The Washington times., 1911-03-29
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| Edward Hines of Chicago, known In
Washington as a lobbyist during the 1909
special session in the interest of the lum-
Der tariff, and who vas in Washington
| last winter to prevent Lorimer being
| thrown out of the Senate, told the COM
mittee that President Taft and Senators
| Aldrich and PenroSe urged Lorimer s
election in order to obtain a vote for
| the Payne tariff bill.
While mutterings have been heard that
certain Senators interested in high
duties were instrumental, in breaking
the deadlock in Illinois, and displayed
great anxiety for the election of Lori
mer, this is the first detailed state
ment that has been made. 1t is tie
first time, in fact, that Hines has been
called on to testify. For reasons that
have never been satisfactorily explain
ed, the Senate Privileges and Elections
| Committee did not call Hines. Now
that the Illinois State senate has taken
the case, Hines is the first Witness
and he has given most remarkable tes-
timony, even dragging in the name or
the President.
Merely the Beginning.
AS understood here, it is the purpose
of the State senate at Springfield to go
into the case with a thoroughness want
| ing thus far: The Hines testimony Is
merely the beginning. Hines said:
81 think along in April, 1SO9' Senator
Penrose asked me whether a United
States Senator would be elected FROM
illinois. said Ihad heard some remarks
of a deadlock which would occur and
no Senator would be elected. told him
that I did not know anything about the
situation | inquired of several Con-
gressmen, who apparently did not know
,h1 ha Cd RnnTa-
sentative Lorimer did not know any
thing more about 1t than any other man
in Washington.
This was about the middle OF April.
saw the Representative 0ortmer)
upon his return from Springfield, and he
told me conditions were about the same.
Senator Aldrich again asked me about
the matter, and l told hfm what Repre-
sentative LorimeT bad stated. ! think
Mr.. Lorimer went back to Springfield
again in a few days and returned. l
asked him whether he could not become
a candidate, whether the different con-
flicting interests could not decided upon
him. He said no; he was not a candi-
date.
Then l suggested Representative
Boutell, of Chicago, as a probable can
didate. ] asked whether he would be
friendly to Mr.. BoTtell. He stated his
relations had always been friendly with
BOutell. and that ne might be a desir-
/ able candldate.
Aldrich Takes a Hand.
Later. only a short time, Senator
AldriCh sent for me and stated that the
Administration was very anxious that
a Senator be elected from Illinois at the
earliest date possible, and wanted to
know II some influence could be brought
! upon Mr.. LOHmer to become a candi-
! date; that he understood If Mr. Lorimer
! became a candidate that he could be
elected. told him would see the Rep
resentative. Lorimer stated that he
| would not become a candidate.
Il think this conversation was early
| in May. Then Senator AIdrich came TO
/ me and told me that the President was
! very desirous of Mr.. LOrimer's becoming
| a candidate, and to do all he could 10
| be elected at the earliest date possible,
| that the tariff bill. the so-Called Payne
tariff bill, was then up in the Senate,
and showed a very strong probability
not 2 Senator from Illinois.
He asked me If | could not imme-
| diately get in communication with Mr..
| Lorimer over the long distance tele-
| the President was anxious for him TO
| become a candidate and to do all he
| could to be elected. | went to the tele-
| phone between L and l o'clock in the
/
! Lorimer was in Springfield at the time.
Then, just a very short time prior
| to Mr.. Lorimer's election, Senator Aid
| rich came to me again. and stated the
| President was very nervous about the
situation in Illinois, that he was afraid
that the Legislature would adjourn
without electing a United States Sena-
| tor that they were very anxious to have
| a Senator elected from Illinois, and
wanted me to see Representative Lori
mer and see IL he could not be elected
Senator before the Legislature ad-
! journed They asked me to go to
| Springfield.
Spoke With Governor Dineen.
II telegraphed Representative Lorimer
that l was leaving Washington for
Springfield via Chicago. l arrived in
Chicago on the morning of the day he
was elected. I telephoned him I was
going on to Springfield to see him and
carry the message of the President. to
impress upon those in Springfield
that the Administration wanted
Mr. Lorimer elected United States
Senator at the earliest moment
possible. He told me that l possibly
could save time and accomplish the
same purpose II I would call up Gov
ernor Deneen on the telephone and ac-