Evening times-Republican., 1913-06-26
JUDGE LovErT CHARITIES OF.
FlcIAL WASHINGTON WITH
rEsTlMoNv.
OFFERED TO Nal! PLAN
FOR ROAD DISSOLUTION
Name Of Member Of Congress Used by
Person Urged That Applicant Be
Employed swears Hs Refused Offer
and Expresses Doubt ~ to Story
duplicating Legislator.

Washington, June 26.-Robert S.
Lovett, who charged that men imper-
sonating members Of congress. have
been making demands Of Wall street
fnanciers. has stirred congressional
circles to the depths. Lovett. chairman
OF the board Of the Union Pacific rail-
road. made such charge before the
senate lobby investigating committee
last night. and claimed such men had
been able to grease the wheels in
Washington" for the Union Pacific
merger dissolution.
While the lobby committee was in
recess today plans for following the
trail Lovett disclosed were being taken
up by members. Lewis Cass Ledyard,
New York attorney, who encouraged
such Congressman" over the tele-
phone for two weeks and discovered
that he was not congressman, prob
ably will be ummoned. Lovett told the
committee that Ledyard had strong
circumstantial evidence as to whom the
man was. 1t is probable that Otto H.
Kahn. banker. Maxwell Evarts. gen.
eral counsel for the Union Pacific, and
other Wall street men, viii be asked to
testify.
Attorney Seeks Employment.
Lovett's testimony dealt with the
alleged effort to force the railroads to
employ Edward Lauterbach. q New
York attorney, who was claimed to
have enough influence with members
op< 90 4p
dissolution plan and to prevent re-
opening Of tho money trust inquiry.
Lovett testified It was . common
thing" for financial men to receive tel-
ephone calls from men supporting to
be congressmsn. and many had re-
ceived calls from q man pretending to
be Representative Riosdan. q New
York.
1ar. Lovett testified further that
Lautefbach In conversation with Otto
Kahn, had referred to Representative
Henry, Of Texas. AZ one Of the leaders
Of the radical element" who might
advocate certain things unless he used
his influence to prevent him.
similar telephone conversation had
occurred. he said. between . man also
representing. .shimseh ~ MI. Riordan.
and Maxwell Ewarts, counsel for the
Southern Pacific.
Forecast Hostile Action.
Otto II. Kuhn Of Kuhn. Loeb q Co..
New York banking house interested
In Union Pacific. the witness said, had
had several conversations with Mr.
Lauterbach personally. in which the
lawyer had referred to what might be
expected from the radical element"
in congress in relation to the dissolu-
ton plans Of the two roads.
'aMr. Kahn reported to me" says Mr..
Lovert, "that Mr.. Lauterbach had said
in substance that q motion was about
to be made. think In the house of rep
resentatives. to oppose this proposed
dissolution or the disposition Of the
stock Of the Southern Pacific which IL
now held by the Union Pacific. and
and that It probably would also In
volve q reopening OF tho money In
quiry, think, and some other matter
that had been more or less discussed.
"He said that the radical party. as
he called them, or the radical faction,
were about to commence these efforts,
and that they were going to make
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"
Didn't Suspect Congressman Henry.
Did he state what congressman
they were?' asked Chairman Overman.
Congressman Henry Of Texas was
said the witness, "as the
- t1aA 70 he
called 1t. I should like to state in that
connection. however. that have
known Mr.. Henry for q great many
years and I never believed for a mo-.
mont that there was any connection
between this gentleman and Congress
man Henry"
Doubts It Was Riordan.
Mr.. Lovett said he had made no ef-
fort to determine whether II was ac-
tually Congressman Riordan who had
to him and to Mr.. Evarts.
He had not doubted 1t. he said, until
he learned recently that many Wall
street financial mon had been re-
peatedly called up by men who falsely
themselves to be con-
gressmen.
"I now have serious doubts that 1t
was Congressman Riordan who talked
with me over the telephone" he added.
Washington, June 26.-Hearings of
the senate lobby" COMMITTEES reopened
last night to allow Robert g. Lovett. of
the Union Pacific railroad. to testify,
and will be suspended again until the
caucus has finished its
work on the tariff bill.