Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-20
Nationwide Organization Was
Formed to Bring Pressure to
Bear Upon Congressman by
Wholesale 6rocerS,
LITERATURE SENT OUT
FOR DEMOCRAT PARTY
Agent Of Federal Refining Com
pany Fails to See Anything
Wrong in Methods to Influ-
ence Legislation,

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Washington. June ia.--The senate
committee in pursuit OF the lobby
heard today the details of the nation.
wide and long-continued campaign
the advocates OF free sugar made to
remove the duty on that article.
Frank G.. l.oWfey. safes agent Of
the Federal sugar Refining company.
secretary and organizer Of the com.
mittee Of wholesale grocers." testified
before the committee.
The committee adjourned tonight
subject to cali The democratic
members viii be required to attend
the democratic caucus on the tariff
bill. which begins tomorrow aud
Chairman Overmau did not know
when the hearings would be resumed.
Robert =. Loyett. chairman OF the
Union Pacific board Of directors, had
not been summoned to appear to-
night and his subpoena may not be
served until the inquiry Is taken up
again.
LoWreys examination featured the
closing session OF the committee, lie
told OF his attempts 10 accelerate pub
ne opinion aud TO persuade congress
men and senators and spoke frankly
OF his efforts In tho national cam
paign of last tail He said he fur-
nisaed most Of the sugar Information
which appeared IN the democratic
text book TINT he prepared doia on
free sugar for a democratic cam
lpalgn document, which the present
secretary of the navy, Mr.. Daniels
said would get circulation OF q million
in pamphlet form and that he had
wired urging every member Of the
resolutions committee at the Bnlti-
more convention TO put a free sugar
plank in the democratic platform. The
witness was on the stand for -four
hours and when he left he promised
TO produce any correspondence In his
/ files relating to the organization OF
the groccrs committee or MS tree
sugar campaign,
Lowrey testified that he had con-
Quoted his fight solely for the Fed
eral company and that other relinefs
had not figured In II.
He thought the expenses had
Amounted to Sg5O00 IN four years,
Exclusive Of his salary and commits
sion as sales agent, amounting to
labont SOS. 900 In that period. After
many questions by senator Cummins.
the witness agreed that although the
sugar refners ala not seem to favor
free sugar. they would benefit only III
a less degree than the Federal by Il
reduction IN duty. Lowrey said, now
over that an official OF the American
Sugar Refining company the so-call-
ed trust" had told him that free
sugar would put US out of business.
senator Nelson WIS Interested es-
Ipecially In the committee OF whole-
sale grocers and wanted to know lust
how it was formed.
There was no formal meetlns'
said Lowrey. II wrote to Twenty-Five
or thirty wholesale grocers and sug-
rested that we form such Il commit
tee"
.grhey we're Just dummies then,
suggested Senator Nelson
Il don't think they were very
dumb" replied 1owrey
'erhe whole proceeding was carried
ON by correspondence
Yes SIR
"You appointed the secretary ana
chairman and organized the commit
tee"
Yes SIR.
Lowrey told of efforts TO breok up
the committee.
eThe domestic sugar people sent
lont men, he said, TO try TO break
In M they said. Lowrey Is q bad
man. YOU will be subpoenaed before
IN congressional committee IN WASH
ington. But ,heS stuck
~What authority had you to select
Ia committee for the wholesale gro
cers of the United StatesF asked
Senator Cummns.
If didn't" said the witness | Sc.
.lceted "a committee Tor the people oi
the United states.
senator Cnmmins read telegranls
from Lowrey to West Tubbs' seere-
larv of the American Society Of
Equity, Madison, Wis, saying
1T IL of the utmost importance
that you Immediately telegraph oscar
W Underwood, chairman of the way
and means committee, or your con
pressmen in congress, impressing up
ON them the Importance OF taking
immediate action toward reduction
in The duty on sugar. Secure the CO.
operation of as many others as pos
sible in doing this Immediate action
necessary
4 circular letter from Lowrey read
IN part
Il wired you yesterday asking you
to telegraph your representative IN
j Washington to do everything in his
power to break the deadlock exist
ing in the ways and means commit-