The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-06
SENATE TO TRY LORIMER AGAIN
BECAUSE or EVIDENCE or A
100000 SLUSR FUND.
Manager Of international Harvester GO.
says Edward Hines Asked Him 10
Contribute $4,000 Because Il Cost
elOO.OOO to Put lorimer Over. 4"

says Edward Hines Asked Him "a
Contribute $4,000 Because II Cost
slOO.OOO to "Put Lopimer Over"
WASHINGTON. April S.-That Senator
Lorimer will have to defend his title a
second time seems certain in view Of the
testimony given to-day BY Clarence 8.
Funk in Springfield.
Senators who have been Watching
Developments say that a resolution will
be introduced soon naming q special
committee. OF which Root or Borah will
probably be chairman. to investigate the
Lorimer scandal.
Senator Loriner left Washington hur-
riedly this afternoon. Il was said that
he had gone to New York.
I. not thought that the Committee on
Privileges and Elections will conduct the
investigation. mainly because that conf
mittec will not be reorganized for several
weeks.
The news from Springfield did not come
- surprise to some Senators. Several
Senators who took the lead in opposing
Lorn!er had Information even before the
vote on the Lorimer caee Of the all eyed
conversation between Edward Hines, the
friend Of Senator Iorimer. an d Clarence
s. Funk OF the Mccormick Harvester
Works.
SPnINorIELp. ILL.,. April 5.-Edward
Hines. the Chicago lumberman. was
named to-day at the hearing Of the Senate
investigating committee as the man who
got up the 500, 900 fund to secure the
election Of William Lorimer as United
States Senator from Illinois.
This statement was made by Clarence
s. Funk. general manager of the Inter-
national Harvester Company at Chicago.
Funk said that Hines had come to him.
asking him to contribute $4,000 to the
fund and that Edward Tilden was the
treasurer Of the fund.
Herman II. Kohlsaat. editor OF the
Chicago Rec ,rd- Heratd. first testified that
Funk had informed him that the fund
was raised and that on this information
he had printed his editorial. Funk had
releAsed him from secrecy since the NEE t.
ing OF the committee. when Mr.. Kohlsaat
had refused to divulge the name Of his
Informant under the plea that it was a
privileged communication. Funk accom-
panied kohlsaat to Springfield to-day
MIR. Funk testified that he was ap-
preached by Hines and asked to contribute
$4,000 to the Lorimer fund. Hines is a
close friend Of Lorimer and was one OF
the Senator's most active lobbyists durine
the contest at Washington that resulted
in the exoueration of Lorimer
Edward Tilden. whom Mr.. Funk named
- the treasurer o. thc siooO00 hind, is
accredited with representing the meat
packers. On the stand Mr.. Funk said
The conversation took place in the
Union League Club. Chicago 1t was a
chance meeting.
MIR. Hines said he had been wanting IA
see me. and We sat in the lounging room
Hines said to me, without preliminary
Well, we put Lorimer over. but il cos,
us $1,000 to do it,
He said: We had to act Quickly, SC
that it became necessary for us to put up
the money. Now We are seeing some
q our friends to get il fixed up He
gave me to understand they wanted
to be reimbursed. and asked him why he
came to US and he said: You are as
much interested as any one in having
the right kind Of man in Washington
Il told him We would have nothing to
do with it. He said he could only go tc
biR people and wanted to get $4,000 from
each Of ten. He left me and told me tc
think it over"
Whom did he say they were to send
the money to-" asked Healy.
y have no evidence on that and dc
not want to answer that" replied Funk.
Chairman Helm ruled that Mr.. Funl,
must answer this question. Mr.. Funk
asked to he allowed to give his answer
confdentially to the members OF the
committee.
Edward Tilden, connected with the
stockyards at Chicago. 10 the man to
whom l was told to send the money >
said Mr.. Funk. when an answer was forced
ny the committee.
Has anything been said of Tiden' a
collecting the fund.-" Mr.. Funk was asked
NO"
We're other names used?"
-No"
Did he give you names of any con-
trbutors?"
NO. and did not ask him." replied
Mr. Funk
You told him you and your company
would not contribute; did you talk to any
Of your officers?"
Yes. told Mr.. Mccormick. Mr..
Mccormick said. Good. I en- glad you
turned him down promptly also told
Edgar A, Bancroft. general counsel fol
our company"
Mr.. Funk said that he had not read the
Record Herald editorial which had caused
Mr. Kohlsaat to be called before the com
mttee, He said Hines had come to hi,
ofce after the editorial had appeared.
Hines was disturbed" said Funk. -anc
undertook to refresh my memory on oul
conversation"
He said he had not tried to get money
from me and had talked OF money just il
general way. That was the first time
talked with him after the first converse
ton"
Mr. Funk said that his company had hat
some dealings with the Hines Lumber
company. He said that he had known
Hines casually prior to the Union League
Club talk, and that he was certain Hine
had not told him the name OF any con
trbutor to the fund He said that he hal