The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-05
He ENAMES THEMA
Mr.. KOhlsaat Tells Who Told
Him of Slush Fund.
Says 1t Was Manager of the
Harvester Trust.
MIR. FUNK TESTIFIES.
Says the Lsrimer People Tried
LIZ. FUNK TESTIFIES.
Says the Lerimer People Tried
to Hold Him Up.
They Wanted $4,000 From
Each of Ten Concerns.

Springfield, Ill, Aprila5.-H. H. Kohl
saat today told the senate bribery in
vestigating committee that Clarence S.
Funk, general manager Of the Interna-
tfonal Harvester company, was the man
who informed Mr.. Kohlsaat that a
slush fund of 100000 was put up 20
elect Lorimer.
To the first question of Attorney ].
J. Healy, Mr.. Kohlsaat identified
telegram sent by him to Chairman
Helm, saying his confidant called at the
Record Herald office and was willing
to appear before the committee.
when I arrived at my office Clar-
ence Funk called and told me he would
be less than man if he held me 20
my confidence testified Mr.. Kohlsaat
Mr.. Funk told me that he talked
with Cyrus H. 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.
I do not care for the consequences TO
the International Harvester company
81 met Mr.. Funk on Jackson boule-
ward about thirty days after the cou
fession of White, while on 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 op-
portunity to elect Lorimer with a fund
of 100000 They sent it down and Mr..
Funk told me they were looking for
reimbursement. .
Mr. Funk was the next witness
called. He testified to a conversation
with E. c. Hines shortly after the
Lorimer election. The witness said:
At Union League Club.
'+The conversation took place in the
Union League club. 1t was an acci-
dental meeting. He said he had been
wanting to see me and we sat in the
lounging room.
inaries: Well, We put Lorimer over,
but it cost US 100000 to do So.
HE said: We had to act quickly,
so that 1t 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 want
ed to be reimbursed and 1 asked him
why he came to US and he said:
"'You are as interested as any one
in having the right kind of a man in
Washington
'I told him we would nave nothing
to do with it. He said he could only
go to big people and wanted to gel
$4,000 from each of ten He left me
and told me to think it over"
"Whom did he say they were to send
the money top asked Attorney Healy.
81 have no evidence on that and dc
not want to answer replied Funk.
Chairman Helm of the committee
ruled that Mr. Funk must answer this
question.
Receiver of the Fund.
Edward Tilden, connected with the
stockyards at Chicago, is the man tc
whom L was told to send the money
said Mr.. Funk.
WAS anything said of Tilden's col
1ecting the fund ?'' Funk was asked.
No
Were other names used ?"
NO"
Did he give you names of any con-
tributors?'
mo, and 1 did not ask him." re-
piled Mr.. Funk.
You told him you and your COM
pany would not contribute; did you
talk to any one of your officers?'
'Yes, 1 told Mr.. Mccormick. Mr.
Mccormick said, Good, am glad you