The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-18
INSIDE SECRETS OF
The SUGAR LOBBY

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| by Representative Martin were being
sent out.
Study New Kansas Congressman.
A telegram from HaEalin to F. A.
| Gillespie, Garden City, Kan, said:
Write me fully what you know
/ about your new congressman
| Another unsigned letter dated May
| 2, 1912, addressed to Sidney Ballou,
said:
Hopes in Republican Party.
| ST believe that our greatest oppor-
! tunity for publicity will arise in con-
| nection with the national cam paign,
| the Republican party of necessity will
be compelled to make the tariff an Is
sue and the fight will probably center
| around sugar
Republican Campaign Book.
1--WE are in touch with those who are
| preparing the Republican campaign
| book and the sugar question will be
| handled subject to our approval. In
| fact, the matter is being furnished by
US. AS soon as conventions are over
it is our purpose to get in touch with
| the campaign managers, with a view to
having their speakers fully posted
upon the sugar question. In fact 1
am personally of the opinion that it
would be we'll for us to put a few
good men on the campaign committee
who will give particular attention to
sugar. l believe that more people are
to be reached in this way than in any
other.
DR.. Wiley's Proposition.
you ask me particularly with ref
erence to DR., Wiley. As you were ad-
vised. the doctor made us PROPOSE
ton for lectures which was accepted.
When he got into harness, however,
he found that he, had undertaken more
than he could perform and asked to
be released We did not deem it wise
to insist, as we felt it highly desfr-
able to have DIR. Wileys friendship
and cooperation. He had agreed,
however to deliver few lectures. By
looking carefully after the publicity
end of these lectures, believe 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"
Buying Newspaper.
Another letter objected to by Yerkes
was unsigned. addressed to Henry L.
Oxnard and dated at Chicago, April,
1907. 1t said in part;
Major Cove is showing anxiety
about either buying or starting pa
per as we'll as securing the columns
of an influential eastern daily and
large line of patent insides.'
Head Of Taft
Mr.. Ceilings is very anxious about
the Taft situation and hopes that there
will be some way to make it known
that there will be great doubt about
ifornia, Idaho, Utah. Colorado, and
that if we can't head him off. we might
be able to get a promise relative to
the sugar and tobacco industries"
Teller to Play Safe.
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
present congress, and l told him that
matter was fixed last 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 it is wise to have as many Demo-
Gratis understand it as possible.
Too Much in Print.
A letter of August 81. 1909, from
Oxnard to Palmer:
81 am of the opinion that you had
better not even try to get any reSoIu-
ton through regarding Cuba, as that
might start our enemies going Or
course we want strong ant1-Phlhp-
pine resolution put through. [ read
carefully the Beet Gazette MY Judg-
ment is that you had better not allow
u Get yOuA lleAIiiO $3.50
in print as someone will begin to COM
ment 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.
Should Keep Quiet.
July IS, 1907, Oxnard wrote from
New York to Palmer:
Il 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 which | think had better be kept
quiet at present.
s'Regardicg the trusts l would neither
attack nor defend them. We don't want
a fight with them, if we can help it.
Nor do we want to let them fight US
quietly, if attacked
Oxnard wrote to Palmer on July l,
1908:
Better Keep Away.
After going over the situation with
our friends here most carefully, it was
deemed best that 1 should not put in ar
appearance at the Denver convention,
and l feel that it might be better, If
you also stayed away. 1t is all right
for Morey and Cove to be there. But
1 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, Aug
ust 1, 1907, in part:
said He Was 30. X"
Regarding the vacancies on the
Philippine committee, it is true that