Arizona republican., 1911-06-30
So Contradictory Is Testi-
mOny in LOrimer Case
HINES BROAD DENIALS
Had No Such Conversation
With Funk as Latter
Had Related Why He
Thought Mr.. Taft Desired
Election of Lorimer.

Washington, D. C, June 29-Inti-
nation that prosecution of certain
witnesses for perjury would grow out
Of the senate investigation Of the
election of LOrimer was forthcoming
today during the examination Of Ed
ward Hines, the Chicago lumberman
whose name is connected with the
alleged $4,000 fund collected 10 elect
LOrimer.
Mr.. Hines cOntradicted many state
ments of previous witnesses and the
situation aroused Senator Kenyon of
Iowa. Now, there ought TO be some
prosecutions for perjury right here, -
he exclaimed He did not indicate
whom he would have indicted, but
his remark created a profound i'm
preston.
All day Hines was on the stand
and his examination was not conclud-
ed when the committee adjourned IN
Ill tomorrow. His first testimony that
attracted deep interest was his de-
tailed account of how he said Presi-
dent Taft, former Senator Aldrich
and Senator Penrose had him exert
his influence to have Lorimer elect
ed. At the afternoon session Sena-
tors Gamble, Kenyon and Jones piled
the witness with questions designed
to show that he knew nothing direct
ly of President Tafts attitude on the
matter
1t was announced at the White
House tonight that the president
would not discuss Hines reiterated
statement that the chief executive eX-
pressed any preference for Lorimer
for senator At the time Mr.. Hines
made his statement TO the investigat-
ing committee of the Illinois senate
that Mr.. Taft, Senator Aldrich and
Senator Penrose had expressed a de
sire for Lorimer's election, friends
Of the president were prompt in their
denial that Mr.. Taft is in any way
interested. 1t was said then that
the president had merely expressed
the hope that the deadlock in I'LL
nois would be broken.
The witness asserted that at first
he understood the administration
was mercy anxious for a republican
TO be elected, but later he became
convinced from other sources that
Mr. Lorimer was the only one that
the factions could unite upon and
hence he favored him.
Mr. Hines denied in its entirety
the testimony of Clarence s. Funk,
general manager of the International
Harvester company regarding the
conversation the two men had in Chi
cago shortly after Lorimer's election.
Mr. Funk had testified that Mr.
Hines asked him on that occasion
for a $4,000 contribution to a $780,
O0O Lorimer campaign.
Mr.. Hines testified that Mr.. Funk
asked for an introduction to the new
senator and for the privilege of con-
tributing to his election expenses.
Mr.. Hines added that when he men
toned the proposed introduction Mr..
Lorimer objected because Funk was
one of his active enemies. When
Senator Lorimer explained to Mr..
Hines that he had no election ex-
penses to defray, Hines said he de-
cided not TO mention Funk's offer
Hines also contradicted the testi-
mony given by Wirth Cook of Du-
luth, Mimi He denied having tele-
phoned from Cooks room in a Chi
cago hotel on May 26. 1909, that he
would be down to Springfield on the
next train with all the money needed
in the Lorimer election. He denied
also that he, in a conversation with
Mr.. Cook and a Mr.. Turish, about
May 1, 1909, said that he had elect
ed "Old Stephenson" He told the
committee that all his personal checks
and those of the companies with
which he was affiliated We're open to
inspection.