Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-09
WILSON'S LOBBY
CHARGES PROVED,
REPORT TO SAY?
Confidently Predicted in Cap
itoI that Senate Investigators
Will Uphold President.
EVIDENCE TO COME MAY
EXPLAIN '1NSIDI0US"
Committee viii UnquetionabIy
Recommend Strong Restric-
tive Legislation.

WASHINGTON. June 9.-When the
last senator had testified today be-
fore the special committee hunting
for the lobby" 1t was predicted at
the capitol that the report of the in
vestigators would substantially up
hold President Wilson's declaration
that powerful Influences have been
at work in Washington, attempting
to affect Congress on the tariff bill.
Whether it will be shown that in
sidious' methods have been used, or
that improper influences have been
exerted upon senators, will depend
upon the evidence of the next few
days, when the committee examines
a score or more men who have called
on senators or directed publicity
campaigns.
The committee undoubtedly will
recommend restrictive legislation Of
a strong character. 1t will attempt
to draw a clear distinction, however,
between an organized campaign to
change public opinion or influence
senator's against their Judgment and
the legitimate presentation of argu-
ment and facts by officers or repre-
sentatives of industrial concerns If
fected by legislation.
Names Former Senator's.
Senator Poindexter made the COM
mittee sit up when ne named several
former members of Congress whom
he believed might be found to have
practised lobbying. here. He named
former Senators Dick, of Ohio; But
Ter, of North Carolina, and Dubois.
of Idaho and former Representatives
Watson, of Indiana. and Littauer, of
New York. He did not accuse any
of improper attempts to influence
Congress on legislation, but suggest
ed that they might know some in
teresting things" He said he would
be glad to give. the names of other
men, which he could furnish upon
an investigation of his records. Chair
man Overman at the conclusion of
the morning session said that the
committee had not aeceided whether
it would subpoena the congressman
named
President Wilson told callers today
he expected the lobby investigation to
have beneficial results through the
publicity given to the conditions sur
rounding the making of the tariff bill.
When asked his opinion of the charge
made by Senator Townsend as to his
own influence with reference to legis-
lation, the President replied that 1t
needed no comment.
Senator Sutherland. first witness.
told the committee he owned 200
shares in the Utah Idaho Sugar Conn
pany worth s7.S5 a share, and nifty
shares in the Amalgamated Sugar
Company worth $100 a share. He
had no interest in wool, but declared
he had voted and would vote for a
reasonable duty on sugar and wool.
Any other course on his part, he said,
would be nothing more than "hypo-
critical affectation."
"In a long service in the House and
Senate" he added, II have never
known any member Of either body to
be improperly influenced on any legis-
lation nor have 1 known of any at
tempt on the part of any one to
exert improper influence"
Senator Reeds Admission.
Senator Reed said he had no per-
soma, connections affected by the
tariff and had talked reduction to
all his brother senators whenever
possible. He did not know any lob
byist, at least In way to associate
names and faces, had not been sub
ject to any attempts at influence, and
knew nothing of any use of money
improperly, but was certain, how
ever, that new system of attempt
ing to influence Legislation had risen
in this country.
He illustrated by telling the COM
mittee about kilograms from horse
and mule dealers in st. Louis, say
ing: please vote for a duty on
sugar; it is very necessary to pre-
serve the mule industry of Missouri.
"It is plain to me that sugar plan
ters were seeking to influence the men
from whom they bought mules said
ne. Judging from these circum-
stances, and others, / believe there is
a system growing up by which at
tempts are made to reach represen-
tatives or senator's by indirect meth
ods. It begins through business con-
nections and finally they find some
one In the district of a representative
and through him make an appeal to
local citizens, and have them send let
ters or kilograms appealing in oehaih
of the people of the State.
"As a matter of fact, it is an ap-
peal from the people, but selfish ap-
peal. / don't think this has been con-
fined to tariff legislation. | think a
strong effort is being made here 70
affect the passage of the tariff bill or
effect a modification of it. How
strong it is, don't know"
Among his tariff-talking callers.
said Senator Walsh, were former
Secretary of the Interior, James r.
Garfield, former Governor Adams. of
Colorado, and President Elliott, of the
Northern Pacific Railway, all of
whom were more or less interested in
the sugar schedule.
II feel there is lobby here and has
been all the time he said "A lobby
is like river, it flows by all the
time. The individual atoms change"
Senator Walsh added, however, that
the lobby did not seem to him to be