Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-06

He disclaimed any personal feeling in tn.
| testimony given. said that his acquaint-
ance with Mr. Hines was slight and that
he did not know Senator Lorimer. He
also said that Mr. Mccormick had no in
terest in the Chicago Tribune.
After a few minor questions he was dis
missed and the committee adjourned until
April 13.
Springfield, ILL.,. April III. II. Kohl
saat today told the Senate bribery
nNsstigating committee that Clarence
S. Funk, general manager of the In
ternational Harvester Company was
the man who informed Mr.. Kohlsaat
that ''slusl' fund of 100000 was
put up to elect Senator Lorimer.
Senator Helm. chairman Of the COM
mittee called special meeting today.
To the first question of Atty. j. J.
Healey, Mr.. kohlsaat identified a tel
egram sent by him to Chairman Helm.
saving his confident had called at
the Record Herald Office and was will
ing to appear before the committee
He said:
''Mr. Funk told me that he had talk
ed with Cyrus II. Mccormick, presi-
dent of the company and told him
he thought he ought to release me
whcreupon Mr.. Mccormick said ::
Good, that is exactly what I want.
| do not care for the consequences
to the International Harvester Com
pany.'
Il met Mr.. Funk on Jackson boule-
ward about 80 days after the confess
sion of White, while on my way to
the Chicago Club. He did not seek
me out at all. Mr.. Funk told me the
men who came to him told him they
had an opportunity to elect Lorimer
with fund of 100000. They sent
1t down and Mr.. Funk told me they
were looking for reimbursement"
fullk was the next witness called.
He SAID he had been with the COM
pany nine years. His attention was
called to 4 conversation with Edward
times OF Chicago, shortly after the
1.orimer election. The witness said 3.
ife conversation took place in the
.hl'h League Club, Chicago. II was a
chance meeting
Times said to me, without preliminary:
We'll, We put Lorimer over. but it cost
us 100000 to do it
lie said: we had to act uuick,, ca
'tat 1t became necessary for us to nut
up Tie money. Now we are seeing sopa
ot our friends to get it fixed M,
ffe gave me to understand they want
ea To be reimbursed and | asked him WIN,
'"ine |" us and he said: 'You are as
iiiueh interested as anyone in having the
'isii' k'hd OF a man in Washington
'oia hlm We would have nothing to
90 with it. He said he could only 60 to
DIG people and wanted to get $4,000 from
each Of 10.
lie left me and told me to think it
over"
W nom did he say they were to send
lhe money to?" asked Attorney Uealev
haN' no evidence on that and do not
want to answer that" replied Funk.
chairman Helm ruled that Mr.. Funk
must answer this question.
Edward Tlden. connected with III.
stock yards at Chicago, is the mn, "a
whom was told to send the mon.,, :.
said Mr.. Funk
pid ne give you any names of con-
tributors?" N0'
'No, and l did not ask him" ren,ioa
Mr.. Funk
You told him you and your comnanv
would not contribute. Did You talk with
any of your ofticers?"
res told Mr.. Mccormick. Mr.. Nc.
tofmlck said Good, I'm glad YOU turned
HIM down promptly
a'so told Edgar a. Bancroft, general
counsel for our company"
I uhk said he did not read the Record
fiefaid editorial which caused Mr.. Kohl.
saat 10 be called before the committee
lie said Hines came to his office after Tho
editorial appeared.
Hines was disturbed" said Funk. land
undertook to refresh my memory on our
conversation,