Evening journal., 1913-07-03
RATNEY SAYS
KE OPPOSED
N. A. M. PLAN
conllnned from ans Paee.

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the defeat Of Watson is expressed
THE letter follows
"It almost breaSs our hearts to
think that the one thing we wanted
more I'm this campaign than anything
else -Watsons succcss--failed. Aside
from that we have succeeded very
viii indeed The laborites have evi-
dcnuy been cleaned cut in the east
iefn districts. Iompers is absolute
ly defonled. but J repeat what ! said
/ IN Yesterdays lettor that MIR. Van
Cleave was more Interested in Mr.
lWataon's election than he was In Mr..
/ Tan'r.
Speaking OF the dead and wounded,
n Judge from reports In our afternoon
papers that Hemenway and Overstreet
and Foster may be among these. Sure
iy indiana suffered more than any
other state I'm which we were inter-
tested We must bear Il like men.
"If YOU think Il best for Mr. Van
I Cieave To write a personal letter TO
Mr. Wa son and to others defeated in
Indiana please say so in your next
letter. So far we have wired only
Mr.. TAFT Mr.. Sherman and Mr., Can
nom Our st. Louis papers 40 not
seem 60 give sufficiently definite infor-
nation so far to speak intelligently
about an the districts in which we
are Interested
on January 70. 1909. Mulhall claims
thai he wrote letter to former Pres
ident -. NJ. Parry. OF the y A. NJ. say
ing that he supposed Parry knew
Watson was q candidate for secretary
of commerce and labor in the TAFT
cabinet
Mulhalrs letters and other docu-
ments are Intended TO show that the
~ A. NJ promoted Watsons boom
for governor. Mulhall went 10 In
dlanapolis to draw up a plan Of or
eanizatlon TO line up the factory
workers for Watson.
lamar's Remarkable Story.
Washington, official and unofficial
today had not recovered from the
( sennation before the Senate lobby
hunting committee yesterday. when {
prosperous looking, self-possessed in
dividual calling himself Davi'
Lamar, OF New York. self-descrihe'
o. on Operator In stocks,' md ad
!. mlttedly the bearer OF several as
! sumed names was the principal a
= the remarkable session with ontir'
!, abandon, arouslng tho committee Il
~ launghier at times by his native ad
rheslona, he told Of his impersona
huns, his participation IN attempts Il
nnenee Wall Street operations ant
, his association with Edward Lauter
/ bach. New York lawyer IN effort
10 have Iauterbaoh retained by IN
Morgan firm, the Union Pacific ant
other great interests to head of con
= gresslonal activity IN Washington.
= He said he tciophoned to fnancia
men and lawyers IN tho names Of Rep
:, lresertatives Palmer and Riordan an
!, he assumed the gui5e of Chairman
4 MoCombn, OF tho Democratic Nationa
q Committee, TO telephone 10 Chairman
Il Hilles. Of the Republican Natona
"a Committee.
a. Lewis Cass Ledyard. OF Now York
y, counsel for the Morgan firm. was on
e Iof his attempted Victims. Mr.. Led
ward came to the witness stand arme
with almost verbatim account OF nj
lihe conversations held with Lamar
who had represented himself as Con
>, eressman Palmer. As he read th
y record OF tine conversations. In them
selves unusual la their tone. Lanai
q sitting nearby, laughed anu nodde,
,e Saying That's right" and slapped hi
4 leg with apparent enjoyment
J.. The purpose of his impersonauon'
~ Lamar contended. was to secure rein
a statement for his friend, Edwar
n lIauterhaeh. In the good graces Of IN
Morgan firm
Lamar denied that there had bee
any attempt al eXtortine money frol
any Of the New York financial mol
as The story evolved during the da
at mainly through the Ledyard test
Ig mony indicated that the latter ha
IT been 10 various members ot the MOI
Iy gan firm to tell them of the Ste'
NJ Trust investigation resolution whic
Lamar had prepared. hut that none
the Morgan firm members would pa
any attention 10 the matter or MAX
any effort to stop il,
az "You do not mean 90 say you coul
OF introduce resolution. IN Congress
s. inquired Senator Cummins,
a iWhy. ihai is Just as easy as tal
be lns candy from a baby replied II
I mar