The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22
PEOPLES LOBBY MEETS HERE
Executive Committee to Hold Ses-
sion To-day and Tomorrow.
List Of Members Include Many Prom
inent People from All Parts
of the Country.

Il is expected that tho executive com.
mittec of the Peoples Lobby. viii meet
/ in Washington to-day and tomorrow. To
organize and lay out definite plan Of
/ procedure for action at the coming scs-
sion of Congress.
Samuel Merwin, representing the Sue
/ cess magazine. is in town. Success is one
of the publications which has been. in
terested in the formation Of the Peoples
Lobby which is intended to look after
the interests Of the people I'm the matter
of pure food and other legislation at the
National Capital.
Many noted men are on the executive
committee. including Benjamin lde Wheel
CT, president Of the University Of Cali
fOrnia. T. J. Hcaucy, of San Francisco,
4 government prosecutor in the recent Orc
gon land eases; Judge Ben r. Lindsey
OF the celebrated Juvenile Court. Of DEN
yer. Colo. L. X. Webster. president of
I the City Club, of Chicago; Mayor Brand
Whitlock of Toledo. Ohio: r Mallen. OF
Lexington. Ky; T.. G. Howe. Of CIevc-
land, James 3. Reynolds. of New York
one Of the original "PackinEtown' invest
iEators, Homer Folks secretary of state
board Of charities Of New York: Mark
Sullivan. OF Golfers. William Allen
White. Of EmpoTia kans. and Lincoln
Steneus. Of New York. s NJ Clemens
MARK Twain. Everett Colby. of Orange
y J.. Henry Needham OF Washington:
Louis ID. Brandeis of Boston. formerly
counsel for the Equitable Policy Holders
Association. and one Of the organizers Of
the Public Franchise League: John
Mitchell president of the United Mine
n
member of the faculty of the University
OF Pennsylvania. and secretary Of the
national child labor committee.
Mr.. McTwin disClaimed membership on
the executive committee. Il have been
sent here by my magazine" said he. but
Success will drop out as soon as the
organization is formed. / do not expect
that all the members Of the committee
viii DE- here tomorrow. but / anticipate
that at least "A dozen will be present
can say nothing as to the scope OF the
work TO De done by the Peoples Lobby,
for any statement of that sort would be
premature at this time, as the committee
is meeting here for the purpose Of form
ally organizing. electing officers. and
mapping out its work
Il may say. however. that permanent
bureau will be established in this city.
where men of ability and experience will
he employed, and where card index will
be kept. showing every action taken by
every Senator and Representative in the
United States, SO that his constituents
or anyone else can at any time become
fully acquainted with his record. These
records will be at all times open TO the
public. They will be purely matter-of-
fact and free from all bias while afford
ing thorough scrutiny of all legislation
affecting the interests Of the people
1t is expected that the committee will
be called TO order about 10 O'clock this
morning. after which the first step to be
taken VIII be the election of permanent
officers BY Tuesday il is thought that
the committee will be able to settle down
To business and receive suggestions out
lining the plan of work