The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-23
PACKING HOUSE
committee TOLD
Mulhal Letters Speak of.N.
u m. Selecting Men for
judiciary Body.
'HLACKLETS" PREPARED


A wide range of political ana iapof
activities Of Col Mulhall and other ON
Gals Of the National Association OF
Manufacturers was disclosed ana slaoo-
rated on through letters read into the
record at the lobby investigation yester-
day. :.
The packing, Of the Judiciary and
Labor Committees of the House for the
Sixty-frst Congress. the preparation OF
further ''blacklists." the framing by
Senator Aldrich of . tariff commission
bill, finally tackled onto the Payne
AIdrich tarifY bin after a hard fight, were
s among the activities of the N. A n.
in 1903.
Taking the stand at the afternoon ses-
sion. Mulhall admitted to the committee
that he had been In error Monday in
declaring that the $500 paid James E.
Watson as a retainer for lobby work In
behalf of the tariff commission bill was
before watson's term as a member of
Congress expired in the spring of 1903.
He said that letters which he had gone
through since then showed that this
money had not been paid until some time
in April, and that Watson's term ex-
pired March 4. Up to that time Watson
had been paid no money at all by the
N. A. NJ Counsel for the N. A. NJ.
asked the committee to require Mulhall
to produce his personal check for the
account to give r. E. Miles to pay Wat
son. This request was taken under ad-
visement-
Cannon Aided by n. A. N.
While the Sixty-arst Congress was in
progress Of organization the N. A. M. did
everything in its power to aid Cannon in
downing the progressive factions oppos-
ing him for the Speakership. Writing F.
c. Schwedtman in March. while the Re-
publican caucus was thrashing out Its
difficulties, Mulhall said:
IT was given to understand by Mr..
Watson that the Speaker was not in any
danger of defeat in the CAUCUS MI.
Watson wanted Mr.. Van Cleave and
yourself to understand the opposition the
Speaker Is having, and he wished us to
get into the fight, SO that the Speakers
friends might be our friends through the
coming session. -
In this letter Mulhall inclosed q list of
names of Republicans who were opposing
Cannon. II agree with Mr.. Watson" he
concluded his letter. that the manufac-
turers at least should be given to under
stand who these people are who are con-
tinually stirring up strife against US
here in Washington
In reply. Schwedtman wrote: Il am
confident that they will be Of much
help to the Speaker. Mr.. Van
Cleave himself would go the limit to
assist Mr.. Cannon in time OF need. we
must sustain the Speaker.
And Schwedtman also wired MulhaI:
your telegram received. They can't
beat u.s. Mr.. Van Cleave wired Uncle
Joe this morning and told him, have
every confidence in your ultimate sue
cess today and congratulate you ana
the nation in advance.
"PackipE'' OF Committee.
Immediately after the Inauguration 'f
President Taft. Emery and Mulhall re-
newed their efforts, begun In January
and February, 1909, to secure safe men
on the judiciary Committee. February
IL. Mulhall wrote My Dear Ferdinand"
of an interview with Watson on this
subject
Mr.. WATSON he wrote, states that
the Speaker will not appoint Mr.. Malby as
chairman Of the Judiciary Committee
(Malby being New York reactionary
who was perfectly safe for the N. A. M,
hut that he will appoint him chairman of
the subjudiciary committee, the place
that Mr.. Littlefield formerly held, ana
Mr.. Watson is under the impression that
Mr.. Malby in this place will be just as
important as II he was chairman of
the full committee, for as a general rTle
all labor bills are referred to the SUI
committee. / also mentioned to
Mr.. Watson about putting Mr.. DENLY
on the Judiciary Committee. and Mr..
Watson stated that he would see that
that committee was fixed up as well
as il was possible to fix 1t, or in other
words just the way We want IT."
In July he wrote President Kirby, who
had succeeded Van Cleave, that they
hav ~ thair