Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-12
BARE L0R|MER FUND.
I<oHLsAAT REVEALS NAME or
INFORMANT AND HE IN
TURN TEsTIFIEs.
HARVESTER MAN ON STAND
General Manager Funk Declares Ed
ward Hines Wished Him and
Nine Others to "Put Up"
$4,000 Each.


Lorimer United States senator, also Of I
Chicago. Edward Tilden was named
as treasurer" of the fund. This
startling information came out at the
session of the Helm senate investiga-
ting committee Wednesday. Clarence
S. Funk, general manager of the In
ternational Harvester company in
Chicago, gave the names, explaining
that he had been approached by Mr..
Hines to make a $4,000 contribution
to the fund.
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
neat packers.
Mr.. Funk briefly explained that Mr..
Hines had told him that 100000 was
rushed to Springfield to procure Lori
hers 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 it 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.
Herman H. Kohlsaat, publisher Of
the Chicago Record Herald, had first
identified telegram sent by him to
Chairman Helm, saying his inform
ant called at the Record-Herald 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 a man If he held
me to my confidence" testified Mr..
Kohlsaat. "Mr. Funk told me that he
talked with Cyrus H. 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.
do not care for the consequences to
the International Harvester com
pany!
81 met Mr.. Funk about thirty days
after the confession of White, while
on 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.
nent."
Mr.. Funk when he took the stand
said he had been with the Interna.
tional Harvester company nine years
His attention was called to CONVEX.
sation with Edward Hines shortly
after the Lorimer election. The wit.
ness said:
THE conversation took place in the
Union League club. It 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
He 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 it. He said he could &c
only to big people and wanted to gel
$4,000 from each of ten. He left mt
and told me to think 1t over"
Whom did he say they were Il
send the money to?" asked Attorney
Healy.
Edward Tilden is the man tt
whom I was told to send the money
said Mr.. Funk.
Chicago.-Edward Hines Wednes
day made fiat denial of the charge
that he had collected or solicited
funds to be used in helping to cleo
William Lorimer to the senate.
II never put up dollar for any
fund; never collected dollar fol
any fund; never asked a dollar fol
any fund to be used or disbursed fol
the. election of William Lorimer al
United States senator. l have nothing
whatever to add to the testimony
gave recently in Springfield. and an
ready to return there If wanted ant
make another statement"