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Show THIRD Ml ON STAND FOR DENEEN m Story Deals Chiefly With Factional Politics in Illinois. aMaaaaam TRIED TO KEEP VOTES FROM L0RIMER Governor HaKes Denial of Evidence of Some Pre-vions Pre-vions Witnesses. WASHINGTON, D. O., Jnly 15. Got. Charles B. Dsneen of HUnoU, who flared fl-ared In tha Lorlmar senatorial fight, again testified todsy before tha senate Lorlmar commltu. It waa tha third day of Governor Dsn sen's occupancy of tho witnea stand, and it waa expected that ho would eonclndo before adjournment. adjourn-ment. Tho hearing opened with a discs dis-cs sal on of tho alignment of tho factions In Illinois politics la connection with tho senatorial contest. ' Mr. Haneey auggectcd that aoaa of the followers of Chauneer Dewey of John K. Thompson yoted for I xi rimer until after a senatorial eonfereneo held in the governor's office. Mr. Deneen replied that the purpose of that meeting meet-ing waa to prevent their followers from Toting for Ixrimer. Governor Deneen said that hefors the publication of tht alleged Whit con-fesaion con-fesaion Editor Keeler of the Chicago Tribune suTirted to him that a special session of the lefrialature be convoked to consider the Lorimer case. The wit-news wit-news said that probably after tha publication publi-cation he tentatively wrote a message proposing; n special session. At ft consultation con-sultation with his advisers, however, the conclusion was reached that the Invest In-vest iffating committee would probably consist of men who nre guilty nod the nccial session was not called. Got Early Copy of Whlte'g Story. Governor Deneen told of being in the office of the Tribune the night the White story wis printed. He said he read practically the first copy printed and walked out with it hidden under his vest. He explained that he bad been warned that every one leaving the1 building that night would be searched. White's reference to the $30,000 loss to the corruption "jackpot because of the governor vetoing "one" bill was taken up. Governor Deneen said he had examined his vetoes and guessed White was referring to the "corporation "corpora-tion bill," revising the corporation lwa of the state. Governor Deneen said he vetoed it because it allowed "barber i shop to incorporate gad buy ft railroad." rail-road." ( The witnesasaid ft Urge number of the lending lawyers of the state had seen him in behalf of the bill. "Did Mr. Bancroft, general counsel of the International Harvester company, com-pany, see you about not vetoing the bill f 1 ashed Mr. Hanccy. "I do not recall whether he called KWrtra. nt aftavr th Kill waa nmA ' ' The witness testified that he did not know whether Bancroft favored tike feature fea-ture of the bill which was objectionable to Deneen. Touching on the election of Hhurtteff as speaker In the legislature which elected Mr. Iorlmer, Mr. llanecy asked If Ienen hsd not said In the presence of J- W. Ford. Jr.. snd Representative D. D. Flrownback that he "would defeat Hhurtleff u It was necessary to use all the patronage to do It." Use of Patronsafe Charged. "I never did." replied the governor. He added thst Ptrd claimed st one conversation con-versation that feneen was using all the patronage to that purpose. Governor Deneen denied thst hs had said to Representative Charles Durfee. when Durfee announced to him that he wjis going to leave Hopkins for Lorimer. that Iotimer would be elected and that the election would be satisfactory to hlni-"I hlni-"I trld to prevent Durfee voting for Irlmer," sala the governor, "end sug-geated sug-geated to him that I probably would have to call a special session of the legislature legisla-ture In the fall to pass on waterway matters, and In the meantime the senatorial sena-torial candidates could Aght the matter lout before the people." I Conversations (Governor Deneen had I with Frank H. Noves. then publisher of the Chh-sgo Record -Hera id, were gone Into. The witness dented that Noy es had said to him that "lorimer was the only Republican who could take or consistently con-sistently have the office of senator hy femocratlc votes." He also denied that Noves had told htm "that If any attempt was made by Ixirlmer to elect Hhurtleff senaior that every vote the newspapers could control would be thrown to Hopkins Hop-kins snd Hopkins would be elected." . "I do not recollect any such conversation conversa-tion and do not recall any conversation in which he claimed that he could control con-trol any votes In the legislature," added Governor Deneen. I When the committee adjourned for luncheon Mr. Haneey said he hoped to finish hia cross examination In about an hour. Hlnea Af ain Discussed. The telephone conversation between Rdward Hlnea. the Chicago lumberman, and Deneen on May 2. the dav I.orlmer whs elected, was discussed at the afternoon after-noon session. , Attorney Hanvy read an article tn the Chicago Tribune, written by C H. Raymond of Bprlngfleld. on May tt. In this reference was made to the report that a telegram from President Taft confirmatory of the telephone .message Influenced Ivrlmer'e election. "Mr. Raymond was not referring to Mr. HlneV telephone conversation to me. 'for f did not tell anyone about that," said , Governor Deneen. Mr. Haneey also read an article In the same paper, dated May 27. written by John Callan O'lxuighlin at Washington, saying It was reported thst conservative senators had sent a "well known business man to Springfield In Larimer's Inter-eat." Inter-eat." "Do you think he referred to Mr. Hlnesr "Well, after being on the witness stand for two and a half days I ought to he ousllfled ga a guesser. so I guess Mr. Hines." . |