Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-22
Pennsylvania Partially Sub
StantiateS Hines Testimony
Concerning Reason for ACtN-
ity in Springfield Contest
URGED HINES AS GOOD
CITIZEN TO TAKE PART
And Believes Lumber Man Was
Actuated by High Patriotic
Motives and Not by Any De-
sire for Selfish Advantage,

my Morning journal Special Leased wlrel
Washington, July Ex-senator PEN
rose of PENNSYLVANIA today brought
iov to the Lorimer- Hines followers
when he told the senate Lorimer COM
mttee of the part he took in the cleo
ton Of Senator Lorimer. They claim
ed he substantiated the testimony
given by Edward Hines as TO Senator
Penrose's desire to have Mr. Hines
exert his influence for Lorlmer's elec-
tion.
Besides his story the testimony
brought out that the office of the
secretary of state of New York asked
$1,000 for certified copy of the con-
tributions to the republican national
campaign fund in 1903. The list was
desired to show whether Cyrus Nc
Cormick was among the contributors.
Mr.. Hines laid before the commit
tee what he said was telegram he
received in regard to the matter dated
July 12, 1911. and reading:
"Mill deliver TO you original Shell
don's statement filed in this office
November 3, 1908. for $1,000.
This was signed James j. Neville,
secretary of state Office
A letter mentioned several days
ago as having been sent by William
| burgess of Duluth to II. T. Kohlsaat
of Chicago. regarding the Lorlmer
matter was read. Among other
things Burgess said he understood
there was man in Duluth who was In
his office when Hines received tcle-
gram from President Taft asking him
60 "have the matter hushed up as
quieklv as possible" Neither Bur
CESS nor Kohlsaat spoke about the
| incident when on the stand.
Senator Penrosc told OF meeting
Hines In connection with the lumber
schedule in the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill
Il became impressed early that he
was a bright, active man, generally
| familiar with conditions throughout
the country the senator explained.
The senator said he was bothered with
many lllinoisians because of the sem
atorial vacancy and that he thought
| he invited Hines activity.
He admitted he made inquiries of
Hines if Albert j. Hopkins could be
re- elected, explaining that because OF
| his acquaintance with Hopkins he
hoped to SEQ him returned.
| When Hines told him 1t seemed
| Hopkins could not be returned, the
names of Frank Q. Lowden and II. s.
Boutell, then in congress, were dis
cussed at different intervals, and IL
nally Hines, "as last resort, sug-
gcstcd Lorimer's name.
Senator Penrose said he did not
| then know Lorimcr and had never
seen him. but knew he was eompe-
tent man and q leader, so he urged
| Hines. as citizen of Illinois, to do
what he could to bring about an cleo
| tlon. and 10 support Lorimer when
| Hines said he believed Lorlmer was
| the only man who could be elected
| lle declared he believed Hines In
| his activities was not prompted by
| desire to win a vote Tor the lumber
schedule. but from high, patriotic
motive of having the seat in the SEN
ate filled.
Senator Penrose testified regarding
many discussions with Hines about
| the election Of a senator from Illinois.
u felt he said, ''as | think sena-
| tor Aldrich did. that in the interest
of good government the senatorial
seat should be filled. | probably
urged Mr.. Hines as a citizen to use
| his best efforts to bring about some
! result"
| Were you for Lorimer?'
after Mr. Hines told me Lorlmer
seemed TO be the only available man,
was for him, Just as ! was for Hop
| kins at the start.
Senator Penrose said he probably
| took Hines to Aldrich to introduce
him. on cross examination Senator
Penrose said he never dreamed or
! Lorimer for the senate until Hines
suggested that Lorimer was the man
upon whom q union might be affect
| ed
People were pouring In here from
| Illinois, said Senator Penrose, "on
the tariff matters, and coming to us
on the finance committee. ] was
praying daily for some senator to
| turn them over to MS. or course Sem
ator Cullom was there. but he was nj
work with the finance committee and
he is an old man. Hines regarded
! I.orimer as his last resort. as ! got IT,.
Several persons employed in Hines
office testified to their knowledge
| Hines was not In Chicago In February.
| 1909, when Clarence S. Funk says
| Hines came to l'unk's office to re-
fresh his reCollections. TO the famous
| Union League club conversation about
! the Lorimor election FUND. Hines was
recalled by counsel for the committee,
to tell in detail again OF his move
ments on the day Lorimer was elected
and the day following.
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