The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-24
Defeated Candidate for Senator
Unable to Testify as to Cor
ruption Fund.
REPLIES ARE NOT SPECIFIC
Hines Incident Gone Over
When Counsel of Harvester
Company Testifies.

WASHINGTON. June 23-Ja ckpots oI
corruption funds in the illinois leEisla
ture constitute 'one of the traditions OF
politics in Illinois," according to the
testimony OF former Senator Albert j.
Hopkins before the Lorimer inVestigat-
ing committee of the senate.
Whether any OF the jackpot funds OF
other corruption funds had been used &c
defeat him for senator he was unable 10
tell the committee OF his own knowledge.
He explained. however. that he would be
the last man 10 know Of such corrupt
PRACTICES because he was at the time OF
the election OF = senator in the position
OF Il man in a crowd knocked down with
u b!udceon. who knew no more about 1t
than the crowd but was hurt worse than
it,.
The only other witness WAS Edgar a.
Bancroft general counsel OF the lntcrnn-
tional Harvester COMPANY HIS testlmohN
was that Clarence =. Funk. general man
ager of the company. had told him OF
an alleged ATTEMPT Of Mr. Hines or
Edward Hines TO raise money To elect
Senator LOrimcr.
Nearly every phase OF the case was
gone into when Mr.. Hopkins was ON the
stand. He declined 10 answer specific
questions as TO whether he suspected
Lorimer was using corrupt methods TO
defeat him or as TO whether OF not he
believed certain members Of the legisla- =
ture had been bought.
Counsel Wanted Opinion.
Mr.. Hanecy, counsel for Lorimer, pro-
tested against the witness leaving the
stand without expressing an opinion on
the rumoIs that hfiN-t three Democrats
who voted for Lorimer on the last bal
Iot received money.
II leaves cloud on these men" in
sisted the counsel
The committee did not require the wit
ness to answer. AS 10 the personal relh-
,ions between the witness and Senator
Lorimcr. Mr.. Hopkins said Mr.. Lorinlcr
had told him nc would oppose his Candi-
dgcN.
Judge Hanecy attempted 10 set The
witness to admit that I.orimcr has al
WAYS been popular with the Democrats
and had repeatedly carried Il Democratic
district.
II knew he was a great organizer was
as far as the witness would 20.
At the opening Of MIR. Bancrofts los
'timony there was clash as 10 what
interests might be represented by coun-
sci AT the hearing.
Mr. Bancroft made application To APP
pear as counsei when Clarence 5. Funk
takes the stand tomorrow, and j. "
OI.aigblin OF the Chicago Tribune asked
that the right be reserved 10 James
Koelny manager Of the Tribune. to have
counsel when he takes The Witness stand
proyidrd MIR. Bancroft was cross . Nsim
jned by Judge Hyncs. representing Ed
ward Hines.
Executive Session.
An executive session WAS held. after
which il was announced that only Mr.
l.oriners case WIS being heard and
that while witnesses might he advised bY
counsel th"y would not be accorded the
privilege of being represented.
Mr. Bancroft. In relating what Mr.
Funk had told him, said he had no dis
iinct recollection OF TN" words used by
Mr. Funk IN the conversation. Tho cf-
feet OF it, however, WAS that Mr.. Hines
had asked Mr. Funk Ia contribute for
the company $4,000 To meet the expenses
of senator Lormers election. When
cross xaninod by Judge HNues of Lori
mcr's counsel Mr.. Bancroft said he had no
definite recollection that Mr.. Funk used
the word Expenses but said IL might
hJVc been costs.
Mr. Bancroft told nf Mr.. Funk ask
iul HIS advice as 10 whether he should
make public tho alleged request This
was during The consideration Of the Lori
nlcr case by the Illinois senate.
II told bin that II was matter OF his
conscience said Mr.. Bancroft. He add
cd chat he told Mr.. Funk II probably
would result In hostility 10 the company
In which they were officers. Members
of the committee asked til" attorney If he
did not consider 1t his own duty to have