The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-25
BY AsseeIated Press.

Washington, June 24.-Many figures
of national prominence were brought
into the Lorimer investigation today.
For the first time Herman Kohlsaat,
editor and publisher of the Chicago
Record Herald, testified before the
committee of the senate investigating
the election of Lorimer. Roosevelt's
name was linked with the investigation
when Kohlsaat testified that last Au-
gust he told Roosevelt the entire story
of the alleged attempt of Edward
Hynes to collect ten thousand dollars
from Clarence S. Funk, general man
ager of the International Harvester
Company to reimburse those who con-
tributed one hundred thousand dollars
20 put Lorimer across" at Springfield.
The ban of secrecy was placed on
Roosevelt, but the witness said that
Roosevelt wrote him he declined, be-
cause OF Kohlsaat's information, to at
tend the Hamilton Club dinner in Chi
&ago last August, If Loriner attended.
Roosevelt's letter will be placed on
record.
The names Of Senators Root, La Fol-
lette and Cuhom were mentioned in
new light. Kohlsaat testified that he
Informed these senators before the
senate passed on the Lorimer case of
the conversation in which Funk told
him of Hynes's alleged attempt to col
lect money. Several times, witness de-
clared, he absolutely believed what
Funk told him.
Another striking feature of the testi-
mony was his repeated statements that
he found much to admire in Lorimer's
private life, referring to it as ideal, and
said what he had been lighting was
Lorimerism, which he defined as an
"affiliation, cooperation and cohesion
of Democrats and Republicans for
party pelf and private pelf."
BANCROFT RECALLED.
Z Mr.. Bancroft was first recalled as a
+ the opening OF toda~1s-ses-
s~ Hynes, on behalf OF Lori
-sel, asked the witness about
Ast Of the Mccormick family,
Lcld with the International Har-
vT> SEempany. in the recent mayor
ai6t4campaign in Chicago. Mr.. Ban
crkt testified he was an inactive mem
her of the Merriam finance committee,
but reiterated that he knew nothing
more about the contributions of the
Mccormick family to the Merriam
campaign fund other than what he had
seen In the newspapers. Mr.. Hynes
INQUIRED particularly about reported
$4,000 contribution charged to Mrs.
Nettie Mccormick, mother Of Cyrus
Mccormick, the present president OF
the company.
rs she Interested in politics?" in
uuired the counsel
she is interested in anything that
she believes is for the interest of Chi
cago," replied Mr.. Bancroft.
CHICAGO EDITOR CALLED.
Herman A. Kohlsaat, editor and pro-
prietor of the Chicago Record Herald,
was the second witness of the day.
Under examination by Attorney John
H Marble. Mr.. Kohlsaat gave his
opinion of Senator Lorimer.
HE is a dual character" declared
Mr.. Kohlsaat. I'm his private life I
admire him. He has beautiful children
and his home life is ideal. But have
always opposed Lorimerism."
What is Lorimerism?' asked Sena-
tbr Kern.
1T is an afiliation and cooperation
and cohesion Of Democrats and Repub-
licans for party pelf and private pelf."
Mr.. Kohlsaat declared that former
president Roosevelt's refusal to attend
khe Hamilton Club dinner last year If
Senator Lorimer was to be present was
the outcome of the disclosure to him
by the witness of the alleged request
for contributions to reimburse those
who raised the Lorimer election fund.
Mr. Kohlsaat further testified that
he had written an account of the con-
versation between himself and Funk,
but without mentioning Funks name,
to Senators La Toilette and Root.
Senator Root wrote me in reply, -
said the witness, "and thanked me for
the information. He said that 1t had
greatly Influenced him in making his
speech against Lorimer on the floor of
the senate"
What" exclaimed Senator Gamble.
''Do you mean to say that senators
were influenced in arriving at their
decisions BY matters not in evidence ?''
~ did not discuss that question with
Senator Root" replied Mr. Kohlsaat.
The matter of a newspaper mans
obligation to one who gives him news
came up when Editor Kohlsaat was
questioned regarding his promise to
Clarence S. Funk not to make public
his source Of information after Funk
told him of an alleged request for a
10000 contribution to a 100000 fund
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