Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
MuIhaII Writes to the National
Association of Manufacturers Of
Agreement to Send Hughes to
the Senate to Combat Capital.
Lobbyist Boasts In Correspond
ence of Success in Having Men
Elected to Congress Favorable
to His Organizations Interests.
Secretary of Labor Is AssaiIed as
Practicing Nepotism in Appoint
ing Office Force for Committee.
Bird Is Summoned by Inquiry.


WASHINGTON, July 12.-Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and ]. p.
Bird, general manager of the National
Association of Manufacturers, will be
called before the Senate lobby COM
mittee Monday to explain their activf-
ties in the interests of labor and cap
ital.
Mr.. Gompers' testimony win be
heard with great interest in view Of
new and amazing revelations made
by Colonel Mulhall for ten years pub
licity and field agent for the manu-
factuTers. These revelations The
American herewith presents for what
ever they may be worth.
Here is Mulhalrs letter to Bird:
Atlantic City, n. ].
Mr. Philip Bird. General Man.
ager National Association of Man
ufacturers, No. 30 Church Street,
New York.
Dear Sir: I received your letter
some time ago. but did not answer
on account Of being pressed with
work for the past eight or ten days.
I know you will be pleased to learn
that Mr.. John j. Gardner has won
a complete victory over two very
strong opponents in the Cecond Con-
gressional District of this city, and
has won the nomination again with
a majority of about 1000 votes,
which the official count win give
him.
Since you wrote me I have also
visited Mr.. George w. Fairchtd's
district, and at his request will con-
tinue to do some work for him until
the close OF the campaign. This IS
the third victory that | have par
ticipated in since last April.
Mr.. James McDermott was re-
nominated in the Fourth Illinois
District and, he claims, largely by
my help.
Wilson's Pledge Recalled.
The principal reason for my writ
ing this letter to you is to call your
attention to the fact that feel that
every manufacturer in this coun-
try should unite and help to defeat
William Hughes, late of the Sixth
New Jersey District. I know 1t is
not necessary for me to say a word
to you concerning Hughes record,
for l feel that every manufac-
turer throughout the country who
is interested in honest legislation
and against class Legislation knows
what his record is.
have got positive information
that when Mr.. Samuel Gompers and
Mr.. Frank Morrison and other mem
bers Of the executive board Of tbs
American Federation of Labor
called on Governor Wilson at his
home in Seagirt around the first
day of last July that they exaeted
a promise from Governor Wilson to
support Hughes for the United
States Senatorship in this Stats,
and that Governor Wilson has car
ried out his agreement to the let
ter, and that is why Hughes is tho
nominee of the Democratic party
at the present time.
1 feel positive and sure that e
the manufacturers that belong to
your organization and other organ
izations in favor of a square deal
will do their duty in this coming
election, Gardner will be returned
to Congress by a greater majority
than he ever got before, and that
Hughes viii be overwhelmingly de-
feated.
I feel that It is the duty of an
the leaders of your organization to
see that this treacherous dema-