Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-08
SOURCE OF THE CHECKS
DRAWN T0l.E. WATSON
Testimony Today Before Sen
ate Committee Investigating
the Lobby Activities.

James \. Emery continued to testify
today before the Senate lobby commit
tee about the legislative activities of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers and the National Council for In
dustrial Defense.
Mr.. Emery said that James w Van
Cleave. leader in the National Assoc
citation of Manufacturers, had large
part in the steps that led to the or
ganization of the National Tariff Com
mission Association, which. however
had no connection with the National
Association Of Manufacturers or the
Industrial Council.
He testified that the Tariff Commission
Association employed former Representa-
tive James f. Watson of Indiana and
not the National Association of Manu-
facturers or the Industrial Council
Explains the Discrepancy.
Two MISUNDERSTANDING checks TO Mr..
Watson drawn by the manufacturers had
previously been put in evidence.
Senator Walsh expressed surprise
at the apparent contradiction Mr.
Emery said he had been told that the
checks We're accounted for by book
Keeping expedient. the National Associa-
ton OF Manufacturers. a contributor to
the TariH Association, paying the sums
direct to the former congressman.
Senator Reed developed that a major
ity of the members of the executive
committee of the Tariff Commission AS
sociation We're also members of a tariff
committee of the National Association of
Manufacturers.
Ewell Criticises officials.
James L. Ewell. formerly manager
OF trade publication. criticised some
of the officials of the N. A. NJ in his
testimony before the House lobby in
vestigating committee yesterday. Mr..
Ewell was particularly. bitter against
j. p. Bird, an official of the organiza-
ton. who had. discharged Mr. Ewell
unfairly according to the witness. Mr.
Ewell gave an account of converse
lions between Mr. Bird and Col Null
hall
On one OCCASION" he said, 81 knew
there was a tremendous fight on in the
district of Representative Hughes of
New Jersey. l was talking to Mr. Bird
when Mulhall entered the room In his
characteristic way he shouted: Well,
could have done better if l had more
money. | didn't have enough money
There We're plenty of democrats over
there, and l didn't have enough money
to buy them. l think / did d well
with the money 1 had, don't you?"
Mr.. Ewell said he had heard Mulhall
ASK Tor S2,500 from Bird for work done
in Washington" He also said that
Marshall Gushing had resigned as Sec
rotary Of the n. A. M. because the direc-
tors Of the organization wanted a de-
tailed statement as to money spent in
a campaign to re-elect Representative
Littlefeld of Maine. Mr.. Ewell said
the former secretary refused to divulge
the details and resigned.
Discussing the dismissal of Z. A.
Cooley and the appointment of F. F.
Porter in charge OF the associations
campaign for membership. Ewell said
that Cooley had stated. Porter could
get the money. but that his tactics were
not liked"
Under questioning by Robert McCar-
ter of the N. A. NJ concerning law
suit in which Ewell had been unsuc
cessful, Ewell replied that he had lost
$4,000 which he claimed was due him
when he was discharged, because of
false testimony of Mr.. Bird and his
counsel, A. Parker Nevin."