East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-06
MAY REOPEN
LOR|MER CASE
La Toilette Introduces ResOIu-
tion Providing tor Another
Investigation
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
TO INCLUDE NEW MEMBERS

Friends of Lorimer Plan to Defeat At
tempt TO Expose Bribery of Elec-
tiOn--EG Il Tilden Named As
Jian to Whom Slush Money Was
Scnt-Hlnes Issues Denial-Lori-
mer Refuse p Discuss Charges
Made by Funk.
Washington, April la Toilette
introduced today in the senate a res
olution providing for another inves-
tigation Of the Lorimer charges.
The resolution proposes an lnves-
tigation to be conducted by the new
members of the senate. The COM
mittee proposed is Works, republi-
can, California; Townsend, republi-
can, Michigan, and McLeon, republi-
can, Connecticut; Kern, democrat,
Indiana. and Pomerene, democrat,
Ohio. The resolution recites the fact
that Witnesses that didn't appear at
the first investigation have since tes-
titled that a fund of one hundred
thousand dollars was raised to IL
fluence the election of Lorimer. The
resolution was tabled without dis
cussion, but is expected to come up
soon for debate.
Just before the senate convened
Stone of Missouri, said that in his
opinion the senate was bound to take
cognizance of the testimony of Kohl
saat as given before the investigating
committee at Springfield. II is pre-
dicted that the case will be reopened.
The antiLorimer senators have been
refused by the Springfield officials
to send the transcript of the Kohlsaat
testimony and of that submitted yes
erday by Funk.
Ten of the 46 senators who voted
for the support of Lorimer are no
longer members of the senate and
anti-Lorimerites claim majority Of the
present body.
Lorimcr's Friends Working.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 6.-Friends
of Lorimer are today planning to de-
feat the attempt to expose the bribery
of his election by killing the bill ap-
propriating ten thousand dollars for
he expenses of the senate committee
in investigating the scandal. Mem
bers of the committee said today that
they did not be lieve the house dared
to defeat the bill in view of he charg-
es by Funk that Hines admitted that
a hundred thousand dollars was spent
to elect Lorimer.
Fun s testimony coming after that
of Kohlsaat is causing a sensation.
Funk's allegation that Edward Tilden,
90
company, was named to him by Hines
as the man to whom the subscribed
money should be sent, caused more
excitement than any development SO
far.
Released Voluntarily.
Springfield, April 6.-Funk testi-
fled yesterday that he voluntarily re-
leased Kohlsaat from the pledge of
confidence, when he felt that the pub
Usher would be sent to jail unless the
information was given.
The disclosures made by Funk oc-
CURED unexpectedly at a specially
called meeting of the senate commit
tee members. The committee was
not scheduled to resume its inquiry
until tomorrow, at which time Mr..
kohlsaat had been order to reappear.
But Mr.. Kohlsaat and Mr.. Funk ar
rived in Springfield yesterday morn
ing from Cricago and Chairman Helm
of the investigating committee at
once called its members into special
session.
Chairman Helm was aware that
Mr.. Kohlsaat stood ready to give the
name of his informant. But no one
outside of the committee knew of the
matter. News of the disclosures swept
from the supreme court building to
the state house nearby within a few
moments.
The house was still in session, while
the senate had Just adjourned for the
day. The reports caused excitement,
much discussion and hurried consul
tauons among certain members in
both branches of the legislature.
Several members left their seats in
the midst of the debate on the civil
service bills to learn more Of the dis
closures.
Mr.. Kohlsaat preceded Mr.. Funk
on the witness stand He briefly stat
ed that he was ready TO give the name
OF the man who had furnished him
with the report of the alleged $780,
600 slush fund.
Attorneys, members of the COM
mittee and spectators leaned forward
tensely, as Mr.. Kohlsaat gave the
name OF Mr.. Funk. AS the latter was
called the committee room filled rap
idly with spectators, some Of them
members Of the legislature who had
left their seats in the state honuse.
Hines Issues Denial.
Chicago, April GA complete de-