The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-06
ALL ABOUT
"SLUSH" FUND
Whole Story of LOrimer'S
100000
FUNK ASKED FOR $4,000
General Manager of National Harvester
Company Was Mr.. Kohlsaat's In
formant as to Bribery Fund
Ten Contributors
FUNK ASKED FOR $4,000

Springfield, ILL.,, April Oh. Fl. Kohl
saat yesterday told the Senate bribery
investigating committee that Clarence
IS Funk, general manager of the Inter-
national Harvester company, was the
man who informed Mr.. kohlsat that "a
slush" fund of 100000 was put up to
elect Lorimer.
To the frt question of Attorney j j.
Healy, Mr.. Kohlsat identified telegram
sent by him to Chairman Helm, say
ing his confdant called at the Record
Herald office and was willing to APP
pear before the committee. when
arrived at my office, Mr.. Clarence
Funk called me and told me he would
be less than man If he held me TO
my confidence testified Mr. Kohlsaat
MIR. Funk told me that he had talked
with Cyrus II Mccormick, president
OF the company, and told him he
ought to release me, whereupon Mr.
Mccormick said, Good, that is exactly
what | want | do not care for the
consequences to the international Har-
vester company ! met Mr. Funk on
Jackson boulevard about thirty days
after the confession of White. while
on my way to the Chicago club He
did not see me out at all Mr.. Funk
told me the men who came to him told
him they had an opportunity to elect
Borimer with fund of one hundred
thousand They sent it down and Mr.
Funk told me they were looking for
reimbursement"
Funk was the next witness called
He said he had been with the com
pany nine years His attention was
called to a conversation with Edward
Hines Of Chicago shortly after the
Lorimer election The witness said:
"Ihe conversation took place in the
Union League club, Chicago 1t was a
chance meeting He said he had been
wanting to see me and we sat in the
room Hines said to me, I
without preliminary, Well we put
Lorimer over. but It cost us 100000 to /
10 it, He said; We had to act quick /
y 50 that it 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 I
they wanted to be reimbursed and / I
asked him why he came to us. and he I
aid; You are as much interested as
lnyone having the right kind of a man
n Washington | told him we would
nave nothing to do with IL. He said he
'ould only go to big people and wanted
o get $4,000 from each of ten He
eft me and told me to think it over.
Whom did he say they were to
END money tor asked Attorney Healy, \
h.t z
rot want to answer that" replied
funk Chairman Helm of the com
nittee ruled that Mr. Funk must an
wer the question, Mr. Funk asked 10 be
flowed to give his answer confidentially
o the members of the committee. ed.
ward Tilden connected with the stock
ards at Chicago, is the man whom
vas told to send the money said Mr.
Junk when an answer was forced by
he committee
Has anything been said Of Tildeu
ollecting the fund.-" Funk was asked
mo"
Did he give you the names Of any
T.
mo, and | did not ask him" re-
lied Mr. Funk
on told MN You ana your com
any would not contribute; did you
ak to any one of your officers
yes, / told Mr. Mccormick. Mr.
fcCormicll said: Good, I am glad you .
urned him down promptly / also told
idgar A Bancroft, general counsel for
ur company"
Funk said he did not read The
record Herald editorial which caused
lr Kohlsast to be called before the
He said Hines came to his
ftice after the editorial appeared
Hines was disturbed" said Funk
and undertook to refresh my memory ,
II our conversation He said he had
OF tried to get money from me and
ad talked Of money just in general |
Jay That was the first time | talked
18th him after the first conversation
Funk said that his company had
ONE dealing with the Hines lumber
He said he had known Hines
usually prior to the Union League club
ak Funk declared that he was Ger
ain Hines had not told him the name I