Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
FUNK TELLS OF TALK.
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witness by members Of the committed
when he finished his story.
| Did you shake hands and say good
Dyer" inquired Senator Fletcher.
mo. we just walked out"
| ANY personal unfriendliness follow
| Not that am aware Of"
WAS this talk after Hines intro.
duced you to Lorimer?' asked Senator
Lea.
| Before"
was Edward Tilden's name men.
toned In the conversation"
Yes"
When"
Right at the beginning. He seemed
to want to talk, and I just listened
until he got through"
The witness said no other names were
mentioned by Hines or Funk.
What was his manner" inquired
Chairman Dillingham;.
LAS casual as a sale OF a car Of lum-
Der"
What did he mean by Lorimer being
the right kind Of a man." asked Sen
ator Kenyon.
Il cannot say"
Had Hines been indulging in liquor?'
asked Senator Kenyon.
mo indications of it. 4
The Iowa senator insisted on ascertain
ing Mr.. Funk's impression of Hines ref
erence to Lorimer as the right kind OF 9
man."
my impression" replied the witness
was that he was the KIND OF man
Hines regarded as the right kind"
Didn't you regard Hines as imperu-
nent?' asked Senator Fletcher.
Yes. but I was not surprised.
why not surprised?" asked the chair
man.
1T comported with my general impress
sion of the man."
Funk's View Of the Talk.
Ibid you regard 1t as loose talk?'' in
CURED Senator Fletcher.
II regarded it as an attempt to gel
$4,000 from the harvester company"
Mr.. Funk expressed the opinion that
Hines was inclined to boast Of his
achievements and to have people think
he was q great factor in great matters
Mr.. Funk said he told Cyrus Nc
Cormick. H. II. Kohlsaat, Edgar A. Ban
croft and possibly Mr. Legg of the In
ternational Harvester Company about
the conversation.
He differed with Mr.. Kohlsaat's testi-
mony in some particulars. Mr.. Funk
said he was inclined to believe that he
did not give Mr. Kohlsaat the name OF
his informant at the famous Jackson
boulevard conversation between Kohl
saat and Funk, but that this occurred
subsequently.
Did you volunteer this information
to Mr.. Kohlsaat?" asked Mr.. Marble.
mo; he pumped me-"
Mr.. Funk did not recall mentioning
the names OF Edward Tilden, Roger C.
Sullivan, E. s. Conway or Mr.. Weyer-
haeuser.
Second Alleged Conversation.
Mr.. Funk told of the second alleged
conversation with Hines.
What was the occasion?" inquired
Attorney Marble.
Il did not see any OCCASION" replied
the witness.
He said Hines came to his ONCE one
morning and undertook to refresh his
memory as to the Union League con-
versation.
Mr.. Hines said substantially that he
did not want me to understand that
money was used at Springfeld-that he
was just discussing the situation down
IBID you agree?" inquired Senator
Lea.
Il said that I thought 1 remembered
it as it was explained Mr.. Funk.
why He Kept Silent.
Mr.. Marble asked why he concealed
his information until Mr.. Kohlsaat was
threatened with jail unless he revealed
to the Illinois investigating committee
who had told him Of the alleged attempt
to procure q ten-thousand-dollar contri-
button.
Mr.. Funk said his duty in this regard
had troubled him a great deal. He had
concluded, he explained. that IL he came
forth with the information his company
would be accused Of having shown ami
mostly toward Senator Lorimer.
MY board Of directors have often i'm
pressed upon me that they are in the
business Of making harvesters and not
mixing in politics." added the witness.