The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
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element that has disgraced tho name
of Chicago the world over.
~ was charged that Lorimcr wa,
influential in getting Colo 10 with.
draw. and that Cole was paid $1,000
TO do 1t. Later. l believe, tho decent
Republicans and Democrats got 10.
4 gether and beat Cuiierton. but he wa,
returned again later and is still in
the Council representative OF all tina,
Ia bad Is politics."
Mr.. kohlsaat then took up Clarence
8. Funk. and the story that Hines told
Funk OF the 100000 brIbe fund.
"on my way TO lunch one day | mel
Mr. Funk. He said money was used In
electinS Lorimer. How do you know
llt?' | asked.
1 feel positive-I was asked for q
contribution. replied Funk.
| Tell me about IT. Il said
Oh. l don't want TO get mixed In
SUCH a thing or TO get the company
mixed In It,. replied Funk
Il told him would protect his con
ndence. and he hen said he had been
appealed to by Edward Hines. Hines
said: We had a chance in the la ST da ys
OF the Legislature to put over Lorimer;
that 1t took 100000 to do IL few
individuals underworld It, because
there was no time for delay; now they
were asking few people to contribute
10 reimburse them in part
| Funk said Edward Tilden was II, .
terested in raising the fund Some
other names were brought into our
talk. but do not recall surely II they
were names that Hines had named TO
Funk, SO have never given them out.
don't want TO bring people into dis
repute"
Whose names were these?" was de-
anded.
! One OF them was Roger Sullivan,
Democratic national committeeman
from Illinois, who is interested in the
Peoples Gas Company. don't know
II he is man OF wealth..
Another was E. S. Conway, presi-
dent of the W. W. Klmball Company.
fie told the Helm committee Of tho I'LL
| nois Legislature that1it was not true,
and believe him Also Wcyerhauser
was named. but don't know what
Weyerhauser,"
Gnrc No Names.
Mr., Kohlsaat said he was urged last
winter to help Senators La Toilette
and Root to get new facts about the
affair He gave some help. Secretary
W. L. Fisher and Alfred Baker came
to him and asked him to provide Sem
ator Root further facts. lie did not
give them the names, because ha had
given his word not to do so.
II did tell Victor F. Lawson.' said
Mr.. Kohisaat. and 1t influenced his
newspaper policy thereafter. told
Theodore Roosevelt, and that was why
he would not dine with IIorimer."
Anybody else?" asked Mr.. Marble.
Yea. also told my wife"
And has she kept the sccret?" asked
Mf Marble. with a smile,
she has 30 far as I know" replied
Mr. Kohlsaat. Discovery of woman
who could keep a secret that long was
hailed with enthusiastic laughter
Scope Materially yyidcued.
The scope OF the Lorimcr investiga-
t!on was materially widened to-day
when the Senate tinvestisating com
mittee decided to allow Loriiner's coun-
sci TO question the motives which
might have prompted any official OF
the international Harvester Company
to oppose Lorimer's political advance
ment. f
This gave Lorlmers council all the
latitude they desired in attacking ths
statement of General Manager Charlie.
S. Funk. OF the International Harvester
Company. that Edward Hines, OF Chi.
cago. had asked that company 70 con.
tribute $1,000 on account OF Lorimer's
| election expenses.
Funk had testified that Hines ASKED
| him on behalf OF the Harvester Com
pany TO contribute that sum toward
rsimbursing those who raised $780,.
| 900 fund TO meet the costs of the c.ec.
ton. Attorney IIanecy. for Mr.. Lori
mer. referred to the statement as 4
creation"
| The attorney further said he desired
| TO show that there were reports that
Senator Lorimer was not only opposed
10 the International Harvester Com
pany In connection with the treatment
of the Chicago River. but that he was
the moving spirit behind tax proceed
inss as n result Of which members OF
the Mccormick family who We're IN
terested In the Harvester Company
| were subjected to an Increase In taxee
from $4,000 or $4,000 to $500. 600"
II do not think Sena tor Lortmer had
| anything to do with it, said Mr.,
| lIanecy. but his friends may have.
and it was reported Lorimer was be-
| hind It."
Mr.. Bancroft said he knew little
| about the Chicago River question, but
he discussed the tax matter a length.
did you think senat tor Iorimer had
anything 10 do with the tax?'' inquired
Attorney Hynes. for MIR. I1orimer.
Nothing to Do with II.
Il think Mr.. Hnnecy was right when
he said Senator Lorimer had nothing
to do with It," said Mr.. Bancroft.
we never did suspect, we never
did believe. we do not now believe.
that he was behind It, We knew tho
origin OF the movement, and we knew
st was not Lorimcr added the Wit
ness.
Pale and still weak from the loss
OF blood given to save The life of his
wife, Senator Luke Lea to-day attend
ed the session OF the Lorimer investi-
eating committee for the nrst time.
The entire membership of tho commit
tee Is now sitting a t the daily sessions.
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