The chronicle=news., 1913-07-12
HOUSE AND. SENATE
Fight Over MUlnAll
tCoatiausa froo psss oss)

l
which he said &as written by cush-
Ing. II urged Muihsli to deal with
McComas ON the suppositi0n that the
latter wanted u federal Judgeship In
prospect.
He tMcCOmas) needs to underj
stand the letter added. that the
Industrial needs Of the country are
more thoroughly organized than ev-
or before and that they will have
none OF his eight hour bill. All the
saine they are not vindictive aud 10
he honestly means TO let us control
can promise 10 do anything that yoa
can to remove any Of the obstacles
that you can from the path OF his
ambitions
Other letters from Cushing to Null
hall developed the extent to which
Mulhali was working with various
political factions In Maryland eith-
trying to select winner" or abate
McComas' activity In support of his
eight hour bill. Many OF the men he
mentioned nhis letters AN opposed
TO til. eight hour bill In the assocIa-
tons campaign against that measure
were strictly honest In that posi-
tion" he thought.
Others pretended to be- honestly
opposed to II because you paid to-
suggested Senator Walsh.
YES. that's IT.
In u report February p. 1905. to
Cushing about political develop
mcn,s In Baltimore. Mulhall quoted
George u. Squiers. II bookkccper for
the American Federation OF Labor.
ON the support OF the labor forces
were swing McComas and the fight
they were making for anii.inJunc-
tion and an eight hour legislation.
Cushing had Instructed to keep
intouch with Sauircs" to find out
what the American Federation Of La
bor was doing.
Was SIuircs acting In good faith
or was he a spy In the union htad-
quarters employed by the National
Association OF Manufacturers"
asked Senator Cummius.
Not at TINT time. hut later on he
WAS xctinE as spy for Cushing In
the American Federation Of Labor
replied Mulhaii.
The campaign In support Of Repre-
sentative Charles u. I.ittlcficid. In
Maine. was taken up In other letters.
A Cushing letter to MulhaIl. June
&. 1910. said:
~ Eucss II is better. for you to
stay out Of the central labor union.
"A number Of labor union work
crs were engaged In the fight for
election In the rnion.'' explained
Mulhail. ''and I wnx taking an active
par, In seeing that We got officers
elected who were on our side politic-
ally. TIL" work was all done from
the outside"
The Cushin.; letter added:
You want to manage II somchow
that while Stone formcr Republican
collector OF the port OF Bai;imorcD
may think you are warming up to
him II will be the fact In reality that
he Is warming up to you
Several letters related to the activ-
it.cs OF Mulhall and Cushing in the
political situation in Maryland dur
Ing 1895. In one 1; was set forth
that C.ii c. Downes desired to re-
organize the Republican party in
Maryland with the aid OF Williams
General Gary. BOnapartc and Clark
son. all Maryland Republics '.in an
effort TO show the members and 9th
crs of Maryland, that they can win.
Tho Association got after Repre-
sentative Frank c. wuchtcr and Mu;-
hall said
"Wachter WAS not up to the mark
in Washington. He doSged to-
many votes in labor bills
The iIuiry shifted to Albany, n.
Y. The Introduction of Il bill in the
New York legislature by Sena tor
Page which would have placed the
burden of proof upon the dcfendan;
in cases of injury from negligence
was discussed
Gushing sent men TO oppose the
Dill "a something that ought not 10
pass at that time" said Mulhall.
Senator Cummins asked who >iul.
hall saw in Albany when he worked
against the bill.
You didn't have to zee many peo-
pie in Albany At that time to stop a
bill Of that kind. ] saw Boss
Barnes" laHr rra
Through him you defeated the
biIl?" .t