The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
HERE
Secretary Needham in Town
Ready for Work.
GOING SLOW IN BEGINNING
VIII Make Complete Record of All
Legislation During Sessions, In
Courts Harmonious Relations with
Newspapers and Correspondents.

The Peoples Lobby is ready for busi-
ness. Rooms have been leased and fur
nished IN the Munsey Building, where the
work will be under the direction OF Hen
ry Beach Needham. who is the originator
| of the plan. At meeting held in New
| York, Mark Sullivan, of Golfers Week
1 ly. was chosen head of the organization.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the
/ University of California, and Louis D.
/ Brandeis, the Boston lawyer, were elected
/ vice presidents. James y. Reynolds was
made chairman of the executive commit
tee. Edward r. Alexander. an attorney OF
/ this city, treasurer, and Mr.. Needham
/ secretary.
Mr.. Reynolds. the joint author Of the
| meat-inspectiOn report, will actively serve
/ the organization, together with Robert NJ.
/ Allen, OF Lexington. Ky. who helped to
/ promote pure-fOod legislation. Lee Bern
helm, of Louisville. Ky. will be assistant
secretary, and will devote all of his time
to the work of the organization. Just
what this work will be was outlined By
/ Mr.. Needham yesterday
1 The Lobby will feel its way carefully
al the start" he said During the short
session of Congress no bills VIII be in
dorsed. but all legislation will be care
/ fully followed. and a complete record will
/ be kept. This record viii relate not only
to the course Of bills in committee and
/ out. but also to the attitude of members
lof Congress on such legislation. The exec
utive committee will determine what dis
| position viii ultimately be made of these
/ records.
''The Peoples Lobby has come TO Wash
ingtOu to learn The intention IS 10 learn
number of important 4 ings before the
first session OF the Sixtieth Congress.
when the organization win get down to
hard work The aim Is. primarily. pub
liCity in all legislative matters. The or
gaHization IS IN no sense a competitor Of
newspapers or OF correspondents. with
whom it courts harmonious relations.
When it has any matter of public interest
II will first look TO the newspaper to give
the same publicity. The work OF the or
FaniZatiOn must recommend itself and
I those Of us who have been instrumental
In fuTthering the movement prefer not 10
speak Of the undertaking now. save IN the
most general way. We will let results tell
the story"
Money from Many Sources.
ceived from every State in the Union. and
from Panama, Hawaii. and the Philippine
Islands. The letters indorsihg the move
mont have not come from cranks. it is
said, but from substantial business men
in all walks Of life. The promoters OF the
organization think II has met with the
approval Of the people Of the country.
The governing committee Of the Peoples
Lobby includes the following: Edward r.
Alexander. Washington, D. c.. lawyer.
Robert NJ Allen, Lexington. Ky. secre-
tary Of the Interstate Pure Food Commis-
sion; Louis D. Brandeis. Boston. Mass.
chairman of the Public Franchise League:
Samuel /. Clemens ('Mark Twain''D. New
York; Everett Colby, member Of the New
Jersey State senate; George z. Cole Chi
cago, H., president Legislative Voters
League. Francis J. Heney. San Francisco,
Cal. special government prosecutor in the
Oregon land-fraud cases; Frederick C.
Howe, Cleveland. Ohio. associate editor OF
Ridgways Weekly. Homer Folks. New
York City, secretary State Charities Aid
Association; Judge Ben p. Lindsey. Den
yer. Col, judge of the Juvenile Court: Dr.
Samuel McCune Lindsay. Philadelphia.
secretary of the National Child Labor
Committee; Vance Mccormick. ex-mayor.
Harrisburg. Pa; John Mitchell. Indian
apolis, Ind, president OF the United Mine
Workers Of America; Henry Beach Need
ham, Washington. .. c., journalist.
James 3. Reynolds, New York City. Joint
author of the Neil-Reynolds meat-inspec-
ton report: Lincoln Steffens. New York
City, associate editor the American Maga-
zine; Mark Sullivan. New York CITY. asso-
Ia.
Webster, Chicago. Ill, manufacturer:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Berkeley, Cal.
president of the University Of California:
William Allen White, Emporia, Kans..
editor the Gazette, and Brand Whitlock
mayor Of Toledo Ohio