The Washington times., 1913-07-18
NELSON SCENTS
. LOBBY SCHEME
Senator Charges investigators
Are Manipulating Quiz to
Aid Politics.
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Gay he sharply .C,ided Senator Reed.
Colonel MulhaH had sworn that /.
Epent $500 in an attempt to defeat tn
then Congressman William Hughes witt
Mr.. McClave, and that the latter "a,
, not spent a cent in the fight, but tina
he, as the n. a. MS political agent
spent all. In his telegram to Senate
Cummins. Mr.. McClave said he wa
leaving New York for Washington ol
the noon train TO mail forever this Ii
of a scoundrel"
The committee will hear him as sooI
as he arrives. This incident was tn
only departure today from the con
tinued reading into the record of TIL
political efforts in the Taft campaign
Of 1908.
Aid for Cannon.
In a letter written from Indianapolis
August IL. 1903. MuIhaIl assured William
NJ. Stewart, of Maryland Republican
headquarters, that he would pay Stew
arts expenses in the campaign in help
ing to return Congressman Sidney E
Mudd. of that State. Another lettel
from Secretary Schwedtman, on Angus
II, 1905, directed Mulhan to write
Speaker Cannon that the n. A NJ
district ahead of anything else"
On August is Schwedtman wrote Mul
hall:
Our battle cry must be: We shall
win in Indiana
August ls. 1905, Mulhan reported tc
headquarters a conference with J. c
Schef, Senator Hemenway. and a dele
CATION of Indiana brewers, at which
Mulhall asked the brewers not to op'
pose Watson. Watson, Mulhall wrote
told him the brewers had contributed
s25o.088 to defeat him.
August q, 1908, Mulhall wrote Con,
gresham Doudenslager at Republican
Congressional headquarters in New
York, saying the n. A NJ. had agreed
with Watson to aid the Republican
Congressional candidates in the Second
Eighth, Twelfth, and Thirteenth, In
erslager was told, was doing active
work IN the Sixth. Seventh. Eight
New jersey. and Tenth. Eleventh, 'ant
Twelfth Pennsylvania districts. the
Third. Fourth, and Fifth Maryland, anc
in several New York districts.
His Work for Watson.
On August 2l. MuIhall wrote Speaker
Cannon reporting that he was work.
ing night and day to aid Watson.
On the same day, Mulhall reported &c
n. A. NJ. headquarters as follows:
Il positively feel certain that we will
come out all right with the brewers OF
India1Ia l have seen Sfr. Parry, Mr
Foster. Joseph C Schef, Captain Cow
dy, and Acting Chairman Fred Simms
and they will round up the leaders OF
the brew ers and with Senator Hemen-
way started in Evansville and the other
end of the State. We are certain to get
results. / found all the brewers are
for our national ticket, so 1. believe il
will rot be hare to get them to support
the State ticket in Indiana
August %, 1908, Secretary Schwedt-
man IeportsS to Aulhs4 that 3. PEI
and their friends were lining up
against Bryan. He also asked Muihall
TO come TO Missouri and organize the
labor men in favor of Henry c. Coud-
rev. the Republican Congressional can
didate in the Twelfth Missouri district
Mulhall said he went there later OF
and helped out not only Coudrey. but
CONGRESSMAN Bartholdt. The n. A.
NJ elected both of these men that year, =
the witness added.
On August 25, Aulhaa wrote Con-
eressman Sherman, asking the appoint
rnent Of Max Parry, of the n. A. M,
to IAN important place" on the speak
ers' list with the national committee.
Sherman made the appointment. .
August 26. Secretary Schwedtman
ity "all along the line" for our
Plan To Close Shops.
August 81, reporting from Indian
apoIis. Mulhall wrote that "after con-
suitation with Messrs. Parry. Hatch.
and Simms." il had been decided TO
close every shop in that city on a
certafn Ray FOR "a worlCinsmen's
mass meeting in the interest of the
Republican National and State tick
cts"
Discussing the \. A NJ in a letter
Schwedtman said: a don't consider
Teddy, nor Taft. nor Sherman, nor
Foraker, nor the rest of those great
men equal TO Van Cleave. Parry, Kir-
by. and the others of the ~. A. NJ.
who dare to speak for righteousness
and condemn wrong"
In letter on the letter head of the
McRea and Roberts Company, Of De
troit dated September I. 1905, c. r.
Anthony appealed for help for Con-
gressman Edwin DENLY in opposing
W. D. Mahor, the Democratic candi-
date head Of the street railway en-
ployes' union Mahon was described
as a dangerous laborite. who should
be made an example Of by the y. A.
II reply. letter from President Van
CIeave two days later said Mulhall
wcuIo be sent to take care Of Ma
hon. Van Cleave wrote:
This man Mahon is especially dan
gerous. lie was at the bottom Of our
street car strike some ten years ago.
which has left the darkest blot upon
the fair name Of our city In Detroit
the situation calls for evel greater
pTomptres and partisanship than ii
does in "a general way all over the
country II would be "A serious refec-
ton upon the intelligence of the De
:roit voters II this man Mahon Is
elected In some States we have found
Il necessary 10 establish finance
committee and help the candidate with
:nsncial contributions from our mem
bers and sympathiZers Maybe this
would be the most effective way Of
aiding DENLY, because you~know the
n. A. NJ. cannot. under its charter in
New York contribute financially 10
political campaigns"
Brings In Foraker.
In lengthy report 10 headquarters.
dated September il. 1905, MuIhaM dealt
at great length with a trip 10 Cincin-
matt at the request of Senator Foraker.
On, that visit, Mulhan wrote that he
had had an extended conference with
A. L. Forys. campaign manager for
President Taft. He saiG:
Il gave Yorys 10 understand that
there was large number OF our peopIe
who would vote the Republican ticket.
but who are not active for the ticket
because of Roosevelt's work upon Con-
gress last winter for seeking class I7gis-
laton for the labor unions. Ynry's is
more than anxious TO get our people TO
see Judge Taft and to get our people
actively to work in the State and
hrOugbOut the country fnld hin, 70