The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-04-27
THE SLUSH FUND
W.. n. Cook, Minnesota Lunbesnan
S,Rears BE Heard Esward Zines
BARGAIN FOR LORIMER

BARGAIN FOR LORlMER
On the sGa.ld, at Bribery Enquiry,
Declares he Listened While Hines
Told Some One in Springfield to
Spare No Expense to Get Iiorimer
Elected Senator.
At Springfield, ILL.,, G. F. Wiche,
brcthers-in-law of Edward Hines, II
Chicago, g lumberman Tuesday ad-
mitted before the senate bribery in
vestigation committee that Hines sent
him on a midnight mission TO the
Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago in an
effort to have w. H. Cook and Will
liam O'Brien, Minnesota lumbermen,
evade Cook county process servers al
the time the charges that bribery was
used in, the election William Lor-
inner to the United States senate were
first published in May, 1910.
Wiehe,s statement followed the tes-
timony of Wilto Cook of Duluth who,
it was brought out, had written a
threatening letter to Hines. Wlehe
corroborated some of Cooks state
ments, but denied the pungent part
of his charge.
Cook declared that he was in a
room at the Grand Pacific hotel,
May rs, 1909, with William O'Brien
and Edward Hines when Hines tele-
graphed to some one called Gov
ernoS" at Springfield. During this
telephone conversation by Hines,
Cook said that Hines declared that
he was ready to take the next train
to Springfield with all the money nee
essary to effect William Lorimer S
election to the senate. Lorimcr's
election occurred later that same
day
M. B. Coan, investigator fol. the
committee testified that he inter-
viewed William O'Brien in Duluth
within the last week and that O'BrieA
told about the same story as. Cook
only differing that O'Brien got the
Impression that Former GOV. Richard
Yates was on the Springfield end OF
the telephone.
Following the recital of Cook be-
fore the investigating committee Gov,
Chas. S. Deneen issued a statement
in which he declared that he had
neve at. anytime held such con-
versation with Hines.
Former Gov. Hines also denied that
he ever had any such conversation
with Hines as that related by COOK.
Wiehe stated to the committee that
he. although not in the room when
Hines got the Springfield call, belieV-
ed that Hines talked to William Lor-
inner. sva = =.
Wiehe testified that on May 26,
1908, Hines set out for Chicago from
Washington to $3.50 a. m. Hines
said he had put in several tele-
phone calls to Springfield on that
day but cid not know whom Hines
was calling. Hines at a previous
Hearing testified that he talked with
Gov. Deneen on that morning from
the Continental and Commercial Ma
tional bank.
Cook declared that he answered
the telephone in his room at the
Grand Pacific when the call came for
Hines.
~ understood the central girl to
say, Here's Governor or The gov
ernor of Springfield for Hines He
then related the conversation as ne
remembered it as follows:
Hines took down the receiver out
of my hand and he spoke in the
phone. He asked: Hello, hello, he'll
10, is this you, governor? Well, l just
left President Taft and Senator AL
drich last night in washington. Now
they tell lie that under no considera-
ton shall Hopkins be returned to the
senate. Now, will be down on the
next train. Don't leave anything un-
done. 1 will be down on the next
train prepared to furnish all the mon
ey required. Now, don't stop at any
thing; don't leave anything undone:
I will be down on the next train. Or
words to that effect, repeated over
three or four times" d..
Cook WAS specific regarding the
matter o, money being mentioned
and on cross examination repeated
this part of the conversation. On
this point of the Grand Pacific hotel
conversation by Hines Wiehe testi-
fed:
"Why, the conversation was sub
stantially or practically as follows:
y have just talked with the governor
in the long distance telephone and
he assures me he will do what you
ask. You know what the administra-
tion wants. Now. leave no stone un-
turned to- be elected. I will get
down to Springfield if necessary in
the morning.
And when he got through talking
he turned to the people in the room
and said:
"T have just been talking TO
HSapator" ItOrimer'