Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-04-14
HARVESTER TRUST
MAN TELLS or BRIDES
IN LORINE2 ELECTION
Editor H. n. Kohlsaat Tells II,
linois Probe Committee Name
of Man Who Revealed Plot.

Springfield, H., April 5.-H
Ii. Kohlsaat, publisher Of the Chi
tago Record Herald, told the sen.
ate bribery committee today that
Clarence S. Funk, general man
a,ger Of the international Har~
vester company, commonly known
as the harvester trust, was the
man who informed him that a
slush fund of 100000 had been
raised to elect William Lorimer
to the United States Senate.
Mr.. Funk went on the stand
and corroborated Editor Kohl
saat in every detail. He told a
most sensational story involving
Edward Hines, the millionaire
Chicago ~lumberman, who from
first has been limited at as the
custodian of the corruption fund
which was used to elect Lorimer.
The name of Edward Tilden, of
many Chicago stock yards inter-
ests, was also used by the wit
ness.
AS a result Of the revelation
made by Mr.. Funk, it is expected
that the entire Lorimer case will
be reopened before the United
States Senate, and another at
tempt made to expel the accused
Illinois senator.
The first thing Mr.. Kohlsaat
did on the witness stand today
was to identify a telegram sent
by him to the chairman of the
Investigating committee, saying
that his confidant had called at
the Record-H Herald office, and was
willing to appear before the COM
mittce.
Funk Releases kohEsaat.
When 1 arrived at my Office Nj.
Clarence Funk called and told me that
he would be less than a man If he held
me to my confidence" testified Mr..
Kohlsaat. Mr.. Funk told me that he
talked with Cyrus II. Mccormick. pres
ident of the company and told him he
thought he ought to release me, where
Upon Mr.. Mccormick said:
"'Good, that Is exactly what I want, J
do not care for the consequences to the
International Harvester company
II met Mr.. Funk on Jackson boule-
ward about 80 days after the confession
of White, while on my way to the Chi
cago club. He did not seek me our at
all. Mr.. Funk tol6 me the man who
came to him told him they had an opS
p%ortunity to elect Lorimer with a fund
of 500, 900. They sent it down n Mr.
Funk told me they were looking fos
reirnbursements."
Funk InplL.ates Hines.
Mr.. Funk was the next witness GATED
He said he had been with the company
nine years. His attention was called
TO d conversation with Edward G
Hires, @ millionaire Chicago lumber
man, shortly after the Lorimer cleo
ton. The witness said:
'~The conversation took place in the
Mo League club. 1t was an acct
dental meeting. He said he had beer
wanting to see me and we sat in the
lounging room"
Hines Frank Bribery Tale.
Hines said to me without prelimin-
airy: Well, we put Lorimer over, but
It cost $780, 900 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 seeing some of our friends
to get it fixed up He gave me to un.
derstand 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 a man in
Washington l told him we would
have nothing to dc with 1t. He said
he could only go TO big people and
wanted to get $4,000 from each Of 10.
yIa LOFT pnn ond tnI6 mo RI fhinlr "a
over"
Whom did he say they were to SEND
the money tor" asked Attorney HeaIy.
II have no evidence on that and do
not want to answer" replied Funk.
Chairman Helm, of the committee,
ruled hat Mr.. Funk answer this
question. Mr.. Funk asked to be allowed
to give his answer confidentially to the
members of the committee.
Tilden's Name Comes Out.
Edward Tilden, connected with the
stock yards at Chicago, Is the man tc
whom / was told to send the money"
said Mr.. Funk, when an answer was
forced by the committee.
WA anything said of Tilden collect
ing the fund.-" Funk was asked.
Mo-
Were other names used?"
Did he give you names of any con-
tributors? %
mo, and / did not ask him. replied
Mr.. Funk.
You told him o and your COM
pany would not contribute; did you talk
to anyone of our officers?"
Yes, / told Mr.. Mccormick. He said:
Good. / am glad you turned him down
promptly / also told Edgar A. Ban
croft, general counsel for our com
pany."
Hines Disturbed ~ M;.L
Funk said he did not read the Rec
,rd-Herald editorial which caused Mr..
Kohlsaat to be called before the com
mittee. He said Hines came to his
office after the editorial appeared.
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 / talked
with him after the first CONVERSE