Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-09
DRY LOBBY WILL
BE INVESTIGATED
C1NTTyTED FaON PlGF ONE

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CONTINUED FsoN PACE ONE
gzrt o~.t- O. ;hs Vt-gi-zn . daily
pzp@r put.-shea a. Richmond.
Who's Who II America SAYS thz;
Z. IS clergyman. AID tia; ne wzs
born = Salisbury. Nd He vas grad
-z,et from Randolph Macon college
Pr-ceton and Princeton Theological
-n.nzry. he has been sup@rtn;en-
den; q the Virginia Ant-Szloon
league
He is = Methodist preacher but has
10 church he j. th- chairman Of the
legislative CON ulitt-e of the league
which means that lie Is the chief lob
oyls-
An Old Timer.
Nr. D.-vi66.s describes hinse!. as
';eMp-Tarce advocate" He was
born in Springfield. Ohio. in 1867. He
was ordained 20 the ministry soon az
ter leaving college For q time he
was legislative u2eriutende-t OF the
ohio Antl-SalO1l league. He has been
+ n ihe Temperance work fer more than
twenty years.
Or. Howard Hy5. Russell Is .
b clergyman and refOrmer. He vas su-
psrirtenient Of the New York Anti
saloon league. isGi-Isos.
Wayne 2. Wheeler has been identi-
ted with zlti-szlooa campaigns in
Ohio to- years. He has prosecuted
more than tEo thousand saloon cases.
Mem bers O.: The house Il representa-
cves are planning 70 introduce a rsso-
luton 20 investigate the Anc-Saloon
lszg1= r. all its rsm!ficztions and par
te-lariy T-th regard 70 !ts lobby here
Incidentally TIE resolution w-ll call for
al investigation a. well into the lobby
l representing tie liquor interests.
Reused BY Lobbying.
The wrath q members has been
I raised by what one O.. them today de-
nominated as the open and brzzen
lobbying down in front al the very
doors Of the CHAMBER % the house ot
! representative
Last Saturday night. when the house
voted On the amendment 70 the food
tlL a well Organized surveillance
system was in operation. with agents
o, the Arti-Szloon league in the house
galleries ready 70 take note on the
voting = mem bers. while other agents
kept hot path from the gallery TO
the front door Of he house. where
they called out members
i was By this method taht The
league forces sit6o they could no.
gain admittance TO the floor. actually
engineered the fight that was staged
there The two men who were mos.
<reqlently seen a. the front door were
Mr.. Dinwiddie and Mr. Wheeler
Il was By This method ths, the
Victories won for prohibition came on
the teller" vote rather than on the
division vote II was explained that
person in the galleries could more
easily ascertain how menb bers voted
during the teller" vote when they
fled thru the te,lers. than when they
stood on the floor.
Its Larger Operations.
Members are preparing data show
ing the operations ot the league no;
only IN Washington. but in every state
capital and In practically every con
gressionsl district in the union. II is
conceded 20 be the most thoroly or
ganized institution Of its kind In the
3 United States.
Charges 70 be made against the
Anu-Ssloon league are:
Z. That il : not a sincere institg-
iion, but one owned and controlled
by>a few men who have high salaries
and other advantages. Altho working
( IN the name Of prohibition. IL is de-
clared 10 be opposed TO straight-out
/ prohibition.
?. That il IS an agent OF the Stand
ard OIL company in opposition to or
gsnized labor.
:. That It maintains a system for
the purpose OF influencing men and
conditions in both church and state.
!. That 1t uses the housewives Of
ha NJ 81
I boycotts OF trade in order TO swing
influential business men to support
the immediate proposition il has in
I hand TO work out in the community.
state or nation.
8. That IL fakes petitions 10 legis-
lators and congressman.
g. That IL makes threats 10 force
prospective legislative officials TO
, bind themselves BY secret pledges" to
support the measures IL undertakes.
Some OF the men in its Washington
lobby are said to draw nearly thre.
times as much money as members o,
congress. With a total income OF
$1,000. 900. OF which 100000 is said
TO be guaranteed at the beginning o.
each year. the league has an unlimited
source OF supply.
From the time OF its creation in 1902
a; Berlin. Ohio. with Doctor Howard
as the first president. the charge IL
made that its operations have not been
purely altruistic. IL is declared that
men have grown rich since they affI-
lated with u.
From the big men who contemplate
money the league has enjoyed unusual
favors-snd returned them. From the
various churches and charitable insti-
tut!ons IL has reapei a haryes. in
money.
Each Of its state branch leagues, II
Is said. must pay tribute" to the pa
rent league. A legislative iuvestira-
ton in Texas a few years ago de- |
velopeS that "of the thousands and !
thousands OF dollars collected by the |
Tenaa Anti Sal ioon lea Vua IN ~. r..