The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-28
TWO WASHINGTON
MEN MENTIONED
IN MEATM INQUIRY

CHICAGO, Feb. @s.-The names Of
two more prominent wsshinstonians,
John g. EVersman, former assistant
treasurer OF the Republican Congress
sionsl Committee, and James q. Rey-
nolds, former Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. and secretary OF the Re-
publican Congressional Committee.
were brought out in the Federal Trade
Commission investigation OF the pack
ing house industry.
Francis J. Heney introduced CORE
spondence between Eversman and the
packers concerning employment OF
himself TO represent the packers here
to keep track Of Congress and its
members. Mr.. Eversman suggested
that generous contributions made by
tile packers were wasted. and he pro-
posed to remedy this by diEnified rep
resentation for the packers in WASH
ington. He was employed by Wilson
& Co.
Mentions Reynolds Name.
In one OF his letters suggesting
representation for the packers. Mr..
Eyersmsn said a somewhat similar
arrangement was conducted by the
wooden manufacturers in having Mr..
Reynolds watch matters for them"
The first OF the EverSman letters
was dated at Washington May 5, 1917.
and addressed to Henry Veeder, coun-
sci for Swift & Co. 1t read:
Fred Upham has explained the DIFF
hculty of getting the principals to
Eether, which, OF course, ! can appTe
ciate. However. our friends here
whose backing and cooperation ] can
count on are hoping that possibly
things will come to favorable head
- i
ing to help me organize the work so
results will be produced
Read Memorandum.
Following this Mr. ITeney intro
duced a memorandum. which he sail
was written for the eye packers by
Eversman. 1t read in part:
"The proposed new association
with you gentlemen was suggested
about the time your Chicago friends
visited Washington last December"
the memorandum read. 1T grew
out OF a belief that the generous
contributions which you had been
making were not making out as OK
pected; that to certain extent they
we're being wasted: that there ex-
listed no organized effort to improve
the friendly attitude Of national leg
your principals, that a great deal OF
transformation was going about
and that experience had been that
when your friends down here want
ed to help they neither had the time
nor the facts to go about making
converts. and sometimes your friends
found themselves, because of lack OF
propcr preparatory educational work.
under a cloud OF suspicion in at
tempting results for you.
Under such a condition OF affairs
il was felt by friends who genuinely
had your interests at heart. that the
great industry which you lead could
very well afford to have dignified rep
resentation here in Washington. 4
somewhat similar arrangement is con-
Quoted by the WoolenS manufacturers,
in having Mr.. Reynolds. secretary OF
the Republican national committee, to
watch matters for them"
In addition, the memorandum set
forth Eversman's political affiliations
and his connection as assistant treas
lrer Of the Republican Congressional
which gave him a good
line on past contributions. 1t was
suggested that he be paid sos a
month by each Of the packers. He
was employed by Wilson & Co. at a
salary OF $4,000 year and not by all
he packers.
The memorandum said the writer
proposed 10 maintain a dignifed Of
Gee. to card index members OF Con