Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-06
LOR|NER FUND IS
Still Bic TOPIC
RECORD D-uI1RALD MANS TESTI-
MONY PROVES BOMBSHELL
FUNK TOLD OF JACKPOT
we Put Lorimcr over hut Il Cost Us
S10O, O,0OO'-IIad 60 Act Fast AZ
That, Too.

Kohat pub lsher Of the Record .
Herald testified bef re the state sem
ate investigating committee that
Clarence Funk OF the international
Harvesting company was the man
who told him that II pot of 100000
had been raised to elect William lor-
inner TO the United states senate.
Kohlsats testimony was bomb .
shell in the court room where tho
hearings are being held. lie took
,he stand under a threat Of being
sent to jail for contempt IL he re-
fused to diyulgo the name Of his In
form0nt
Tho International Harvester com"
pany IL ono OF the biggest corpora
tions in tho world.
Mr. Kohlsat on the witness stand
told sensational story of tho visit
OF the informant He said
con the morning after had re-
fused to violate a confidence. Mr..
Clarence r, Funk, general manager
OF the International Harvester com
pany came TO me- and told me that
he had rea1 about my refusal to tell
his name. He said that II he stood
In the way Of my duty and ! desired
It. he would appear himself before
the committee and tell what he knew
He said he had talked with the
president Of his company, cyrus II.
Mccormick and Mccormick had said
he thought It was right he should
release my confidence.
did | understand that Mr.. Funk
gave YOU to understand that il was
after tho election of Senator Lorlmer
that this money was raised '' asked
Senator Mckenzie.
"He satd that gentleman came
TO him and stated that the opopr'
tunity had arrived to elect lormcr
and that the fund had been raised
and sent down. lie said that gentle
man was trying to reimburse those
who had contributed" Mr., Funk
then took the witness chair,
MIR. Funk confirmed the testimony
OF Mr.. Kohsant and said that he
had been visited by Edward $. Hincs,
the millionaire lumbermen, who told
him OF the fund raised to further
Mr. Lorimcr's election. Funk de-
clared Mr. Hines asked him to as
sist IN raising a fund for the pur-
pose OF relmbursing the original con-
trlbutors.
Funk said that Hines sat down
beside him and the following con
yersatlon took place:
well wo put Loumer over. but
II cost about 100000" said Hines
I'VE had 20 act very fast took
the money out OF my own pockets.
We ought TO got some Of It back
There are a lot Of YOU interested in
the right man at Washington. Your
people are, are they not?'
81 said ! dld not think We would
be mixed up In the deal"
"Ho said they had undcrwritton
tho thing and wanted to bo rclm-
bursed.
"nc asked mo 10 contribute to
make UP the 100000, 10 told me
TO hand It TO a certain man. lie
said that II ten men put up 10000
each it would be all right | turned
tho matter down, saying we would
not be- mixcl mp I'm It,"
"Dld he say to whom tho money
was to be Jent2"
"Ycs, he dld."
who was the man ?"
81 don care to answer because !
don't know II he hed anything 20 do
/ with IT,"
I'VE appreciate that but his name
figures In the hearing"
Tho chair ruled that the witness
must answer.
"Do you mean that / must an
swerY Insured the witness,
"Yes. sir, said the chairman,
Cannot dlyulge It confldental-
| ly9" asked tho witness
"Wus the name of Edward Tllden
mentloncd2'
"lt was
Were you to send the money to
them2"
Yes"
Is ho connected at tho stock
ynrds2"
yes sir believe somo bank ont
there"
ANY other namo mentioned"
mo"
MT Mccormick was surprised that
we should bo approached"
"Dli you discusi II with any.
body2'
"Ycs. with Edgar Bancroft Of out
company"
"Do you remember the puhlIca.
ton In tho Rcoord-llcrald Of nr
editorial In reference 10 a 800.
900 fund.-"
81 aid not see e."
did you see anybody about that
ume?"
"Yes, Hines came 10 my office d
day or two after the editorial az.
peared. Ho was very much disturb
cd ana wanted % refroRh my NOM
cry about the conversation"
"lis said he had never asked m,
for money and that no know nothing
OF tho alleged fund"
"ni1 Your firm have any bus
moss dealings with the lumbor coma
lpuny9"
nVu. uta hnugh iumher frout