The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-06-29
kOHLSAAT GIVES
FOUR new NAMES


lorimer Inquiry.
ONE OF MEN IS NOW DEAD
Lorimsrlsm Defined % Republican.
Democratic Cohesion for Party
Petf - Roossvelt's Hamilton
Club Position Explained.
Warrington. Herman H. Kohl
sat- editor and publisher Of the Chi
Chicago Record-Hefald. was notable
witness before the Lorimer investiga-
ting committee Of the senate. He not
only repeated his testimony he gave
before the Helm committee 1T Spring.
field. ILL.,, but explained his opposition
to Senator Lorimer and Lorimsrism
Mr.. Kohlsaat described Senator
Lortmer ~ q dual character. He
spoke In high terms Of his ideal fam
lily and homo life. but said the public
side Of his life was Just the reverse.
Lorimsrism was defined BY Mr..
Kohlsaat ~ the afhliation. coopsra-
ton and cohesion Of Democrats and
Republicans for party pelf and for
private pelf" Events In Senator
Lorimer's career were cited by Mr..
Kohlsaat to illustrate his conception
of the term Lorimerism.
Mr.. Kohlsaat told the circumstances
Of his conversation with Clarence 3.
Funk. general manager Of the Inter
national Harvester company. more
than a year ago. when he received in
formation regarding Edward Hines
request that the harvester company
contribute $4,000 to the 100000
fund used in the election Of William
Lorimer to the United States senate.
Additional details Of that converse
ton not disclosed when Mr.. Kohlsaat
appeared before the Helm committee
came out following a formal demand
made upon the witness by Senator
Dillingham;, chairman of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Kohlsaat stated that Mr.. Funk,
40 he recalled. mentioned the names
Of Roger C. Sullivan. Democratic ma
tional committeeman Of Illinois. Ed.
win 8. Conway, q Republican and head
Of the w. w. Kimball Piano company,
and one of the Weyerhaeussers Of St.
Paul-which he did not know-and
one other man now dead, as among
those who might have been influential
In the election Of Mr.. Lorimer.
Mention Of the names Of Sullivan,
Conway and Weyerhaeusser In the
Lorimer case means that subpoenas
will be issued for them.
Inasmuch as he was uncertain a.
to the exact way in which Mr.. Funk
referred to these men and thought
that no charge Of corruption was
made against them, Mr.. Kohlsaat re-
fused At nrst to divulge their names.
He did so only when forced by the
committee He said he was uncer-
tain ~ to whether Mr.. Funk had
meant to indicate that these names
had been mentioned to him by Mr..
Hines.
Mr.. Kohlsaat said that up to the
time Of his testimony before the Helm
committee he had given Mr.. Funk's
name in connection with the Hines
story to only three persons. Theodore
Roosevelt. Victor F. Lawson and Mrs.
Kohlsaat. Mr.. Roosevelt wrote him
later. according to the testimony. that
the Funk-Hines story given him in
confidence was the cause OF his re-
fusal to attend the Hamilton club
banquet in his honor last fall II Lori
.mer was present.
Mr.. Kohlsaat said he had communl-
Gated the information but not the
name Of his informant to Senator
Root and Senator La Toilette Mr.
Root wrote him 1t had great influence
In determining his course of action,
and after the delivery Of his speech
against Mr.. Lorimer's retention In
the senate he wrote to the Chicago
editor and urged him to reveal his
authority to the senate.
Edgar A. Bancroft, general counsel
Of the International Harvester COM
pany. who was on the witness stand
Friday, was recalled and asked addi-
tional questions.
Mr.. Bancroft told the history of the
tax litigation as a result of which
members OF the Mccormick family
were forced to pay greatly increased
taxes on stock Of the International
Harvester company. w. ]. Hynes,
counsel for Edward Hines, sought to
show In this connection that the Nc
Cormicks had believed Senator Lori.
NOR and his friends responsible for
the suits brought by the Illinois Tax
Reform league and that this supposed
opposition on the part Of Lorimer was
responsible for the creation OF the
Funk story"
Replying to this line Of argument,
Mr.. Bancroft said he never had heard
that Senator Lorimer had anything to
do with the suits and did not believe
him responsible in any way. He a..
serted, further, that none Of the mem
bers Of the Mccormick family had
any such idea as stated BY the Lori
mer attorney.
Auto Kills . College Boy.
Milford. Conn.-Walter Scott Jervis
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