The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-03
Telegram BY United PRESS.

~ the MUSE Iuien committee.
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Telegram by United 9ress.
Washington July S.-The senate
lobby investigating committee will to-
day receive approximately twenty
thousaid letters, kilograms. expense
accounts and reports, as documentary
evidence in connection with the
charges brought by Col. Martin NJ.
Mulhall as to the activities Of the Nas
tional Association OF Manufacturers II
politics and labor matters.
The latest revelations Of MvihalI as
to the part he alleges the National As+
sociation Of Manufacturers played III
the campaign of former congressman
Watson for governor OF Indiana, fol
lowing the denial Of Watson that hs
had any relations with officials Or tha
association, aroused the greatest n
terest here.
In letter furnished BY MulhaII and
signed BY Ferd schwedtman. secretary
to the late President Van Cleave Of
the National Association Of Manufac.
turers, regret is expressed chat the
one thing wanted more in this eams
paign than any thing else. Watsona
success, failed.e
The letter added that Van CIeage
was now more interested in Watsons
election as governor than In Tafts. In
January, 1909. Mulhall claims he wrote
former President Parry Of the National
Association Of Manufacturers saying
he supposed Parry knew Watson was
a candidate for secretary OF commerce.
and labor in Taft's cabinet.
MulhaIl submitted two letters. sign.
ed BY Parry, saying he knew the man
ufaeturers would be satisfied with
Watson and he had been working for
Watson's appointment adding that be
would feel Just as safe with Watson
on the job as for ivan Cleave or my.
self to have the chair
The birth Of the steel trust lnvesGi.
cation was described 10 the senags
lobby committee by Henry 3. Martin.
secretary Of the National Antitrust
league. Martin declared that he and
David Lamar were authors Of the orig.
inal resolution OF investigation. La
mar was pictured as public spirited
citizen, and foe Of the railroad
trusts" Martin said Chairman stan.
ley was ignorant Of Lamars connees
tions with the resolution.
David Lamar, Wall street operators
and one time confidante Of Russell
Sage, Jas. R. Keene and other iiuau-
eiers. amazed the senate lobby COM
mittee Wednesday by smilIipgly and
frankly testitying that ii was ne VINO
impersonated Representatives Palmer
and Riordan in telephone converationz
! With Lewis eass Ledyard. Paul D. cEa-
vath,. Robert s. Lovett Ind ether pfomv
inent finaneiefs. telling them that Id.
ward Lauterbaeh, Ne York Law yer.
could do great things fer them Is
{ Washington.
Lamar astonished the committee W
{ making detailed charge that the
+ Union Pacific railroads books led
q been forged in 1901 on AZ item cover
] ing sS2.OOo.00O and that As one reaul
: Kuha, Loeo & Go. and the late 4. H
Hartman had laid the ioundatlen b
gigantic fortunes.
When Lamar finished Paul b, eHa
I vath Of counsel for the union Pacllfs
; put in a prepared statement to las
; committee alleging that LamaS
charge concerning the $50 zooo. .oaQ
; which amount Is connected With lAs
Union Pacific surplus was pari u i
: bear campaign to depfsss Union IS
: eific stock Of which the RAILROAD a
iqls have had knovleaas los
fconanuea NJ wase TMQA