The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-28
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Washington, June 27.-Contradic-
tions In the testimony concerning the
pecuniary assistance of Edward Hines,
the Chicago lumberman, may have
rendered in the election Of Lorimer,
marked today's session Of the senate
investigating committee. The most
significant Of these was a direct denial
by Shelly B. Jones, a druggist of Mar
Quette, Mich, that he said Hines had
remarked in his presence that he had
put Lorimer over" as senator and col
lected fund Of 100000 for such
purpose.
So testifying, the witness contra
dicted the affidavits that e. d. Mosher,
deputy United States marshal Of Mar
quette; Frank J. Russell, editor Of the
Mining Journal of Marquette, and
Robert G. Lowe, a Chicago newspaper
reporter, made before the committee.
The statement also contradicted the
testimony of Morris B. Coan, investiga-
tor for the committee, at that hearing.
According to Jones the conversation
in which Hines figured occurred in
Marquette in 1907 and he said Hines
remarked he was a friend of Lorimer
and something was said about the lat
eer's election. He declared the man
with Hines said he supposed it cost
barrel of money, and that Hines re-
sponded: "All these elections cost a
lot of money"
William O'Brien of Duluth, Mimi,
vice-president of the. Virginia Rainy
Lake Co, of which Hines Is president,
contradicted the testimony given the
Helm committee by Coan. He denied
that Coan had requested him to then
appear as he said Coan testified.
OBrien and w. H. Cook said they
were in Cooks room In the Grand Pa
cific hotel in Chicago about the time of
Lorimer's election and that Hines held
the telephone conversation in that
room. Cook said the girl operator said:
Here Is Gov. Deneen." Hines was
quoted as saying Lorimer must be
elected and that he would be down on
the next train prepared to furnish all
the money necessary.
FUNK CROSS EXAMINED.
Mr.. Funk called attention to the mat
ter of detectives trailing him at the
opening of today's hearing before the
senate -cQmmfttee. No time was fixed
who, Mr.. Funk declared yesterday,
were hired from a Chicago detective
agency to trail him and one of whom,
Mr.. Funk declared, had confessed the
nature of his employment and the iden-
tity of his employer. Counsel imme-
diately proceeded with the cross-exam-
ination of Mr.. Funk regarding the al
legged request made to him by Edward
Hines for an International Harvester
Company contribution of $4,000, then
reimburse those who Contributed
100000 to put Lorimer across at
Springfield
Mr.. Funk today publicly announced
that the detective who admitted he
had been employed to shadow him was
named Blaine and belonged to a Chi
cago agency.
Attorney Hynes asked the witness
further about his testimony that Mr..
Hines did not seem to be under the in
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quest for Lorimer contribution was
made.
Mr.. Funk said he had never seen
Lorimer take drink or smoke a cigar.
What has that got to do with this
investigation" inquired Senator Kern.
"Oh, no offense was meant" inter-
jected Mr.. Hynes. Il smoke too"
Il didn't think that it would be Of
fensive to a man from Chicago to ask
If he took a drink" said Senator Ken
yon.
Mr.. Funk left the witness stand and
w. II. Cook Of Duluth, Mimi, lum-
herman was sworn.
He related an alleged conversation
with Mr.. Hines at a-Chicago hotel in
May 1909. 1t was at that time Mr..
Cook declared, Mr.. Hines remarked he
was having a hi of time" at
Washington.
Now, for instance" Mr.. Cook testi-
Stephenson. After / got him elected
he has gone down there and started
working for free lumber. The south
ern Democrats are the worst of the
whole lot He (Hines) said he would
have them all fixed up one day and the
next day they would flop"
The crowd In the committee room,
including Mr.. Hines, laughed over this
testimony, but not 50 Senator John
ston of Alabama, a southern Demo-
crat. Finally Senator Fletcher of Flor
ida, nudged Mr.. Johnston and the Ala
bama senator Joined in.
Mr.. Cook reiterated his Springfield
testimony regarding an alleged tele-
phone conversation Hines had from
Cooks hotel room to Springfield the
day Senator LoriIner was elected or
the day before
Mr.. Cook testified without reserva-
tion that he answered the long dis
tance call from Springfield for Mr..
Hines and that the telephone girl said
here Is Governor Deneen."