Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-03
One David Lamar NarateS at
Great Length Tale Of 3e-
markabIe MiSrepresenta-
tionS and representations
POSED AS CONGRESSMAN
TO FURTHER DECEPTION
During Testimony Witness
Attacks Management OF
Union Pacific, Charging
Eighty Million Dollar Steal

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Washington, July "A story OF
misrepresentation, impcrsonation OF
public men, and organized effort to
influence Wall street financiers, prob
ably without parallel in the history Of
congressional investigation. was un-
folded today before the senate lobby
committee.
A prosperous looking. self-possessed
individual. calling himself David La
mar, Of New York, sclf-described as
an operator in stocks" and admit
tedly the bearer of several assumed
names. was the principal in the re-
markablc session with entire aban-
don. arousng the committee to laugh
ter at times by his naive admissions
he told Of his representations his par
ticipation in attempts TO influence
Wall street operations, and his assoc
citation with Edward Lauterbach,
New York lawyer In efforts TO have
Iauterbach retained by the Morgan
firm, the Union Pacific and other
great interests TO head off congress
slonal activity in Washington.
He telephoned to financial men and
lawyers IN the names of Representa-
tive Palmer and Representative Rior-
dan He assumed the gttise of Chair
mo4 McComhs, OF the democratic ma
tional committee to telephone TO
Chairman Hillps, Of the republican
national commlttee
Lewis Cass Lcdyard. Of New York,
counsel for the Morgan firm, was one
OF his attempted victims. Mr.. Led
yard came 90 the witness stand today,
armed with almost a verbatim account
Of all the conversations held with La
mar, who had represented himself as
Congressman Palmer. As he read the
record Of the conversations in them
selves unusual in their tone, Lamar,
sitting nearby laughed and nodded,
saying that's right ana slapping his
leg with apparent enjoyment.
The purpose Of his representations,
Lamar contended. was to secure rein
statement for his friend, Edward Lau-
tcrbach in the good graccs Of the
Morgan firm.
Members Of the committee tonight
demanded that Lamar remtin in
Washington for temperance tomor-
row. Edward Lauterbach, who re-
Gently testified before the committee,
was recalled from New York by tele-
graph today, and Henry B, Martin,
local man who has figured as head
OF the "anti-trust league" also was
subpocnaed to appear
Lamar declared he prepared the
resolution for the stanley investiga-
tion of the steel trust; that il was
giVon TO Martin, who gave it to Con
gressman Stanley. Subsequently. he
said, it was introduced in the house
by Mr. Stanley with but few tech
meal changes from its original form.
Lamar denied that there had been
any attempt at oXtorting money from
any Of the New York financial men.
The story evolved during the day,
mainly through the Ledyard testi-
mony, indicated that the latter had
seen various members of the Nor
san firm, to tell them OF the steel
trust investigation resolution which
Lamar had prepared; but that none OF
the Morgan firm members would pay
any attention to the matter or make
any effort to stop it.
Lamar paved the way for Lauter
bach to call upon Ledyard according
TO the testimony given by Ledyard
and corroborated by Lamar. In an in
teryiew on February s, 1913, between
Ledyard and Lauterbach. the latter
declared he came direct from Senator
stone, who represented Speaker
Clark, and that he had proposal to
make to the Morgan interests for the
heading Off of congressional activity
against the steel corporation.
senator stone took the stand be-
fore Ledyard had finished and de-
nounced the whole thing as a malic-
lous fabrication and a common lie
Members Of the senate committee eX-
pressed the belief that it was fabri-
eatoh' and Lamar laughngly ciinch-
ca the matter by breaking in and adj
mitunE there was no truth in the al
legations lie admitted that he had
prepared the outline Of the conditions
that should be submitted to the steel
corporation attorneys: but he could
give no explanation of his purpose.
except that the whole thing was
farce.
The story OF how Lsdyard had Kent
Lamar on the telephone time after
time until he could locate the real
Nohsfessman Palmer in Washington:
now he had once succeeded in getting
Faimer over the long distance tele-