Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-27
FUNK WITNESS
IN THE SECOND
lOR.||M|ER / 4 QUIZ
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Head Of international Har-
vester Co. Repeats Testi-
mony He Gave Before Hi
nois Senate Committee.
TESTIMONY DIFFERS
AFROM Mr.. KOHLSAAT'S

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INK Does Not Recall Men.
tioning Roger Sullivan
w eyerhauser or Conway
Min Talk With Publisher.
II Washington, D. c., June 26.-Clar
Hence S. Funk, general manager OF the
international Harvester company, who
told of an alleged request to him by
Edward Hines Of Chicago for 1000
contribution toward 100000 Lori.
mer election fund in the Illinois sen
ate's bribery investigation, appeared
today before the senate Lorimer In
3vestigating committee.
9 Mr.. Funk faced Mr.. Hines who had
been given special permission to at
Mend the hearing instead Of being re,
Z Mired to stay in the witness room
Edgar Farrar of New Orleans, has
gSeen added to the counsel for Lorimer
III HsrJohn H. Marble of counsel for the
M fmmittee began direct examination
DBf. Funk testified that as gen
Rral manager of the harvester
concern, it was one of his
mites to keep in touch with poll
sal affairs. He declared, however,
Yht never to his knowledge had the
anpany used money to get votes In
yke legislature or congress. He said
far as he could he had always
Nodded discussing Lorimer personally.
However, you regarded Mr.. Lori
Fner as factor opposed to the Inter
National Harvester company 2" asked
Marble.
3EfucJo sir" K
Dist how he was introduced to Sena-
'jfiig Lorimer was described by Mr..
lSEnhk. He said the meeting occurred at
IN deep waterways convention in Wash
E!Gtgton about eighteen months ago.
"Mr. Hines came up to Mr.. McCom-
|jhick and myself in hotel here" ex-
pnblained Mr.. Funk. "We talked for q
few moments when Mr.. Hines said
that Senator Lorimer was In his room
and he. Hines, wished we would meet
him
{ What did you do?" asked Mr.. Mar
sh.I looked at Mr.. Mccormick and Mr..
ylbrmick looked at me and we both
aJpked out of the window. waited for
jVr. Mccormick to say something.
l@inally we went up stairs and were
Introduced to the senator"
Il He told of another meeting with Mr..
lEorimer and added:
"The senator was very kind on both
occasions"
The witness said he had never
leard Senator Lorimer's name men
.ioned in connection with a tax fight
on the McCormicks, who were largely
Interested in the Harvester company.
Mr.. Funk said the Harvester COM
,any was interested in closing the
Chicago river, which flowed through
ais company's plant The Edward
Hines lumber company and Senator
Lcrimer were in favor Of deepening the
river.
This did not prejudice him against
1Lorimer.
II felt as long as the government
engineers were opposed to closing the
liver, Loarimer's attitude was matter
|,f indifference said the witness.
He declared that there had been no
iifficulties between Mr.. Hines and
himself or their respective companies
10 far as he knew.
Funk Repeats Hines Conversation.
"Do you recall certain conversa-
ston with Edward Hines? asked At
Nrney Marble.
l"Yes sir" Mr.. Funk then repeated his
Tory OF the conversation with Mr..
lines in which the request for $4,000
ibntribution is said to have been
Jhade.
Just as casual as the sale Of car
of lumber" was the way Mr.. Funk re-
ferred to the proposition.
i "The witness said he met Hines at
the Union League club shortly after
Lorimer's election.
Hello" said Hines, according to
Funk, you are just the man l want
to see"
The witness explained that he was
not repeating the exact words neces-
sarily, but only giving his recollection
Of the conversation.
Hines said:
well we put Lorimer over down at
Springfield, but 1t cost 100000 to do
it."
The witness added that Hines ex-
planed that they had to act quickly.
What else?" urged Mr.. Marble.
"He said: Now we are seeing
some OF our friends to get the matter
fixed up.
Mr.. Funk said he inquired how much
he was getting.
.sWell. we can only go to few big
people," Mr.. Funk said, Hines replied,
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