The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-07-27
DENIES HINES TALE
ALDRIcH SAYS HE DID net PROM.
Use TAFT's AID IN LoRIMER's
ELECTION.
He WAS MOT OBJECTIONABLE
Former Rhode Island Senator Re-
flutes Much Of the Evidence Given
BY the Chicago Lumberrnan Before
Senate investigating Committee.

Neutrality-suspicious. United States
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich OF Rhode
Island fatty contradicted at the Lori.
mer committee investigation the
story given by Edward Hines OF Chi.
cago that Aldrich had asked him TO
urge Jorimer to become a senatorial
candidate.
In substance, Aldrich's testimony
was to the effect that Hines ap-
preached him and asked, him what the
administration thought OF Lorimer,
and Aldrich informed him that Lori
mer was mot Objectionable" to Pres
ident Taft.
A cross-examination brought an ad.
mission from c. F. wiehe. brother-in.
Law Of Hines. that the mysterious Rob
ert Shields Of Superior, Wis, who
travels the country over refreshing
the memories OF witnesses prio to
their appearance here, has obtained
for his own agency, 100000 Of in.
surance on the Hines Lumber com.
pany's properties. has '1obbied" for
the concern and was active In the
election Of Senator Stephenson of
Wisconsin.
This is what former Senator Aldrich
accomplished during his short ap-
pearance on the witness stand:
Denied that he sent for Edward
Hines In the spring OF 1901.
Denied that he asked Hines to see
Congressman Lorimer and impress on
him that the administration was
very anxious to have a Republican
senator elected in Illinois as soon as
possible"
Denied that he told Hines there
were several Important tariff SEIZED.
ules coming up in the senate for the
passage Of which 1t was very i'm
portant to have every available re-
publican vote.
Denied that he sent for Hines
and asked him to accompany him to
the White House to discuss the I'LL
nois situation with the president
Denied that he told Hines the pres
ident and he (Aldrich) thought Lori
mer could be elected and again asked
Hines to urge on Lorimer the neces-
sity OF becoming a candidate and do
Ing all he could to be elected at the
earliest moment possible"
Denied that he sent any message
whatever either to Lorimer or to
Governor Deneen concerning the cleo
ton.
Mr.. Aldrich thought he had par
ticipated In three conversations with
Hines.
Observation-Disclosures concern
Ing the unusual interest shown in the
election of a senator from Illinois by
Senator Boies Penrose OF PennsyI.
vania.' now chairman OF the finance
committee; an admission that he In.
vited Edward Hines to become active
In the contest. and a suggestion that
President Taft telegraphed Hines to |
get the Lorimer scandal flushed up"
these were the developments OF a
lay in the senatorial investigation
INTO the election OF Lorimer.
Senator Penrose had been casually
mentioned by Hines in his testimony
'egarding the interest shown by the
in Lorimer's cleo
ion.
In his testimony Senator Penrose
laid that Hines testimony about his
interest in the election was substan-
tally correct. He went further and
aid that he believed Hines was work.
ng only for the good OF the Repub-
lean party.
Penrose told OF Hines great interest
n the preparation of a lumber sched-
lie In the tariff bill of 1909. He
old OF their first meeting, when Hines
him about the schedule.
hey naturally fell to talking about
he deadlock In Illinois.
Il probably urged Mr.. Hines, as a
itizen OF Chicago. to use his best ef-
orts to bring about a result l was
q favor OF Mr.. Lorimer's election.
ir Hines reported to me continually
s ! met him In the tariff discussions.
rather think l invited his activities
, the matter.
Il don't recall any one asking me
D send a message TO Illinois. II
light have been, and | might have
one H." admitted Penrose.
The committee produced a letter
'ritten April 10 OF this year by WI.
am Burgess OF Duluth to II. II. Kohl.
iat, editor OF the Chicago Record
erald. in which Burgess said he had
card a story that President Taft had
ired to Hines ito get the matter
ushed up" II is said that the presi
emit will soon send a written state
ent to the committee telling OF his
Iterest in Lorimers election. Secre-
Try MacVeagh. who has been men
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