New Britain herald., 1929-10-30
GRUNDY SM|L|NGLY ADMITS ACTIVITIES
 IN Ii. O.P. CIRCLES
Blandly Describes Wide Scope Of Influence to Senate Lobby
 Committee
SAYS LOAN TO FARMERS
 MAY CONSTITUTE A GIFT

Pennsylvania WoolIen Executive
 Tells Inside Story of Harding
 Nomination-Calmly Tells Mem-
 bers He Doesn't Car Whether
 They Classify Him As Lobbyist or
 Washington, Oct. 30 (P}-A wide range of activities of Joseph R. Grundy, of Pennsylvania were in oured into by the senate lobby com mittee today, covering the 1920 re- publican national convention at Chi cago and a Pennsylvania patronage conference in Washington this year.
 Grundy readily told of his partici- patton in a conference of republican leaders at Chicago which deter mined to press the nomination of Warren Harding after the deadlock between Leonard Wood and Frank Q. Lowden.
 Accepts Credit Smilingly
 The president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers association again quickly accepted any credit due him for rate increases in the pending tariff bill.
 He said he was host at lunch con here in April of Pennsylvania political leaders at which the nom- ination of Albert l.. Watson, of Scranton to be federal judge of the middle district of Pennsylvania, was discussed. Watson's nomination is now under fire in the senate
 Grundy denied that he had urged Watson's nomination, although he said he endorses it. He added it was agreed to leave the nomination up to Senator Reed of Pennsylvania
 Telling of the Chicago republican convention conference, Grundy ex- plained he was invited to it as a rep resentative of the Pennsylvania delegation.
 Lodge Brought In
 He said the late Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the chairman of the convention, presided at the con- ference on Friday night of the con- vention week. He reported Lodge as saying the nomination of either Wood or Lowden had become i'm practicable and that Warren Hard ing was the most available man. Harding was nominated next day.
 The 70-year-old president of the Pennsylvania Manufactures 'associa- tion, who has held his ground in two previous encounters with the senate lobby committee, coolly ad- vised the investigators he was not worrying over just what classifica- tion they placed upon his activities in behalf of a higher tariff.
 Senator Blaine, republican, Wis consn, had rema rkcd that if Grundy would urge placing of steel used in farm implements on the free list that he wouldn't be classified as a lobbyist in that work"
 q have no concern about where you classify me-" replied the smil- ing Grundy.
 Will Assist With Steel
 He added he would be glad to support Blaine's suggestion that he go before customs officials and en- dorse free entry of steel for farm implements.
 It was Grundy's third appearance before the committee and a full | crowd had gathered to hear the fur ther testimony of the white haired | man who so far, has frankly told the | committee he raised campaign l funds for the republican party and | then came to Washington to see | that party pledges on the tariff were carried out
 The committee discussion today | shifted to the wool tariff Grundy | defended this and insisted it was lone of the best ways of helping the | farmer outside of giving him $500,- 900, OOO."
 "Who is giving the farmers $500,-
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