Maintenance of a Lobby to Influence Legislation; Exhibits Introduced During the Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, 63d Congress, 1st Session
2012 · 536 pages
2012 · 536 pages
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...the ear of Mr. Wood. It would be a very great pity if the New Jersey member of the House Coinage Committee were to vote for a favorable report of the Compulsory Metric bill. I urge you as strongly as you will permit me to do so, to make certain that he will not permit any such error. Please keep in touch with him therefore, and keep me closely advised as it might be that we should lose control of the situation in the Committee because of our loss of some single vote somewhere. With kindest regards, and again thanking you for your hearty and effective support, Yours most truly, Secretary. Mr. C. E. Murray, Trenton, N. J. D 1218. March 12, 1906. William F. Draper, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Cushing: I have yours of March 5th. Nothing can be done with Mr. Lovering, but I don't think that his position or action at the present time would carry preponderating weight in the House. There have been various matters which I will not go into, which have not increased his influence with some of the Members, and in fact he has been at the House but a comparatively small part of the session this year. Please consider this as absolutely confidential. Sincerely yours, Hon. William F. Draper. Marshall Cushing, Esq., Secretary, 170 Broadway, New York, N. T. D 1219. Confidential. March 12, 1906. My Dear General: The only point about Mr. Lovering was that he is a member of the House Coinage Committee and might lose the situation for us if he voted wrong, as we want above all things to prevent a favorable report of the Littauer Compulsory Metric Bill. However, I shall be in Washington in a day or two and shall hope to have the honor of seeing you. Yours, most truly, Secretary, Hon. Wm. F. Draper, Washington, D. C. (251-260.) Philadelphia, Pa., March 14, 1906. Members of the Typo...
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