The Washington herald., 1913-07-19
THE WASHINGTON HERALD. SATURDAY. JULY 10. 1913

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han was acquainted with labor people.
Aulhau said he was.
'.Hs said that he had Brandenburg
following Gompers In Georgia / asked
him for what purpose. He said they
were going to hribe Gompers. 70 come
their way They had q story Gompers
was going to sign after which he was
to be given his price and Q mission OF
some kind abroad.
Thought Plan Ridtcsloas.
1T said It was simply ridiculous; that
I had known Gompers slightly for q
good many years and thought he had
better be careful; that the labor people
were pretty foxy, and that II Brownell
and his friends were not careful they
would get their fingers burned. Brow
nell said he was sure Of his prey.
'Brownell said he was going after
Gompers and other labor leaders, and
was sure to make q go Of 1t. He pooh
poohed my warnings, and said he had
asked for advice on other labor leaders.
but that II were going to talk against
the plan he could not use me.
"A couple of days after Mr.. Van
Cleave left New York In q hurry. He
said that he had pretty nearly fallen
into q trap. but was given a tip not
to go to a meeting that had been pre-
pared for him with Gompers. after Com
pers had refused to meet Mr.. Van
Cleave at the latter's hotel. He said he
thought Brownell had more brains than
to go into a thing of that kind.
1.-The statements in this respect that
made under oath when my statement
was first printed. and the story told by
Mr.. Gompers OF the part he played in
the deal, make the story as complete az
possible
Foraker Asks for Help.
In September, while MulhalI was in
Cincinnati for conferences with Arthur
Vorys and other Taft leaders. Senator
Foraker sent for him. according to his
report to Schwedtman. and asked the
support Of Van Cleave. and his organixa-
ton in his forthcoming campaign for
the Senate. He told Mulhal that he had
been informed that John Kirby. jr, of
the Kirby Manufacturing Company, of
Dayton, had given out a statement
against him. Later Kirby, in a letter to
Schwedtman. denied this as strongly an
he could. so far as I am concerned"
wrote Kirby to Schwedtman. Senator
Foraker's nomination at Chicago would
Tafts. Senator Foraker may rest
assured that I am for him first. last and
all the time to be his own successor in
the United States Senate
Concerning this denial, Mulhal wrote
Schwedtman: II feel that the denial to
Senator Foraker will make US many
friends in the Ohio delegation next win
ter"
From Cincinnati. Ohio, September IS
AlttIh hall l.
dianapolis:
Dear Sir: You told me to write you
II anything developed in connection with
which you could be of help. ! do not
know OF anything special. but there are
some things of a general nature which It
might be helpful to have done. II you
are coming to Cincinnati again soon,
kindly let me know. You need not come
on this special account"
Hard Work for Watson.
Work in their Congressional districts
for Speaker Cannon Representatives
DENLY of Michigan. Coudrey OF Missouri. |
Jenkins Of Wisconsin. and a number of |
Ohio districts. during the campaign of |
1905. was told of in letters read to the !
committee. A large part Of the corre- |
spondence related to the tireless efforts |
Of Col. Mulhall and other National As |
sociduoh VI hdHuiaStuiefS ~ofhers 10
elect James E. Watson Governor Of In |
diana in 196-
The relations between the National As
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers and the Taft /
leaders were closer than ever |
the nomination Of Taft. In Q
letter to schwedtman In June, Mulhaii
Ieils OF a conference with Arthur Norys
In Cincinnati
Il convinced MI Vorys that We would
lean organization in Indiana, and that
We were also actively interested in
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