Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-22
SAYS HINES WORKED IN INTER- EST OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
 IN LORMER CAMPAIGN.
HE URGED HIM ON
New York Official Wants S1,O00 For Sheldon's Campaign Statement
 Committee Active.

Washington, July 21.-Reyela- tions concerning the unusual inter est shown in the election of sena- tor from Illinois by Senator Boies Penrose, of Pennsylvania, now chair man of the Finance Committee; an admission that he invited Edward Hines to become active in the con- test; suggestion that President Taft telegraph Hines to get the Lori mer scandal .hushed up, and queer offer from the office of the Secre- tary of State of New York to de liver" to Hines the original list or contributions to the Republican 1908 campaign-these were the develop ments of today in the Senatorial ln- vestigation into the election of Sena- tor Lorimer.
 Tn his testimony today Senator Penrose said that Hines testimony about his interest in the election was substantially correct. He went fur ther and said that he believed Hines was working for the interest of the Republican party. He even paid one or two compliments to the Chicago lumberman.
 Penrose told of Hines great inter- est in the preparation of the lumber schedule in the Tariff Bill Of 1909. He told of their first meeting, when Hines interviewed him about the schedule. They naturally fell to talking about the deadlock in Illinois.
 AS the situation developed, 1 dis played an interest in having the seat filled" said Senator Penrose. .'Af- ter several conversations Hines told me that the various political fac- tions could be united on Lorimer. probably urged Mir. Hines as citizen of Chicago to use his best efforts to bring about result. I was ill favor of MT. Lorimer's election. MT. Hines reported to me continually as 1 met him in the Tariff discussions rather think I invited his activities in the natter"
 Wiehe's testimony was considerab- ly discredited in several ways. He admitted that Hines told him Clar- ence s. Funk, general manager of the International Harvester Company, had offered to contribute to the Lori mer election
 Early in the afternoon the Commit tee produced letter written April 10, of this year, by Willia>- Burgess, of Duluth, to H. H. Kohlsaat. editor Of the Chicago Record-Herald, in which Burgess said he had heard story that President Taft had wired to Hines to sget the matter hushed up It is said that President Taft will soon send written statement to the Committee, telling of his in- terest in Lorimers election. Secre- tary MacVeagh, who has also been mentioned, is to be heard from.
 It was brought out today that counsel for Hines wanted to show that Siras H. Mccormick, of Chicago, had contributed to the Republican campaign fund in 1908, although he testified that he was Democrat. It was announced that a message had been sent to the Secretary of State of New York, asking a price on a copy of the list of contributors to the campaign fund and the following an- swer had been received:
 Will deliver to you Sheldon's ori- glnal statement, filed in this office November 29, 1908, for s1,OOo.
 (Signed James J. Neville,"
 Secretary of States Office.
 The Sheldon referred to is George k. Sheldon, who was treasurer of the Republican National Committee.
 The Committee displayed interest in this unusual offer and it is prob able the matter will be called to the attention of tho New York State au- thorlties. It was decided today to summon Robert A. Shields, of Super Tor, Wis, who is generally suspect ed Of having fixed" many of the Hines witnesses. The principal wit ness tomorrow will be James Keeley. publisher of the Chicago Tribune.