Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-06
AGENT on HARVESTER CONBTNE
Mr.. Funk Takes Stand and Tells Of
Request to Contribute.
SAYS IT CAME FROM HINES
Lumberman Told Him to Send Money
to Edward Tilden.
FLAT DENIAL OF THE CHARGE
Mr.. Hines Says He Never Contributed
Dollar TO Any LOrimer Fund
and Never Asked Any One
Else 20 DO So.

SPRINGFIELD. H. April 5-H IT,
Kohlsaat today told the senate bribery in
vestgatlng committee that Clarence s.
Funk, general manager of the International
Harvester company, was the man who in
formed Mr.. Kohlsaat that a slush fund of
100000 was put up to elect Lorimer.
To the first question Of Attorney J. ].
Healey, Mr.. Kohlsaat identified telegram
sent by him TO Chairman Helm, saying his
conftdant called at the Record Herald Of
flee and was willing to appear before the
committee
When I arrived at my office Mr.
Clarence Funk called and told me he would
be less than a man if he held me to my
confidence, testified Mr.. Kohsaat
mir. Funk told me that he talked with
Cyrus Fl. Mccormick president of the
company and told him he thought he ought
to release me, whereupon Mr.. Mccormick
said:
Good, that is exactly what 1 want do
not care for the consequences to the Inter-
national Harvester company.
II met Mr. Funk on jackson boulevard
about thirty days after the confession of
White while my way to the 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 opportunity
to elect Lorimer with a fund of 100000.
They sent it down and Mr. Funk told me
they were looking for reimbursement"
Mr.. Funk Takes stand.
Mr.. Funk was the next witness called
He said he had been with the company
nine years. His attention was called to a
conversation with Edward c. Hines shortly
after the election. The witness sad:
The conversation took place In the
Union League club. It was an accidental
meeting. He said he had been wanting to
see me and we sat in the lounging room
Hines said to me, without preliminary:
Wen we put Lorlmer over, but It cost us
100000 to do it,"
'EIe said, We had to act quickly. so
that II became necessary for us to put up
the money. Now, we are seeing some OF
our friends TO get It fixed up He gave
me to understand they wanted, to be re-
imbursed ana asked him Why he Same
Ito as, and he said:
You are as interested as any one IN
having the right kind of a man in Wash
ngton.'
Il told him we would have nothing to
do with it, He said he could only go to
big people and wanted to get $4,000 from
each of ten. He left me and told me to
think it over"
Told to Pay TIden.
Whom did he say they were to send
the money tor asked Attorney Healy.
Il have no evidence on that and do not
want to answer" replied Funk
Edward Tilden, connected with the stock
yards at Chicago. is the man TO whom /
was told to send the money" said MIR.
! Funk, when an answer was forced by the
committee.
Was anything said of Tilden collecting
tine fund.- Funk was asked.
No"
Were other names used"
NO"
did he give you names Of any contrib
utors?"
mo, and l did not ask him." replied Mr..
Funk
You told him you and your company
would not contributes; did you talk to any
OF your officers?"
Yes. l told Mr.. Mccormick. Mr.. Nc
Cormick said, Good, am glad you turned
lum down promptly
II also told Edgar A. Bancroft general
counsel for our company"
Funk said he did not read the Record
Herald editorial which caused Mr.. Kohl
saat to be called before the committee.
He said Hines came to his office after
the editorial appeared.
Says Hines Was Disturbed.
Hines was disturbed" said Funk. 'and
undertook to refresh my memory on our
conversation.
! He said he had not tried to get money
from me and had talked of money, just In
a general way That was the first time I
| talked with him after the first conversa-
| ton"
] Funk said his company had some dealing
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