Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-07-28
Eb|TOR A WITNESS
IN L0R|MER QUIZ
James Kelley Tells of Getting
Whites Confession.
HINES is AGAIN ON STAND
Testifies Ex-Congressman Boutell Told
Him President Taft Urged the
Election of Present Illinois
Senator.

Washington.-James Kelley, gen.
eral manager and editor of the Chi
cago Tribune, testified before the
investigating committee in the Lori
mer case that in 1910 Congressman
Copley told him Dan Byrnes was the
man who attempted to put through
the deal to buy Democratic votes for
Senator Lorimer, and that Wheaton,
H., man took $4,000 to Springfield,
but Copley blocked the deal by getting
Governor Deneen to switch over his
allies from Hopkins. Mr.. Kelley also
told how the Tribune had become pos
sessed of the confession of Charles A.
White which led up to the Lorimer
inquiry.
He said the Joseph Medill estate
was the largest stakeholder of the
Tribune corporation.
WAS the Tribune always an enemy
of Senator Lorimer?" asked Attorney
Marble.
Il would say that the Tribune al
ways was opposed to Mr.. Lorimer,"
said Mr.. Kelley, but the next day aft
er he was elected to the senate it
printed an editorial which would show
that it had no distinct hostility to
him
The editorial was read into the rec
ord.
Mr.. Kelley said he obtained posses
sion of the White confession approx
mately March 4, 1910, and it was print
ed on April 80, following. He said it's
publication had no relation to any I'M
pleasantness with Mr.. Lorimer or Mr..
Hines.
The only unpleasantness, If it could
be called such, between himself and
Hines, said Mr.. Kelley, grew ont of
the lumber tariff.
Mr. Kelley said Hines had come to
see him about the lumber tariff and
when they disagreed as to the Trib-
une's course on lumber, Hines re-
marked:
why l have given you $500 re-
Gently"
The witness said Hines explained
he had a page advertisement in the
Tribune and had given $500 for it.
He seemed to regard it as gift, p"
continued Mr.. Kelley.
Il explained that there was abso-
lutely no connection between the ad-
vertising and editorial columns of our
paper, and so | gave him back the
$780,"
Before the publication Of the White
story Mr.. Kelley said he had discussed
it with Governor Deneen. He asked
the governor, who had been states at
torney for eight years, how to verify
the story.
Can you tell me what the cost to
the Tribune of this investigation
was?" asked Attorney Marble for the
committee.
About $4,000. Here are the vouch-
ers"
Edward Hines, the Chicago lumber
man, preceded Mr. Kelley on the wit
ness stand.
One of the most interesting parts of
Mr.. Hines testimony had to do with
an unsigned note to him from former
Congressman H. S. Boutell This note
was as follows:
Il should like to have the senator
know who was the only man in Wash
ington to go to the president in his
behalf and bring off the goods"
Mr.. Hines said Mr.. Boutell saw
President Taft a few days before Sen
ator Lorimer'S election and reported
that the president had promised him
to support the Lorimer candidacy. The
note was only found by Mr.. Hines
among his papers a few days ago and
had not previously figured in the case.
Introduction of this evidence con-
corning the part played by former Con-
gresham Boutell caused speculation
as to whether he was not the person
who asked President Taft to send a
telegram to Illinois politicians urging
activity on behalf of Mr.. Lorimer. The
president has stated that he was asked
to do so and declined.