New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-26
-.,.,bone Conversation About
Money on Day Of William
Lorimer's Election.
SENATOR MAY HAVE TALKED
Senator Stephenson Named
wiehe Says He Was Sent to
Keep Minnesota Lumber
non from Process Servers.


hriberv investigation committee to-
,,s. Hines sent him on a midnight
Us s...o, 70 the Grand Pacific Hotel in chi
IN an effort 10 have W. II. Cook and
',,.,, O'Brien. Minnesota lumber men
.se Cook County process servers at the
- the charges that bribery was used in
-, election Of William Lorimer to the
,.,sd states Senate were first published,
n May, EiV'
sv4sbe's statement followed the testimony
w 4 Cook. Of Duluth. who II was
s,our-t out. had written Il threatening let
~ 10 Hines Wiehe corroborated some
= Cooks statements, but denied the pun
.snt part Of his charges.
1-ook declared that he was in a room a
- Grand Pacific Hotel. in Chicago. on
Nav S 1909. with William O'Brien and
rsvari Hines when Hines telephoned 70
.ore one called Governor at Springfield.
Ready with the Money.
r+-,n- This alleged telephone conversa-
.,r bv Hines Cook said that Hines de-
.,.,sd 90 the Governor" that he was ready
:, take The next train 10 Springfield with
m the money necessary TO effect William
r,-;r,er's election 10 the United States
ss,s,s. Lorimers election occurred later
,-at same DAY.
sN z. Coan. investigator for the com
r,--se testified ina he had talked win
william O'Brien IN Duluth within the Inst
xsor and that o Brien told about the same
s,o-v as Cook. only differing In that o Srien
col fhe IMPRESSION that Ex-Governor Rich
al ystes was on the Springfield end Of
the telephone
Eiehc said on cross-examlnat:on that
Zines was with O'Brien and Cook at the
c-aod Pacific Hotel on May %. 1919. holding
q business conference
Following the recital OF Cook before the
rrsstigatins committee. Governor Charles
: psneeu issued q statement IN which he
declared that he had never a. any time
lid suca O. conversation.
rx-Gosernor Yates also denied that he
ever bad any such conversation with Hines
q that related bv Cook
Wkhe stated 70 thc committee that he,
snoug1 not in ne room when Hines got
ns Springfield call believed that Hines
,4sed 10 William Lorime-.
Tiehe testified that or May 20 1900. Hines
rt.urneG 90 Chicago from Washington al
81 o'clock n the morning Hines went di-
rect 20 tue Continental and Commercial
Nationa Bank Wiehe said that he did not
70 20 ire bank with Hines. but arranged
ior the after 10 meet Cook and O'Brien at
the Grand Pacific Hote! al Il O'Clock The
Minnesota men were 20 confer regarding
Tho Virginia and Rainy LAKE Lumber Com
Jany. fn which they We're stockholders and
Of which Hines was president.
a-
s~sl telephone calls to Springfield on that
6ar. eut did not know whom Hines was
calling Hines at previous hearing test-
FED trat no talked with Governor DiDeen
on that morning from the Continenta! and
Commercial National Bank.
cook to-day declared that ne answered
the teleDhore IN mis- room at the Grand
Pacific when the cali came Tor Hines.
u understood the central girl % say.
Here's Governor. or the Governor. at
Springfield. for Nj Hines testified Cook.
He then related the conversation. as he
remembered IT, as follows
Mentions Taft and Aldrich.
-Iire- took The receiver out Of my hand
s15 he spoke in he phone He asked,
rreHo hello. hello, Hello: is this you,
..ee~n5~e' He said Well 7 just left
f-e-de7t Taft and Senator Aldrich last
tg1t j. Washington. NOW, they tell ne
la under no consideration shall Hopkins
BE- returned TO the Senate Now, I viii be
down or the next train Don't leave any
tins undone. I viii he down on the next
train. prepared 20 furnish all the money
that is required Now. cont stop a. any
thing DON'T leave anything undone, J VIII
30 down on the next train or words TO
-1at effect repeated over three. or four
fine
,Wehe stated that he Cook. O'Bricn'
B.. Baker and Hines We're present at
q time Almost year later. according
I 5otu Cook and Wiehe. Cook and o. Brien
Der again at the same hotel The Lori
ne story was then being printed n the
chicago newspapers.
Cook testified that Wiehe came 70 him
and O.Br'en a. midnight saying that
Hines declared that process servers were
looknE for the Minnesota men 10 subpoena
then before the Cook County grand jury
a. Witnesses ~ tine bribery probe
Wehe said Hines had got him out OF
, 20 warn 1s 20 leave Chicago az once
9.died Cook
An Opinion Of Newspapers.
W|ere declared % me and O'Brien nat
y was greatly concerned for Hines and
Dared That those damned newspapers
7ol'd get Hines for his part in Senator
Lorimer. election.
Cook declared that Wiehe repeatedly
r-geI .he Two Minnesota men 90 leave I'M
csgo and zinc state that night
WIere m the stand denied that ne mad
sggge.ted thr' Cook and o Brien leave
Chicago or tho state. but admitted that ne
urged them o. evade the process servers
70 re had been told were looking Tor
giro and Cook.
- thought it foolishness on the part OF
y HtHe- al the time" said Wiene. put
I've simply c5rrying out his orders. MT.
fin did not eet me- out Of bed. FOUND
( telephone call waiting me al my nome
- r returned from the theatre.
~ che asked 90 question Cook and was
Ilowe0 to DO so. He charged Cook WIN
twins f0 b'ackmau Hines and the Neyer-
helser lumber interests.
70. admitted that be had sent a letter
o. T. W4yerheuser and also 10 Wiehe'
" which he Threatened 10 tell what ne kne"
o. me Lormer matter unless they agreed
q settle a ngnr among the st0ckhoide4s OF
u Virginia and Rainy Lake Lumber Com
ltty. These letters We're produced Dy
fok. who also admitted that the EDWARD
Vnes Lumber Company held $500" 81
itks notes and mortgages
ook also testified that ne ana Henry
rrisn. o. Duluth. met MIR. Hines gong
'sfot sh the hotel lobby y May. 1895, short
before the election Of Lorimer.