The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-07-21
TRlF h|ESSAGE
70 GOV. DENEEh
cesfye II. Reylslds Before Lsf-
i.sr css -
MIKES / 9|l 30 WITNESS
Han Via Is Said IL Have Declined
Treasury Portfolio i Taft's Cabi-
IA Testlfies That Hlaes Consulted
Hin - 70 The Best Way Of Deliver
iss tAs Nessass.

ING the Message.
Washington. July 2o.-George NJ.
Reynolds. president of the, Continent
ahcomneroial Bank, Of Chicago. who
was reported TO have declined the
Treasury portfolio In the Taft admin
istration. yesterday told the Senate
Lorimer committee what he knew OF
Edwards Hines delivering an alleged
message from the administration at
Washington TO Governor Deneen to aid
Lorimer's election. He recited how
Hines on the. day OF Lorimer's elect
lou consulted with him a. to how to
deliver the message to Deneen.
Hines came to me that morning
llaay 49, said MI. Reynolds. "and
aid h. hare . message that would
havs an important bearing on Illinois
politics; that Il came directly from
Senator Aldrich and In reality FROM
the Standardization or President Taft
and wa. Ia Coyerp~r Deneen.
He Ntold mo In substance that
there .hsd been, . conference Of some
leadfnr .ssnatorx I'm washington and
he had been aconmissioned to take
message. which IVES In effect that
the senators. including the president,
had expressed 4 desire to have
senator elected from Illinois. and af-
ter considerations 81 the local situa-
lion they had come TO the conclusion
that Congressman Lorimer could be
united on batter than any one eIse.
apd hat they. preferred 10 have Lori
mar elected by the legislature than
to have il adjourn without liz
Ne sueses,ed 20 Hines that he tele-
phone ( 70, Governor. Deueen. Hines
re,lied that Reyuolds might have to
identify him 10 Deueen. but he did
NOT cali mon hin to DO 90 Reynolds
al,o aid Hines told hin that a night
~ - .b>sors that h had. waited : at
Alorfcn : home until be returned from
the white House where he had gone
10 disc,nx Lorimer,s candidacy.
According to Reynolds. Hines re-
marked oue~ 10 him that he fHinesl
probably was instrumental In Lori
mer,s election. evidently referring to
bis message to Deneen. The only
time the mae OF money in the election
was suggested Reynolds said. was
when Medill Mccormick. then mama
ger of the Chicago Tribune. came
10 him with the statement that he
had definite knowledge that some one
took s1zs 900 from Washington to
Springfield. Mccormick he added.
.said he knew knew about the mes
saxe 10 Deneeu and asked IL knew
ANYTHING about the mopey,-
Mr.. Reyuo,dx said he certainly new
eY knew on the use Of money i'm the
electscu a ror,mer
CT welhe secretary Of the Ed
ward Hlner I.umber compans. deelar-
"A that YIN Burgess Of Duluth.
N,op was An absolute liar.~ II he
testified shat what xas read as Bur
xezs. testimopey Burgess had said
weibe told him on the winnipeg
FLYER March 7. 1911. that he subscrib-
ed $40. 900 10 a Lorlmer election fund
,welhe told the committee that he
believed tbere WAS a frame nm be-
tveen Burren and W. II. Cook. The
lssser recently testified that EDWARD
Hines telspboued from him room in
ch,csxo tb~ day Lorlmer was elected
hat he fHlnes) would be down 10
sprinrheld with all the money nee
esxzrv for. Iorimer,s election welhe
49, $500 49,. -
sa1 taas VIZ vsitsscu SVoh WIN