The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
USED INFLUENCE
TO HELP LOR|MER
Hines Tells Senate Committee
of His Activity in
Matter.
CALL ON PRESIDENT BROWN
Denies Asking Him to Speak to
Depew or Root About
Contest.
CALL ON PRESIDENT BROWN

Washington. July 22.--The activities
OF Edward Hines. whose name has
been linked with the election of Sen
ator Lorimer. TO influence the vote
OF the Senate last spring on the oues-
tion OF unseating the Illinois Senator
were inquired into to-day by the Sen
ate Lorimer committee
Hines testified to-day that he called
on president w. c. Brown, OF the New
YORK Central. during the Lorimer light
In the Senate. Hines was asked II he
was seeking to influence the vote OF
Senator Depew. He. answered in the
negative. Hines did say that he spent a
month in Washington just preceding
the vote ON the Lorimer case. seeing
Senators. inducing others to see them
and writing letters to some OF his
friends Ito tell the facts to their Sem
ators."
The committee was in session only
an hour and then adjourned until Mon
day, in order to attend to-day's reci-
procity session of the Senate.
Funk Contradicted.
Carl R. Nelson. private stenographer
to Edward Hines. OF Chicago, testified
to-day that Hines was continuously in
Washington during February, 1909, ex.
cept for occasional trips to New York.
The object OF this testimony was to
during the latter part of February,
when Clarence S. Funk said Hines
called upon him about the famous
Union League Club conversation. Full. &
a Lorimer election fund. but Hines said
Funk offered TO contribute.
Hines Suspected Blackmnii.
A telegram sent from Chicago by
ward Hines Lumber Company. to
Hines in New York, February IL. 1911,
was introduced as evidence. 1t read :
Call me long distance telephone
quick. Very important"
MI Hines testified to-day that the
telegram referred to the proposal to
purchase Writ H. Cooks stock in the
Virginia and Rainy Lake Company.
COOK has testified about Illness alleged
statement over the telephone that he
would go to Springfield the day
Lorimer was elected with all the
money necessary.
1T would take about 100000 to
purchase Cooks stock, and inasmuch
as 1 had previously received a letter
from him which I figured was in the
nature OF blackmail, decided not to
buy the stock" declared the witness
He claimed he would make some ex.
Posures unless ] purchased his stock"
Call on President Brown.
On this trip, Hines said, he called
on w e. Brown, president of the
he called on E. II. Gary, of the United
states Steel Corporation. He protested
against being compelled to give these
names, because some of the news
papers might say they had something
to do with this Lorimer business
Mr.. Hines declined to give his con-
versatiop with President Brown, "be-
cause Mr.. Brown might object" He
said. however, that Lorimer's name
was mentioned, although Hines did
not intend to discuss Lorimer when
he went to call, he said.
Mr.. Brown said that he had known
Senator Lorimer for twenty years and
had the highest regard for him." de-
ciared Mr.. Hines.
Let's see." began Senator KENYON,
who were the Senators from New
York at that time?
The witness named Senator's Depew
and Root Mr.. Hines was unable to
recall definitely that Senator Depew
was connected with the New York
Central. but thought he had been its
general counsel once.
lust at the time you called on
President Brown tho Senate was con-
sideripg the Lorimer matter wasn't
IT." asked Senator Kenyon.
Denies Asking Intervention.
did you ask President Brown to
speak to Senator Depew about Lori
mer?"
mo sir. Nor to Senator Root mas
much as President Brown had spoken
80 highly Of Senator LorImer I told
Continued on Fifth Pace