The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-17
MuIhaII Letters Tell Of Activities
Prior to Republican Convention
in 1908 Confer with
Taft Managers
MADE NO FIGHT ON
TAFT NOMINATION
Efforts to Head Off Labor LegisIa-
tiOn Witness Declares Over
$5OO,OOO Raised for Political
Purposes by N. A. M.
Telegram BY United Press

Telegram by United Press
Washington, July Mulhall's let
ters, identified before the senate lobby
probers today, took up the days i'm
medIately preceding the Republican
national convention Of 1908. They told
OF the efforts Of the National Associa-
ton OF Manufacturers to learn in ad-
vance what the Republican platform
would contain.
The 0etters showed that early In
May officials Of the association were
convinced that there was no chance Of
beating Taft for the nomination, and
there we're frequent conferences be-
tween Mulhal and other National
Association OF Manufacturers Off
clals and the Taft campaign managers.
One letter declared that the draft
OF the platform had been submitted
to Roosevelt for approval and recited
the belief that radical changes would
be made In IT.
Other letters 10 the president
warned him that the American Fedora
tion Of Labor officials intended to in
sist on an antiinjunction plank in the
platform and urged the officials to 90
to Chicago to prevent che endorsement
OF laws asked By organized labor and
to support the National Association
OF Manufacturers members who we're
delegates 70. the convention.
The letter also promised aid to
Sherman Tor the vice presidential
nomination.
The witness told OF a conference
with Sherman during which the latter
said the National Association Of Manu-
facturels should call off the attacks on
Cannon by Republican papers.
Mulhall then found the record. the
Republican senate conference at which
il was decided that no further legis-
lation desired BY Roosevelt should be
enacted
Foraker told Mulhall that the allies
planned to nominate Taft by CONTROL
ing the national committee. Watson
told Mulhan that Roosevelt was
faihering the attack on Cannon 10 aid
Taft
Plans to make the National Associa.
ton OF Manufacturers The controlling
factor IN campaigns for congress, to
defeat legislation in Washington IT'S
members did not approve. to get the
ears OF men who were conducting
presidential booms. and to land a
member Of the association in the cabi-
net Of president. were laid before
the committee yesterday.
Martin NJ. Mnlhall, selfstyled lobby.
list for the association. swore to the
authenticity Of nearly 400 letters
which told Of these plans and brought
IN the names OF such men as former
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, the
late Vice-president Sherman, former
Speaker Cannon, former Senators AL
drich, Hemenway, Foraker and others
Arthur /. yorys. Ohio manager Of the
Taft campaign Of 1903, and Frank H
Hitchcock, one time chairman Of the
Republican national committee and
postmaster in Mr rats cabinet
air. Mulhall testified, too, that the
national council for industrial defense
an organization allied to the Nationa
Association Of Manufacturers. hai
raised between s500,0OO and s7OO,OOl
a year to be used in opposing legisla
tIon its members did not like.
He said this information came from
collector for the council and tina
ne had no personal knowledge Of Il
except that he had been paid for pc
litical work from such fund.
Mulhall showed the strain he ha
been under for four days during tn
afternoon session, and the committe
took him from the stand for a hal
hour and listened to testimony Of
r. Bird, general manager Of the Mani
facturers Association and treasurer (
the industrial defense council
Bird brought half a carload {
books and papers with him to VAS