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The Commoner.
JULY 7, 1911
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to the whit house, announcement
was made that all differences had
been settled.
Edward Hlnee, the Chicago lum
berman, appeared before the Lorimer
committee and denied that he had
used any money in Lorimer's elec
tion. Clarence S. Funk of the In
ternational Harvester company re
iterated his testimony concerning the
solicitation by Hines for $10,000.
Joseph P. Smith, president of tho
Mormon church appeared before the
sugar investigation committee and
admitted the Mormon church itself
is in the sugar business for the bene
fit of the Mormon people.
i
Edward Tilden, packing house
manager, appeared before the Lori
men committee and denied that ho
had anything to do with raising
funds for Lorimer's election.
apologies and assurance of future
submission, if they be forthcoming,
may settle tho matter.
Senator Cummins attacked the
reciprocity measure in a speech in
the senate and Senator Borah also
assailed it.
Senator Borah said tho establish
ment of free trade in agricultural
products was either a denial of the
principles for which the republican
party had heretofore stood, or a
"coarse and brutal betrayal of the
most loyal constituency the party or
ganization has ever had."
"No page In political history can
equal this betrayal by the republi
can party of this great and loyal con
stituency," he said.
Senator Borah said he sympathized
with the press in its desire for relief
from the oppressive combination
that is said to control the production
of print paper. He objected, how
ever, to the attempt to "settle the
trust question at the customs
houses," He declared that action
against a paper trust, il it existed,
should be by civil and criminal pro
cedure in the courts.
The Washington correspondent for
the Associated Press says: "That
Former President Theodrre Roose
velt had lost Tiis preference for large
game' because of the failure of the
government to prosecute former
heads of the American Sugar Refin
ing company for the wrecking of the
Real Estate Trust company of Phila
delphia in the Pennsylvania sugar re
fining deal in 1906 was asserted be
fore the house sugar investigating
committee by George H. Earle, jr.,
receiver for the trust company. The
Pennsylvania refinery was acquired
by the American company and
promptly closed. Mr. Earle also said
that considerable of his correspon
dence with Mr. Roosevelt in relation
to the case was not communicated
to the senate when a resolution was
passed calling for all papers.
Mr. Earle submitted to the com
mittee two letters he said he wrote
to Mr. Roosevelt subsequent to the
one bearing date of September 21,
1906, submitted to the senate.
"That letter was not all I wrote
to Mr. Roosevelt," said Mr. Earle
in response to a query by Chairman
Hardwick. "I wrote several that
never saw the light of day and I
have been able to find two of them."
Edgar E. Clark of the inter state
commerce commission and Miss
Agnes Barnes of Selma, Ala., but
who has been employed as a clerk
in the census office, were married.
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell
and Morrison of the American federa
tion of labor, have been cited to ap
pear July 17 in the Bucks Stove and
Range contempt case before Judge
'Wrleht of 'the District of Columbia
supreme court. The rule-was Issued-
following a -report of the -committee
f lawyers - which indicates that due
Before the Lorimer investigating
committee Edward Hines said that
President Taft, former Senator Aid
rich and Senator Penrose had asked
him to exert his influence to have
Mr. Lorimer elected to tho senate.
The Associated Press report says:
Senator Gamble, Senator Kenyon
and Senator Jones plied the witness
with questions designated to show
that he know nothing directly of
President Taft's attitude on the
matter.
The witness declared at first he
understood the administration's at
titude was merely an excuse foT a
republican to be elected, but later it
became convinced Mr. Lorimer was
the only one that the factions could
unite upon, and herteo it favored
him.
"You did not understand that
President Taft and Senator Aldrlch
wanted to have Mr. Lorimer elected
by democratic votes, did you?" Sena
tor Gamble Inquired.
"I don't know," replied the wit
ness; "that question wasn't dis
cussed." "Did you think that your messago
to Springfield that President Taft
and Senators Aldrich and Penrose
wanted Lorimer elected would In
fluence democratic votes?" Senator
Jones inquired.
"No, I thought it would influence
Governor Deneen."
Mr. Hines said that about May 20,
1909, Senator Aldrlch sent for him
again and said that the conditions
in Illinois still indicated that the
legislature would adjourn without
electing a senator.
"He had heard in some way that
Mr. Lorimer could be elected," said
Mr. Hines. "He said he wanted me
to see Mr. Lorimer and urge him to
become a candidate or urge him to
see that some one was chosen.
"A day or two later I received a
telephone call to go up to Senator
Aldrich's house. I went, but he had
loft word that he had been called to
the senate office building and for me
to come down there. He told me he
would like to have me go with him
to the white house to discuss tho
'Illinois situation with the president.
He called up the white house. I
don't know what reply he received,
but after he telephoned, he said the
president could see us.
"I urged upon Senator Aldrich that
it might be embarrassing to him for
me to go up there. I urged him not
to go, but finally arranged to go to
his house to wait for him.
"When he returned he said he had
a long talk with the president on
the Illinois situation. The president
told him of a visit from Represen
tative Boutell regarding the situa
tion. Senator Aldrlch Bald the ad;
ministration was very anxious to
have a senator elected and that they
felt that Congressman Lorimer could
be elected. They wished mo to urge
him to become a candidate."
"Who is 'they' 7" asked Senator
Kern.
"President Taft and Senator Aid
rich." A
" 'What can I do?' I asked Senator
Aldrich,' continued the witness.
" 'Go to the long distance tele
phone and communicate this to him
in Springfield.
" 'Suppose they want it con
firmed,' I asked.
" 'You are authorized, to say mat
the governor or anyone else who
questions it that they may telegraph
me or Senator Penrose or, if neces
sary, the president,' " said Mr. Aid-
rich.
Mr. Hines said he telephoned this
rt nrnicressman Lorimer and pro
duced bill from the local, telephone
company, showing a cuarge i . u
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