The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-04-15
ENATESEATBOUGHT
Sensational Testimony Given Be.
fore Investigating Committee
at Springfield.
BIG INTERESTS ARE INVOLVED
Apparent Evidence That Money Was
Used to Secure the Election of
William LorImer to the United
States senate-cIarence s.
Funk Gives Important
Testimony.

Springfield, Ill.-Edward Hines was
accused by sworn witness before
the Helm senate investigating COM
mittee Of having solicited contribu-
ton of $4,000 to Reimbursement"
fund for himself and others for the
expenditure of 100000 to put over"
William Lorimer as a United States
senator.
Edward Tilden, president Of the Ma
tional Packing company, now under
Indictment in the Federal District
court at Chicago, was named by
Hines, according to this same testi-
mony, as the man to whom the $40, 1000
subscription" should be sent.
These disclosures were made by
Clarence s. Funk, general manager
of the International Harvester COM
pany.
Mr.. Hines, close personal friend of
Senator Lorimer and one of his most
active lobbyists during the investiga-
ton which ended In his exoneration
at Washington, represented the lum-
Der interests Of the country. Mr.. TIL
den is credited with speaking for the
meat packers.
Mr.. Funk briefly explained that Mr.
Hines had told him that 100000 was
rushed to Springfield to procure Lori
mer's election and that the Interna-
tional Harvester company was expect
ed to be one of the ten big people" to
make up the fund. Though the contri-
button was not made, Mr.. Funk said
he was requested to think 1t over"
and send the cash to Mr.. Tilden.
The witness did not know Mr.. TIL
den, and 1t was with apparent reluc-
lance and only after being summarily
ordered to do so by Chairman Helm
that he gave the name to the commit
tee.
kohisaat's Testimony.
Herman Fl. Kohlsaat, publisher of
the Chicago cord-Herald, had first
identified telegram sent by him to
Chairman Helm, saying his inform
ant called at the Record-Hera office
and was willing to appear before the
committee.
(. when | arrived at my Office Clar-
ence S. Funk called and told me he
would be less than man If he held
me to my confidence" testified Mr..
Kohlsaat. "Mr. Funk told me that he
talked with Cyrus II. Mccormick, pres
ident of the company, and told him
he thought he ought to release
me, whereupon Mr.. Mccormick said
Good! That is exactly what / want.
I do not care for the consequences to
the international Harvester CON-
pany!'
IL met Mr.. Funk about thirty days
after the confession of White, while
or my way to the Chicago club. He
did not seek me out at all. Mr.. Funk
told me the man who came to him
told me they had an opportunity to
elect Lorimer with fund of 100000.
They sent 1t down and Mr.. Funk told
me they were looking for reimburse
ment."
Funk's Story Of the Case.
Mr.. Funk when he took the stand
said he had been with the Interna-
tional Harvester company nine years.
His attention was called to a CONVEX
sation with Edward Hines shortly
after the Lorimer election. The wit.
ness said:
1.-The conversation took place in the
Union League club. 1t was an acct
dental meeting. He said he had been
wanting to see me and we sat in the
lounging room.
Hines said to me without prelimi-
nary, Well, we put Lorimer over, but
1t cost us 100000 to It.. He said:
we had to act quickly, so that 1t be-
came necessary for us to put up the
money Now we are seeing some of
our friends to get it fixed up
"Hc gave me to undertand they
wanted to be reimbursed and / asked
him why he came to us, and he said:
You are as interested as any one In
having the right kind Of man In
Washington
81 told him we would have nothing
to do with 1t. He said he could go
only to big people and wanted to get
$4,000 from each of ten. He left me
and told me to think 1t over"
TiIdcn to Have the Money.
Whom did he say they were to
send the money tor" asked Attorney
Healy.
Edward Tilden is the man to
whom was told to send the money"
said Mr.. Funk.
Funk Not willing Witness.
Mr.. Funk is business man, the
active manager OF force of $4,000
men, and he was loath to become con-
nected with the Lorimer scandal in
any way. AS he had not invited the
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