Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-22
PRICE FOR PAPER BE WANTED
Money Demanded for Copy Of List Of
Contributors.
TAFT CAMPAIGN FUND OBJECT
Wanted to Know if Cyrus Mccormick
Gave Anything.
DETAILED CROSS-ExAMINATIoN
Hines Secretary says This Amount
Was Demanded for Copy OF List
OF Taft Campaign Con-
tributtons.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE office OF
the secretary Of state OF New York was
brought into the Lorimer investigation to-
day when c. F. wiehe. one Of the central
figures in the present hearing before the
senate Lorimer committee. testified that
$i.0o0 had been asked Of him as the prico
for a copy OF the list OF contributors TO the
Taft campaign fund in ls0s on file at Al
bany.
Hc testified that he had been informed
by telegraph from either the secretary OF
state or his office that the list, consisting
OF i2S pages, had been destroyed, but later
an offer to furnish IL for 1900 was made.
wiehe explained that he wanted to know
IL Cyrus Mccormick had contributed to
the fund but said he did not consider the
information worth $1,000.
c F. wiehe, secretary Of the Edward
Hines Lumber company OF Chicago, was
subjected to a detailed cross-examination
today before the Senator Lortmer commit
tee as TO the part he and Edward Hines,
president OF the company. took In the Lori
mer election.
Advised witness to Evade Subpoena
Attorney Marble for the committee a.
rected to the night when Wiehe asked w.
H. Cook and William, o'Brien at Hines
request to keep out OF the way while tae
grand Jury was in session in Chicago.
"Did YOU know it was a violation Of the
law TO advise persons to avoid subpoenASf
asked the attorney.
.'I didn't think about II at that time-L
was Just messenger for Mr.. Hines"
Chairman Dillingham; wanted to know
whether as a matter of fact subpoenas Tor
Cook and O'Brien had been issued. At
torneys for Hines stated they had not BEEN
but Senator Kern led the witness to say
that Hines said 20 him that night that he
was advised subpoenss had been issued.
did you say that night that Mr.. Hines
was talking too much about the Lorimer
case?' asked Mr.. Marble.
IT might have. l knew Mr.. Hines felt
that by his message to Governor Deneen he
believed he had been Influential in the
election Of I-erimer and thought. as has
been shown, that II ne kept repeating his
part in the election he would get Lorimer's
enemies down on him."
Changes Answer About Shields.
After thinking of the matter over night
wiehe declared that one OF the reasons
why he asked r. J. Shields, the affidavit
collector, of Superior, Wis. to meet him In
Chicago about ten days ago was to discuss
sending him to Albany. n. Y.
why did not you recall that yesterday"
asked Mr.. Marble.
Il don't know"
wiehe explained that the Hines company
desired to ascertain II Cyrus Mccormick
contributed anything to the Taft campaign
in 1905 and that he had been advised the
list of contributions was on file with the
secretary of state at Albany.
II had wired the secretary OF state and
had got a reply that the list was destroyed.
only being retained for fifteen months"
said the witness.
since coming here I have received a
wire from Albany saying the list would be
furnished for $1,000"
Wiehe did not think the charge was solely
for coylng the LIS pages OF contributors.
DO you mean to say there are LIS pages
of contributors to the Taft campaign
fundT" asked Senator Kern. late vice presi~
dental candidate on the ticket opposed to
Mr.. Taft.
Yes, SIR" replied the witness.
II see how Il happened. then" responded
the defeated candidate.
Wiehe was asked why he had called in
Shields about the Albany matter. He said
Shields claimed 10 know some one at
Albany that might help him get the list.
Haven't you men in your office who
could get this list without calling q man
all the way from SUPERIOR" wiehs was
/ asked.
Yes. but talked over other matters
to Shields" he replied