The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-25
WINE Ag.< WOMEN TOOLS
 ISJF THE HOLLAND LOBBY
This e Opinion of John McCullagh-Qulgg Ap- pealS to the SympathieS of the Members
 of Naval Committee.

Washington. Jan. 2-The Naval Affairs Committee of the House today resumed the investigation Of the charges made by Lessler (N. Y) that he had been ap- preached with an offer of money for his vote in Committee.
 Philip Doblin of New York. was the first witness called and the taking of his testimony occupied greater portion of the forenoon session. He was followed by John McCullagh. Superintendent of Elections in New York. In the course of his testimony Mir. McCuilagh said:
 T have weighed the whole thing. While cannot prove 1t. believe there is lobby here and there is poodle. The composition of the whole thing, gentle men, from my standpoint is wine, terra pin and women."
 At the afternoon session, Lemuel E. Quigg testified. He said he had known MT. Lessler for eight years but his ac- quaintance had not been intimate. He had known Doblin for about the same length of time. He described Doblin as "A district worker" He then told his story as follows:
 December g. 1902. he testified, he called at the Waldorf and sent his card to Sem ator Hanna to invite him to public din- ner. While he was waiting. he encount- cred Dr. Kerr of Chicago, whom he had known as a partner of Mir. Milholland in the penumatic tube business. pr. Kerr asked him if he knew Lessler and on be- ing answered in the affirmative, asked him if he (Quigg) would do him a favor.
 Wanted Him to See Lessler.
 The doctor then asked him if he would see Lessler on behalf of the Holland tor pedo boat. pr. Kerr, he said, told him that Lessler was opposing the boats in "a boisterous and noisy way. Witness said he knew little about the Holland boat, but Dr. Kerr said perhaps he could in- duce Lessler to be little less pestifer- ous.
 T said would" went on the witness "A few days later at Dr. Kerr's request called Lessler up on the telephone but he was not in. Subsequently got Less ler's office on the telephone but was in- formed that Lessler was not in though. Doblin was and if I could connect with Doblin I could find Tim. This was about ten days after my first talk with Kerr. The next day Doblin came into my office. " ~-~~~~ to him about and I invited him out to luncheon. On the way to the elevator, I tried to recall. Doblln then asked me if I could not get Mir. McCullagh to have him retained. I explained to him that I could not, but in casting around in my mind for some one who might help him I thought of Lessler and mentioned him. But Lessler's relations with McCullagh are not good" Doblin said. asked why. and he said On account of the Holland torpedo boat
 That recalled Dr. Kerr's request to my mind. I then asked him about the Lessler-McCullagh matter and he told me that McCullagh had gone down to Washington and had threatened to defeat Lessler unless he voted for the Holland boats. I expressed incredulity.'
 Refreshed His Memory.
 Later, when they were at lunch, Mir Quigg said he told Doblin that 1t was curious. that it was the Holland boat matter about which he desired to talk to him. Doblin told him Lessler would be home at the end of the week, and wit ness asked him to let him know when