The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-03
The SLUSH FUND.
v. q. Cock, Minnesota Lumbermar
Swsays He Heard Edward Hines
BARGAIN FOR L0RIMER
On the Stand, at Bribery Enquiry,
Declares He Listened While Hines
Told Some One in Springfield to
Spare No Expense to Get Lorimer
Elected Senator.

Elected Senator.
At Springfield, Ill, c. F Wlche,
brothers-in-law of Edward Hines, Of
Chicago, lumberman Tuesday ad-
mitted before the senate bribery in
vestigation committeeman Hines sent
him on a midnight mission to the
Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago in an
effort to have W. H. Cook and Will
liam O'Brien, Minnesota lumbermen,
evade Cook county process servers at
the time the charges that bribery was
used in the election Of William Lor-
liner to the United States senate were
first published in May, 1910.
Wiehe's statement followed the tes-
timony of Wiltc Cook Of Duluth who,
it was brought out, had written
threatening letter to Hines. Wiehe
corroborated some of Cooks state
ments, but denied the Dungent part
Of his charge.
Cook declared that he was in a
room at the Grand Pacific hotel,
May 26, 1909, with William O'Brien
and Edward Hines when Hines tele-
raphed to scne one called Gov
ernor" at Springfield. During this
telephone conversation by Hines,
Cook said that Hines declared that
he was ready to take the next train
to Spring gfeld with all the money nee
essary to effect William Lorimer's
election to the senate. Lorimer's
election occurred later that same
day
M. 3. Coan, investigator for the
committee testified that he inter
viewed William O'Brien in Duluth
within the last week and that O'Brien
told about the same story as Cook
only differing that O'Brien got the
impression that Former Gov. Richard
Yates was on the Springfield end OF
the telephone.
Following the recital OF Cook be-
fore the investigating committee Gov.
Chas. S. Deneen issued statement
in which he declared that he had
neve at anytime held such a con-
yersation with Hines.
Former Gov. Hines also denied that
he ever had any such conversation
with Hines as that related by Cook.
Wiehe stated to the committee that
he, although not in the room when
Hines got the Springfield call, believ-
ed that Hines talked to William L-or-
liner.
Wiehe testified that on May 26,
1909. Hines set out for Chicago from
Washington to $3.50 a. m. Hines
said he had put in several tele-
phone calls to Springfield on that
day but did not know whom Hines
was calling. Hines at previous
Hearing testified that he talked with
Gov. Deneen on that morning from
the Continental and Commercial Ma
tional bank.
Cook declared that he answered
the telephone in his room at the
Grand Pacific when the call came for
Hines.
81 understood the central girl to
say, Here's Governor or The gov
ernor of Springfield for Hines. He
then related the conversation as he
remembered it as follows:
'Hines took down the receiver out
of my hand and he spoke in the
phone. He asked: Hello, hello, hel-
10. is this you, governor? Well. just
left President Taft and Senator AL
drich last night in Washington. Now
they tell me that under no considera-
ton shall Hopkins be returned to the
senate. Now. I will be down on the
next train. Don't leave anything un-
done. I Will be down On the next
train prepared to furnish all the mon
ey required Now, don't stop at any
thing: don't leave anything undone:
will be down on the next train. Or
words to that effect. repeated over
three or four times.
Cook was specific regarding the
matter of money being mentioned
and on cross examination repeated
this part Of the conversation. On
this point of tae Grand Pacific hotel
conversation By Hines Wiehe testi-
fed:
'.Whv, the conversation was sub
stantially or practically as follows:
I have Just talked with the governor
in the long distance telephone and
he assures me he will Go what you
ask. You know what the administra-
tion wants. Now. leave no stone un-
turned to be elected. will get
down to Springfield if necessary in
the morning
.sa,6 u-ber he eot through talking