Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-20
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Choice Of
Administration =?
Answer Probably Today in
Testimony of A|drich.
Arrives 10 Explain Activities
During Illinois Election.
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Interesting Testimony Wednes-
day Of G. N. Reynolds.
Tells OF Delivery Of Message from
Senators TO Gov. Deneen.

Washington. July 19.-Whether the
Taft administration wanted Lorimer
elected to succeed Hopkins as senator
from Illinois, and whether Ex-senator
Aldrich of Rhode Island. then the Re
publican Senate leader. was the means
through which that wish was convey
ed to Edward Hines. the iumberman.
will probably be developed tomorrow
Mr. Aidrieh arrived in Washington to-
night and is ready to appear before
the Lorimer committee at once to ex-
plain his alleged activities during the
Illinois senatorial election.
Hines has testified that he waited
until midnight at Mr. Aldrich's Wash
ingtGn home while the latter at the
White House talked over the Illinois
senatorial deadlock with President
Taft ON the conclusion of the talk.
Hines said he was told BY Mr. AID
rich that the President wanted Lori
mer elected Mr. Hines has sought TO
prove. that his own energies we're dl-
rected toward the election of Loflmer
as the result of the alleged conference
at the White House and he has assert
ed he believed he held the commission
of the administration
After MI Hines testimony. state
ment Of the Presidents attitude to-
ward the Illinois election contrary TO
the impression created by Hines was
issued ny the White House The tesu-
nony of Mr. Aldrich has been awaited
with much interest.
George NJ Reynolds president OF the
Continental Commercial Bank OF chi
cago who was reported to have de-
c1ined the treasury portfolio in the ait
administration told the Senate COM
mittee investigating Senator Lorlmers
election today, what he knew OF ho-
ward Hines delivering an alleged mes
sage from the administration at WASH
ington to Governor Deneen TO ald Lor-
liners election. He recalled how on the
dav OF Lorimers election Hines con
shifted with him as how to deliver the
message to Deneen.
"Hines came TO me that morning
CMay 26). said Reynolds, today. ana
said he bore a message that Woulu
have an important bearing on Illinois
nolities. that it came directly from
senator Aldrich and in reality from
the administration of President Ialt
and was to Governor Deneen
He told me in substance that there
had been a conference of some leading
senator's in washington and he had
been commissioned to take message
which was in effect that the senators,
including the President, had expressed
desire TO have a senator elected from
Illinois and after consideration OF tue
local situation, they had come to the
conclusion that Congressman Lorimer
could be united on better than any one
else and that they preferred to nave
Lorimer elected to having the Legis-
lature adjourn without making an
election.
REYNOLDS said he suggested to Hines
that he telephone Deneen. Hines re-
piled Reynolds might have to identity
him to Deneen. but he did not call up
on him to do so Reynolds said Hines
told him that night or so before he
had waited at Aldrich's home until he
returned from the White House. where
he had gone to discuss Lorimers can
didacy.
According TO Reynolds. Hines re-
marked once to him that he (Hines)
probably was instrumental in Lori
mers election. evidently referring to
| his message to Deneen. The only time
| the use of money in the election was
suggested. Reynolds said, was when
Medell Mccormick. then manager of
the Chicago Tribune. came to him with
the statement that he had definite
knowledge that some one took $128,000
from Washington to Springfield.
| Mccormick" he added, said ne
knew / knew about the message to De-
neeh and asked if | knew anything
about the money"
| Attorney Hanecy asked Reynolds if
PRESIDENT Taft had not once asked him
ito be secretary of the treasury The
witness did not care to answer.
Mr. Reynolds said he certainly never
knew of the use of money in the election
of Lorimer. .vtm,x
G. f. Wiehe. secretary of the Edward
! Hines Lumber Co. declared that William
| Burgess of Duluth, Mimi, was IAN alb.
solute liar if he testified to what was
read as Burgess testimony Burgess hat
said Wiehe told him on the Winnipes
| FLYER, March Z 1911, that he subscribed
sloWo to Lorimer election fund Wiehe
told the committee that he believed there
was 'frame-up'' between Burgess and
w. II. Cook. The latter recently testified
that Edward Hines telephoned from hi.
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