The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-24
SEN. HOPKINS
 WAS WITNESS
WOULD MAKE NO POSITIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT LORI
 MFR BRIBERY.
General Consul of the Harvester Company Tells About the Gen eral Manager Advice About
 Contributing to Fund

Washington, June 23. -"Jackpots,' y or corruption funds in the Illinois leg islature constitute "one of the tra- ditions of politics in Illinois" accord ing to the testimony of former Sena- tor Hopkins today before the Lori mer Investigating committee of the senate. Senator Lorimer succeeded MT. Hopkins.
 Whether and of the jackpot" fund or other corruption funds had been used to refetat 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 be was, at the time of the election of senator. fin the posi- tion of man in crown knocked down by a bludgeon, who knew no more about it than the crowd, but was hurt worse than it."
 The only other witness of the day was Edgar A. Bancroft, general con sel of the International Harvester Company. Ills testimony was to the effect that Clarence s. Funk, gener- al manager O the company had told him of an alleged attempt to MT . Hines" or Edward Hines to raise money to meet the expenses or efecs- ing Senator Lorimer.
 Nearly every phase of the Lorimer case was gone into when Mir. Hop- kins was on the stand. He declined to answer specific questions as to whether he suspected Lorimer was using corrupt methods to defeat him, or as to whether he believed certain members of the legislature had been bought
 MT. Hancey, counsel for Lorimer, protested against the witness leav- Ing the stand without expressing an opinion on the rumor that the fifty three democrats voted for Lorimer On the last ballot received money. An executive session was held af- ter which it was announced that only MT. Lorimer was being heard and that while witnesses might be advised by counsel they would not be accord ed the priyeiIege of being represent ed.
 MT. Bancroft said what Funk had told him in effect was that MT. Hines had asked MT. Funk to con tribute $10,000 to meet the expenses of Senator Lorimer's election. Wher cross examined by Judge Hynes, for Lorimer's counsel Mr. Bancroft saiu he had no "expensys" but said that | it might have been costs" Mir. Bancroft told of MT. Funk ask ing his advice as to whether he should make public the alleged re- quest. This was during the consid- eration of the Lorimer case by tht senate.
 q told him that was matter O This conscience" said MT. Bancroft | He added that he told MT. Funk
 would probably result in hostility t
 the company of which they were of
 ficers.
 Members of the committee ashed th'
 attorney if he did not consider it hi lown duty to have him notify the frs
 Lorimer investigating committee o
 this matter.
 Don't you think a lawyer owes , greater duty to his country than t his c.ient?" asked Senator Kenyon Mr. Bancroft replied that at tn
 time he did not consider the matte to be so important as 1t is now re garded and therefore not importan , enough to justify an attack on tn n company.
 V Judge Hynes asked if he rir no
 consider it strange that MT. Hine i, should go to the company that wa f not friendly to him With a reques n for a contribution.
 n Mr. Bancroft disclaimed knowleds 2 Iof hostility toward MT. Hines. . eDid you believe what MT Fun X said?r asked Judge Hynss. < q certainly did" heplied the vii Iv ness.
 An attmept was ade\ 10 snow
 conflict between the Vnternatlon'