Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-21
TILDEN DEFIES
THE COMMITTEE
Declines to Submit Bank Rec.
ords for Inspection of
Helm Body.
BANK TAKES SAME STAND
Hopkins Substantiates Statements OF
Landee-CampbeIl One of the
Witnesses.

Springfield, Ill. April 21.-Ed-
ward Tilden, president of the So
called beef trust, defed the Helm
committee of the state senate which
is investigating the election of SEN
ator Lorimer. Tilden was under
subpoena to produce his banking ac-
counts in person before the commit
tee today. Instead, he sent a law
yer. The lawyer read an affidavit
and letter to the committee from Mr..
Tilden. The affidavit said that Mr..
Tilden knew absolutely nothing and
, his bank accounts showed nothing
upon the election of Senator Lori
mer. The letter stated that Mr.. Til
den would allow one member of the
committee to examine his bank ac-
counts in confidence. provided he
(Tilden) was allowed to name such
member of the committee
Although the committee held two
executive sessions yesterday after
noon and last night. its members
did not decide at late hour what
would be done in Mr.. Tilden's case.
BURGESS TESTIMONY.
William Burgess. an electrical
contractor of Duluth, in his testi-
mony said he talked with p. F.
Wiehe on March 6 or of this year.
When asked who was in the smok-
ing compartment, he said:
There was a young fellow from
Regina, Canada, a gentleman repre-
senting the Northwestern Lumber
man, whose name 1 afterwards
learned was Johnson. There was
Rudolph Weyerhaeuser and l think
Carl Weyerhaeuser, both of whom l
have known for years. Samuel ]. Cous-
ins. manager of the Virginia (Min-
nesota) and Rainy Lake Lumber
company was IN the sleeper in the
forepart of the trip and the other
man 1 afterward learned was Wiehle.
'T cannot remember how the con-
versation started except I made some
remark disparaging Mr.. Lorimer's
election. Mr.. Wiehle Immediately
-Anaaspssss The cudge4s and--waRtea--to
know what / knew about Mr.. Lori
mer's election. and 1 told him that
the only thing that I knew about
Mr. Lorimer's election was what 1
had read in the papers. He remark
ed that 1 did not know very dam
med much about 1t.
81 told him that 1t was credited
that Mr.. Lorfmer had used a con-
siderable amount Of money to Sc
cure his election, and he said that
Mr.. Lorimer had not used a dollar
of his own money for his election.
He started in to tell me how Lori
mer was elected Finally he made
this statement:
There was a Jack pot to elect
Mr. Lorimer. I know what l am
talking about, because 1 subscribed
$4,000 to II myself
81 think the only one present dur
ing this talk was the gentleman from
Canada"
did Mr.. Wiehle tell you to whom
he paid the $4,000 which he said
he subscribed to the jack pot" ask
ed Mr.. Healy.
HE did not" was the reply. "He
got up and went out"
CORROBORATEs LANDEE.
Ex-senator Hopkins corroborated
the story told by Frank A. Landee
of the offer of the late Representa-
tive Charles Luke to deliver 10 dem
ocratic votes to Hopkins If Hopkins
would do the right thing"
In general, however. Mr.. Hopkins
had an exceedingly poor memory and
had no recollection whatever of the
alleged attempt thwarted by Edward
Shurtleff and Roger c. Sullivan to
deliver IT democratic votes TO him
for $35 900.
He said such events in the sena-
torial deadlock came andjwent" and
that he did not charge his mind
with them" His favorite answer
was. LAS I sit here now I do not
recall it but he admitted his mem
ory might be refreshed" at any
time.
The witness said he had forgotten
the Landee-Luke incident until read
ing a transcript of Mr.. Landee's tes-
timony refreshed his memory.
CAMPBELL A WITNESS.
Other witnesses examined included
A X Brown, president of the Ken
wood Trust and Savings bank. Chicar
go; State Senator James A. Womac,
of Equality. and Representative Tho
mas Campbell, of Rock Island. None
gave any new Information bearing up
On the investigation.
In connection with Edward Tilden's
refusal TO appear before the commit
tee, the Drovers' Deposit National
bank of Chicago also declined to sub
nit certain accounts which they had !
been subponaed to produce.
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