The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-09
Tells Newspaper Men chat Lobby
Crusade Has Already Brought
Results Many Of Them
Have Hiked
IGNORES CHARGES OF
SENATOR TOWNSEND
Investigation is Taking on Wider
Range and Impossible to Pre-
dict Outcome or Effect
on Tariff Bill


Telegram BY United Press
Washington, June 9-The presi.
dent today told the newspaper men
at conference that his expose Of
the tariff lobby had already been Of
great effect He said the results even
thus far would surely relieve him and
congress Of great burden
That many of the lobbyists nave al.
ready been run ont of Washington Is
believed by the president
The limitations Of Senators Town
send that patronage is being used by
tie president to 9lobby7 for his tariff
convictions we're ignored
Senator Sutherland Of Utah was the
first witness today at the lobby probe
He said be held two thousand and
fifty shares ia two sugar companies
worth twenty thousand dollars. He
declared despite his interest In sugar
he would vote for protection. tie said
Withholding bis sugar vote would be
hypoertical afiectation.
sutherland named wool man as
his principal caller Senator Reed Of
Missouri denounced the endless
chain letter saying il was suu Of
trlckery and deceit
Ii tae SIX days oi griiling 10 which
ii has subjected the senators them
selves. tine investigating committee
has secured information and opened
up channels of investigation thst are
likely to have an important influence
upon the whole course Of legislation
10 the future President Wilson's
charged char an unusually large lob
hs aas engaged 30 trying TO inilu-
enee changes IN ihe tariff formed the
basis for ihe inquiry now under way
but It aas run far outside the scope
ol The tariff and has brought the sem
ate committee up 10 the edge Of what
IS expected TO be one Of the most
searching Inquiries ever conducted in.
80 the question Of legislative inilu-
cadas
rgograss on. The tariff bin has not
been hiudered during the eeek ol the
lobby Investigations but 1t is believed
fhal before the reconstructed Under.
wood OH finally gets into the senate
for the debate the lobby inyastiga
ton sill have become q direct issue
in the fight None Of the alleged
lobbyists has been questioned as
yet, but facts brought out by sena
tors on the witness stand and th'
course the committee has determined
upon for the future make It clear thai
congress will be urged to consider
A registeration law, requiring ever
lobbyist" legislative agent or othe
person who cones to Washington t.
influence legislation to identity him
self at once and the interests he req
resents and the condemnation AM
possible prohibition Of the presen
system Of manufacturing sentiment
in state to influence that state
senators or representatives upon an
certain legislative natter
The chief influence Of the lobby il
qulry upon the present tariff reyisio
probably win come IN connection wit
the sugar and wool fights, aroun
which will wage much Of the fortl
coming tariff debate IN the senat
Wen organised and extensive can
paigns have been shown to exist 9
both sides OF the sugar tariff que
ton: and systematic activity by Il
wool protective forces has been test
fled to by many senators
President Wilson's friends in Il
senate are gathering material as Y
hearing progresses, to support 4
free sugar stand by an effort TO sho
that louisiana Hawaiian and Por
Rico growers and American sug
manufacturers have exhausted all pc
slble means to arouse public sen
ment against free sugar Fully
vigorous a fight will be made on
other side to prove from the ties
mnHY 81 the lobby hearing thar ea