Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-05
PUBLISHER SHOWS THAT 100000
WAS USED TO ELECT
LoRiMER.
HINES TRIED TO RAISE
MONEY FROM "Blo BUSINESS"
Funk, Who Gave Deal Away, Tsstifiss
That Effort Was Made to "Asssss"
Harvester Trust For $4,000, and
That Nine Other Big conesrns
Would Put Up Equal Amounts.

Springfield. Ill.,. April 5.-H. H. Kohl
saat today told the senate bribery in
vcstigating committee that Clarence 8.
Funk. general manager OF the Inter-
national Harvester Company. was the
man who informed Mr.. Kohlsaat that
a slush fund OF 100000 was put up to
elect Lorimer
Mr.. Kohlsaat identified a telegram
sent by him to Chairman Helm. say
ing his confident called at the Record
Herald office and was willing to appear
before the committee when he was ask
ed regarding It by Attorney ]. ]. Healy.
when arrived at my office Clar-
ence Funk called ana told me ne would
be less the man II he held me to my
confidence" declared Mr.. Kohlsaat.
"Mr Funk told me he talked with
Cyrus H. Mccormick, president OF tho
company, and told him he thought he
ought to release me, whereupon Mr..
what want. do not care for the con-
ter Company
II met Mr. Funk on jackson boule-
ward about thirty days after the confess
Chicago club. He did not seek me out
at all.
"Mr. Funk told me the man who
came TO him told him they had an OPP
portunity to elect Lorimer with a fund
Of 100000. They sent II down and Mr..
Funk told me they were looking Tor
rein1bureements.s
Funk On the Stand.
4
ne had been with the company nine
years. HIS attention was called to a
conversation with Edward c. Hines
shortly after tho I,orimer election. The
witnees said:
"The conversation tool, place in the
Union League Club. II was an scci-
dental meeting. He said he had been
wanting to soc me. Hines said 20 me
without preliminary:
"'Well. wa put Loriner over but II
cost us 500. 600 TO do It. he said. we
had to act quickly. SO that It became
necessary FOR us to put up the money.
Now we are seeking some OF our
friends to get It fixed up.'
He gave me to understand they
wanted to be reimbursed and I asked
him why he came to us. and he said.
You are as interested as anyone in
having the right kind OF man In
Washington
II told him we would have nothing
to do with II. He said he could only
go to big people and wanted to get
$4,000 from each OF ten. He left mo
after telling me to think 1t over
Money 70 Go to TiIdsn.
Whom did he say they were to send
49, ~~,1~o~, Atf0rpov Hna1v
II have no evidence on that and do
not want to answer" replied Funk.
The chairman OF the committee ruled
that Funk must answer this question.
Mr.. Funk asked to be allowed to Eive
bis answer confidentially to the COM
mittee.
Edward Tilden. connected with the
stock yards at Chicago, Ia tho man to
whom was told to send the money"
said Mr.. Funk. when an answer was
forced by the committee.
"was anything said OF Tilden coll
lecting the fund.-" Funk was asked
NO"
Were other names used?"
"No."
did he given you names OF any
contributors"
mo. and did not ask him." replied
Mr.. Funk.
after you told him you and your
company would not contribute did you
talk to any one OF your ofhcers?'
Yes. told Mr.. Mccormick and he
said. Good. I am glad you turned him
down promptly
Il also told Edward Bancroft, gen.
eral counsel for the company"
Hines Denied Asking For Funds.
Mr.. Funk said no did not read the
Record-f1erald editorial which caused
Mr.. Kohlsaat to be called by the COM
mittee. He says Hines came to his Of
hces after the editorial appeared.
Hines was dist turbed," said Funk
land undcrtoois to refresh my memory
on our conversation.
"He said he had not tried to get
money e:-c-.. re and had not talked Of
money except In q general way. That
was tho FIRST time talked with him af-
ter our flrst talk on tho subject.
Il am hero ;because did not want
to sec my fr1esid Mr. Kohlsaat, 60 to
jail" testified Mr.. Funk.
Fund said he know Lorimcr only
He declared c. H. McCor-
mick had no interest OF any kind in
the Chicago Tribune.
To Senator Helm Funk said ho had
no idea whom Hines meant by "we."
Gave Nothing Toward Election.
Answering Senator Burton he said
noithor he nor his company gave any
money for the LoTimer election. Tho
witness, said he bad 40 active interest
in politics. The committee then went
into tho executive ae0oion on motion OF
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