Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-22
MuLAAlL SAYS
IT WAS ALL A
MISTAKE
ON TIVE STAND BEFORE THE LOBBY
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE He
RETRACTS YESTERDAYS MOST
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE ABOUT
WATSON.
CROSS.EXAMINATION
IS DENIED ATTORNEYS

Washington, d. c., July 22.-Martin
N. Mulhall, the lobby witness before
The senate committee today retracted
| mis- charges that former Representa-
tive Watson, of Indiana, was employ
ed by private interests while mem
Der of congress, to work for a tariff
commission bill Mulhall said he
, was mistaken"
Attorneys for the National Associa.
ton of Manufacturers may not be per-
n'itted to cross-eXamne Martin M.
Mulhall, the confessed lobbyist, be-
fcre the senate investigating commit
tee. When Attorney Robert Nc
Carter, for the manufacturers, today
suggested discrimination of Null
hall on his story that former Repre-
sentative James r. Watson. of Indl.
ana, had been paid retainer of $500
and weekly salary of $3.50 to work
for the passage of a tariff commission
bill with a promise of an Il dditional
$4,000 if the bill was successful Sem
ator Reed, the committees leading
Guestioner. declared himself against
Ct oss-eXamination but proposed that
questions be submitted to the commit
tee. The point was not finally decid-
ed.
Mulhall swore that Watson had
r.ade the office of James A. Emery
here, his headquarters, after he was
defeated for governor of Indiana in
1908.
Emery, Mulhall swore, was the
chief lobbyist for the manufacturers.
The witness declared today that form
or Senator Hemenway, Of Indiana, oc-
cupied rooms next to Emery and that
Watson was in one of the other much
Of the time.
On February 4, 1909, in letter to
Schwedtman. Mulhall got into Illinois
rolitics and brought in former Senal
tor Hopkins, who was defeated for re-
election by William Lorimer.
Mulhali wrote of the senatorial
deadlock at Springfield:
I'VE are spreading the impression
lat on account of the contemplate
stand taken by Hopkins in the conven-
ion at Chicago last June, wherein he
i. as extremely unfair to the manu-
'acturing interests in refusing them
earring before the committee on res
buttons and packing that committee
n favor of the Gompers crowd, has, in
| large measure brought this fight on
lis shoulders
February 7, Mulhal wrote Schwedt-
nan about the house judiciary COM
i1ittee
Mr.. Watson stated that he would
zee that that committee was fixed up
l. well as it was possible to fix it, or
II other words, just the way we want
ID it." said the letter
In letter of February II, Mulharl
7rote Schwedtman about the activities
t Cannon, Watson, Sherman, Crane
nd others to pass the bill to make
enator Knox eligible to the Taft cab.
net.
Senator Nelson's name was men,
ioned again by Mulhall in letter to
February 90. He told of
n extended interview with the sen
tor on labor bills and the decision OF
he judiciary committee on the pro-
osed Sherman law amendment. Sen
tor Nelson has testified he had no
.terviews with Mulhall
Late in February Mulhall seemed to
ave lost hope of seeing Watson in
le cabinet, and wrote Schwedtman,
'ho replied:
Assure our friends that the lead
RS of our organization are not tickle;
ley will be true to him as long as he
true to them. ! am confident it
ould give our leaders great pleasure
back up Mr.. Watson for any posi-.
on, elective or appointive. for which
e may try-judgeship, senatorship or
residency for that natter"
The correspondence developed that
'atson declined several federal ap-
ointmente not to his liking.
I want to correct a statement l
ade about Watson said Mulhall.
He did not get the money before he
# congress. but afterwards. I was
istaken about the dates"
The committee did not question llim
rther
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