The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-07-14
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS FUR
NlSHES SENSATION OF IN
vESTlGATiON.
OPPOSED BLONDE BOSS"
Witness Denies All Statements m ade
by lumberman-Says That He Had
No Part in Election of Senator
Stakes His Reputation on Existence
of Jackpot" in Legislature.

Washington, July 13. - Governor
Charles S. Deneen of Illinois today
furnished a field day in the Lorimer
investigation by the senate special
committee. He declared that he did
not assist In the election of Lorlmer.
as some of the senator's friends
claimed. but fought against 1t to the
last. He contradicted the version
which Edward Hines. a Chicago lum-
herman, who Is charged with having
asked for Lorimer election fund con-
tributon, gave of the telephone con-
versation between the two on the day
Senator Lorimer was elected, May 26,
1903.
Mr.. Hines had testified he (Hines)
telephoned from Chicago to Deneen that
he had Just come in this morning from
Washington and am on my way to
Springfield to bring the message to
you Deneen) from Senator Aldrich
and the president urging you to do all
You can to assist In the election of
senator at the earliest possible mo-
ment" and that they understood that
l.nrimer could be elected II you will
assist"
Further Mr. Hines testified that he
understood Deneen to say he would
assist In Lorimer's election and would
see I.orimer in 10 minutes.
Deneen's Story.
Mr.. Denecn testified today that Mr..
Hines asked him If he received a re-
port from the president In reference to
I.orimer. He said Taft had sent a
message to support Lorimer
Il asked him." Governor Deneen con-
tinued, "if he had the message and he
answered, NO. lie said the president
had sent ii and that he had intended
To- come to Springfield himself but had
missed the train by five minutes.
Il asked him If President Taft sent
that message, for thought 1t strange
the president should tell me that. He
said, Why. 1t was sent through Sena-
tor Aldrich-of course he would not
send 1t to you directly-who would
communicate to you through George
Reynolds of the Continental bank /
said. very WELL"
from Senator Aldrich or Mr..
Healy. who was conducting the ex-
anlnatlofl LOT lne coiliiittce'
mo, sir"
Denies Hines Allegations.
Governor Deneen denied Mr.. Hines
version of the conversation in regard
to the identity of Hines on this oc-
casion and added that he was not GER
tain that 1t was Hines talking, but
regarded the talk just as he would an
anonymous communication.
Did you tell Mr.. Hines that you
would assist Mr.. Lorimer?" Mr.. Healy
asked.
II did not"
"Did you tell him you would see
Lorimcr"
Il did not"
Governor Deneen said that he hat
talked with President Taft later about
the incident. but he declined to giv'
conversations unless the president was
tn be called as witness
Lorirner Visits Deneen.
In denying that he at any time as
sisted In Lorimer's election, Goyerno
Deneen testified that the night befor
the election he had attended confer
ence In which he had tried to hol'
members in line for Hopkins. After tn
election he told of Senator Lorime
coming to him and asking that h
wipe off the slate In the interest O
republican harmony in the state.
The witness testified that Senate
Lorimer said he intended to see Edito
Hinman of the Chicago Inter- Ocea
and Speaker Shurtleff of the lllinoi
house and have them agree to har
mony also.
The governor said the first time h
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