Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-25
L0RIMERISN HIS
FIGHT 70 YEARS
JUDGE KOiILSNAT PROVES AN
INTERESTING WITNESS.
LORINER'S LIFE IS dual
llincs.IEnS story Known to Roosc-
welt u Long Timc-Scopc of In
ycstlgatlon Widening.

Washington. June 2i-Nranv fig
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p'""N"' INTO 'ne Lor'mer ihVes'lsa-
tlon today for the first time when
Herman Kohlsaat editor and pub
Usher of the Chicago Record-He
testified before the Senate Committee
inycyUga;ng the election of Senator
Lorimer.
Former President RooEevclts name
was linked with the Investigation
when Mr.. Kohlsaat testified that last
August he told Colonel Roosevelt the
entire story of the alleged attempt Of
II. Hines TO collect SO. 600 from Clar-
ence S. Funk. general manager Of the
international Harvester Company, to
reimburse those who had con-
tr.huted 100000 "to put Lorlmer
over" at Springfield.
The ban Of secrecy was applied. but
Mr.. Kohisaat testified that Colonel
Koose,elt wrote him that ne had de-
clned to attend the Hamilton cub
dinner ista i'm Aupust becauee Lori
mer was to be there. The Roosevelt
letter ,,ul be placed in the record OF
the bcalinr.
Mr. Kohlsaat mentioned Mr.. Cul-
lom's name only at the close of the
Session Former Sneaker Cannon
and former Representative Tawncy Of
Minnesota figured in the days tcsti-
mony.
judge Henacv counsel for Senator
I.orimer asked the witness il Senator
Iorimcr did not drop legal suit
against Mr. Kohlsaat because MIR.
Cannon and Mr.. Tawney told him il
wqs feared If such was not done the
Chicago Record-Ilerald would jSot
supnort Roosevelt for President in
1904.
"Tbot is so ridiculous that no an.
swer is needed to IT," declared Mr.
Koblsaat
The witness underwent long
cross-examipation bv the counsel for
Senator Lorimor He was asked il
he did NOT tell the Funk story to
every newspaper in Chicago al
,bouph he had spoken of it without
mentioning names. lie was also ask
cd If ne had not given the story to
avery magazine I'm the country.
Mr.. Kohlsaat replied he had not.
"Did Won give II To one of the edi-
tors Of the outlook ?" inquired Judge
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saats testimony was rePe"'eu s'ate-
ments that he found much TO ADMIRE
In Lorimer's private life' referring toI
1t as ideal
What ! have been fighting for
twenty years ir Lorimerism" said the
witness. "Lorimerism," he defined
as an aiiiliation, cooperation and CO.
besion Of Democrats and Republicans
for marty nelr
r,,ago Eoblsoot toId the Senate
Co,,,,j,,oo thot In Investigating the
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LIMOS was one ol .'e ',v' WI"
helped collect lhe alles'u FlooooO
bribe fund with Which II IS chars'o
Lorimer was elected,
That Theodore Roosevelt has known
since early last fan the entire story
OF how Edward Hines is alleseu 10
have asked c. S. Funk Of the Inter-
national Harvester Company for
$4,000 for the Lorimer fund was
also testified TO today before the
Lorimer investigating committee by
Mr. Kohlsaat He said he told the
story to Roosevelt Just before tpo
Hamilton Cluh dinner at ChlcaEo,
which Roosevelt refused TO attend
until the Lorimer invitation was
withdrawn. IL was on TINS inlorma-
tion he said that the former Presl-
dent based his action in declining TO
sit at the same table with the Illinois
Senator. hohlsaat Iurtn'r lestilIeu
he had written an account OF the
conversation between himself ana
Funk, but without mentioning Funk's !
name to Senators LaFollette and
Root This was done at the request