The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-23
ward Hines Tells Senate Com
mittee of His Activity in Be-
half of LOrimer.
NFESSES TRYING TO
INFLUENCE SENATORS
Dstimony Interrupted by Ad-
;ournment, Owing to Voting
4 on Reciprocity.

Associated Press
y suINGToN, July 22.--The activities
Ed,vard Hines. whose name has been
|ted With the election of Senator Lori
4 20 ,rauence the vote OF the senate
4 snrIng on unseating the Illinois sen
= were inquired into today by the
nate I>orimer committee.
lines vas OH the stand again and tes-
Ia that he called on President w. L
.,wr Of the New York Central during
I,orimer fight In the senate. Hines
n asked II he was seeking 10 influence
4 roic of senator Depew. lie answered
tho negative. !J!rGs 1!d say that he
n a month IN Washington just pre-
Ing the vote on tine l.orimer case see"
ssnators. Inducing others TO see Them
i writing letters TO some OF his friends
4 Tell the facts TO their senator's.
me committee WAS in session only
hour and then adjourned until Mon
h In order tc attend today's reciprocity
lion OF the senate.
-arI r Nelson, private stenoSrapher 10
hes. testified that the latter was con-
,,ously in Washington during Febru-
Il 1909 eXcep: for OCCASIONAL trips to
n York. The object OF this was to
.g that Hines was not In Chicago
-fne the latter part OF February, when
renee S. Funk said Hines called upon
4 about the famous Union League club
,rersation Funk said Hines asked him
fontrlbute 10 Lorimer election fund.
Hines said Funk offered TO contribute,
Alleges Blackmail.
In Hines testified today about a pro-
~ TO him 10 purchase Writ II. Cook S
ck In the Virginia & Rainy Lake COM
NJ. Cook testified that Hines. over the
.phone. said he would go 90 Spring
\ on the day Lorimer was elected
|fh all Inc money necessary,
ID would have taken about S300,0O0 TO
chase Cooks stock. and as had pre-
IIEly received a letter from him, which
eurcd was in the nature of blackmail:
eclded not to buy Tie stock. declared
BE claimed he would make some eX-
rre unless / purchased his stock.
h Hines declined TO give his conNcr-
|on with President Brown because
Brown might object le said, how
thn. Lorlmcr's name was men
ed although Hines did not intend 10
'rEs lorinler when he went TO call.
said
>sr. Brown said lie had known Senator
incr Toy twenty years and had the
lest regard for him. declared Mr..
bid YOU esk President Brown 10 speak
Nh. DcpeW about Mr.. I.orirler?" In
ID Senator Kenyon.
No. sir: nor 10 senator Root.
|Ind you any business In Washington
1ut iiIrc ether than the Lor!mer mat
4 EsfCd Senator Jones.
%. sir
Active for Loriner,
cld YOU call on senators and talk
h them about the Lorimer case"
ID Senator Kenyon.
les
Fho?"
Veil, several Of them. remember
1tor Jones vas one"
fou d!d nol have much influence with
y did you?"
No. but felt free To talk with him"
p'd you use your influence all over
.couniry In favor OF Lorjmer?'
DON know that We had any influ-
;. II saw Il man in Washington who
eycd ~aat ! told him about LorImer,
'otab!y wcaid ask him TO see his SEN
about the case
pa you 10 out into the states and
ie letters asking your friends TO bring
sure 10 hear on senator's" suggested
orney Marble for the committee.
Well would not say pressure.
'fe to some lumberinen. who knew
pe OF the things told here were not
ruth: 10 write their senators cX-
uing the facts
|mcs examination was interrupted by
pnrament.