Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
LAMAR ADMITS HE USED
NAMES OF CONGRESSMAN

WASHINGTON. July 2.-The mys-
ferrous impersonator who, it is al
legged, has been trying to gold brick
Wall Street operators into doing his
bidding through the use of the names
of prominent Representative and
Senators was discovered to-day by
the Overman lobby investigating
committee in the person Of David La
mar, of New York.
Lamar staggered to the witness
stand and calmly admitted he had
used Representative Riordan's name,
without the Representatives consent,
when endeaVoring to have Judge Rob
ert r Lovett chairman of the board
Of directors of the Union Pacific Rail
road, engage his friend Edward Lau-
terbach as an attorney.
Lamar made his admission without
a sign Of hesitation. He seemed to
think the matter joke.
Yes, | used the name Of Represen-
tative Riordan," said Lamar, in try
ing to get into telephone communica-
ton with Judge Lovett. The judge
was not there, and so l did not talk
with him. But / left a message with
his secretary TO the effect that Con-
gresham Riordan, of New York,
thought that LauterbaCh could be OF
very considerable service to the Union
Pacific in settling the suits growing
out of the dissolution of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific.
Il stated that Lauterbach did not
want money; he simply wanted to Of
fer his services as a friend
How did you happen to select the
name of Representative Riordan?'
asked Chairman Overman.
"Oh. 1t just came to me-" replied
the witness carelessly.
on being pressed by Senator Mel
son, Lamar admitted that he also had
used Riordan's name in attempting 10
converse with Maxwell Evarts. Evarts
was timid he said, and his attempt
was without success.
The committee wanted to know
whether there were any other con-
versations in which the names of
other Representatives and Senators
were used.
81 do not remember any" replied
Lamar, but I dare say if there were.
someone will come forward and tell
about them"
Lamar denied he had ever threat
ened or that he had ever sought to
bride those with whom he talked
when impersonating a national legis-
lator. He said he tried to get Lauter-
bach retained as a Union Pacific at
torney because he was sorry for Lau-
terbaeh because OF the enmity borne
him by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Morti-
mer Schiff
Lamar said he talked over the tel
ephone with Lewis Cass Ledyard, rep
resenting himself to be Representa-
tive A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsyl-
vania. He said he impersonated
Palmer because that member was
supposed to have great influence with
the new Administration.
Lamar said he advised J. p. Nor
gan to settle the strike of 1908, but
Morgan refused. Lamar went to
work on his own initiative to settle
it after the coal companies refused
President RoOseVelts request to con-
clude the strike.
Lamar said that as result of con-
ferenCes with Senator Plat, Govern
or Odell and Senators Penrose ana
Quay, the mine presidents were told
they must settle the strike or a spe-
cial session of the New York Legis
lature would annul their charters.
This angered the Morgan interests
J. T. Morgan told Lamar his business
associates criticised him for meeting
Lamar The money king told Lamar
TO meet him at his library or house
thereafter
Lamar denounced as a farce the
change Of securities in the Pacific dis
solution case