Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-18
LEGISLATIVE LOBBY
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managers with a view to having Their
speakers fully posted upon the sugar
question.
I'm fact, I am personally of the
opinion that it would be well for us
to put a few good men on the cam
paign committee who will give par
ticular attention to sugar. believe
that more people are to be reached
in this way than in any other.
You asked me particularly with
reference to DIR. Wiley. AS you were
advised, the doctor made us a propo-
sition for lectures, which was accept
ed. When he got into harness, how
ever. he found that he had under
taken more than he could perform
and asked to be released. We did not
deem it wise to insist, as we felt 1t
| highly desirable to have DR.. Wiley
friendship and cooperation. He has
agreed, however, to deliver a few lee
lures. BY looking carefully after the
publicity end of these lectures, we be-
lieve we can secure some good results.
Generally speaking, we expect to
avail ourselves of any avenue of pub
licity where the results promised seem
to justify the expenditure.
wanted "Patent Insides"
Another letter objected to by Yerkes
was unsigned, addressed to Henry T.
Oxnard and dated at Chicago in April,
1907. 1t said in part:
Major Cove is showing anxiety
about either buying or starting a pa
per, as well as securing the columns
| ~ %, inA,,ap4ia1 no c+arY dailV and a
large line of patent insides
Mr.. Ceilings is very anxious about
the Taft situation and hopes that
there will be some way to make 1t
known that there will be great doubt
about his ability to carry such States
as California, Idaho, Utah. Colorado
and that if we can't head him OF, we
might be able to get promise rela-
tive to the sugar and tobacco indus
| tries"
An unsigned letter to Mr.. Oxnard,
dated Irving Park, Chicago, July 20,
1907, was in part as follows:
Major Cove wrote to me some time
since in regard to the formation of
the Senate Philippine committee in
| the Sixtieth Congress, and l wrote
|
winter. Cove writes that Teller will
take it himself, rather than. to have
| it in uncertain hands. Any friendly
| Democrats seen during the summer
will count. they say, that it is wise
| to have as many Democrats under
stand 1t as possible"
Oxnard to Palmer.
| A letter dated August 81. 1907, from
| Oxnard to Palmer:
81 am of the opinion that you had
better not even try to get any reso-
luton through regarding Cuba, as
that might start our enemies going.
| OF course, we want a strong anti
Philippine resolution put through.
read carefully the best gazette. My
judgment is that you had better not
allow Roderus to get your name too
often in print, as someone will begin
| to comment on it. 1t seems to me
that you can do better work for the
cause by not being thought connected
with the paper in any way
July IS, 1907, Oxnard wrote from
New York to Palmer: II prefer that
you leave the Cuban question alone
for the present. If we begin talking
it will start them raising money and
talking back. 1t opens the fight,
quiet at present.
Regarding the trust, I would
neither attack nor defend them. We
don't want fight with them if we
can help 1t. Nor do we want to let
them fight us quietly If attacked" +
He'd Better Stay Away.
Oxnard wrote to Palmer on July 1,
1908:
After going over the situation with
Cur friends here most carefully, it
was deemed best that should not put
In an appearance at the Denver con-
yention and 1 feel that it might be
better if you also stayed away 1t is
all right for Morey and Cove to be
there. But l feel that our presence
would do no good, and might do some
harm with our Republican friends at
Washington next winter. All here
take the same view"
A letter from Oxnard to Palmer
August 1, 1907, in part
Regarding the vacancies on the
Philippines commission, it is true that
nothing can be done until next win
ter, but spoke to Foster and New
lands Che told me he was Q. K.) and
asked them to apply for the vacancies
made by the Tennessee and Idaho
senators. They told me they would,
and there the matter stands. | under
stood from Teller that he did not
want the position owing to his health
and the necessity of fighting. / want
ed him, but after that I spoke to
Newlands."
Another letter from Oxnard to Pal
mer, October 5; 1907;
81 note what you say about Tel
Ter. / am glad he is willing to go
on the committee, but l see no use
in having Newlands try for it too. I
am committed to him already.
Warming About Cove.
81 wish Cove would not butt in
without consulting me. He Is too apt
| to do that. am going to call him
down sharply at the first oppor-
tunity. it is very bad management
and won't have it.
II saw Fosters political manager
in Washington yesterday and i'm
pressed on him the Importance of
Fosters getting Carmicg's place."
| Another written from Irving Park,
Chicago, October Z, 1907, to Oxnard,
at Uoperville, Va, said:
"Wakeman was with Uncle Joe for
four hours and feels that he accom-
plished something, though he did not
feel at liberty to tell me much in de-
tail. From here he went to Cincin-
natl at Foraker's request to meet
them, then to Cleveland and back to