The Washington herald., 1911-06-21

States Senate into the election of Will
lam Lorimer as a Senator from Illinois
was begun yesterday when the Dilling
ham committee called Cyrus H Nc
Cormick, Of Chicago, president OF the
International Harvester Company, to the
stand
| Mr.. Mccormick was the only witness
questioned, and he repeated practically
the same story that he told before the
Investigating committee Of the Illinois
senate. He told In detail Of the two
conversations he had had IN the Chicago
ofices Of the International Harvester
Company with Clarence 8. Funk, ths
general manager Of the company, rela-
tive to the latter having been asked by
Edward Hines, of the Hines Lumber
Company, to contribute $4,000 toward the
fund said to have been used to secure
the election Of William Lorimer to the
United States Senate.
Members Of the committee sought 70
develop what knowledge, If any, Mr.. No
Cormick had on the subject Of jackpotA
n RSh funds, and corruption money gen
gy. He was asked II he had ever
IlrErd that there was occasional talk
around the Union League Club in LII
cago that campaign fund had been
raised for this or that candidate. He
had never contributed to such funds, he
said, and did not recall that his COM
pany had ever been approached, except
on the occasion when Mr.. Hines sought
contribution OF $4,000 through Mr,
Funk.
Hines Counsel Active.
William J. Hynes, Of Chicago. repre-
sented Edward Hines at the hearing. and
asked permission to cross-examine wit
nesses in regard to any matter touching
his client He said:
THE testimony to be given here will
affect my clients reputation, even though
IL does not affect his liberty or his prop
erty, and he feels he should be repre-
sented by counsel"
Mr. Mccormick said that Clarence g.
Funk, general manager Of the company,
had told him of having been approached
at the Union League Club, In Chicago, by
Mr.s Hines. Funk told Mr.. Mccormick
that Hines had asked for q contribution
of $4,000 from the Harvester Company TO
make up fund to cover expenses in con-
nection with the election of Mr.. Lorimer.
Mr.. Funk had replied that the matter
could not be considered by the company.
Mr.. Mccormick added that he had ex-
pressed pleasure TO Mr.. Funk over the
character OF his reply to Hines.
AdbSEs dCCOIulHE 10 ILS WlIIleSSs a sec
ond meeting occurred between Messrs-
Funk and Hines in the Harvester Com
pany offices following the publication in
the Chicago Record-Herald of charges
that fund of 100000 had been raised
was any other name mentioned IN
these fnterviews?'
Mr.. Funk and Mr.. Hines wanted the
money paid over to Mr.. Tiller, of the
National Packing Company"
What were the relations between Mr.. !
Funk and Mr.. Hines to lead to this con-
versation?'' asked John w. Marble, coun-
sci for the Senate committee.
None that would justify such an ap-
proach," replied the witness.
why was this matter not reported to !
the Helm investigating committee of the |
Illinois State senator asked Senator |
Kenyon.
Reflected on Company.
Il did not consider it was particularly |
creditable to our company to be ap-
preached on such a matter" said Mr. |
Mccormick, but when it was published |
in the newspapers that Mr.. KohIsaat had |
said he would go to Jail rather than di- |
vulge the source of his information, |
felt that Mr.. Funk should release Mr. |
Kohlsaat from the obligation of secrecy |
in regard to his connection with the af- |
fair"
Did your duty as a citizen never occur |
to you during the course of the efforts |
to unearth the truth about these charges |
Of bribery?" asked Senator Gamble.
The witness said the matter was not |
as clear to him then as it had developed |
since
Had analyzed the matter more close
ly at the time my duty as citizen would |
have appeared palmer"
Yet this was a crime most difficult to
prove. and one rejecting on the United
States Senate
IT did not think about 1t at the time"
You heard Of the campaign fund Of /
lS96-the greatest election fund ever
raised in this country, but you did not
hear that this shocked anybody, did |
you?" observed Senator Kern, and the
witness smiled.
Harvester Company GriIIed.
Counsel for Edward Hines, cross-ex-
amining the witness. dwelt at length
upon alleged efforts by the harvester
to construct a dam across the
South Chicago River, near its plant;
upon litigation involving former en-
pIoyes, and upon the organization Of the
company, and how its stock is held and
voted and its activity in opposition to
In State prisons.