Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

Winnipeg Flyer last March that ht
subscribed $4,000 TO a Lorimer elec-
ton fund. Wiehe stated that no ar.
arrangement had been made to pay
Shields anything. but that he had ask.
ed him TO collect the affidavits Jus
as l would ask a senator to hand IN,
| "a fan"
He said that Shields spent two
weeks travelling in Kansas. Iowa. north
west Idaho and Washington 10 locate
the witnesses and had drawn upon tht
Lumber Co. for his expenses
Washington, July 20-Mr Aidrieh
once head OF the powerful Senate d.
nance committee and dominant factor
OF the Senate. Was the first witness to-
day. Hines had testified that Aldrich
sem for him about MAY I. 1908 10 ask
about the possibility Of the Illinois
Legislature eleCting a senator. that
eventually after repeated conferences
AId,ich had asked him t0 urge Lori
mer to become senatorial candidate
and that after night conference IL
the White House. MI Aidrich had re
turned to his home where Hines was
waiting and told Hines 10 inform Gov
ernor Deneen the administration was
anxious 70 have the Senate vacancy
filled. and believed Loriner could be
elected Mr. Aldrich said ne had three
or four conversations with Hines about
the Illinois election but did not recall
on whose initiative they occurred
Mr. Hines" continued Mr. Aldrich,
said at the first conversation that in
his judgment Hopkins could not be
elected and ne asked me what the at
titude Of the President was, l said the
President was DESTROYS Of the election
Of Republican, and while naturally
he was friendly to Hopkins because of
the primary result and perhaps other
reasons. still he did not intend 10 take
an active part in trying to influence
the election Of Hopkins or any other
Did you say there We're several
schedules coming up in the Senate and
that il was very important to have
every Republican vote possible 10 as
sist in the passage of them 2" asked
Attorney Marble. reading from Hines
testimony.
Il do not think l said anything to
him about schedules" replied Mr.. Aid
rich.
Mr. Aldrieh testified that their next
talk ON the Illinois situation occurred
when Hines came to him with the
statement that there seemed TO be
of agreeing on Henry S.
Boutell. then representative in Con-
gress, for senator. Hines said he was
IL.
attitude was toward Boutells eandi-
dacy. Mr. Hines. according to Mr.. Aid
rich. said he was DESTROYS that the man
elected should be agreeable To the
President.
Later" continued Mr.. .Aldrich, y
reported to Mr. Hines that the Pres
ident would DE agreeable: that he
was only anxious 10 have a Repub-
lican elected, and that he was salts
fed with Boutell's Republicanism -
TIE next conversation Mr.. Aldrich
said was about May 20.
Mr. Hines then told me, said
Mr.. Aldrich. that it was impossible
to agree on BouteI and that he be-
ieved there was possibility of agree
ing on Lorimer. He was anxious to
know the attitude Of the President
toward Mr. Lorimer I told him |
would give him an answer later Lat
er in the day / told him Mr.. Lori
ner's candidacy would not be 9bjec-
iionaole to the President"
Then continued Mr. Aldrich. Mr..
Hines asked me if l would say that
10 any one who inquired of me. /
told him that l would say that Mr..
Lorimers candidacy was not objec
lionable to the President. | said that
the President occupied tie same po-
sition but ne had; that he did not
intend to take any part in the cleo
ton ana that Mr.. Lorimer's Repub-
licanism was satisfactory to the Pres
ident"
This conversation took place as late
as May 26:' asked MIR. Marble.
Il do not know; IT was just be-
fore the election. remember Mr.
Hines said he was very anxious to
have the information because he was
leaving for Illinois soon, in a day or
So
He was asked about Mr.. Hines
testimony that Mr.. Aldrich said Lor-
liner was the only man who could
be elected.
Il could not have said that" re-
piled Mr.. Aldrich. because l knew
nothing about the Illinois situation. +"
He had no recollection of Hines
coming to the Senate Office building
to see Aldrich in regard to Lorimer's
nor of asking Hines TO go
to the White House with him nor
of taking Hines to his house TO wait
until nc saw the President. Hines
han testified on all these points.
Alr. Aldrich said that after his talk
with the President about Lorimer
Hines was at his house to get re-
port.