The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-06-24
| CLAIMS FORMER
!. PRESIDENT KNEW
ABOUT THE FUND
Information Given by Chicago
Editor Responsible For
Roosevelt's Action
REFUSAL TO ATTEND THE
HAMILTON CLUB DINNER
to Certain Conversation
Wider Scope Attained by the Inves.
tigating Committee Today-Funk
Also on the Stand This Morning
and Told Of Funds.

washington, June z4.-The scope of
the Lorimer investigation was ma
terially widened today when the SEN
ate investigating committee decided to
allow Lorimer's counsel to question
the motive which might have prompted
any official of the International Har-
yester company that Edward Hines of
chicago had asked that company to
contribute $4,000 on account of Lori
mer's election expenses.
Funk had testified that Hines asked
him on behalf of the Harvester COM
pany to contribute that sum toward re-
imbursing those who raised the $780,
OOO fund to meet the costs of election,
Why Roosevelt Refused.
n. n. kohlsaar, editor of the Chi
cago Reccrd-Herald, the second wit
ness, declared that former President
Roosevelt's refusal to attend the
Hamilton club dinner last year If
Senator Lorimer was to be present
was the outcome of a disclosure to
him by the witness of the alleged re-
quest for contributions to reimburse
those who raised the Lorimer cleo
tion fund.
Roger c. Sullivan, Democratic ma
tional committeeman from Illinois,
>: conway, president of the w., w.
klmball Piano company, and one
Weyerhauser, were referred to by
kohlsaat as men whose names were
mentioned in the alleged conversation
between Funk and Hines regarding
the Harvester company contribution.
Whether Hines mentioned them as
men he would see about Lorimer con-
tributions OF as possible contributors,
or as interested In election, Kohlsaat
did not recall.
Root Made Reply. ~
1t was upon this information, Kohl
satt said. that the former president
based his action in declining to sit at
the same table with the Illinois sena-
tor.
Kuhlsaat further testified that he
had written an account of the CONVEX
sation between himself and Funk, but
without mentioning Funk's name, to
Senators LaFollette and Root. This
was done at the request of Walter
Fisher, secretary of the interior, and
others.
Senator Root wrote me in reply"
said the witness, "and thanked me for
the information. He said that it had
greatly influenced him in making his
speech against Lorimer on the floor
of the senate
What" exclaimed Senator Gamble,
"do you mean by saying that senators
were Influenced in arriving at their |
decision by matters not in evidence?"
Il did not discuss that question with |
Senator Root" replied Kohlsaat.
One of the Traditions.
Funds IN, |
the Illinois legislature, constitute
"one of the traditions of politics in
Illinois," according to the testimony
of former Senator Albert J. Hop
kins. Senator Lorimer succeeded 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 pract-
ices because he was. at the time of
the election of senator, "in the po-
sitton Of man in crowd knocked
down with a bludgeon, who knew no
more about it than the crowd, but
was hurt worse than it."
Edgar A. Bancroft, general consul
OF the International Harvester COM
pany, filed to the effect 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 meet the
expenses of electing Senator Lori
mer.
JARVIS COMMITS SUICIDE