Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-15
LILLEY TOLD ONLY HALF
A Hartford Republican Tells Other Vi Side of Submarine Story.

Congressman Lilley unbosomed himself at the Taft Marching club meeting Tuesday night and for the first time, 1t is said, went into the submarine boat hearing affair. It would be just as well for him to keep out of it, unless he goes in deeper. Very naturally MT Lilley will only tell what suits his own case, but there are two sides to the question. Here is something which Mir Lilley did not enlarge on very much It appeared in The Hartford Times last evening, signed by A Re publican.'> It Is the other side of the case and is worth reading.
 To The Editor of The Times:
 The history of. the resolution in- troduced by MT Lilley to investigate the business methods of the Electric Boat company, and which caused all his trouble, Is interesting, and shows conclusively. that he introduced 1t not in an honest lendeavor to expose corruption but to get more favorable action from the naval committee for his constituent the Lake company. It appears that the form of the naval bill for the year 1908 had been agreed upon blythe naval committee. to which the Lake company and Mir Lilley objected. He desired report and he asked Mr Sherman, the re- publican candidate for vice-presidept and an influential leader iI the house, to assist him, ''in bringing about an amendment to the report of the naval committee" Mir Sherman Itestilied before the Investigating committee that Mr Lilley showed him resolution which he intended to introduce, and said If he did "ft would raise muss' "I read It, and intimated that ISthought so too. and he then informed me that if would assist him in getting favor- able action from the committee he would not introduce it. I told him I would not. that the navy commit tee were supposedly conversant with the whole subject and that l was not. and that did ont propose to approach them on matter that they knew about and did not" All though Mir Sherman must have real ized that scandal sprung on the eve of a presidential election would injure his party, he was not to be intlmidated by and such threat and refused to assist him.
 Two days after, as he had threat ened. MT Lilley introduced the reso- lution which he said would raise a muss." This resolution MT Lillcy said at first that he introduced "by request" afterwards that lie intro duced 1t lon his responsibility as a member but when Ex-Senator Thurston. attorney for the Lake company, admitted on cross-examin- ation that he had drafted the resolu. tion. Mir Lilley then acknowledged that he had introduced it without reading 1t"
 The resolution was referred to the committee on rules who reported that as no corrupt practice was charged against Electric Boat com pany, and as neither the committee nor congress had authority to exam inc into the private affairs of cor poration. 1t was an impotent resolu- tion.
 The only object NIT Lilley had in introducing this resolution was to frighten MT Sherman into assisting the Lake company in getting favor able action from the naval commit tee, and he simply did not accom- plish his purpose. and 1t was not an honest effort to expose corruption.
 A REPUBLICAN. Hartford, October 13, 1908.