The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06
HINES SAYS TAFT
BROUGHT ABOUT THE
L0R|MER ELECTION
Lumberlnan Says Sem
ator Aldrich Sound
ed President
MESSAGE WAS SENT
To Illinois Continuing Taft
Statement, Followed
by Election
WAS SENT

Washington. u. C.-Iidward Hines.
the millionaire Chicago lumberman
who has been quoted as saying he
had spent $4,000 to elect United
States Senator I.Orimer and whose al
legged part in the affairs had most To
do with causing the second investiga-
tion of the l0rimcr case by the Sem
ate. took the stand before the inveSti-
eating committee this morning as the
star witness for I.Orimer.
Hines said in his testimony that
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island sent
for him on May 20. 1909 and de-
clared that Iorimcr's selection might
solve the problem of choosing Il Sem
ator from Illinois. Later, he said. Al
drich suggested Il him that he.
Hines. and .Aldrich tell Taft about
the Illinois situation. Hines says he
objected to this. hut than .Aldrich
ent to the White House at 1890 D..
M, and he. Hines, remained at AL
drich's home.
Al midnight. said Hines today, AL
drich returned to his home and re-
ported that Taft had suggested that
INrimer he IL candidate. .Aldrich Sug.
gested to Hines that he telephone
Congressman LOrimer, and Hines
say he did so.
Lorimer. according to the witness,
was surprised at the mention of his
name by the PRESIDENT. LOlimer, APP
rarently doubling the report. pro-
posed that .Aldrich send Il message to
him confirming what Hines said. so
he could show it to Governor Den
neen and others. Hines says he was
authorized o send this message and
did SO. This. he says was the day
before the election OF Inlinler and he
gave the committee to understand
that this is what brought about Lori
mer's victory. Hines today filed the
receipt for the telephone hill that led
to Lorimer's election. 1t covered five
minutes and was for $3.50.
Tilden On Stand.
Washington, d. ellis methods
of bookkeeping and his loyalty to the
democratic party alike We're under
fire today when Edward Tilien,
bank director, packing house man
ager and corporation man generally
appeared before the Senate Lorimer
committee to testify hal he was in
no way Interested in the raising of a
fund to elect Senator Lorimer. At
torneys for the committee. attorneys
for Senator Lorimer and members
of the committee themselves. asked
MIR. Tilden in almost every %conceiv-
able style of question, if he had any
thing to do, or knew Of anyone that
had anything t. do with the raising
of a fund to elect Lorimer, either
before or after the election.
To Zach the witness declared that
he did not. Mr.. Tilden was subject
ed to an examination as to his rela-
tions to corporations. He mention
ed that he was president of the Ma
tional Packing company and added
the names of five other Chicago corr
p%orations of which he was president,
besides being the head of concerns
in other cities. He was "confused'
when asked by Senator Kenyon to
state of how many corporations he
was president, because Of the minor
companies Either as treasurer. or
in other capacity, he testified he had
the right to draw checks on the bank
accounts of twenty-five of thirty cor
porations."
Senator Kern had the witness de-
scribe in minute detail his personal
bookkeeping. The witness said thai
he was not proud of his system but
that it answered the purpose, name
ly, that of keeping track of money
until banked. The drawing of a
check for $1,000 o for personal en-
penditures might not be entered in
his personal account and he might
or might not" be able to tell for in.
stance, in 1908, whether he had
loaned or paid anyone 100000.
I'VE might be able to tell, if we
all went at it, he added. "Such g.
question never came up. | am paid a
big salary to run the business of a
large corporation and ] know a great
deal less about my own affeirs than
about those Of the company"