Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-27
Was introduced to Him by Hines at
Waterways Convention.
REQUEST FOR THE TEN THOUSAND
Story About How 1t Cost Hundred
Thousand to Put Lorimer Over.
WANTED BIG CONCERNS TO HELP
says He Told Hines that Harvester
Company Was Not In that
Kind of Business and
Left Him.

WASHINGTON. June ss.--Mr. Funk testi-
fled that he had not only been threatened
but that he had been followed By detectives
ever since he testified in Springfield. lie
said four detectives are following him In
Washington, two trailing him to the senate
building after luncheon toady He said one
detective confessed he was hired to get
anything on him he could.
MIR Funk tried without result TO dis
cover the detectives IN the audience He
protested against making public the name
OF the man who confessed. saying he was
mice fellow" and that he had given his
mord not TO reveal his name
Il got him in a place where he had 20
/ tell me-. said MIR. Fun. He said he was
not proud of the job, but had to do it,
Mr.. Funk said the man was employed
by the Thiele detective agency of Chicago;
i that he had told him who his employ er
was, and the witness added that the en-
ployer was not Senator Lorimer. Attor-
neys Hynes and Senator Gamble insisted
upon the name and Mr.. Funk replied:
Put Edward Hines on the witness stand
IL you want to find out to whom the de-
tective reports"
The committee Immediately went into
executive session to consider the matter,
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Clarence s.
Funk, general manager of the ,Interna-
tional Harvester company who gave an
account to the Dennis bribery investlga-
tion committee of an alleged request to
him by Edward Hines of Chicago for a
$4,000 contribution toward a 100000 Lori
mer election fund. appeared today before
the Lorimer senate investigating commit
tee.
A. H.. ALL a. a
Mr.. Hines who had been given special
permission to attend the hearing instead
OF being required to stay in the witness
room.
John H. Marble. of counsel for the com.
uittee, began lthes direct examination Mr.
Funk testified that as general manager OF
the harvester concern. II was one of his
duties TO keep in touch with political az
fairs. He declared, however, that never
to his knowledge had the company used
money TO get votes In legislatures or In
congress. He said as far as he could hs
. had always avoided discussing Lorimei
personally.
Have you observed Mr. Lorimer as 1
factor opposed to the International Har
vester company" asked MIR. Marble.
mo sir"
How He Met LorAmer.
Just how he was introduced 20 senato
lsoTGiisT was Jesoribed by MIR. Vunk Ii,
said the meeting occurred at deel
waterways convention in Washington abou
Is months ago.
Mr.. Hines came up to Mr.. Mccormick
and myself in hotel here" explaine.
Mr. Funk I'VE talked for a momen
when MIR. Hines said that Senator Lori
mer was in his room and he, Hines
wished we would meet him."
what did you do?" asked Mr.. Marble
Il looked at Mr.. Mccormick and Mr.
Mccormick looked at me and we boil
looked out OF the window. / waited 10
Mr.. Mccormick to say something Final
iy we went up stairs and were Introduce,
to the senator"
He told of another meeting with Mr.
Lorimer and added: The senator wa
very cordial on both occasions"
The witness said he had never hear
Senator Lorimers name mentioned in con
nection with a tax fight on the Nc
Cormicks- .
Mr, Funk said the harvester compan
was interested in closing the chicaK
river, which flowed through his com
pany's plant. The Edward Hines Lumbe