Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-30

testimony at Springfield. Nr. Hines
merely said that such a denial had
never been called to his attention"
The White House statement in
question, copies Of which were reissued
last night. concluded as follows:
1.-The statement by Mr.. Hines that
the president was anxious for and was
urging the election of Mr.. Lorimer was
wholly unfounded."
Washington. June 30. - With his
pockets bulgtng with documents Ed
ward Hines. the millionaire Chicago
lumberman. who is charged with hav-
ing expressed knowledge of a Lorimer
election fund, today resumed the wit
ness stand before the senate investigat-
ing committee.
Mr.. Hines counsel sought to show by
these papers that Mr.. Hines was not in
Chicago last February about the time
Clarence S. Funk, general manager OF
the International Harvester Company.
claims Mr.. Hines called upon him to
refresh his memory in regard to the
famous Union League Club converse
ton. in which Mr.. Funk testified Mr..
Hines asked him to contribute 10000
to reimburse a 100000 Lorimer cleo
ton fund
Thinks He Has Alib.
Bills for services rendered him at a
Washington hotel for the month pre-
ceding March 4. were presented. The
first bill was for five days, the bill
amounting to s355.5O.
Better read the item" suggested
Senator Kern. The largest item was
$3.50 in cash. Another bill was for
more than $500.
"Wasn't it possible as far as these
bills are concerned for you to have been
absent from the city and for your wife
to have remained alone at the hotel?'
asked Senator Jones.
Yes sir I went to Philadelphia once,
but never to Chicago.
The witness produced plat of the
Chicago river over the treatment of
which there is said to have been a con-
trOverSy between the international
Harvester Company on one side and
Senator Lorimer. Mr.. Hines. and others,
on the other side.
In Chicago on Day Of Election.
Cross examined by Attorney Marble
for the committee Mr.. Hines said that
at the exact moment Senator Lorimer
was elected he. Hines. was at the I'M
ion League Club at Chicago telephoning
the Associated Press there to ascertain
the result OF the balloting at Spring
field. The witness could not definitely
fix the hour. saying 1t was between
80 and 3 p. m He related how ne
was told that the voting was on at
Springfield, that Mr.. Lorimer had 103
votes, and finally after he held the
wire a moment came the flash that
Senator Lorimer was elected.
Kenyon Charges Perjury.
Itimation that prosecution Of GER
tain witnesses for perjury would grow
out Of the senate investigation of the
election Of Mr.. Lorimer was forth
coming during the examination Of Ed
Mr.. Hines flatly contradicted many
statements of previous witnesses and
the situation aroused Senator Kenyon
of Iowa.
NOW. there ought to be some pros
ecutions for perjury right here" he ex-
claimed He did not indicate whom
he would have indicted. but his re-
mark created n profound impression.
Taft in Flat Denial.
The assertion by Mr.. Hines that
ton was met at the white House last
night by a statement that the president
would stand by the explanation OF his
position given out at the time of Mr.
Hines testimony before the Helm COM
mittee. This was as follows:
''The fact with reference to the pres
ident's relation to Senator Lorimer's
election is this: That during the tariff
fight gentlemen came to him and ex-
pressed their interest in passing the
tariff bill. and said that 1t had been
suggested from Illinois that it would
be wise for the president to express an
opinion In favor of the election of Mr..
Lorimer. He did not know Mr.. Lori
mer well, altho he knew that he was an
member Of congress. but he
did know Senator Hopkins. He knew
very little about Illinois politics. but
expressed desire that there should be
two republican senators from Illinois,
but when asked to put that in the form