The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-07-11
CONFIRMATION OF
LAMAR'S
LOBBY PROBE WITNESS UPHOLDS
LAMAR'S CLAIM THAT HE
DREW BILL.
ANTITRUST LEAGUE HELD
Other News and Earlier Story of the
Confession That Startled
the Congressional
Committee.

Washington July 5.-Confirmation Of
David Lamar's claim, that it was he
who drew the congressional resolution
under which the Stanley committee
investigated the United States Steel
Corporation, was given to the senate
lobby committee 10y Henry b.. Martin,
head of a so-called antitrust league"
He testified that after Lamar drew
he steel trust Investigating resolu-
ton. he, Martin, Induced Representa-
tive Stanley to introduce it. He did
not tell Stanley that Lamar was it's
author, but didn't try to suppress the
fact. He disclaimed knowledge that
Lamar had used the resolution before
introduction in dealings with finan-
ciers, and protested he knew moth
ing of Lamar's telephone impersona-
tons.
Washington, July "a story of mis-
representation, im~personation of pub
lie men, and organized effort to in
t1uence all Street financiers, prob
ably without parallel in the history
of congressional investigation has
just been unfolded before the senate
lobby committee.
A prosperous looking, self-possed in
dividual, calling himself David Lamar
of New York, self described as an
operator in stocks and admittedly
the bearer of several assumed names,
was the pricipal in the remarkable ses-
sion.
Air of Entire Abandon.
With entire abandon, ~rousing the
committee to laughter at times by his
naive admissions, he told of his i'm
presentations, his participation in at
tempts to influence Wall Street opera
tons, and his association with Ed
ward Lauterbach, a New York lawyer,
in efforts to have Lauterbach retained
by the Morgan firm, the Union Pacific
and other great interests to head off
congressional activity in Washington.
He telephoned to financial men and
lawyers in the names of Representa-
tives Palmer and Riordan. He assum-
ed the guise of Chairman McCombs of
the Democratic national committee,
to telephone to Chairman Hilles of
the Republican national committee.
Ledyard Intended Victim.
Lewis Cass Ledyard of New York,
council for the Morgan firm, was one
Of his attempted victims.
Mr.. Ledyard came to the witness
stand armed with almost a verbatim
account of all the conversation held
with Lamar who had represented him
self as Congressman Palmer. AS he
read the record of the conversations,
in themselves unusual in their tone,
Lamar, sitting nearby, laughed and
nodded, saying that's right" and slap
ping his leg with apparent enjoy
ment.
The purpose of his representations.
statement for his friend Edward Lau-
terbach in the good graces of the Nor
gan firm.
Demand His Temperance.
Members Of the committee demand
ed thai Lamar remain in Washington
for appearance today.
Edward Itauterbacb, who recently
testified before the committee, was re-
called from New York by telegraph,
and Henry B. Martin, a local man., who
has figured as head of the antitrust
league was also s%ubpoenaed to ap-
pear.
Lamar declared he prepared the res
olution for the Stanley investigation
OF the steel trust; that it was given to
Martin, who gave it to Congressman
Stanley. Subsequently, he said, it was
introduced in the house of representa-
tives by Mr.. Stanley with but a few
technical changes" from it's original
form.
Lamar denied that there had been
any attempt at extorting money from
any OF the New York financial men.