Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-21
PRESIDENT TOOK NO Pant
Lorimer's Friends Come TO See Him
About Prssident's Attitude.
DID NOT FAVOR ANY CANDIDATE
Told Him Lorimer Was Not ohIectiOn-
able to Chief Executive.
TARIFF VOTE NOT A FACTOR
witness says that with Vacancy IN
Illinois Only Eorfy-sfS Votes Are
Needed to Pass the
M~wHur~.

WASHINGTON. July D-Furmer senator
Nelson w AIdrich OF Rhode Island today
told the senate Lorimer committees ot the
mart he and President Tar took IN the
election of a senator from Illinois in 800
Instead of telling Edward Hines Of Chi-
cagu. the storm center in the present Lar1-
mer Investigation. that he and the presi-
dent were anxious to have LOrimer eiected'
Mr Aldrich declared that he said Lori
mer's candidacy was mot ohiectionanie-
When attorneys for LHrimer. on Crosse
examination. tried 70 show that the former
senator might have said acceptable MI
AIdrich ernphatically declared that he sad
mot obiectiunabier and that he meant th&t
word and nothing more.
E4a added that he knew Hines would use
the Information given him az springtieid-
Mr.. Aidrich also denied that he told
Hines that he considered L0rimer the oniy
man who could be elected. He declared
that he did not ask Senator PenroHe To
bring Hines to consult with him in ra-
gard TO the Illinois election and added tnat
he aid not beiisva Senator Penrose brought
Hines 10 his ROOM
According TO Mr Aldrich all the convsr-
sntiuna he had with Hines in regard To
the senatorial sitIation were Regarding
the presdent's atfitude toward candidates.
first Hopkins. then Bouteil, then anally
I.orirner. The senator denied that he told
Hines he wanted a senator elected be-
cause Of the prospective close vote on tha
tariff
The regular procedure OF the COMMITTEES
today was inrerruptsd 90 allow Mr. Al
drich to take the stand. He shook hands
with the members OF the committse. taking
particular pains to greet Senator Lor4msr,
who had listened 10 his Testimony.
Testimony from AIdrtsh.
Mr AIdrich. 1ncs head OF the powerful
senate finance committees and dominant
factor in the senate. wss the rirzt witness
today
/ Hines had testified that kIdrich sent TOR
him about May L 1893. 10 ask about tina
lprszbnity OF the HlinaiE lsg,zlarlre sissst--
I ing a senator. Tnnr Bvenruhsiy sf.ar rs-s
psated conferences. AldrsEn nnd aaksd him
/ To urge Lariinsr 70 oecosne a senatorial
candidate and that after a night confsr-
/ ence At the White House Mr.. Aldrtch had
returned 70 his home. where Hines was
waiting. and told Hines TO inform Governor
Deneen that the administration was anx-
lous to have the senate vacancy filled and
believed L0rirner could be elected
! what Hines said
/ Al- AIdr-ch said he had thres or four
conversations with Hines about t1s Illinois
election. but could not recall ON whose
initiative these occurred
I Mr. Hines. continued Mr.. Aldrieh.
said at the first conversation that in his
I Judgment Hopkins could not be elected and
he asked me what the attitude OF the pres
ident was. I said the president was de-
siruus OF the election OF a republican and
- tn NNaurra.
kins because Of the primary result and per
+ haps other reasons. still he did not intend
to take any active part in trying TO In
ruence the election OF Hopkins or any
other candidates"
Did YOU say there were several sched-
uIes coming up in the senate and that is
was very important TO have every repub-
ican vote to assist in the passage OF
/ them?'' asked Attorney Marble. reading
from Hines testimony.
IT do not think that I said anything
I to him about schedules replied Mr. AID
rich
( Mr.. AIdrich testified that their next talk
on the Illinois situation occurred when
Hines came TO him with the statement that
there scanned to be a possibility OF agree
ing on Henry $. BouteIl. then representa-
uvs IN congress from nlnoiA-
I Hines said ne was anxious % know what
1 the presidents attitude was toward Bou-
/ tells candidacy
/ Mr.. Hines according u Mr.. Aldrfch,
said he was desrous that the man elected
would be agreeable To the president
Later" continued Mr. AidriGh Il ~
! ported 20 Mr. Hines that the president
| would be asrseEbie: that he was only aax-
ious 70 have a republican elected and that
he was satisfied with BouteiFs rspub-
I IlCantHm."
Tart Always NsuerAl.
The next conversation, Mr.. Aldrich SAID
/ was about May %
"AIr. Zines then told me-" said AIr-
! AHdrich. that IL was impossible 20 agree
/ on Bouten and that he bslisvsd there was
I a possibility OF asreeing ON Lortmer. He
was anxious 10 know the atrtads af the
{ president toward Mr. L0rimer. I told him
7 1 would give aim an answer later. Later
I In the day I told him M LOrmers can
didacY would not be objectionable 70 the
I president"
Then" continued Mr. Aldrich, ''afr
Hines asked me II I wougG say that 70
anyone who inquired OF me- told him