Show ACCUSE WILSON 0 F USING INFLUENCE MICHIGAN SENATOR testifying investigation PROVES OUTSPOKEN criticizes criticises the committee for not having asked members of the senate whether the president had sought to influence them i washington an unexpected turn was given the senates lobby investigation late friday when senator townsend of michigan republican declared on the stand that the influence wielded by president wilson and the democratic secret caucus upon the making of the tariff bill constituted the nearest approach to undue influence upon members of congress that the in investigating ting committee would be able to find senator townsend criticized criticised the committee for not having asked aaker members ot of the senate whether the president had bad sought to influence them and declared that even though the president had bad not intended it his recent denunciation nun nuncia clation tion of lobbies working in support of changes in the tariff would force certain senators to vote against amendments they know knew to be just |