The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-06-09
LOBBY HUNT TAKES ON
MUCH BROADER SCOPE
Question of Influencing Many
Kinds of Legislation to
BE Gone Into.
SENATORS TIE sTIFY
One Says the Sugar Planters
Are Using Mule Grow
ers as a New Resort.

WASHINGTON, ID. O., June 9-
The Senate lobby hunt got into its
second week today. Fewer than a
dozen senators remained to be ex-
amined before the committee took
up another trail and began calling e
score or more of men mentioned in.
the testimony of senators as being
on one side or the other OF the free
sugar fight or Of being attorneys or
special representatives of interests
in washington.
Wider Scope.
1t was admitted on al hands that
the investigation had already out
grown its original bounds. ut origi-
nally was intended to develop evil
dence concerning the influences Pres
iden Wilson char ed were being
brought against the tariff bill but
the testimony of senators has broad-
ened the scope of the inquiry to
touch many subjects.
Under the extension of time grant
ed by the Senate Chairman over
mans committee expected to develop
all the new phases.
Needs No Comment.
President Wilson told callers today
he expected the lobby Investigation
to have some official result through
the publicity given to the condition
surrounding 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
legislation the president replied it
needed no comment.
Sutherland Testifies.
Senator Sutherland, first witness,
told the committee he owned 200
shares in the Utah-Idaho Sugar Com
pany worth 800 ayshare. He had
no interest in wool but declared he
had voted and would vote for a rea-
sonable duty on sugar and wool. Any
other course on his part, he said,
would be nothing more than 'thypo-
critical affectation.'
Tin a long service in the House
and Senate he said, 81 have never
known any member of either body to
be improperly. influenced on any leg
islation nor have / known of any az
tempt on the part of any one to ex-
ert Improper influence
Planters Plead.
Senator Reed said he had no per-
sonal connection affected by the tar
If and had talked reduction to ali
his brother senator's whenever posi-
BILE. He did not know any lobby
lists, at least in way to associate
names and faces. had not been SUP
ject to any attempt at influence and
knew nothing of any use of money
improperly, but was certain, how
ever that new system ofsattempt-
ing to influence legislation had
risen in this country. He illustrated
by telling the committee of tele-
grams from horse and mule dealers
in st. Louis saying Please vote for
la duty on sugar. 1t is very necessary
to preserve the mule industry of
Missouri.
1T is plain to me that sugar
planters were seeking to influence
the men from whom they bought
mules, said he. Judging from the
circumstance and others 1 believe
there is a system growing up by
which attempts are made to reach
representatives by indirect methods.
To Repudiate Wilson.
| When the last senator had testi-
fed today it was predicted at the
capitol that the report of the in
lyestigators would substantially OPP
pose President Wilson'S declaration
i that powerful influences had been
at work in Washington attempting
to affect Congress on the tariff bill.
/ Whether lit 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 of men who have
called on senator's or directed pub
licity campaigns. The committee IN
tdoubtedly will recommend the strict
| est legislation of strong character.
| 1t will attempt to draw clear dis
tinction, however, between an or
ganized campaign to change public
opinion or influence senators against
their judgment and the legitimate
presentation of arguments and facts
by oficers or Representatives of I'M
dustrial concerns affected by iegfsia-
ttion.