Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-21
Senator Charged With Bribery
Shows He viii StubbOrnIy
Contest Every Bit of Adverse
Evidence at Hearing,
HAIR VESTER MAGNATE THE
FIRST DAMAGING WITNESS
McCormick's Evidence Puts In
to Record Principal Allegation
On Which Case Is Reported
By the Senate,
lBy Morning Journal special IAas.A wirel

IBy Morning Journal Special IAassA wirel
Washington. June 20.-Through its
first witness, CYRUS Fl. Mccormick. of
Chicago, president of the Internation-
al Harvester company, the Lorimer
investigating committee succeeded
today in introducing into its record
the principal allegation upon which
the senate was induced to reopen the
case against the Illinois senator.
1t was to Clarence $. Funk, man
ager of the Harvester company. that
Edward Hines Is alleged to have made
the request for a contribution of $l0,-
900 as part of fund Of $1,000
to be raised in Lorimer's behalf, Mr..
Mccormick said Funk told him of this
proposition and said that he had re-
fused and by his refusal had won his
(McCormick commentator.
Mr. Mccormick said further that
the Harvester company had made a
practice to hold aldbf from politics
and to avoid effOrtssfto influence leg
isaton. Taking thissas a cue. counsel
for Senator Lorimer sought to show
that in many states the company had
made an effort to prevent the passage
The witness admitted that the COM
pany had made general opposition to
legislation providing for the manu-
facture of binding twine in prisons.
For the day Mr. Lorimer was rep
resented by William j. Hynes OF Chi
cago, whose primary purpose in at
tending the meetings is to represent
Edward Hines the Chicago lumber
man, whose name has been brought
into the case as that 6f the originator
Of the alleged fund of 100000 in
Lorimer's interest. In view of the alb
sence OF Judge Elbridge Hanecy, Mr..
Lorimer's personal counsel, the COM
mittee permitted Mr. Hynes to repre-
sent the senator at todaSs' hearing.
BY his course Mr.. Hynes made 1t
clear that ii is the intention OF Mr..
Lorlmer to neglect no line of defense.
Although Mr.. McCormick's testimony
against the accused senator was of
hearsay character only, the attorney
sought by every means in his power
to break II down. The evident purpose
was to show a general motive for the
opposition TO Mr. Lormer and to con-
meet the Harvester company with 1t.
Mr. Hynes based questions to the
head OF the Harvester company on al
legations by Rodney b. Swift, in con-
nection with litigation between him
self and the company. Swift was once
connected with the company and ar
ter he left it he was sued by the COM
pany for large sum of money. A
counter suit was brought asking for
an accounting and alleging efforts by
the company to influence legislation in
Its behalf in various states.
There was settlement of the lltiga-
ton Mr.. Mccormick saying he
thought Swift paid the company about
$40. 900
Admitting that his purpose was to
c0ntrovert the testimony of Mr. Me-
Cormick that the company does notI
engage In legislative efforts, Mr..
Hynes read several of the charges.
one was that the organization had
every effort to prevent leg
islation in South Dakota providing for
the manufacture of binding twine by
convicts.
I'VE always oppose such legisa-
ton, said the witness,-.'because ma
ehinery plays an important part in
the making of twine,"
The committee did not determine
Mr.. Hynes shall be permit
ted to represent MIR. Hines MIR. Hynes
said that owing to the accusations
made against the umbermen. he de-
sired the privilege of questioning wit
nesses who might attack his client.
IF all the witnesses should ask |
to be represented by counsel" OBJ |
iected one of the members of the !
Il fear our progress would !
be slow"
Little interest was manifested in the !
proceedings. Among onlookers were !
former Senator Hopkins, whom Mr.. |
Lorimer succeeded. and James keeley, ,
Of the Chicago Tribune. which pub |
ished the first charges of irregularity |
IN Lorimers election. They were in |
consultation with the committee af-
ter the hearing adjourned
All the members OF the committee |
except Senator Lea We're in attend
ince and he was detained by his wife's |
illness. The committee will meet next |
Thursday at 10 a. m.