Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-24
Counsel Permitted to
Question Motive of
Accusers.
BUT LITTLE is GAINED
H. H. KohISaat Tells a Great
Many Facts Bringing in
Names of NotabIeS.

Washington, June 24.-The scope
of the Lorfmer investigation was ma
teria11y widened today when the sen
ate committee decided to allow Lori
mer's counsel to question the motive
which might have prompted any Of
fetal Of the International Harvester
company to oppose Lorimer's polit-
ical advancement. This gave Lori
mer's counsel all the latitude desired
in attacking the statement of Gen
eral Manager Funk Of the Interna-
tionaI Harvester company, that Ed
ward Hines of Chicago asked that
company to contribute $4,000 to-
wards Lorimer's election expenses
KOHLsAAT Is SECOND.
Herman H. Kohlsaat. publisher OF
the Chicago Record-Herald, was the
second witness of the day. He de-
clared former President Roosevelt's |
refusal to attend the Hamilton club |
dinner last year if Lorimer were to |
be present, was the outcome OF a
disclosure to him by witness of the /
alleged request for contributions to
reimburse those who raised the Lor- /
inner election fund. Asked TO give |
his opinion of Lorimer, Kohlsaat |
said: HE is a dual character. In |
private life / admire him. He has
beautiful children. His home life is
ideal. But I always opposed Lori
merism, which is ahiliation, coopera-
tion, cohesion of democrats and re-
pubHcans for party peIf-private pelf."
GIVES NAMES.
Roger C. Sullivan of Illinois, dem
ocratic national committeeman; f.
S. Conway of the Kimban Piano
company, and one weyerhaeuser. the
lumberman, referred to by KohIsaat
as names mentioned in the alleged
conversation between Funk and
Hines regarding the Harvester com
pany contribution. Whether they
were mentioned as contributors to
the fund or interested in the cleo
ton, witness did not recall.
INFLUENCED ROOT.
Kot1saat further testified he had
written an account OF the conversa-
tion between himself and Funk con-
cerning the alleged corruption fund,
without mentioning Funk's name,
to Senators LaFollette and Root.
This was done at the request of Val
ter L. Fisher. now secretary OF the
and others. Witness said
Root thanked him for the informa-
ton because he said it greatly in
fuenced him in making his speech
against Lorimer in the senate.
ha% /
BILE. do you mean 10 say senators
were Influenced in arriving at their
decision by matters not in the evil
dence?"
TRIES ANOTHER ANGLE.
81 did not discuss that question
with Root" replied .Kohlsaat. Wit
ness explained he had promised Funk :
he would not reveal his name.
What code OF morals or good cit
zenship," declared Gamble, could
keep secret such information as you
believed you possessed, when the
honor OF senator and the fair name
II state were at stake?"
Senator Gamble. If you ever be- b
stow upon me such confidence. as I
sure you I will keep it, was the re- J
,ly.
Asked II he believed what Funk L
old him, witness said: LAS implic- t
tly as II my wife had told me-" L
TRY TO SHOW ANIMUs. G
E. A. Bancroft, general counsel
or the Harvester company, was the
lext witness. He was questioned by
.orfmer's counsel in an endeavor TO 7
rove Mccormick of the Harvester :
ompany was interested in politics :,
.orimer's counsel sought TO show >
here were reports that Lorimer was :
pposed 10 the Harvester company -
eIative to the treatment of the Chi .
ago river and the moving spirit be
ind the tax proceedings which in q
reased the Mccormick family's
axes from $4,000 TO 100000"
.ancroft said those reports were un-
rue.
HoISTLAw on WAY
Iuka, Ill. June 24.-Former
tate Senator HolstIaw departed to-
ay for Washington TO testify in Lor-
ner's investigation.
JACKPOT TRADITIONAL.
Washington, June 24-''JaekpOts"
r corruption funds in the Illinois G
sgislature constitute 'one Of the to
additions of politics in Illinois" ac- u
ording TO the testimony of former ze
enator Albert j. Hopkins yesterday u
sfore the Lorimer investigation in
of the senate. Senator to