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Show HIilES READY WITH A NEW-SENSATION NEW-SENSATION Declares Boutell Said Taft Was Anxious for Lori-mer's Lori-mer's Election. WASHINGTON, July 14. Edward Hinaa of Chicago caused a asasstloa today by testifying before the senate Lo rimer committee that Bepreeentative Henry 8. Boutell of Illinois, now Amer- ieaa minister to Switzerland, told him that Presideit Taft, regarding Lo rimer aa aa acceptable senatorial candidate, was aaxious to have him elected and would be vary glad to assist la his election. elec-tion. Today's session of ths committee bs- Ka with Attorney Hansey, counsel for nator Lorimer, questioning Hinee further fur-ther about hia trips to New York laat winter, when the Lorimer election issue was pending before tha senate. Hinee testified that oa one of theas trips he called oa E. Gary of tha United States Steel corporation to sea about tha pries of stock la a Colorado iroe company. Suddenly, at the Instance of hi. counsel, coun-sel, Mr. Hinee produced a sheet of paper, without letterhead and wit bent signature or data, but which Mr. Hinee wore was ia Ms. Boutell 's handwriting. The little ebeet contained these words: Ths asstarioeai Hot. . "I shoals nke to have ths sanutor know whs was ths only assa la Washington Wash-ington wha waat ts the president la hie behalf . to bring . off (aie) tha foods." "..' Mr. Hlaes declared that the senator I referred to waa Senator Lorimer aad that hia sleetioa ts ths senate was ths subject of tbs note. Mr. Hi sea declared thai Mr. Boutell said bs hsd gnas to see President Taft aad had told him Lorimer seemed to bs ths only man on which ths factions could unite. Mr. Hines eontinued: "Mr. Boutell said that after he told tha president of Lorimer 's capabilities be (the president) said that hs waa vary anxious to hsvs a senstor elected from Illinois sad that Mr. Lorimer was vsry seeeptable to him and that hs would do all ha could to assist ia electing him." "When did oa find this supposed letter t" asked Senator Kara si Indiana. In-diana. "1 fouad It yesterdsy ia going through my papers." "Did you have it when you testified a few day. ago'" Yes. " ' Hinss testified that Mr. Boutell'. talk with the president wss two or three weeks before Lorimer wss elected, list Bovtall en Way. "I know the day," declared Mr. Kiaee, "because I niet him on ths way to ths wbits house. Hs said that he was going to the whits house to tell the preeident that it looked ae if Lorimer Lori-mer waa tbe only maa oa whom the factions could unite snd to ask ths president to help bim." "Wss hs going to tell the president that tha Democrats would vote for Lorimer! Lor-imer! ' ' asked Senstor Kern. "I think not. We thought then that the Republican fsetion. could units on Lorimer." Mr. Hinee in hi. previous testimony hsd ssid that former Pens tor Aidnea told him the preeident wss snxioua to have Lorimer elected. Mr. A Id rich last week testified thst bs told Hines ths president merely said Lorimer wss "not obiectionable" aa s candidate. |