The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

quarrel with Gushing was due TO the fact
that he was buying out the secretary of
/ a senator"
A letter to Senator Foraker. September
IS. 1901, referred to a suggestion that Null
hall go to Rhode Island to help Senator
Aldrich in his campaign. He testified that
he went later at the request of Aldrich.
He asked me to get into touch with
labor men there to get their support.
Letters From Alden
Letters from c. e. Alden. then seere-
tary to Mr.. Foraker, and Arthur B. Shell
, ton, secretary to A1drich, showed that
Mulhall's suggestion TO go to Rhode Island
had been the subject of some correspond
ence.
Alden and Sheldon knew he was em-
ployed by the association. and he had
not tried to conceal the source of his en-
ployment, ever from the labor leaders, he
testified
Mulhall resented any implication that
he had tried TO play a crlsscross game on
the labor men, such as he frankly testi-
| fled he played on McComas.
In 1903.'' he said Il took paid up card
and had no further connection with labor
| unions.
A letter of Identification for Harry C.
Kurten. given by the Council of Allied
Building Trades of Philadelphia was Of
fered in evidence. 1t was signed by Kur-
ten as secretary. kurten was engaged, he
testified, in the fight against William
| Hughes. then a representative and now a
senator from New Jersey
| Were you sent to help beat Hughes by
the National Association of Manufacture
ers?' asked Senator Reed.
Yes"
"Why did they want to beat Hughes?'
| ION account of his holding union card,
1 4 to1 nit F1o ANA
alton of Labor and his impressive activity
on the floor of the House and with the
lie Dor leaders in Washington"
Kurten was given credentials, Mulhail
said. so he could get into union labor
meetings to oppose Hughes.
"The work of this kind was also Sc
cret' Muihall said 1T was done under
cover"
"Did you pose as a friend of the labor
orga nizatio and thus work against those
orga nizations from the inside?'' asked
Senator Cummins
| Not at the time.
| Mulhall identified a letter from James
]. Ridge outlining work done by Ridge
among Rhode Island labor unions in 1904
| in behalf Of Ald'1ch in his candidacy.
Mulball testified giving Ridge 5000 which
he got from Cushing, secretary of the
| Manuamtucers' association to help Aldricn
| in his campaign for reelection. In a let
ter relating to Ridge. it was said The
senator is well pleased with the work OF
/ your friend
attorney McCcrter tried to have the
! committee continue until Mulhall had con-
cluded and the other witnesses which were
to follow had testified
Committee Refuses
He said he had not actually heard Cush-
| ing and others. The committee refused.
| A reference te President Taft came in tie
| form of notation on the back of a Mui-
hall envelope. The following names ap-
peared: c. D. Firestone, Columbus Buggy
| company; Col. w. II. Morgan, Alliance,
| o.; John N. Taylor, East Liverpool; d. j.
| Sinclair, Steubenville; H. NJ Hanna,
| Cleveland.
"These five names We're submitted 10
me by Senator Foraker of Ohio to hand
| to President Taft a an interview | was
| to have with him at his summer residence
] In 1910 concerning the campaign In Ohio, p"
Mulhall testified.
The committee did not develop that
point further. Testifying about the cam
paign against Hughes Mulhall swore he
went to Paterson 70 aid Hughes opponent.
He hired six union men to work against