Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-30
TELEPHoNED TO SPRINGFIELD, I'LL
Says He Notified Lorimer Of Views Of
the Administration
LATTER THEN ENTERED CONTEST
Lumberman First Interested in Case
by Senator penrose.
TELLS OF TALK TO DEEEEN
rnrf-t- fhst We was TaiEiua wifh
Loriwer and thst Ls,ter Asked
8ir, 80 Teu Governor -
Tsfcs Attitude.

WASHIN NOTION. June ~ Edward Hines
~ Chicago told the senate f,orimer COM
nittee hts story ~ how he becsFne ac-
lively Interested IN tho eioctiou of Mr.
forimer 10 the United states ssnats lTe
declared thst both senaturs AIdrich and
Penrose approached hlm In aay 1909 on
the subject ~ the Illinois senatorial situ-
stion and that senator Al0rich represented
to MIN that President Taft was espect-
ally Interested IN having the Illinois
vacancy filed Senator Aidrich, Mr..
Hines said also stared that both he and
the president feit that Mr. I.orimer, then
representative IN congress could be
elected
senator penrose today made this stste-
ment in regard to hIs activity in the Lori
mer matter. brought out IN Hines testi-
mony
y did talk with him about the situation
In the Illinois lesisiamre. pending the
senatorial election IN 1870 7 had served
with Senator Hopsius and fslt Interested
IN him and told Hines thst hoped there
would be an election Thought the re-
! publican ranks should he filled UP and
said 50. but beyond this expression did
not go. Senator AIdrioh felt the same
way and 30 expressed himself"
First TsIE win Lorfmer.
Mr. Hines said his first communication
with LoIimer regarding the senatorshiD
was telegram he sent Lorimer then a
representative IN congress, on February +.
/ 1909. recommending A. G. Bartlett, a CHI
cage hardware man. FOR United states sen
stCr. Lormer sent no reply The witness
said he had not been in Springfield Tor
five years before he testified before the
Helm committees there.
] Following the Bartlett telegram Mr.
/ Hines said he paid no more a. teuti0n 20
I the sena orship until about the middle u
i April, 1909 when Setsator Fenrose ASKED
him f he could gcs cut II ths Itlinoia leg
islatItre was likely 70 sdjoarn without
eIectina a senator.
1 He asked me IL I Knsv auything about
the situation deciarea zEr. Etiuss III tufd
him that did not. but would find cut 8
talked to Representative BoutelI and
Madden and they said that maybe Com
gressman Lsrtmer might know.
Why didn't you 60 TO Lorirner in the
first Instance, az he was your fztendg''
asked Senator Jones.
Because just happened to meet Boutel
and Madden"
Did senator Penruse send for your"
asked Mr. Kenyon
Yes"
Penrose sends Him t1 AIdrfSh.
Mr.. Hines said that later Senator Pen
rose told him that Senator Aidrieh was
very anxious to have a republican elected
from Illinois, because the vote on GER
tain schedules in the Payne bill looked
very close"
Mr.. Hines said that on another OCCASION
Senator Penrose said Senator Aldrich was
very anxious 10 Mr.. Hines.
Aldrich's room, said Mr.. Hines. and told
him who I was.
Senator Aldrich said that the adrninis-
tration was very anxious to have repub-
lican elected from Illinois as soon as pos
sihIe. He asked me To see cougressman
L0rimer and impress that ON ms mind.
Ibid Senator Aldrtch ask why he did
not call up Lorimsr himself asked sem
atnr Kern.
NO"
Mr.. Hines said that about May % iSoD.
Senator AIdrich sent for him again and
said that conditions in Illinois still ind.
Gated that the Legislature would adjourn
without slscting a senator
"FIs had heard in some way that Mr..
LOrimer could be- elected said ar Hines.
He said he wanted me 70 see Mr.. Lori
NOR and urge him to become candidate,
or urge him 10 see that some Was
chosen.
To white HOase with AisIrfeh.
a day or two later I received a & -
phone call 70 go 20 Senator Aldrich h1use.
went. but he had lsft word that he had
been called to the senate office building
and for me b come down there. He told
me he would Like 70 nave me go with him
10 ths White House % discuss the HIN -
situation with the president. He called up
tho White House I don't know what reply
he received, but al, ,er he telephoned he said
the president could see as.
Il urged upon Senator AldFich that Il
might be embarrassing to him for me to
90 up there. He urged me to 20, but
finally arranged that I go to hts house
TO walt Tor him.
When he returned he said he had a long
talk with the president On the Hines
} situation. The president told him about q
Walt from Representative Bouteh regard
ing the situation. senator Aidrsh said
the president Was very anxious to have .