New-York tribune., 1911-04-21
GAVE TO LOR|MER FUND
AIIeqed Admission of Edward
Illness Br0ther-in-laW.
EX-SENATOR HOPKINS HEARD
Says He Was Told Ira g. Copley
Spent from $4,000 to $780,
900 to Defeat Him.

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fed tha, in March. 1911. P. F.. Wiehe,
! brother-in-law of Edward Hines. declared
that he CWiehe) subscribed $4,000 to a jack
pot used 10 effect the election of Lorimer.
Burgess said that this conversation took
place aboard the Winnipeg Flyer" in the
smoking compartment OF sleeping car.
Ex-Uni,ed States Senator Albert ]. Hop
kins proved somewhat reluctant witness.
His memory was poor regarding many
things said to have occurred about the time
OF Lorimers election
The name of Ira c. Copley. OF Aurora
was brought up during Mr.. Hopkins's teS
tmony He was asked as to the attitude
of Mr.. Copley.
"He was opposed to me-" replied Mr..
Hopkins.
do you recall that Mr. Copley was said
to have spent a considerable sum Of money
in opposition to your candidacy"
II have heard that he spent $4,000 or
$4,000 to defeat me-
Mr. Hopkins said he could not remember
the names OF the persons who brought this
information 10 him
The Helm committee stopped its proceed
| ings tonight to try 10 decide what should
he done about the refusal Of Edward TIL
| n,
% produce his bank books before the COM
mittee No decision was reached
Tiden Sends an Affidavit.
Tilden. who had been mentioned as al
legged treasurer OF a fund said to have been
Iasied to help elect Lorimer, denied last
week all knowledge Of such a fund. He
was under subpoena 10 produce his bank
| ing accounts in person before the commit
tee to-day. Instead he sent a lawyer The
lawyer read an affidavit and a letter 20 the
committee from Mr.. Tilden. The affidavit
said that Mr.. Tilden knew absolutely moth
ing. and his bank accounts showed nothing
touching directly or indirectly upon the
election Of Senator Lorimer.
The letter stated that Mr. Tiden would
allow one member Of the committee to ex-
anime his bank accounts in confidence. pro-
vided the member to be named by Tilden.
should hold In confidence all information
gained that did not concern the bribery in
Quiry
A. X. Brown president Of the Kenwood
Trust and Savings Bank Chicago. was the
| first witness. He declared that Tiden had
not carried an account with his bank dur
ing the year 1909. and for that reason he
said he could not produce any records such
as the committee had demanded of him
| William Burgess then told OF the railroad
Journey between Duluth and Virginia
MINI. in March. 1911. He said that a
man named Johnson, Randolph John and
Carl Weyerhaeser c. F Wiehe, o. Virginia,
brother-in-law Of Edward Hines. and
another man we're in the smoking COM
rartment Of a sleeping car
Burgess said that the subject OF William
Lorimers election came up. and he ex-
pressed the opinion that Lorimer had used
money 70 effect his election.
You don't know what YOU are talking
about Wiehe said TO me testified Bur
| CESS.
Burgess then testified that Wiehe said
Loriner never spent cent. but that a
Jackpot was raised by Lorimers friends TO
effect the election
'I know what ! am talking about"
Wiehe was quoted by Burgess as saying
because put up so 90 for that Jackpot"
| Burgess finished his testimony by stat
ing that while Edward Hines and mem
bers Of the Weyerhaeser family we're
aboard the sleeper none Of them was In
the smoking compartment when Wiehe
who is secretary Of the Edward Hines
gar6ing Loriners election.
Ex-senator Hopkins followed Burgess on
the stand Mr.. Hopkins related the Incl
dents Of his choice as the caucus nominee
of the Republican party Cor federal sena-
tor early IN the wear 1899 He told OF the
candidates. Of William z Mason George F.
Foss and Lawrence e. Stringer, the latter
the Democratic aspirant for the senator
! ship.
Mr. Hopkins then stated that IIorir,er's
| candidacy was not made known 10 him
unit! the day before Lorirer's election.
Previous 70 this said Ny HOPKINS y
Rad heard q run,or regarding Lor!r,er. but
! gave II no credence Ny attention was
| first called closely 70 Mr. Lor!nners can
didacy on the DAY before HIS election This
was brought about by the vote Of Senator
McElvain, the first vote cast for Mr. Lori
rner"
Mr. Heay questioned Mr. Hopkins re-
garding reports that money had been used
10 elect Nj Lorincr
Offer Of s2.500 for lorner Vote.
Senator Mccormick. Of Madison Coun-
ty." said Mr Hopkins told my private
secretary. John NJ. PETERS. that he had
been offered 81 800 70 vote for Mr Lorimer."
| Mr. Hopkins said he could not state the
time or place OF this conversation, but that
Mr. PETERS could undoubtedly do so
There may have been other incidents OF
a like character" testified the witness,
but / have forgotten. Ny mind was re-
| called TO one by the testimony Of Senator
Landee before this committee The testi-
nlony Of Senator Landee recalls what |
said 10 him few days before Lorimers
election.
What was that" asked Mr. Healy
II told him that / was a candidate for
the Senate and not the penitentiary and
that l was not out looking for Democratic
vites." replied Mr.. Hopkins
At this point in the examination Of Nh
HOPKINS the name of ex-Represen'ative
Johnson Lawrence, of Polo. was mentioned
Mr. Hopkins testified that when Lawrence
deserted the Hopkins contingent and went
10 the Lorimer camp he Hopkins) pro-
| tested
Il told Lawrence" said Mr. Hopkins
that he could not Justify himself with his
constituents for his Lorirer vote. I told
hin, his people would believe his vote had
been bought
Continued examination Of Mr. Hopkins
failed to develop additional information re-
earding the actions of Lawrence or other
members OF the Legislature
Mr. Hopkins admitted under cross exami-
nation that he had several times said that
q would cost 500 60 10 elect Mr.. Loriner TO
the Senate Witness was asked II he had
discussed the matter with Senator Cullom
IN Washington. He replied that he had not.
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