The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
WHAT DID QUIGG DO.
House Committee on Naval Affairs
Still Investigating the
Lessler Charges.
Mr.. Quigg Enters a General Denial
Philip Doblin on the
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Washington, Jan. 4.-The house com
n1ittee on naval affairs to-day resumed
the Investigation of the charges made by
Representative Lessler that he had beer
approached with an offer Of money fo1
his vote.
s Philip Doblin was the first witness
called. He was interrogated by Repre-
sentative Taylor for the committee. He
said he had no employment at present
but was employed by the republican COM
mittee during the campaign Of 1902, and
attended to the distribution Of literature
and that he also was a deputy in the office
of the superintendent OF elections. He
said he did what he could to aid In the
election of Representative Lessler, whom
he had known since 1894.
Answering Mr.. Taylor, he said he had
been in politics for twelve years.
Il stood ready to serve Mr.. Lessler In
any way I could" he said when asked as
to his relations with Mr.. Lesser, whose
office he made his headquarters.
Mr.. Doblin said he had known Mr..
Qugg since 1896.
Did you have a talk with Mr.. Quigg
relative to Holland submarine boats?'
when was that?"
Somewhere between the tenth and hf-
teenth Of December
''Where?"
>. II received a telephone message asking
He said he went to Mr.. Quiggs office.
He had only seen Mr.. Quigg once since
the state convention up to that time. He
went to Mr.. Quiggs office, he continued,
and went out to luncheon with Mr.. Quigg.
''Mr. Quigg wanted to know how Mr..
rLessler and I were'' he said, land told
him I thought Mr.. LESSER and I were
quite intimate.'' He said they talked over
the bill to build submarine torpedo boats.
Mr.. Quigg, he added, was trying to get
Nv co.f o1- Il fNyx or5t 1,o
bill.
Tile wanted to know if I had heard
anything about submarine boats. I said
Yes, I understand that Mr.. Jassler made
q, trip on the boat and was against the
proposition or course, I heard Mr..
Lessler say he was against the PROPOSE
ton"
What else?'
There Was $4,000 In 1t.
1--WE talked over the Roberts bil-that
understand is the name Of the submarine
boat bill. Mr.. Quigg was anxious to get
Lessler's friendly disposition toward the
bill, and he said, after talking variously,
there is $4,000 in it,
Tell us as near as you can just what
he said
"He said he was not personally inter-
ested in this thing. He said There is
some friend of mine whom I desire to
favor If I can. If can get the aid
want there will be S., 900 in it,
"Then he said: 4 think T can make it
$1,000 for you He said: Telephone me
at o'clock and will let you know about
that"
For whom did he say there was IS, 900
in it?'
"The man we were talking about That
is, Mr.. Lessler''
Attorney Delaney Nicoll cross exam
ined Mr.. Dobln. He directed Inquiries
to the witness as to whether he knew he
was doing an unlawful act in submitting
the proposition to Mr.. Lessler, which he
testified he did.
. Mr.. Doblin said he had not read the
law the subject and in answering to
whether he thought he was doing a
friendly act. he said he only wanted as
one friend to help him.
Some Spicy Testimony.
The testimony then continued as fol-
lows:
You went to see Mr.. Lessler, did you?'
D.. Mr.. Lessler wasn't in town.
You telephoned at 3 ocock?'
Yes: and I was told that will be all
right. -
do you know who was on the other
end Of the telephone?" mo, SIR
You could not tell by the voice?' mo.
SIR
What occurred on the telephone?''
connected. The gentleman on the other
end said, All right He said. This is
Doblin and that will be all right That
is all there was to that
did you make any special reference to
a previous arrangement to call him up at
o clock or know what it wasp
Il just said This is Doblin said.
rs Mr.. Quigg in?' Somebody on the other
end said. Yes. Hello; this is Doblin,
and heard. That will be all right
You said nothing but This is Dob
linz" .
THAT is ALL"
when did you see Mr.. Lessler?'
''The following day.
DO you know what day of the week
1t was?"
What occurred when you saw Mr.
Lessler?"
"He was standing at his desk look
ing at his mail and I asked him whether
the torpedo submarine boat business was
ga sad up as sant fd1 aa
He said: BY whom?' BY Mr.. Quigg,
I told him just what T.
What did you, tell him. State Just
what you told him.
II told him. there would be IS, 900 in
this If you can see your way clear to be
friendly to it.. He kind Of said 'Hunoph
humph! and laughed. He threw his pa-
pers down. and there was no more to it.
He said: There is nothing in that He
said: Quit I tried to talk and he said
Quit"
And you auit?"
II quit. that is ALL.
" Did you communicate this to Mr.
Quigg?' Yes, SIR
r. What did you say to him.
II told him Mr.. LESSER woudn't-it
can't be done. I think that was the Ian
guage / used-1t can't be DONE"
What could not be done?"
The mission I was after. trying to gel
Mr.. LESSER"
>. QUlGG'S DENIAL
He Tells What He Had to Do VIII
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Washington, Jan. 24.-Lemuel p
Quigg made the first statement last nigh,
with reference to the testimony before
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