The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-25
Kohlgaat Drags Prominent Names Into Lorimer
 Hearing
LAFOLLETTE, CULLOM
 AND ROOT MENTIONED
Chicago Editor Says He Told These Men About Funk's Story of the Bribery-Admires Lori
 mer's Private Life

Washington, June A.-Many figures or national prominence were brought into the Lorirner investigation today for the first time when Herman H. Kohlsaat, editor and publisher of the Chicago Record Herald testified before the sen ate committee investigating the election of Senator Lorlmer.
 Former President Roosevelts name was linked with the investigation when MT. Kohlsaat testified that last August he fold Colonel Roosevelt the entire story of the alleged attempt of Edward Hines 10 collect slo,OOO from Clarence s. Funk, general manager of the International Harvester company to reimburse those who had contributed s10o,0OO 'to put Lori mer across" at Springfield. The ban of secrecy was placed on the former Presi- dent, but MT. Kohlsaat testified Colonel Roosevelt wrote him that he declined, because of Mir Kohlsaats information, to attend the Hamilton club dinner in Chicago later in August, 1910, if Lorimer was to be there. The Roosevelt letter will be placed in the record of the hear ing
 The names of Senator Root, Senator 1aFollette and Senator Cullom were men toned in a new light. Mir. Kohlsaat tes- tifed that he had informed these sen ators before the senate passed on the Lorimer case of the conversation in which Funk had told him of Hines all leged attempt to collect money.
 To these men Mir Kohlsaat did not mention names because he considers him self under pledge of secrecy to MT. Funk not to do so.. MT. Kohlsaat men tioned Senator Culom's name only at the close of the days session.
 Former Speaker Cannon and former Representative Tawney of Minnesota fig ured in the days testimony. Judge Hanecy, counsel for Senator Lorimer, asked the witness If Senator Lorimer in 1908 had not dropped a libel suit against Mir Kohlsaat because Cannon and Tawney told him it was feared if such were not dropped the Chicago Rec ord-Herald would not support Roosevelt for President in 1904.
 That is so ridiculous that no answer is needed to it." declared Mir, Kohlsaat. He also denied that the suit was dropped because 1t was made a condi- tion of Governor Deneen's doing favor for a young man in trouble, who was Lorimers frieEd.
 Kohlsaat Cross- Exam
 The witness underwent long cross- examination by counsel for Senator LOT inner He was aked If he did not tell the Funk story to every newspaper in Chicago. The witness said he could not remember if he had, although he had spoken of it without mentioning names to several persons. He was aked if he had not given 1t to every magazine that was friendly to him.
 MT Kohlsaat denied that he had done SO. Did not you give 1t to one of the edi- tors of The Outlook" inquired Judge Hanecy.
 No sir"
 Didn't you give it to Theodore Roose- vet?@
 "Oh, yes.'
 He was asked if he had not told a Chicago detective who came to his of flee to see if he had any work, that the newspapers of the country had organized to fight Lorimer.
 Perfectly absurd" declared the wit ness.
 He was asked if he did not refuse to give the name of his informant (Funk) when first called before the Helm inves- tigating committee at Springfield be- cause he wanted to appear as a sort of martyr. The witness strengthened up, looked at Judge Hanecy, and said:
 "If there were not ladies present." and then as he sank back into his chair. added:
 q would quote one of Eugene Fields poems to you.'
 Suppose you answer the question first" 1" suggested Judge Hanecya
 No, sir; I was not playing to the galleries
 Judge Hanecy asked the witness if he did not think it was an unjustifable thing to take information secretly to senators who were to judge Lorimer with out giving the state of Illinois, Lorimer or his family a chance to defend them- selves against serious charges.
 He said he did not, and distinguished senators from members of courts in re- laton to giving them information.
 Several times during the examination Mr. Kohlsaat declared he absolutely be- lieved what MT. Funk told him. Another striking feature of his testimony was his repeated statements that he found much to admire in Senator Lorimer's private life He referred to the senator's life as ideal
 What I have been fighting for 20 years IS bOTlmerlS1n, ne uecldTeu.
 ''Lorimersm," he defined as an ''af filiation and cooperation and cohesion of democrats and republicans for party pelf and for private pelf.'
 Senator Lea Appears
 Pale and still weak from the loss of blood given to save the life of his wife Senator Luke Lea today attended the session of the Lorimer investigat- ing committee for the first time. The entire membership of the committee is now sitting at the daily sessions
 MT Bancroft was recalled as a wit ness at the opening of today's ses- sion.
 William J. Hynes, on behalf of Lori mer's counsel, asked the witness about the interest of the Mccormick family, connected with the International Har- vester company, In the recent mayoral, ty campaign in Chicago. Mir. Bancroft testified he was an inactive member of the Merriam finance committee, but reiterated that he knew nothing more about the contributions of the McCor- mick family to the Merriam campaign ' fund other than what he had seen in the newspapers,
 MT. Kohlsaat further testified thai
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