The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Reason He Declined to
Attend Dinner With
Lorimer.
EDITOR KOHLSAAT
GIVES EVIDENCE
Account Of Matter Written Also
to Senator'S La Toilette and
Root, at Request Of Present
Secretary Of Interior-De-
clares He Believed
Funk's Charges.

- 1SHiAS lcii, JuIlo Sf--Sldny uRuTcS
OF national prominence were brought
into the Lorimer investigation for tine
nrst time, to-day. when Herman H..
kohlsaat editor and publisher of the
chicago Record Herald. testified before
Z the Senate committee Investigating the
election of Senator Lorimer.
4 That Col. Thco. Roosevelt has known
since carly last fall the entire story
+ OF now Edward Hines is alleged to
have asked Clarence S. Funk. general
manager OF the International Harves
ter Company. for a 10000 contribution
to u 100000 fund. used to put Lori
1 ner across a Springfield" was testi-
ned to by Mr.. Kohlsaat.
Mr.. kohlsaat said he told the story
TO Colonel Roosevelt just before the
Hamilton Club dinner at Chicago, which
Roosevelt refused to attend until Lor-
imer's invitation was Withdrawn. It
was upon this :nforma ton. Mir. Kohl
saat said. that the former President
based his action in declining to SIT at
the same table with the Illinois SEN
ator. Mr.. kohlsaat further testified
that he had written an account OF the
conversation between himself and Funk.
but without mentioning Funks name.
10 Senators La Toilette and Root. This
was done at the request of Walter l.
FISHER. now Secretary of the Interior.
and others.
Influenced Root.
Senator Root wrote me In reply"
said the witness. land thanked me for
the Information. He said that 1t had
greatly influenced him In making his
speech against Lorimer on the floor of
II the Senate"
What. exclaimed Senator Gamble.
do you mean 10 say that Senators
were Influenced In arriving at their
decision oy matters not In ev!dence?"
Il did not discuss that question with
Senator Root" replied Mr.. Kohlsaat.
M The witness said that Senator La
Toilette tried very hard 10 get him to
come to Washington to tell about the
conversation. even threatening 10 send
sergeant-at-arms OF the Senate aftar
him
~ replied that it would merely re-
cult IN my spending hot summer In
\ Washington said Mr.. kohlsaat.i The
y witness explained that he had given
his word 10 Mr. Funk that he would
not reveal his name. but he considered
that he was free to tell the story. In
answer 10 questions as TO why he did
not give the story TO members of the
COMMITTEES. without the name, Mr.
n kohlsant said. referring to his expert
Z ence before the Helm committee. that
the only time he had ever done such a
thing they threatened to send him to
jail Il he did not give the names
by what code of morals or good cit
izenship. / should like TO know de-
clarcd Senator Gamble, could you keep
secret such informa ton a S you believed
you possessed, when the honor of a
Senator and the fair name of a State
was in question:"
No sncrifice of Integrity.
CAS- an editor" began the witness.
when Senator Lee. himself an editor
UNEXPECTED that good citizenship does
Z not require the sacrifice OF personal
integrity" FL
Mr. kohlsaat agreed with that and
added:
Senator Gamble, If you ever bestow
upon me such confidence. 1 assure
you will keep it,
Sensational disclosures of names of
prominent Chicago men discussed by
Edward Hines and Clarence Funk, as
identified with the Lorimer corruption
fund were made to- day by Mr. Kohl
saat
These men are Roger sullivan, Dem
ocratic national committeeman from
Illinois, and Democratic leader of the
Stag. personal friend of Senator
L,ormer.
Edward Tiiden. president of the Ma
tional Packing Company.
Z. s. Conway. president of the w
W. kimball Company.
The Weyerhausers. foremost in the
u lumber trust.
The committee had to probe for the
information. Mr.. Kohlsaat saying he
did not wish to connect any one with
1t but Hines and Tiden.
''I've recently faced one sentence to
Jail for recalcitrance about answering
questions OF committee said Mr.
Kohlsaat, which attracted Smith; "and
8 suppose II I am confronted with an
other will have to answer the ques-
tons"
II have had no personal quarrel
Z with I.orimer," said Mr.. Kohlsaat.
Dunl Character.
But he is dual character On the
\ private side. as to his home and fam
a lily life. there Is much I can admire.
But on the public side he represents
what may call Lorimerism-a CO.
hesion and co operation of Republicans
and Democrats for spoils and priyat e
pelf. He first appeared in politics
ns candidate for constable on
Democratic ticket Next he was in a
Republican convention, and when
Mayor Roache, a Republican, was
elected Mr., Lorimer became an en-
ploye in the City Water Department
I. Charges of irregularity arose 1T
developed, as shown by the papers OF
that day, that Henry Fitzpatrick. a
brother in law of Lorim6r. was carried
Y simultaneously on the rolls OF the
water. office and county assessors Office I
Mr.. LoriTner retired from his position.
Later he ran for Congress-. His
sfliations have always been with neo-
pie in both farties; no has often been
4 elected. by votes of Democrats as we'll
H rs Republicans. In the spring of 1902
the better element In the Ninth Ward
Z brought out a young man named Cole
y for Alderman against Edward II. Gull
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