The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-06

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, April 5.-Clarence
S. Funk, general manager of the Inter-
national Harvester company, before the
state senate bribery investigating COM
mttee today, exploded the biggest SEN
sation OF the Lorimcr bribery case.
Mr.. Funk testified that Edward Hines
of Chicago, millionaire lumber dealer,
asked him, as manager of the Harvester
company, to contribute $4,000 to reim-
burse certain men who had put up
S10Q.0 900 slush found 10 elect william
Lorimer to the United States senate.
The Harvester company manager fur
ther testified that Mr.. Hines named Ed
ward Tilden, a wealthy Chicago packer.
as the collector OF this fund TO reimburse
the men who as Mr. Hines was quoted
as having said, had "underwrltten" the
election OF Lorimer,
Mr.. Funk said the object he had in Civ
ing this testimony was TO save II. II.
Kohlsaat. publisher OF the Chicago Rec
ord Herald, from possible jail sentence
as a result OF Mr.. kohlssat's refusal to
give certain information demanded by the
committee last week,
Gave Kohlsaat Information.
The witness said he had given Mr..
Kohlsaat information in confidence upon
which the Chicago publisher had based an
editorial.
The publication. in February last, OF
this editorial which charged the use of a
100000 fund 10 elect LorImer resulted
in the calling of Mr.. Kohlsaat as a wit
ness before the committee.
Mr.. kohlsaat refused to make known
the name OF Mr.. Funk. The Chicago pub
Usher was then given one week In which
to diyulge this name OF stand In contempt
Of the senate committee.
Funk testified today that he volun-
tarily released Mr.. kohlsaat from the
pledge OF confidence when he felt that
the publisher would he sent 10 Jail unless
Il,.. t,,f. ft.N,, civ
The disclosures made by Funk occurred
unexpectedly at a specially called meet
ing OF the senate committee members
The committee was not scheduled to re-
time Mr.. Kohlsaat had been ordered to
reappear. But Mr.. kohlsaat and Mr..
Funk arrived in Springfield this morning
from Chicago. and Chairman Helm OF the
investigating committee at once called Its
members in special session.
Surprise at Capitol.
Chairman Helm was aware that Mr.
Kohlsaat stood ready TO give the name
OF his informa nj. But no one outside
of the committee knew of the matter
News of the disclosures swept from the
supreme court building to the state house
nearby within few moments,
The house was stili In session. while
the senate had just adjourned for the
day. The reports caused excitement.
much discussion and hurried consulta-
tions among certain members In both
DranCncS OF inc ltSlSldtuIc
Several house members left their seats
in the midst of the debate on the civil
service bills TO learn more OF the dis
closures.
the witness stand He briefly stated
that he was ready TO give the name OF
the man who had furnished him with
the report OF the alleged 100000 slush
fund.
Attorneys. members Of the committee
and spectators leaned forward tensely as
Kohlsaat gave the name Of Mr.. Funk.
AS the latter was called the committee
room filed rapidly with spectators. some
of them members Of the Legislature. who
had left their seats in the state house.
Testimony of Mr., Funk.
Clarence s. Funk called as a witness,
was examined by Mr. Healy and testi-
0-i direct your attention to a con-
versation that you had with Edward
Hines OF the Edward Hines Lumber
company in the latter part OF May. 1909.
or the early part Of June. 1903 Did
such a conversation take place?
A-WelI. l cannot Identify the month,
/ had a conversation with Edward Hines
shortly after Lorimer was elected United
oGWhere did that conversation take
A-IJnion League club. Chicago.
Q-Was the conference arranged in any
way or was Il more or less accidental
Al met Mr. Hines accidentally and
he said he had been trying to get a
chance to see me or get time to see
me.
Mr. Funk what occurred and what We
said at the conversation by Mr., Zines
and by yourself?
''Put Lorimer Over
A-Well he said / was just the fellow
he had been looking for or trying to see.
| and said he wanted to talk to me a
minute So we went and sat down and
Without any prelminaries and quite as as
a matter OF course, lie said; Well. We
put Lorlmer over down ~ al do sprin5heid'
| hut II cost us about 100000 to do II.
came, so we put up the money: Then
| he said: "Wc-now VIC arc seeing some
Of our friends so rs TO get II fixed up:
! | said: why do you come to us!
| Cmoaning the Harvester company. nc
said. "Well. you people are just as
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