The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-27

J.dS. Robert e.Le~..e.
man Rordan spoke Of the appointment
certain interests.
81 expressed surprise. hut said
would be- glad to accept the service"
said Mr.. Lauterbach.
MIR. l.auterbach testified that his re-
lations with David Lamar had rendered
him persona non grata with the house
NJ Morgan.
Lamar is not looked upon with
favor in Wall Street" said Mr.. Lauter-
bach I'm fact. he is regarded with
distrust. have been importuned to
have nothing To do with him. | have
felt that suffered loss by continuing
him as my client"
Owed Gratitude Ia Lamar.
Lamar had been his friend in former
years and he owed him gratitude
believe the criticisms of Lamar have
been unjust continued Mr.. Lauter-
bach. ''rhe resul, Of my relations with
him was that tn. warm relations that
had existed between the house Of Nor
gan and myself seemed 70 fade away.
Il saw MIR. Morgan frequently. He
was courteous. made me loans of money
when I wanted II. but there was not
the same old feeling that had formerly
existed. I felt that IL was AN unjust
situation"
The witness went on to say that he
had hoped through his appointment as
counsel. as suggested by Mr. Ledyard.
that ne would regain his good standing
with the MorGans.
II never knew that any one had
called up Mr.. Riordan in respect 10 the
Morgan matters in any way until one
day Mr.. kedyard sent for me" said the
witness Il had heard Of 4. message
from Mr.. Steele ~ the Morgan com
pany.'
Meeting with I~dyard.
II met Mr. Iedyard al his huus-.
was under the iinpre--!uu. ! admit, that
Il was one LAWYER and gentleman talking
IL another lawyer and gentleman. f-l'
that | could b.. ~ service IN the matters
p.ndlng. not 10y any pressure upon any
one but by proper professional atteii-
tiun such a. mad gwen 10 the Morgan in
teres's time and again III the past and al
waNs successfully.
We did talk over the situation did
mention. "a he knew. that there were
shades Of opinion here in WASHINGTON
some radical. as led by Mi Henry. and
some more conservative Is led by tn,
Congressman from Alabama. IL" asked
me IL | would he employed and said that
| would be glad to do SO. that II was not
a matter of compensation
II wanted no compensation except such
as they might desire TO give. aud would
be glad 10 lie employed thought MIR,
Henry would be- the Attorney General.
II WAS before the appointment of an
Attorney-General. but IL was mere
surmise on my part
II told him expressly that no money
OF any kind. II | were engaged, would
be distributed to anybody. or expended
To anybody. or used in any unlawful
purpose, and think he made memo
randum OF that fact. and of me general
conversation. and OF my statement that
! desired no fee except that desired
/ to again represent the house from which
seemed at the moment 10 he excluded
Called to Bakers Home.
"IIe told ME that I should hear from
him and ] heard nothing until one da,
George F. Raker of the First Nationa
Bank called me up and asked me t'
come TO his house. Mr. Baker was th'
next and is now the mrs, great man il
Wall Street. lie was formerly the sec
Ond; Mr. Morgan IL dead.
! II went over he situation with Mr.
! Baker had been intimately associnteo
with MIR Baker during my Counselship o
tho Richmond and Danvile road of whici
| the First National Bank ard their allie.
were the largest owners of stock. an'
continued for long time to r"prCsen
their interests. He told me that they ha,
never been better represented, that I hat
heen Iowa! and faithful. that he under
stood there was something that desired
10 accomplish and that he would ait
| me in accomplishing IT,
~ said ! desired to represent the Nor
Ran interests with others. If necessary
that II was importan; for me TO do Il,
hut that above all | wanted to reestah
3 lish the entente cordale between the hous
Of Morgan and myself, And | had no ui
terror motive.
; ~ think there were general discussion,
, at tina, time as To what We thought o
/ the spirit of affairs in Washington, In
ves,igations were rife and former methods
We're properly criticised and change Wal
taking place in the methods with whicl
corporations We're treated the tariff wa!
| being treated IN the way in which ! un
! drrstood II was To be treated when ",
prepared tariff planks IN the Republican
platform. hut which had always hecn dis
regarded, and so we had general discus
! sions Of the subject.
"Nothins came OF that, The matte
WAS prOcrastinated until ono day quite re
Gently Mr., Baker said there was a meet
ing to take place between all the interest
| affected to consider the proposit ion Of re
instating m" where desired to he.
, ~ understand that the attitude take
by Mr., I.rdyard since that time ha,
/ not heard from either NJ Baker or NJ
I.edyard or any one else or that Drnha
hly he determination was ma, y, lcas
az ions ss any aftilin'ion with NJ Lama
| existed ! VAS To- he ma I '"rm n
/ crushed--that ! Was to- Ia" persona no
| grata. I believe tho INST maniiestatin
| OF that was las night, | think the Sec
ond manifestation Of which had no prio