The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-29
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LOYALTY
is QUESTIONED
Tilden's Bookkeeping Methods
Also Spoken OF
Slightingly.
CHILLED BY COMMITTEE
Sticks to Statement That He
Knows Nothing OF Lorimer
Doodle Fund.
CHILLED BY COMMITTEE

Washington. D. c., June 2s.-His
methods of bookkeeping and his
loyalty TO the Democratic party alike
were under fire to-day. when Edward
Tilden, bank director. packing house
manager. and corporation man gem
orally, appeared before the Senate
Lorimer committee TO testify that he
was In no way interested in the raising
of fund TO elect Mr.. Lorimer to the
Senate.
Attorneys for the committee. attor-
neys for Senator Lorimer and members
of the committee itself asked Mr.. TIL
den in almost every conceivable style
of question If he had anything TO do.
or knew of any one that had anything
TO do with the raising of a fund to
elect Senator Lorimer. either before
or after the election. To each the wit
ness declared with emphasis that he
did not.
Mr.. Tilden then was subjected to an
examination s to his reiations TO
corporations.
Eicad of Many Concerns.
He mentioned first that hc was pres
ident of the National Packing Com
pany. and later added the names Of
five other Chicago corporations of
which he was president. besides being
the head of concerns in other cities. He
was confused" when asked by Senator
Kenyon TO state of how many cor
porations he was president. because
OF the minor companies"
He thought" he was director Of
banks in Sioux City. Ia: St Joseph
Mo, and san Francisco, and he gave
n long list of banks of which he was
stakeholder, but forgot until nearly
the end of his testimony to mention a
hank in East 81. Louis. Either as
treasurer or in some other capacity.
he testfed. ne had the right to draw
checks on the bank accounts of
twenty-five or thirty corporations"
The witness testified that he did not
keep accurate books of his personal
business. merely loose leaf memoranda
of his receipts and disbursements and
only memoranda of checks written in
stead of check stubs. Senator Kern
had the witness describe in minute
detail his personal bookkeeping.
The witness said that he was not
proud of his system. but that It an
swered the purpose, namely. that of
keeping track of money until banked.
The drawing of check for 500, 600
for personal expenditure might not
be entered in his personal accounts.
he said. and he might or might not"
he able 10 tell. for instance in 1905,
whether he had loaned or paid any
one 100000.
W z might De Hple 10 tell II we
all went at it," he added. Such
question never came UP. 1 am paid n
big salary to run the business of
large corporation, and know a great
deal less about my own affairs than
= Hbuut those of tho company"
The committee did not ask Mr. Til
den to produce his bank books for in
spcction. He declared they showed
nothing whatever connected with the
nln tor, r.f ~,
mittee told him FOR the present, and
possibly for all time" 1t was through
with its examination Of him.
Democracy Questioned.
1t was Senator Kern, Democratic
nominee for Vice President in the last
campaign. who put Mr. Tildens democ-
racy 10 question. This was some time
after the witness had testified that
he was Democrat.
You are a Democrat. are YOU not?'
he inquired.
81 am II know what a Democrat is
That's just what l thought VIII
you give US the namo of the last candi-
date for President for whom YOU
voted?"
Including Vice President" inter
rupted Senator Kenyon
The, witness" did not reply. but Sem
htor Kern kept cycling him.
Are you ser'ous?' inquired Mr. TIL
den.
'of course am" responded Sena or
Kern.
Alton p. Parker"
Who before that?"
Il was a delegate al the convention
that nominated Mr.. Bryan"
But who was the Democrat you
voted for before Parker?"
Grover Cleveland"
80 YOU supported one Democratic
candidate for President in nineteen
years snapped tine Indiana senator.
Nov. don't you know that the stock
holders OF the National Packing Com
pany. which is under indictment for an
alleged violation of the law. have com
plained TO the late chairman of the
Ssz..sss..oa.