Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-29
ANXIETY OF REPUBLICANS
OVER THE SITUATION
President and Senators Thought
Lorimer Could Be Chosen.
TELLS OF HIS ACTIVITY
Hearing Will Probably Be Ad-
journed Saturday, to Be
Resumed After
July 4.

Edward Hines Of Chicago. the storm
center thus far OF the second Lorimer
inquiry, today told the Senate Lorimer
committee his story OF how he became
actively interested in the election Of Mr..
Lorimer to the United States Senate He
declared that both Senators Aldrich and
Penrose approached him on the subject
| of the Illinois situation. and that Sen
ator Aldrich represented TO him that Pres
ident Taft was especially interested in
having the Illinois vacancy filled. Sem
ator Aldrich. Mr. Hines said. also stated
that both he and the President felt that
Mr.. Lorimer, then a representative in
Congress. could be elected
Mr.. Hines asserted that Senator AL
drich had wanted him to go TO the White
House to see the President Hines said
he thought it best for Mr.. Aldrtch and
Mr. Taft to talk the matter over by
themselves, and did not go. Senator AL
drich came to him. he said, Immediately
following the conference and reported
the President as favoring Lorimer.
Mr. Hines said he at once got in COM
munication with Senator Lorimer at
Springfield over the telephone and went
the next day to carry out what he be-
lieved to be mission from the admins
tration. Senator Aldrich told him that IL
any one doubted the administrations At
titude to have them call UP either Aldrtch
or President Taft himself.
Referring to Mr.. Hines testimony.
Senator Penrose said today
II did talk with him about the sit
uation In the Illinois legislature, pending
the senatorial election In 1909. had
served with Senator Hopkins and felt in
terested In him. and told Mr.. Hines that
hoped there would be an election. I
thought the republican ranks should be
filled up and said SO, but beyond suoh ex-
| precision I did not go. Senator Aldrich
| felt the same way and 30 expressed him.
self"
Will Hold Hearing In Chicago.
It was exnected Hines would be the last
important witness examined In Washing
ton at this time. The committee prob
ably will adjourn Saturday to meet in
| Chicago after July 4.
In beginning his testimony. Mr.. Hines
said he was forty y-seven years Of age. He
told of his rise from ONCE boy At SO
month to the day II and others formed
the Edward Hines Lumosr Company In
1892.
None listened to his story more intently
than his wife. who has been constant
attendant at the hearings.
Mr.. Hines related how his company has
absorbed lumber companies since 1892
"Do YOU drink or smoker suddenly
asked Attorney Hynes.
IT have never smoked. / occasionally
take a glass Of beer and a glass OF wine,
but do not drink any liquor He added
That he was drinking wine at his dinner
on his physicians advice
| Y.-sx,.r Por voar~
He testified that he once lived in Senator
I.ortmer.s congressional district and had
known him for years. As owner OF thirty
odd boats on the great lakes, Mr. Hines
said his company was much interested In
the success of the gulf to the lakes deep
waterway project, which Senator Lorimer
advocates. He discussed the lnterhational
Harvester Company's interest in opposing
the deepening OF the Chicago river. pur-
| nosed in this project. Clarence s. Funk,
! general manager of the international
who testified Mr.. Hines asked him FOR .
| lten-thousand dollar contribution to
ona hundred thousand dollar Lortmsr
| election fund.
aware of the conflict between the Hsr-
| vester company and Senator Lorimer ana
| others on the river project
He said his first communication WIN
| was a telegram he sent Mr.. Lorimer, then
a representative in Congress. February !.
| 1900. recommending A. c. Bartlett, chi-
| caRo hardware man. for United states
senator. He read the telesram ~, ana ,aa na
dav by him to Mr.. Lorimer, saying Mr..
| Bartlett was then with Senator BeveridEs
| in Washinston. Senator l.orlmer ola not
reply to either communication.
/ interrupting the trend OF his testimony
| the witness said he had not been in
| snringfeld for five years before he testi-
| aed before the Helm investigating com.
| mittee there.
Inquiry Regarding senatorship.
| Mr.. Hines, continuing. said he paid no
more attention to the senatorship unui
about the middle of April, 1909. when
Senator Penrose asked him IL ne couia
And ont IL the Illinois legislature was
| likely to adjourn "ithout ee
| ator.
the situation" declared Mr.. Hines
| told him that / did not put would nao
ont I talked to Representatives Bouteli
and Madden. and they said that maybe
Representative Lorimer might know.
The witness detailed his conversation
! with Mr. Lor1mer as related to the Helm
committee
why didn't you 60 to Lorimer in the
orst instance. as he was your friend?"
asked Senator Jones.
Because / just hap ppsned to meet bou-
| tell and Madden
Ibid Senator Penross send for your
asked Senator Kenyon.
Yes, sir"
The witness explained tha& he wocid
not say he was particularly friendly 70
SENATOR Penrose. but said he had talked
lumber tariff with him during the three
months preceding and had been intro
duced to the Pennsylvania senator oy
Henry Cochran OF williamsport. Pa. .
stockholder OF the Edward Hines Com
many. and q former member OF the Penn
syivania Legislature
| Aldrich Anxious About Deadlock.
Mr.. Hines said that later Senator PEN
rose told him that Senator Aldrich was
vary anxious TO have q republican sena-
tor electsd from Illinois because the