Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-25
HINES BRINGS IN BOUTELL
Unsigned Note from Former Congress
man Causes a Sensation.
SAYS TAFT WAS FOR LoRrMER
President Took This View After the
Illinois Man Explained that
Factions Could Unite ON
Chicago Man.

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WASHINGTON, July Awkward Hines
Of Chicago caused a sensation today by
testifying Before the senate COMMITTEES that
Representative Henry 5. BouteH OF Illinois,
now American minister to Switzerland,
told him that President Taft regarded
Lorimer as an acceptable senatorial candi-
date and anxious to have him elected and
would be very glad TO assist in his election
Today's session of the committee began
with Attorney Hanecy counsel for Senator
Lorimer questioning Hines further about
his trips to New York last winter, when
the Lorimer election issue was pending be-
fore the senate. Hines testified that on
one of these New York trips he called on
E. H. Gary OF the United States Steel
corporation to see about the price Of stock
in a Colorado iron concern.
Hines Produces Paper.
Suddenly at the instance OF his counsel
Mr. Hines produced a sheet of paper with
out letter and without signature or date
but which Mr.. Hines swore was in MI
BouteIIs handwriting. The sheet contained
these words:
u should like to have the senator know
who was the only man In Washington
who went TO the president in his behalf
and bring off (sic) the goods.
Mr.. Hines declared that the senator re-
ferred to was Senator Lorimer and that
his election to the senate was the subject
Of the note. The witness explained that
he was sure OF his explanation, because
a little while after he got the note from
Mr.. Bouten he had a conversation with
him which cleared the matter up. Mr
Hines declared that in this conversation
dent Taft and had told him that LOrimer
seemed to be the only man on whom the
factions could unite.
Mr.. Hines continued:
''Mr. Boutell said that after he told the
president OF Lorimer's capabilities and Of
the ability OF the factions 10 unite on him
he Cthe president) said that he was very
anxious to have a senator elected from
Illinois and that Mr.. Lorimer was very
acceptable to him and that he would do
all he could TO assist in eIectIng him"
Kern Asks About Letter.
When did you find this supposed let.
terri asked Senator Kern of Indiana
Il found ii yesterday in going through my
papers"
Did you not have it when you testified
few days ago3'
Yes"
Mr.. Hines explained that the sheet OF
paper had been enclosed TO him in another
letter from Mr.. Boutell. The letter was
brought from Chicago with a bundle OF
papers. Mr.. Hines testified
Does not the letter with which this
sheet was sent show the dateg'
Well, as this sheet was regarded my
personal affairs It was separated from the
letter In which II came"
Why did not Mr.. BoutelI write this on
the rest OF the letter. asked Senator
Jones.
Il don't Just know"
Wasn't there room
Il cannot say at this time"
When was II written?'
Sometime after Mr.. Lorimer's election.
You win notice a water mark on this letter
by which 1t might be traced"
Hines testified that AIr. BoutslPs talk
with the president was two or three weeks
before LOrimer was elected.
Mr.. Hines testified that at that time
Mr.. Boutell had given up hope OF being
elected himself Later. Mr.. Hines placed
the date OF the alleged talk between Boutell
and the president as probably not more
than ten days before LOrimer's election.
Mr.. Hines in his previous testimony had
said that former Senator Aldrich had told
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