The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-04-13

sure remedy only. soc. at Peoples
Drug Co., Bamberg, S. G..
to act quickly when the time came;
that they had had no chance con-
suit any one before hand
"Then he said, 'We-now we are
seeing some of our friends so as to
get it fixed up
Il asked him why he came to us,
meaning the Harvester company. He
said: We'll, you people are just as
much interested as any of us in hav-
ing the right kind of man at Wash
ington.' I think I replied, we won't
hive anything to do with that matter
at ALL He said, why not?' I said,
Simply because we are not in that
sort of business And we had some
aimless discussion, back and forth,
and I remeber that I asked him how
much he was getting from his diff
ferent friends. He said: WELL of
course, we can only go to a few big
people, but if about 10 of us put up
$4,000 apiece that will clean it up
"As left he asked me to think it
over. 1 made no reply to that. I
just walked away"
Gave Some Names.
After more questioning by Attor-
ney Healey, the witness reluctantly
gave the name of the man to whom
he alleged Mr.. Hines asked that the
money be forwarded if contributed.
In answer to queries, Mr.. Funk
said:
"Will the committee permit me to
divulge that to the committee conf
dentially, or in executive session, or
to the chairman or to the attorney,
or in some way without making it a
public matter?"
''I have no reason for wanting to
conceal this name except that l do
not like to drag the name of any 9TH
er man into this thing"
Permission being refused, he said:
"Well, I will answer under protest.
He told me to send the money to Ed.
Tilden."
,"Who is Ed. Tilden," he was ask
ed.
Interested in Packing Business.
''I think he is president or vice
president of one of the banks at the
stock yards and one of the officials
of the National Packing compan."
''He is president of the National
Packing company, isn't he?"
81 understand so"
1T might be proper for me to say
here that I have no acquaintance with
Mr.. Tilden, never met the man in my
life to my knowledge, and 1 have not
and had no reason other than that I
have stated regarding bringing iRhis
name"
Questioned concerning occurrences
following the printing of the Kohl
saat editorial bearing upon the alleg-
ed fraud, the witness said:
"Mr. Hines came to my office a
short time after that editorial ap-
peared. He was much disturbed and
undertook to refresh my memory as
to what our conversation had been.
''Merely General"
''I can not repeat his language ex-
actly, but it was to the effect that his
former conversation with me had
been merely a general discussion Of
the situation down there and that he
had not asked me for any money
and that he did not know anything
about any money having been rails
ed"
The witness was questioned fur
ther as to his business and political
affiliations. He disclaimed any per-
sonal feeling on the testimony given,
said that his acquaintances with Mr..
Hines was slight and that he did not
know Senator Lorimer. He also said
that C. H. Mccormack had no inter-
est in the Chicago Tribune. After
few minor questions he was dismissed
and the committee adjourned until
April 13.
Hines Denies 1t.
Chicago, April 5.-EdWard Hines
late to-day denied absolutely the story
told the Helm committee of the lagis-
lature which is Investigating the elec-
ton of United States Senator William
Lorimer, that he, Hines, had solicit
ed a fund of 100000 to reimburse
those who had put up for the sena-
tors election.