Carbon County News | 1913-06-12 | Page 12 | Accuse Wilson of Using Influence

ACCUSE A C GUSE m W L SON OF U I 1 G MICHIGAN SENATOR testifying IN LOBBY investigation ON PROVES OUTSPOKEN criticism criticise Critic loes ise tho the committee for not having asked members of the senate whether the president had sought to influence them washington an unexpected turn was given the senates lobby inv estigo tion 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 investigating commit committee tee would be able to find senator tor townsand cri the committee for not having asked members of the senate whether the president bad sought to influence them and declared that even though the president had not intended it his recent denunciation nun nuncia clation tion of 0 lobbies working in support of changes in the tariff would force certain senators to vote against amendments they knew to be just