months" said the witness.
"since coming here have received q
wire from Albany saying the list
would be furnished for $1,000
Wiehe did not think the charge was
solely for copying tho 12S pages Of
contributions.
"Do you mean to say there are 17S
pages OF contributions to the Taft
campaign fund?" asked Senator Kern.
late Vice presidential candidate on
the ticket opposed to Mr. TAFT.
'Yes, sir" replied the witness.
II see how It happened, then" 10
sponded the defeated candidate.
Wiehe was asked why he had called
on Shields about the Albany matter.
He said SHIELDS CLAIMED 10 Know UOn1O
one at Albany that might help him set
the list.
Haven't you men In your ohlos who
could get this list without calling .
man all the way from Superior? :"
Wiebe was asked.
"Yes, but I talked over other mat
ters to Shields" Wiehs replied.
Shields to bs Summoned.
Senator Kern asked Wiehe many
questions about the Winnipeg Filler
incident, when Wiehe II credited with
saying he contributed to Lorimsr
election fund. Wiehe testified that at
first he had been unable TO tell the
manner in which the seven or eight
men were seated In the smoker until
we got together and talked It over"
In reply to question from Senator
Kenyon, Wiehe said he thought
Shields would come to Washington to
testify II requested to do 80.
Chairman Dillingham; interrupted to
say that several inquiries had been
made recently as to whether Shields
was in hiding. He stated that not un-
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