Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-29
TAFT STARTS
ANAN|AS CLUB
His Friends Deny That He
Urged Senator Lorimer's
Election
ALDR|CH MAINTAINS SILENCE
President Merely Expressed
Hope That Deadlock in
illinois Be Broken.

Washington, D. c., March 29-The
prompt denial was made here today
by friends of President Taft of the re
port from Springfield, Illinois, that
Mr. Taft had Joined with Senator AL
drich in urging the election Of William
Lorimer to the United States senate.
Edward Hines, a lumber man at the
Lorimer hearing yesterday, testified
that Senator Aldrich had told him
that President Taft was anxious that
Mr.. Lorimer be selected. The friends
Of the president said today that Mr..
Taft had expressed the hope that the
deadlock in Illinois be broken, but
that is as far as he had gone For
mer Senator Aldrich declines to dis
cuss the matter.
Journalist Will Not Betray Confidence
Springfield, H., March 29.-H. Fl.
Kohlsaat, publisher of the Chicago
Record-Herald told the senate Lori
mer investigating committee today
that he knew that 100000 had been
used to procure the election of William
A. Lorimer to the United States SEN
ate. He refused to give the commit
tee the source of his information, not
withstanding that the committee has
power to imprison him because of his
refusal. ANY man that will violate
the confidence is not worth a snap"
said Mr.. Kohlsaat. mo newspaper
man can violate a confidence Later
Mr.. Kohlsaat again refused to tell the
name of his informant and was ex
cused. until Thursday morning, the
committee telling him he must an
swer.
Lorimer Greatest Man Since Christ.
Springfield, ILL.,, March 29.-Two
witnesses were examined by the sen
ate bribery investigating committee
yesterday afternoon, Edward J Hines
a Chicago lumber man. and John L
Hughes, stockholder and director OF
La Sale street National bank, known
as Senator Lorimer's bank.
Both witnesses denied they had
used money or had knowledge of any
money being used in connection witt
Senator Lorimer's election.
In his examination Mr.. Hughes per
sisted in praising Senator Lorimer
who he said, was the greatest MAJ
since the time of Christ" Mr. Hughes
said he had urged every member o
the lower House of the 46th genera
assembly to aid in Senator Lorimer'
election.
Mr.. Hines testified that Presiden
: Taft and Senator Aldrich were uneas
about the senatorial deadlock a
Springfield and they had urged hir
) to do his utmost in bringing abou
: Senator Lorimer's election. Nj
Hines said President Taft was anXiou
that Illinois should elect senate
without delay in view of the the
pending tariff question.
) Mr.. Hines denied he had been i
Springfield during the senatorial deat
lock. He said all of his conversation
relative to the Lorimer election wer
held over the long distance telephon
from Washington or Chicago
Springfield.
Mr.. Hines testified he was in Wasl
ington in the spring of 1909, when hi
attention was directed to the senator
al situation in Illinois.
He said he had conferred with Sci
ator Penrose and with Senator A
drich regarding the matter, but n
mention was made Of it by these ne
until April.
f Mr.. Hines said the only member {
r the Illinois legislature with whom h
f, discussed Mr.. Lorimer's candidac
e was Senator Thomas G.. Stewart {
d Aurora. The witness said that SEM
h tor Stewart was pledged to Albert
n Hopkins.
e He said he had telephoned fro1
l. Washington or Chicago to Samut
Davis, farm machinery manufactu
/ er at Rock Island, asking Mr.. Davi
; to use his influence for Mr.. Lorime
y The witness said the question {
:. financial aid for Mr.. Lorimer wa
y never brought up, either in Washini
y -on, or elsewhere that he knew o
- Mr.. Hines was followed on the wi
!. ness stand by Mr.. Hughes.
Q Examiner Healy secured the admi
sion from Hughes that the latter ha
nto seen any member in the interes
of Mr.. Lorimer before the electio
|. took place.
When questioned pointedly by E
. aminer Healy, Hughes denied the SUI
h gestion that he had made offers {
3 money or political patronage in e,
a change for votes for Mr.. Lorimer.
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