The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-06-28

washington, June 24.-Many
ures Of national prominence
| brought into the Lorimer l. -. -
| ton today for the first time, v .er-
man H. Kohlsaat, editor ana .olish-
er Of the Chicago Record Herald, tes-
titled before the Senate committee in
vestigating the election of Senator
Lorimer.
Theodore Roosevelts name was
brought in when the witness testified
that last August he told Col. Roosevelt
the entire story of the alleged attempt
| of Edward Hines to collect $4,000
from Clarence S. Funk, general man
| ager Of the International Harvester
Company to reimburse those who
had contributed 100000 ito put Lori
| her across at Springfield.
The ban of secrecy was placed on
| the former President, but Mr.. Kohl
! saat testified Col. Roosevelt wrote
him that he declined, because of Mr..
| Kohlsaat's information, to attend the
| Hamilton Club dinner, in Chicago
later in August, 1910, if Lorimer was
to be there. The Roosevelt letter will
be placed in the record Of the hear
| ing.
The names of Senators Root, La
! Toilette and Cullom were mentioned
in new light. Mr.. Kohlsaat testi-
! fed that he had informed these SEN
ators before the Senate passed on the
Lorimer case of the conversation in
which Funk had told him of Hines
alleged attempt to collect money. To
these men Mr.. Kohlsaat did not men
ton names, because he considered
himself under a pledge OF secrecy to
Mr. Funk not, to do SO. kMr. Keiassaat
mentioned Senator Cullom's name
only at the close of the days session.
Former Speaker Cannon and former
Representative Tawney also figured
in the days proceedings.
Mr.. Kohlsaat denied that a libel
suit was dropped because it was
made a condition of Governor Di-
neen's doing a favor for young man
in trouble, who was Lorimers friend.
The witness underwent long
cross examination by counsel for
Senator Lorimer. He was asked if he
did not tell the Funk story to every
newspaper in Chicago. The witness
said he could not remember if he
had, although he had spoken of it,
without mentioning names, to several
not given 1T to every magazine that
was friendly to him. Mr.. Kohlsaat
denied that he had done so.
Did not you give it to one of the
editors of the Outlool?" asked Judge
Hancey.
No, SIR
Did not you give it to Mr.. Roose-
velt?"
"Oh, yes"
He was asked if he had not told a
Chicago detective who came to his
Office that the newspapers of the
co, ntry had organized to fight Lori
mer.
Perfectly absurd" declared the
witne.
He W., asked if he did not refuse
to give the name of his informant
(Funk) when first called before the
Helm investigating committee, at
Springfield, because he wanted to ap-
pear as a sort of martyr.
Mr.. Kohlsatt looked at Judge
Hancey and said: "If there were no
ladies present." and then, as he
sank back in his chair said: Il
would recite one of Eugene Field 5
poems to YOU"
suppose you answer the question
first
mo sir l was not playing to the
! galleries."
Judge Hancey asked the witness if
he did not think it was an unjusti-
fable thing to take information Sc
cretely to Senators without giving
Lorimcr n chance to speak. He said
Er did not distinguish Senators from
| members of Courts in relation to Civ
ing them Information.
Several times during his examina-
tion Mr.. KohlSaat declared he be-
leved what Mr.. Funk told him. An
mony was his repeated statement
that he found much to admire in
5 Lorimer's private life. He referred
To the Senator's private life as ideal,
What | have been fighting for