The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-03
INCENSED BY MULHALL
CHARGES HOUSE CALLS
FOR AN INVESTIGATION
LAMAR C0NFESSES
He |MPERS0NATED
TWO CONGRESSMAN
FLYING THAT HE PREPARED
STANLEY RESOLUTION.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-David La
mar, alias David H. Lewis, which he
acknowledges used to be his name, but
not his real name at that, gave a dar-
ing exhibition of fragrant disregard of
public opinion in his testimony before
the lobby investigating committee to-
day.
Mr.. Lamar acknowledged brazenly
he was the person guilty OF falsely
impersonating Representative A. Mitch
ell Palmer, and Representative Daniel
J. Riordan. in conversations with Wall
Street lawyers. He made his confess
sions with a smile on his face, and
with the apparent assurance that his
trickery was q matter OF pride with
him.
Startles Committee.
Mr.. Lamar startled the committee
also by acknowledging that he was
the author of the famous Stanley res
olution, for the investigation of the
United States Steel corporation. La
mar got the resolution into Stanley's
hands through using Henry D. Martin
as a stool pigeon. Martin is secretary
OF the antitrust league, and Mr.. La
mar informed the committee that he
also was n contributing member of
that organization.
Mr.. Lamar. in the course OF his re-
markable testimony. furnished the
connecting links in the chain OF evil
dence presented last week, showing
that between himself and Edward
I.auterbach there apparently existed
an understanding of some sort, or
other. the exact purpose of which
is still uncertain. Mr.. Lamar himself
explains his impersonation of con-
gressmen and other connivance on the
ground that he merely desired to do
his friend. Ed Lauterbach, a generous
turn, and restore him TO the good
graces OF J. p. Morgan & Company.
and Kuhn. Loeb e. Company.
Questions by members OF the COM
mittee led to the plain inference that
they suspected that the purpose of the
nianeuvering of Lamar and LAuter-
bach were to obtain a grip upon GER
tain leaders OF Wall Street, with a
view to making personal capital
Mr.. Lamar's confessions did not
stop with his statements IN regard
TO impersonating Riordan and Pal
mer. He acknowledged that he had
unprecedented others. and Lewis Cass
Ledyard, the New York lawyer. fur
nished tho committee with some OF
the names. They included J. Sergeant
Cram. the public service commits
sioner. and Democratic National
Chairman McCoombs. whom Lamar
had seemingly made to converse with
Chairman Charles d. Hiiles. OF the
Republican national committee.
Mr.. Lamar also had talked with
John D. Archbold. of the Standard Oil
company. pretending again to be Rep
resentative Riordan. OF New York.
Always It Was IAuterbach.
In almost every instance. Mr..
Lamar IN his pseudo character, want
ed to obtain the cooperation Of the
great interests with the conservative
Democratic leaders in Washington. In
one way or another he recommended
almost always. as a go-between. Ed
ward Lauterbach.
Speaker Champ Clark's name was
dragged into the inquiry today and
testimony was addnced showing that
Lauterbach himself had represented
to Mr. Ledyard that he was dealing
In this matter for Mr.. Clark. and the
Democratic leaders. Mr.. Lauterbach
himself. according to Mr.. Ledyard's
testimony. said that he was receiving
his instructions from Speaker Clark
through Senator Stone. Senator Stone
himself heard Of this testimony and
invaded the committee room with
blood in his eyes. He demanded to
be sworn as a witness. and then tes-
titled that he never had seen this
man, Lamar. In his life. or would not
know Edward LAuterbach. AS he
was leaving the room Senator Stone
shook his fist at Lamar. and NUT