The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-06-29
NO TROUBLE TO
BUY SENATORS
But They Would Not Stay Bought
the Lorimer Investigation Boils
Over With Corruption When
Lumberman Talks.


of the International Harvester com
pany, resumed the witness stan,
before the Lorimer investigatin,
committee today in expectation 0
a fire of cross-examination quizze
by ex-Judge Hanecey, counsel fol
Lorimer.
The details of Funk's charges
were that detectives had been shad.
owing him and his announcemnt O.
Edward Hines efforts to get $1,000
contribution from his company to-
ward the $4,000 fund alleged tc
have been used to put Lorimer over
Three detectives are here this
morning." said Mr.. Funk, land
can produce Them" the witness said
in response to questions.
when | came to the hotel here
on the day of my arrival" said Funk
Il met one of these young men had
observed had been following me for
a long time. spoke to him and we
had quite talk. I talked to him
like business. But he came to my
room and, after considerable swear
ing be told me everything and
asked that | should not interfere
with him, as | had with some others
who had followed me, for, he said,
if J. did he would lose his job.
promised him that | would not give
him the worst of it and would ar
range to see that he kept track of
me-"
you were entering into an agree
ment with him?"
Il was helping his salary"
Had he ever been in your en-
ploy or any one in your employ?"
mo sir"
what is his name?"
Blaine, | think" answered the
witness.
Mr.. Funk was then excused. He
appeared surprised when no further
questions were asked.
Attorney Marble read a telegram
from +. Conway, of Chicago, saying
he would appear before the COM
mittee If his presnce was desired.
Mr.. Conway is one of the men whose
names were mentioned by H. H.
Kohlsaat as having been given him,
he thought, by Mr.. Funk when he
told of Hines suggestion about
raising a 100000 fund to pay for
the election of Lorimer.
w. H. Cook, a lumber man Of Du-
luth, was next called and proved an
interesting witness.
congressman and Senators Slippery.
He knew Hines very WE'LL he said.
He said in May, 1909, he was in the
lobby of the Grand Pacific hotel
IN Chicago, in company with Henry
furnish, also a lumber man of Du-
luth. They met Hines there. Tur-
rish asked Hines how he was get
ting along in Washington.
What did Mr.. Hines say?"
HE said he was having "hell of
time.
For instance, he said, there is
old Stephenson (meaning Senator
Stephenson of Wisconsin, after
went to work and elected him he
goes down to Washington and starts
working for free lumber. What do
you think of him?- -and in tfe lum-
Der business, too
Those Southern men there are
the worst bunch | ever tackled.
You get them all fixed up today and
tomorrow they may flop. Then
have to go and fix them up again.
Anything further said?" 4
Mr.. Turrish asked him how
they were getting along in the sem
atorial deadlock in Illinois," con-
tlnued the witness.
"Mr. Hines said: I will tell you
confidentially, Lorimer will be the
next senator from this state He
said: We had Boutells (Boutells
is now minister to Switzerland)
picked for senator. He had prom
ised to keep a $500 duty on lumber
but when the lumber schedule |
came out Boutelle was for free
lumber
He said:
Where Lorimer Comes In.
~ Immediately took the matter
up with Senator Aldricl and it was |
decided that | was to have talk
with Lorimer. / wen. wen. and saw Lor-
inner. He will stand pat. He will
listen to reason; he will do as he
agrees to. have got it fixed. Lor-
Imer will be the next senator from
Later the witness said that Hines
came to his room in the Grand
Pacific hotel and had a long dis
cussion. The telephone bell rang
and Cook answered it. The voice
said: This is Springfield. Here is
Governor Deneen" Hines took the
receiver and said, Hello, hello, is
his you governor? How are you
his morning?"
Now | have just left Taft and
Aldrich in Washington last night.
ne continued. They told me that
lnder no circumstances did they
want Hopkins elected: will be
Town on the morning train, pre-
pared with ali the money that may
1e required. Now don't stop at
Lorimer must be elected
That was shortly before Lorimer
vas elected
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