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Ohio lobbyists tied to Columbia Gas scheme exposed
Washington hearing reveals Ohio figures like W. W. Freeman and James T. Begg active against the Wheeler-Rayburn death penalty clause in the utilities bill. Counsel Garret S. Claypool testified he contacted half the Ohio delegation and personally funded about $1,000 in expenses while denying extra pay.
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Washington
Ohio
Wheeler-Rayburn
Claypool
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Columbia System
Southern Ohio Electric
United Power and Light Company System
Columbus Railway Power and Light Company
House Rules Committee
Congress
Rayburn Utilities Holding Company
John J. O’connor
New York
William H. Collins
Horatio C. Claypool
O’connor
New York Coal Company
Utilities Indus
Ionor
White House
Begg
House