Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-26
TRIAL DISGRACE.
DECLARES HINES
Lumberman Expelled From the
Union League Club in State
ment Charging Plot.
HAD WARNING, HE CLAIMS
Says 1t Is Only Part of Huge Con-
spiracy Framed by Tribune
and Its Friends.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Edward Hines
made a statement yesterday in which
he intimated plainly that his dam
age suit against Clarence s. Funk.
general manager of the International
Harvester company and author of
the charges against Mr.. Hines impli-
eating him in the alleged corrupt
election of Senator Lorimer will be
followed by other suits against those
who have written and testified
against him.
Mr.. Hines has sued Mr.. Funk for
100000, this action following the
expulsion Of the lumberman from the
Union League club.
"DETAIL IN THE CONSPIRACY,
'My friends advised me from the
start that the Union League club
proceedings against me were simply
detail in the conspiracy which has
been waged for more than year.
''T was warned that the Deneen-
McCormick-Funk-I Har-
vester-Tribune clique in the Union
League club had decided in advance
to expel me and that no evidence in
my favor-no matter how convincing
and overwhelming-wou have the
slightest weight with a board of di-
rectors, the majority of whom were
pledged to execute the demands of
the anti-Lorimer cabal.
''I was assured that the object In
mind was to influence members of
the United States senate to vote
against William Lorimer, my person
al friend and the real target of the
conspirators.
"DISGRACEFUL MOCK TRIAL,
''The Union League proceeding
was a disgraceful mock trial, a mis-
cradle travesty of justice, farce, in
which the one object was to humili-
ate me for the purpose of harming
Senator Lorimer.
when had shattered every
charge made against me; when wit
nesses of high standing had disprov.
ed the miserable lies offered against
me and when nothing save the unsub
stantial word of Clarence s. Funl
remained, the officers of the Uniol
! League pleaded with me to resign.
refused to play the distasteful or
ders they had received from their su
periors.
81 have been resident of Chicago
for nearly half century. For {
generation have been active in bus
mess and financial affairs.
| FUNK THE ONLY ONE.
| Clarence S. Funk, general mana
indictment as trust, is the one mai
who ever has accused me of wrongdo
ing, and he cannot produce a wit
ness or a scrap of paper to substanti
ate a charge which was inspired b.
the fanatical enemies Of Senator Lor
inner.
THE methods used to implicat
me in the alleged corrupt use @
money are a disgrace to Chicago an
a menace to its honest citizenship.
The tactics employed against m
can be used against any man VIII
, happens to be the friend of a publ
official who has incurred the hatre
of the Deneen-M C Cormick -Funk-Tr
, bune clique, their successors or i'm
, tators.
This also means that any membe
of the Union League club who al
i, poses its ruling political clique doe
so at the peril of whatever tempe
: rary disrepute they are able to II
fict."
TROUBLE OVER TALK.
A side issue of Edward Hines su
: for 100000 against Clarence
Funk was revealed yesterday whe
it became known that the attorne,
who issued an explanation of the gu
may be called before the Chicago B;
association.
1t is said they violated the bar a
. sociation code of ethics in giving o,
> for newspaper publication anythir
in connection with pending or antic
pated litigation.
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Wilmington, Del, Feb. 26.-Th
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