The Washington times., 1911-06-24
KOHLSAAT FORCED
TO NAME MEN IN
LOR|kER SCANDAL
Mentions Tilden, Sullivan,
and Weyerhauser as
Contributors.
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opened a long debate as to whether
Mr.. kohlsaat must tell. He begged
to be excused, but the committee rul-
ed that he must answer.
well I've been confronted with one
threat of Jail sentence; If 1 am now
confronted with another, / will an
swer with the understanding that /
make no reflection upon the people
named.
One of them was Roger Sullivan,
Democratic national committeeman
from ILLINOIS. who is interested In the
Peoples Gas Company. l don't know
II he Is q man OF wealth.
Another was K. s. Conway, president
OF the w. W. Kimball Company. He
told the Helm committee Of the Illinois
Legislature that 1t was not true, and
believe him.
WeyerhaeuseI Named.
Also. Weyerhaeuser was named, but
don't know what Weyerhauser."
Mr.. Kohlsaat said he was urged last
winter to help Senators La Toilette and
Root to new facts about the affair. He
gave some help. Secretary w. l. Fisher
and Alfred Baker came to him and
asked him to provide Senator Root fur
Their facts. He did not give them the
names, because he had given his word
Il did tell Victor F. Lawson" said
Mr.. kohlsaat, and it Influenced his
newspaper policy thereafter. l told
Theodore Roosevelt and that was why
he would not dine with Lorimer."
Anybody els?" asked Mr.. Marble.
Wife Kept Secret.
Yes. also told my wife.
And has she kept the secret?" asked
Mr.. Marble, with a smile.
She has so far as ] know" replied
Mr.. Kohlsaat. Discovery of a woman
who could keep a secret that long was
hailed with enthusiastic laughter.
Mr.. Kohlsaat said he gave Senators
Root and La Toilette all the informa-
ton he could, but not the names. La
Toilette was very insistent that he tell
the names, and even threatened to send
the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate for
him, to come to Washington and tell
all he knew about it.
Special Information for Root.
The Senators who last session voted
to vindicate LOrimer were sharply in
terested in this development They
pointed out that this special informa-
ton enabled Root and l. Toilette to
make up their minds about the case.
with the benefit of very important in
formation which the committee did not
possess. This was d crumb of comfort
for the pro-Lorimer Senators, which
they rolled under their tongues with
much relish and satisfaction. Senator
Gamble tried TO show Mr.. kohlsaat that
he had acted very reprehensibly in not
telling the whole story TO the invesu
eating committee and TO the public. Mr..
kohlsaat couldn't see II. He had given
his word. and he kept it, and he would
do II again.
This discussion of ethics took up a
long time. 1t was observable that the
Senators who last session were for Lor-
inner all felt that Mr.. Kohlsaat ought
to have violated his confidence with
Funk. The other, or anti-Lorimer, Sen
ators didn't seem so worked up about
Mr.. Kohlsaats alleged betrayal OF his
duty as a citizen. Mr.. Kohlsaat merely
look ed bored.
Mccormick Taxes Raised.
With George Bancroft, general coun-
sci for the Harvester trust on the stand,
Judge Hanecy, representing Lorimer,
brought out the fact that the taxes of
the Mccormick family were increased
from $500 or 5000 to 100000. and as
serted that Lorimer was responsible for
the increase.
HaneCy also Drought OuI lhdl lSOlA
mer opposed a plan of the Harvester
trust to build a permanent bridge across
the Chicago river, connecting parts OF
its plant.
caused the creation of the story of an
alleged request for a $4,000 contrfbu-
ton, which started this Investigation"
said Hanecy.
No friend of Lorimer would go to
the International Harvester Company
for a contribution for anything he was
interested in. Lorimer has been &C
cused of many things here. and in Chi
cago, which he never heard Of"
Bancroft said that the taxes of the
Harvester trust stockholders were
raised to five times that of any other
foreign corporation in Chicago, and
that they were paid without protest.
Senator Kern asked Bancroft if he
had ever heard that Senator Lorimer
was interested in any reform league.
mo, SIR" answered the witness. with
alacrity.
was Senator Lorimer interested in
snr effort to increase your taXes?
I'VE never considered 1t, ard do not
believe that now.