Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-26
Chairman Of Union Pacific
Tells Of Efforts Made to Re-
tain Lawyer to Grease the
Wheels in WASHINGTON
MAKES NO CHARGE
OF CORRUPT METHODS
Harmful Effects Pointed Out.
10 Him of Agitation Against.
Dissolution Plan n Parent
Rail Systems,

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Washington. June 80. " Robert
Scott Lovctt. chairman of the board
of directors of the Onion Pacific rail
road company. told The senate 'lobh,
investigating committee tonight that
a long continued and determined ot-
fort had been made 20 have Edward
Lauterhaeh, New York lawyer. r,-
tanned by his company TO grense the
wheels In Washington and Prevent
unpleasant agitation In congress
against the dissolution plan of the
Union paclfic-Southcrn pacifi" s, ,s'
tens. ordered by the United states
supreme court and now before the
department Of justice.
Jndg, Lovett made no ch1Ne that
any corrupt methods had heca hsai
to secure the employment of Laui g.
bach. lie did swear, however fhat
some one purporting TO be tnnssess-
man Riurdun. of New York had
urged over the telephone the ret'n-
tion OF the New Yorker, and had srg
ecsted the likelihood of difficulty In
congress which might be avcrtcd Wy
his employment as counsel 4 sim-
liar telephone conversation had oc-
Cured. he said, between a man also
representing himself as Mr. Riofdan
and Maxwell Eyarts. counsel for The
Southern Pacific
otto II. Kahn, Of Kuhn, bDcp ana
company, n New York tanNins house.
interested in Union Pacific, the wit
e. rs sald had HAD several consersa-
tions With Mr. Lauterbach. person
ally. In which the lawyer had re-
ferred to what might be expected
from the radical element in con
grcss IN relation 10 the dissolution
plans of the two roads.
MIR Kahn reported TO me, said
Judge Loyctt that Mr.. Lauterbach
had said IN substance that motion
was about TO be made think in
the house--to oppose this proposed
dissolution, or the disposition of the
stock of the Southern Pacific which
is now. held hy the Union Pacific
and that it probably would also in
volve q reopening Of the trust Inquiry,
and / think some other matter thht
had been more or less discussed.
The radical party, as he called
them. or the radical faction. were
about To commence these efforts, ana
that they were going to make q point
about common banking control-he
mentioned some OF the congressman
who would lead in this and indicated
that he might be very helpful IN the
matter and that his services were
available if desired.
did he state what congressman
they werce" asked Chairman over
man.
Congressman Henry, Of Texas.
was mentioned. said the witness. 'as
the leader of the radical faction, as
he called II. ! should like to state IN
that connection, however. that ] have
known Mr. Henry for a great many
years and | never believed for a mo-
ment that there WAS any connection
between this gentleman and Con
gresham Henry
Mr.. l.ovctt said he had made no
effort to determine whether II was
actually Congressman Riordan who
had telephoned to him and to Mr.
Evarts He had not doubted It. he
said. until he learned recently tnat
many Wall street financial men had
been called up repeatedly by men
Who falsely represented themselves 10
be congressman.
II now have very serious doubts
that ii was Congressman Riordan who
talked with me over the telephone
he added.
Questioned by the committee, Mr..
LoVett said Lewis Cass Ledyard, an
other New York attorney had been
called upon BY man purporting to
be congressman, but that MT Led
yard investigated and found that ne
was not The impersonator, he saidi
was seeking to have some other per-
son employed.
Judge Lovett said he ignored the
efforts to have Lauterbach employed
until he became convinced that a con-
spiracy had been formed that might
succeed in tying up the Union "a
cific- Southern Pacific dissolution
plans until after July ].
Il believe that there was con-
spiracy here" said Judge Lovett TO
trv to force us to employ some one
we didn't want 10 employ ana that
the consplrators after trying various
methods. were about TO go into the
newspapers and create opposition IN
congress to the plan for dissolution
that was about to be carried out.
Judge Lovctt was asked who he
believed the conspirators were. He
named Mr.. Lauterbach and the man
who represented himself to be Con
gressman Riordan.
u believe, and my associates on
the executive committee believed that
there was another individual in New
York who was the most active agent
in IL. but | didn't come in contact