The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-07-27
ALDR|CH DENIES
HINES TAFT TALE
Says President Said Lorimer
Was "Not Objectionable"
Ibid NOT SEEK LUMBEHMAN'
Former Senate Leader RefuteS Many
Statements Made Before lnvess'-
eating Committee Concerning
Senatorial Election.

Observation-Disclosures Senator Mel
son w. Aldrich of Rhode Island was
the star witness before the Lorimer
investigation committee of the
senate. Mr.. Aldrich confirmed some
statements made by Edward Hines,
the Chicago lumberman, regarding the
part played by President Taft and
himself in Senator Lorimers election
and repudiated others.
In substance, Aldrlch's testimony
was to the enect that Hines ap'
preached him and asked him what the
administration thought Of Lorimer,
and Aldrich informed him that Lori.
mer was mot Objectionable to Pres
ident Taft
Later In the day crossexamina.
ton brought an admission from G. F.
Wiehe, brother-in-law of Hines, that
the mysterious Robert Shields OF
Superior. Wis, who travels the coun'
try over refreshing the memories oil
witnesses prior to their appearance
here, has obtained for his own agency
$4,000, 900 Of insurance on the Hines
Lumber company's properties, has
"lobbied" for the concern and Its
branches in the Wisconsin legislature
and was active in the election OF Sen
ator Stephenson OF Wisconsin.
This is what former Senator Aldrich
accomplished during his short ap-
pearance on the witness stand:
Denied that he sent for Edward
Hines in the spring of 1901.
Denied that he asked Hines to see
Congressman Lorimer and impress on
him that the administration was
very anxious to have Republican
senator elected In illinois as soon as
possible"
Denied that he told Hines there
were several important tariff sched-
ules coming up in the senate for the
passage Of which It was very I'm
portant to have every available Re
publican vote.
Denied that he again sent for Hines
and asked him to accompany him to
the White House to discuss the Hi
nois situation with the president.
Denied that he told Hines the pres.
ident and he (Aldrich) thought Lori
mer could be elected and again asked
Hines to urge on Lorlmer "the neces.
sity of becoming a candidate and do.
ing all he could to be elected at the
earliest moment possible"
Denied that he sent any message
whatever either to Lorimer or to
Governor Deneen concerning the cleo
ton.
Mr.. Aldrich thought he had par
ticipated In three conversations with
Hines. The first one was early In
April, 1909. He had not sent for
Hines.
Westinghouse Boies Pen.
rose, Republican leader of the
United States senate, corroborated be-
fore the Lorimer committee of that
body the evidence given by Edward
Hines, so far as he had been named
In the testimony Of the Chicago lum-
herman. The senator told without
beSltdliOH lut StoIy VI Hlh pdItitipd-
ton in the election OF Senator Lori
mer Of Illinois; OF his conferences
with Mr.. Hines, Of his urging the lat.
ter 10 aid in seeing that Republican
was elected by the deadlocked legisla-
ture and OF his final desire that Con-
gresham Lorimer, whom he found to
be the only man upon whom the war.
ring Republican factions OF Illinois
could unite, should be given the sena'
torship.