The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-24
FORMER SENATOR HOPKINS OF
ILLINOIS SAYS JAckPoTS
WERE TRADITIONAL.
FUNK IS C0RROBORATED
General Counsel Bancroft Of interna-
tionsI Harvester Company Tells
lorimer investigating Committee
That Edward Hines, the Lumber.
man, Had Approached Funk.

man, Rad Approached Funk.
Washington. June 23--Jackpots, or
corruption funds In the Illinois leg
islature, constitutes "one of the ira
ditions of politics In Illinois," accord
Ing to the testimony OF former Sen
ator Albert j. Hopkins before the
Lorimer investigating committee Of
the senate. Mr.. Lorimer defeated Mr..
Hopkins
Whether any of the jackpot funds
or other corruption funds had been
used to defeat him for senator he
was unable to tell the committee of
his own knowledge. He explained.
however. that he would be the last
man To know of such corrupt prac-
tices because he was at the time Of the
election of n senator "in the position
OF man In a crowd knocked down
with a bludgeon, who knew no more
about 1t than the crowd. tut was hurt
worse than It."
, The only other witness was Edgar
A. Bancroft, general counsel for the
International Harvester company. His
testimony was that Clarence S. Funk.
general manager OF the company. had
told him of an alleged attempt of "Mr.
Hines" or Edward Hines to raise
money to elect Senator Lorimer.
Declines to Answer.
Nearly every phase of the case wnA
gone into when Mr.. Hopkins was on
the stand. He declined to, answer
specific questions as to whether ne
suspected Lorimer was using corrupt
methods to defeat him. or as to wheth.
er or not he believed certain mem-
bers of the legislature had been
bought.
Mr.. Hanecy. counsel for Lorimer,
protested against the witness leav-
Ing the stand without expressing an
opinion on the rumors that So dem
ocrats who voted for Lorimer on the
last ballot received money
1T leaves cloud en- those men,,
insisted the counsel.
The committee did not require the
witness to answer. As to the personal
relations between the witness and
Senator Lorimer. Mr.. Hopkins said
Mr.. Lorimer had told him that he
would oppose his candidacy.
Great Organizer.
Judge Henecy attempted to get the
witness to admit that Lorimer has al
ways been popular with the demo-
Gratis and had repeatedly carried a
democratic district.
Il knew that he was a great or
ganizer," was as far as the witness
would go.
AT the opening OF Mr.. Bancrofts
testimony there was clash as to
what interests might be represented
by counsel ut the hearing. Mr.. Ban
croft made application to appear aa
counsel when Clarence S. Funk takes
the stand tomorrow, J. IL. O'Laugirlin
Oh the chicago Tribune asked that the
right be reserved To James Keeley.
manager of the Tribune. to have coun-
sci when he takes the witness stand
provided Mr.. Bancroft was cross-ex-
amined by Judge Hynes, representine
Edward Hines.
An executive session was held. after
which 1t was announced that only Mr..
Loriiner's case was being heard and
that while witnesses might be advised
by counsel, they would not be accord
ed the privilege of being represented.
Mr. Bancroft. in relating what Mr..
f'nhk had told him, said that he had
no distinct recollection of the words
used by Mr.. Funk In the converse
ton. The effect of 1t however. was
that Mr.. Hines had asked Mr.. Funk to
contribute for the company $4,000 To
meet the expenses of Senator Lori
mer's election. When cross-examined
by Judge Hynes, for Lorlmer, Mr..
Bancroft said that he had no definite
recoliection that Mr.. Funk used tho
| WORD EXPENSES but said 1t might
have been costs"
Mr.. Bancroft told of Mr.. Funk ask
ing his advice as - whether he should
make public the alleged request This
was during the consideration of the
Lorimer case by the Illinois senate.
i told him that 1t was matter of
his conscience" said Mr. Bancroft. He
added that he told Mr.. Funk it prob
ably would result In hostility to the
company in which they We're Officers.
Members of the committee asked the
attorney II he did not consider his own
duty to have him notify the first
Lorimer investigation committee of
this matter.
u Mr.. Bancroft replied at the time he
4 did not consider the matter to be so
important as 1t is now regarded, and.
therefore, not important enough to
justify an attack on the company.
lorimer and Friends Feared.
Judge Hynes asked who was expect
ed to make this attack and the Wit
, ness replied that Lorimer and his
friends We're feared because they were
, In conflict with those who opposed
them.
] Judge Hynes asked II he did not
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