Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
Uatermyer Sends Word to
House That He is Not.
Seeking Job.
MESSAGE TAKEN AS
INSULT TO HOUSE
Sherman |. Whippl., Offered Position
! Of Counsel to Committee, Probably
Will Acespt-comins to Washington
Saturday For Conference.-The Hear
ings Until Monday, When Mrs. Wis.
cont and Others Will Testify.

washington, Jan. 19.-Members OF
the house rules committee investfgat-
ing the alleged leak on President
Wilson'S peace note apparently were
confident today that Sherman L.
whipple, q Boston lawyer, would ac-
cept the committees invitation to act
as its counsel in the inquiry. He Will
come to washington tomorrow to con-
fer with the committee and announce
ment of his acceptance is expected 70
follow He was agreed upon last night
after bitter contests over the selection
Of counsel.
The committee will hold no further
public hearings until Monday, when a
score or more Of witnesses will be on
hand to testify. Meanwhile the COM
mittee will confer with its counsel on
plans for the continuance Of the IN
quiW.
Untermysr Is Scored.
"A telegram from Samuel Untermyer,
protesting against the use Of his name
as tho he had "been seeking job,
read to the house by Representative
Fftze precipitated new discuss
sion of the leak" inquiry. Untermyer
declared he did not want the place OF
counsel.
Representative Miller, of Minnesota,
Eobjected to the tone of the message.
which he said reflected on the house.
II thing he is not justified" said MI.
Miller, ''in sending q message that .
an insult to congress. I do not think
his message is either parliamentary or
decent"
Mr. Fitzgerald said he objected to
the throwing OF bricks at private citi-
zens who have rendered public service.
Representative J. Hampton Moore, re-.
publican, sof Pennsylvania, ended the
Eiiscussion by saying: Mr.. Untermyer
Vas RETAINED to Investigate the money
trust. He represented the people In
that inquiry, but ] know he repre-
sented great corporations also. He is
the last person to consider for coun-
sci in this inquiry
/ Whippie PICKED For Attorney.
/ Sherman L. Whipple of Boston, a
democrat and noted trial lawyer was
invited last night by the house rules
committee to act as counsel in the
peace note leak investigation which, 1t
now appears, will extend deeply into
Wall street stock manipulations.
From authoritative sources there
were intimations that the Boston at
torney had been consulted and was ex-
pected- to undertake the task.
Further public hearings in the in
uuiry were postponed until Monday to
give counsel and the committee time to
prepare for the future proceedings.
The plan is to call as the first Wit
ness Mrs. Ruth Thomason Vsconti,
the woman who Thomas w. Lawson
says told him Secretary Tumulty and
W. w. Price, a Washington news
paper man, were benedciaries of the
alleged leak.
She will be followed by a score Of
other witnesses, including the men
mentioned in the inquiry and a num-
ber Of prominent New York financiers.
The selection Of Mr. Whipple follow
ed bitter fight of several hours du-
ration among democrats OF the com
mittee, in which Postmaster General
sbuIlcSOUs sSOllCIIOI S1OAOAdA A/cASAS eSAASA
Majority Leader Kitchin participated.
Several of the democrats, including
Chairman Henry. urged Samuel UnS
termyer as counsel despite attacks
against such course from both sides
OF the house yesterday.
Mr.. Burleson, often administration
spokesman at the capitol, is understood
to have been there to advocate Inter
myer. s5s
One Of the chief objections against
Mr.. Untermyer was that Lawson had
discussed the case with him and was
known to want an investigation of the
stock exchange with Untermyer in
charge. IS
& Democratic members Of the commit
tee struggled with the problem for
more than twenty-four hours, exclude
ing republican members from their
conferences. xe
Administration Lash Busy.
Before the agreement to employ
whipple was announced the house was
the center Of excitement all occasioned
by the activities OF the administration
and clashes between the democratic
and republican members OF the rules
committee.
when the republican members Of the
committee appeared at the hearing
room yesterday they found the door
locked and q notice thereon that the
Inquiry had been postponed. This made
them hot. Then they found that the
democrat t;o members meeting be-
hind closed doors and would not admit
the republican members. This made
the republicans hotter.
No SOONER had the republicans re-
turned to the floor Of the house than
they heard that Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo. one Of the administration
officials under fire, was endeavoring to