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Show LORIMER INQUIRY IS BEGUN Cyras H. McCormick, Noted Agricultural Implement Maker, Tells Story. -, WABHTNOTON, Jnan to. Little bat hearsay evidence waa brought not today when tha aanata Lerimer m-yastlgatlng m-yastlgatlng commlttae aaid Ita Initial hearing in tha Inquiry that la to go deep into tha char gee af oorrnptloa la tan election af the junior aanator from niiaola. Cyrna H. McCormick, president of tba International Harvester company, was before tha temmlttee to tall what ha knew of tba aolleetioa of a ilOO,-000 ilOO,-000 fund alleged to have been need In Larimer 'a behalf. Ha testified that Clarence S. Funk, geaeral manager of the company, had told him of activity ia behalf of Lo rimer, and that their corporation had been invited by Edward Ed-ward Hiaaa of tha Rises Lumber company com-pany to contribute to tha election fund. William J. Hiaee, personal counsel for Edward Hinee, objected to tha Una of questleaiag. Be waa overruled. "What did Mr. Funk .say to yonf" asked John H.1 Marble, one of counsel for tha committee. Corroboratea rank.' "Mr. funk aama to me in my of-flce, of-flce, aaid Mr. McCormick, "nad aaid Mr. nines, at the Uaiea League club in Chicago, had mrroaehed him aa tha nub feet af ear eomnaay making contribution. Tbe object ma to obtain ob-tain a contribution to a fund which he understood wsa to be made to recoup expenditures in eonneetioa with the election of Senator Lorimer. Mr. Funk told him hia suggestion eeuld not be considered. I told him that I waa glad that ha declined, and that practically prac-tically ended the incident." Mr. Marble took the lead in . tha queetioamg of Mr. McCormick. "Are yon a relative of Medill McCormick Mc-Cormick of tha Chicago Tribune!" he aaked. "Yea. Mr. McCormick ia tha son of a cousin of mine. We are good friends, hut are not related in business or political po-litical affaire. " Tha witneea aaid ha had never met Senator Lorimer, add when' questioned aa to difficulties about taxes, admitted that he had some, bat had not- connected con-nected Lorimer with them. Aaked if Mr. Funk and mentioned any ether persons in connection with the collection of the fund, Mr. McCormick McCor-mick replied thnt he had brought in the name of Mr. Tilden of tha National Packing company. aonreo of Editorial. Aa to the editorial in tha Chicago Record-Herald concerning tha alleged fund of $100,000 in behalf of Seaator Lorimer, tha witneea aaid that at about tha time the article appeared Mr. Funk had told him ha had given the facta to H. H. Kohlsaat, tha editor of that paper, pa-per, and ssid that he had advised that Mr. Kohlsaat be relieved from hia pledge to secrecy." Mr. McCormick aaid Funk had told him of a second interview with Hines. and that Hinea had sought bim out to tell him that he had not meant that hia auggeetioa of the $10,000 contribution contribu-tion should be tehee seriously. "I felt rather indignant and so did Mr. Funk," replied Mr. McCormick. when asked if he had been shocked by Mr. Funk 'a revelations. Jackpot Old tory. Mr. McCormick mid he had heard of the "jackpot" fund of which there had been common talk for years. Hia company com-pany had never been railed upon to contribute to the fund, ha added, al-' though it had had varioua applications to contribute to such funds in other states. He said his knowledge concerning the jackpot was not hearsay. The second investigstion by a aeaate committee of the circumstances surrounding sur-rounding the election of Senator Lorimer Lori-mer promises to take a far wider range thaa the one of laat winter, which, after a bitter gght, resulted fa-vorsblv fa-vorsblv to Mr. Lorimer. The new committee, appointed by resolution reso-lution of the senate, bad not expected to begin Its- hearings until Thursday, the 12nd. but the desire of a material wltneee to get away lo Europe brought about a derision to begin the taking of testimony today with Cyrue H. McCormick. president presi-dent of the International Harvester company, com-pany, aa the first occupant of the witness chair. Room X1 of the aeaate ofnee building, a large and airy apartment, haa been eet apart for the use of the Lorimer committee. McCormick Kew Witneea. Mr. McCormick waa brought Into the case in connection with the testimony given before the Helm committee by Clarence S. Funk, manager of the Harvester company, but he was not himself a wltneae before thet committee. It waa not expected that hie teetlmonr wouid be extensive, ae. from Funk's statement, his own knowledge of the si-leged si-leged li regularttlee In connection wttb the Lorimer .election consisted of whet Funk had told him of hie reported eoaveraatlon with Edward Hlnee relative to the ralelng of tbe fund of let.ooo la Lorimer s behalf be-half provided with aa ample corpa of attar- neve, clerks, atenogranbere aad other ae-slstante. ae-slstante. the committee of eight la prepared pre-pared te proceed wtth the work aa rapidly rap-idly aa elrcumatancee srlll permit. The Bret aieetlng waa ceiled for It o'clock ae dav. The committee continues to pvoenlso that. If possible, the work will be concluded con-cluded during the present eeeebm of con-rrese. con-rrese. It le realised, however, that to accomplish this result It will be oecee-ary oecee-ary to crowd cm air noaatbes steam. Every person mentioned in oonnecttcf . Continued oa sag - LOBIMXR (Continued from page 1 ) with the case wiD be examined together with ew witnesses snd It is bslleved that visits to both Chicago and Springfield will be necessary. Mr. Lorimer himself will be questioned most minutely. Inquiry Will Be Thorough. "We will follow every lead that presents pre-sents itself," aald one of the members of the committee just before the beginning of today's sitting. The Inquiry la In the hands of a select committee, composed of eight members of the committee on privileges privi-leges and elections, but notwithstanding the relations of the members of that committee, com-mittee, this organisation will be entirely independent of It. Having been directly authorised by the senate, the committee will be reeponslble only to that body. It Is In no sense a su boom ml tee. Of tha eight members of the special committee, four. Messrs. Dillingham of Vermont, Gamble of South Dakota, Jones of Washington, and Ken yon of Iowa, are Republicans and four. Messrs. Johnston of Alabama, Fletcher of Florida, Kern of Indiana In-diana and La of Tennessee, ara Democrats. Demo-crats. The members era supposed also to bo divided evenly for and against Lorimer; Lori-mer; but all, of oeurae. realise that they are to act ae judges and that they must enter upon their dutlee prepared to change convictions If the evidence should be era convincing character in the direction direc-tion opposed to their views. Oommlttae) Branl? DtYlded The members classed as favorable to 1 Lorimer are Dflllngham. Gem hie, John- j eton and Fletcher, two Republicans and ! two Democrats, and those as against him. Jonea. Ken yon. Kern and Lea, two Republicans and two Democrat AH of the pro-Lortmer members wore members of the last congress snd east their votes for the Illinois senator In the Investigation Investiga-tion made by that con geese. Henatnr Jones Is the oniy antl-Lorlmer, who had an opportunity to vote on the previous roll calL afeaera Ken yon. Kern and Lea are all new men. but they have made opan expression of their conviction that the facta In the case are eufflclenly against Mr. Lorimer to justify his expulsion expul-sion from the senate. The committee will have the assistance of John H. Marble, an attorney for the tnterstats commerce commission, and of John F. Heely, who acted for the Illinois senate committee tn the same ca parity. Former Judge Erbrldge Hancey of Chi, cago will he counselor for Mr. Lorimer, as he waa In the previous Inquiry. As now arranged, tha first wttnesa on Thursday will be former Gov. Richard Yates of Illinois, Illi-nois, but ther has bean no decision as to ho shall follow him. It la expected, however, how-ever, that Mr, Punk will be tailed at an early date, as moat of tha facta brought out by the nit not s Inquiry wore the result of his testimony before the Helm committee. com-mittee. Mr. Lorimer Is not expected to appear uhtu much later. |