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Maverick said, adding that during the
six weeks he had received only one
letter and one telegram urging him to
vote against the abolition provision.
Tobey Vote Mentioned.
Brewster, he said, told him in con-
versations after the R. F. c. meeting
that he would be able to secure Re-
publican votes for abolition. Maverick
testified the only name mentioned
was that of Representative Tobey, Re-
publican, of New Hampshire.
Maverick said he asked if Brewster
might secure Tobey's support for the
abolition clause.
"Tobey is a fine man." he quoted
Brewster as having replied. but !
don't know whether We can do any
thing with him"
Asked If anything was said about
Brewster's securing Representatives
votes, Maverick replied:
Yes, he said that he could get 25
votes and I said that was too many
I did not expect him to get more than
10 or Is votes on that side"
Chairman Wheeler of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee testi-
fled he suggested that Brewster be
asked to see If Senator White, Repub-
lican, of Maine, would not vote against
the Dieterich amendment to knock
out the utility bill death sentence. p"
but denied he proposed having White
not vote if he couldn't oppose 1t.
Campaign Recalled.
Rankin said the CLOAK room" cam
paign for abolition was organized be
cause We understood the whip, Repre-
sentative Boland, Democrat, of Penn
sylvania, was not with US"
Rankin said he understood Brew
ster was.
Wheeler said that after a conversa-
ton with Brewster, who had come to
his Office on another matter, Il was
thoroughly convinced he was for the
bill"
AS a result, he explained. he asked
Corcoran and Cohen if they knew
Brewster. He added that when they
said they did, he suggested they ask
Brewster to see White
Afterward, Wheeler said, White told
him Brewster did see him and asked
him to vote against the Dieterich
amendment and if he could not do SO,
not to vote.
II felt 1t was my duty" Wheeler
said, Ito Offset the lying propaganda
against the bill.
Directed Corcoran.
"I knew the representatives Of the
utilities were here in a body trying
to contact every member they could;
that they were disappearing the
bill, and lying about it."
He said Corcoran and Cohen
worked at his direction and that
Senators who wanted to know details
of the bill were referred to them.
Rankin took full responsibility" for
three letters sent to members under his
name, though he did not compose them
in final form.
Representative Cox, Democrat, Of
Georgia said he was glad he did not,
because lit assumed congressman were
a bunch of dumb, docile animals sub
ject to being driven in any direction. "
Rankin likewise said he was not ap-
preached by power lobbyists because,
outside of Senator Norris, I probably
would be the last man on the Hill they
would approach"
Tha AHicciSSippiay, sold ha had in Iic
files, though, information of more"
reprehensible activities than person.
ally contracting members of Congress.
Meanwhile growing rivalry has be-
come apparent between the Senate
and House committees investigating
lobbyists.
Money Source Sought.
Coincident with Senate disclosure
of an inquiry into whether the fight
against the utilities bill was financed
through higher rates to power con-
sumerS, Chairman O'Connor Of the
House Investigating Committee an
nounced his group would shortly equip
itself with counsel and special investi-
gators. He denied reports the House
and Senate inquiries may be linked In
q joint investigation.
Beyond that, he referred to the sud-
den beginning of the Senate i1vesti-
cation as hasty and plecipitate With
emphasis, he added that his own was
very deliberate committee"
O'Connor's statemel Is were evoked
by questions whether the House group
would avoid duplicating the work OF
the Senate COMMITTEES. which already
has heard Philip H Gadsden, chair
man of the Committee Of Public
Utility Executives, ami had seized the
records of that organization.
Chairman Black Of ths Senate Lobby
Committee YESTERDAY dispatched
lengthy question1aires to all power
holding companies, asking how much
money was spent in the fight en- the
utilities bill, where 1t came from, how
it was expended, how entered CT the
books OF the compares. and whether
electricity consumers Lad to pay high
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