Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26

Lorimer. did. Lorimer has agreed
to stand pat. He will listen to reason.
I have, got It ali Axed; he will be the
next senator from Illinois That was
the substance OF the conversation"
Taft's Marie Mentioned.
wiehe told the committee that he. al
tho not present In the room when Hines
got the Springfield call, believed Hines
talked with william Lorimer.
wiehe said he knew Hines had put
in'' several IonE distance telephone
calls to Springfield on that day, but
did not know who Hines was calling.
Hines at . previous hearing testified he
talked with G0vernor Deneen on that
morning from the Continental and
Commercial National bank.
Cook related the conversation as he
remembered Il, as follows:
Hines took the receiver out Of my
hand and he spoke in the phone. He
asked: Hello. hello, hello. hello. is
this you, govcrnor7" Sc said: "Well.
I Just left President Taft and Senator
Aldrich last night in Washington.
Now. they tell me that under no con-
sideration shall Hopkins be returned
to the senate. Now. will be down on
the next train. Don't leave anything
undone. I viii be down on the next
train. prepared to furnish all the
money that Is required. Now, don't
stop at anything. don't leave anything
undone. viii be down on the next
train.' or words to that effect-repeated
1t over three or four times"
Talked to zlorimsr.
q On this same point Of the Grand Pa
eifc hotel conversation by Hines.
wiehe testified As follows:
why, the conversation was sub.
have Just talked with the governor on
assures me ne will do what you ask.
You know that the administration
you know what the administration
wants. Now leave nj stone unturned
to be elected. will get down to
Springfield If necessary in the morn
ing and when he got thru talking he
turned to the persons In the room and
said, I have Just been talking to Sena-
tor Lorimer.'"
! wiehe said he (wiehe) Cook. O'Bri-
en-, Isaac Baker and Hines were pres
ent In the room at the time. Almost
q year later, according to the testimony
of both Cook and Wiehe Cook and
O'Brien were again the Grand Pa
cific hotel. The Lorimer story was
then being printed in the Chicago
newspapers.
Cook testified that wiehe came to
him and O'Briensat midnight. saying
that Hines declared that process
servers were looking for the Minnesota
men to subpoena them before the Cook
county grand fury as witnesses in the
newly.opened bribery probe.
Swears a< -Nswspapsrs.
"wiehe said Hines had got him out
Of bed TO- warn Us to leave Chicago at
once,' testified Cook.
'eWlehe told O.Brien and myself that
he was greatly concerned for Hines and
feared that those damned newspapers
would get Hines for his part in SEN
ator LoTtmer.a election"
Cook and Wlehe repeatedly urged the
two Miunesota men "a sleaye Chctagu
and tho state that. night.
Wiehe them look the stand. denied he
had suggested that Cook ana O'Brien
leave Chicago or thA state. but. admit
ted that he urged them to evade the
process servers, whom he had been
told were looking for them.
Il thought It foolishness on the part
Of Mr.. Hines at the time." said Wiehe,
'5but was simply carrying out his or
ders. That was all. Mr.. Hines did not
get me out Of bed, either. I found his
telephone can waiting me in my home
when I returned from the theater."
The testimony OF wieI1e and Cook
furnished the chief feature OF the day
before the committee.
Wfehe asked to question Cook and
was allowed fo do aO
He charged Cook with trying TO
blacAmail Hines and the weyerhaeuser
lumber interests.
Cook admitted that he has sent a let
ter to the head of the Weyerha euser
concern and also to Hines. dn which he
threatened to tell what he knew OF the
Lorimer matter unless they agreed to
settle fight among the stockholders
OF the Virginia and Rainy Lake Lum-
Der Company.
Contempt Report Before Senate.
Springfield. ILL.,. April 26.-Chairman
Helm. Of the bribery investigating
committee. moved In the senate TODAY
that the committees report Of yester-
day be adopted. The report OF the
committee presented yesterday recon-
mended that Edward Tiden, Charles
Cummins. and George Benedict be held
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