The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-14
LOBBY" COMMITTEE.
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spoons hle for an alleged senate order
for tie publication as a public docu-
ment Of Data prepared by Truman
G. Pa inner" in sugar at a glance"
lost sight OF by the committee for sew
eral hours. bobbed up before adjourn
ment Chairman Overman announced
that he committee intended TO call
Anselm Void. printing clerk or the
senate Statements made TO him and
TO Senator Nelson by Mr.. Void. he
said. showed that only one order had
been made by the senate. although
two a-e alleged 70 have been made.
Senator Lodge. who secured an order
for ttr ,rinting % charts made by Mr..
Palm.r. will take the stand to explain
HIS connection with Sugar at
glanc.' II he desires. and Mr.. Palmer.
Whose testimony was concluded today
will he held here until this matter Is
cleared up.
Mr. Palmer had been ri the stand
for several hours when Senator Cum
minis ed him into a discussion OF
what 20 know Of other publicity cam
psigns like his own.
Used by Wilson.
Il understand the same concern that
We used. the American Press Associa-
tion. vas used by both Mr.. Wilson
nnd Mr. Underwood in their nominat-
ing campaigns in the same way" said
the witness Il am speaking OF cam
paigns that are made TO affect public
opinion which IN turn is intended TO
, influence legislation
Senator Cummins went on 20 ask II
the railroad and banking interests in
New York did not employ men 70 do
the very thing" that he had been do
ing. TO create public opinion that
shall be OF certain kind"
u have heard Il so stated" said Mr..
Palmer
And what have said OF the bank
ing interests and the railroad inter-
ests IS true Of all the large corpora.
tiOns. Is II mote" asked Senator Cum.
minis.
= THAT Is my understanding
Can You give the committee the
names OF these people so that We can
get them here and have a roundup
OF the whole business 81 trying to col
or public opinion In this wayf"
Prom my general information do
not think you would have enough
space IN this room FOR them all. II vs
could get them all together. but
have no personal Information as IN
y no tho men are"
We never would have thought ~ Il
had g. not been that others were do
Ing g. and % seemed 20 be n general
thing Vi'h tho American Press Asso-
citation sold Mr.. Palmer. rhe two
gentlemen who came 20 me wera par
;icu'ar 20 impress upon me that they
were doing this work for Mr.. Wilson
and Nj Underwood prior 20 the nom
inat.or
DO YOU moan IN their campaigns
Tor nomination boo
In fheir campaign FOR nomination.
That g. what was told
Others Examined.
Robinson. - Washington and
=. g. hathaway. ~ Detroit. were eH-
am.nec hv 'he committee to-day. Rob
inson said b" had written for Cuban
sugar men ard afterwards printed IN
booklet form which vas circulated
among senators. representative and
others. Ilc had also written several
magazine and newspaper articles on
s.raG
Nr Hathaway sail ~ wa- secretary
- the Michigan sugar company. a
r.u,er- vitt SIS Constituent compan-
jos raT tti.zrd o. si..s"n. non % which
about flt.'n'001 has been issued 10
bad been in Washington since March.
received % salary ~ $500 ~ secre-
tar'. tld talked with many senator's
about Oh" sugar provision 81 the tar
~ and BAD fi"d brio with tho I'm
ancr srb-.nmm .ffeo in charge % tbs
sugar section tie tried ~ see Secre-
fart Relf'if hu' bad been told ly A.
sistnnt secretary sweet hat the sugar
subject had been settled