Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-17
Names of Speaker Cannon and
Senator Hemenway Dragged
Into Quiz.
WANTS FUND INVESTIGATED
Lobbyist Suggests Postoffice
Department Probe Indus
trial Defense Council.

Washington, July 17.--A fund of
s500,000 to 100000 a year raised by
the national council for industrial de-
fense an adjunct of the National AS
sociation Of Man,lfactmers-for oppos-
ing legislation that the manufacturers
did not favor was described to the
Senate lobby committee today by Mar
tin NJ, Mtilall. Mullall testified he
had no@personal knowledge of the ex-
:stence of such fund bat declared
that collector for the organization
had recently given those figures to the
New York World
II often have thought and have sug-
gested," said Mulhall. that the council
ought to be investigated by the post
office department If it We're inNesti-
gated, ! feel that the gentlemen who
run 1t will have a hard time account
ing for the money collected.
The committee did not question Null
hall further on the subject.
Mulhall swore than money had been
paid to him from the fund for political
purposes but did not explain what the
purposes were.
Emery Describes "Tussle."
Martin NJ Mulhall brought the story
of his lobbying activities for the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers up
to 1903, before the Senate commit
tee today and testified about the work
of the association in promoting tar
iff commission.
'"rhe association wanted Miles and
Sciwedteman on it and wanted to con-
| troll it themselves, Mulhall testiiled.
He did not explain who Miles was.
| .Schwedteman was secretary to Prcsi-
dent Van Cleave, of the association
| Charles T.. Emery, counsel Tor the
manufacturers, wrote Mulhail on Jan
uai.y is, 1908, US follows; Doubtless
| vou knew we had Il tussle on the floor
of the House last Saturday where an
attempt was made by the democrats
| under cover OF an amendment to {,
4 conspiracy provision of the revised
\ statutes TO enact some of the worst
| features of the extreme labor ieSisla
| ton now before the judiciary commit /
\ tee. Our friends stood firm and the
attempt to make campaign p1under was
suuelched in the most admirable way
and very happily a democrat, Swager
Sherley of Kentucky, took the chief
part in the defense of the existing laM
and against the proposed amendment
Watson Controlled Machine.
:. Another letter from Mulhall writer
4 at Indianapolis on June II, 1905 u
/ Scllwedtman at st. Louis. fepor!et
how Congressman Watson had ;
large majority of the machine under
| his control.
II
be held on the 21st it continued. Then
certainly expect Gompers, Duncan ant
others. Three of the district president.
from the anthracite districts are my
personal friends. I feel might be able
to go good work through these gentle
men. and it is too bad we are shor'
of funds when the convention Is com
ing with the opportunities for use.
Mulhall said he met Van Cleave ana
Schwedtnlan on train passing through
i indianapolis January 10. 1908, told then
of the Watson campaign and spok'
1 about 100000 being needed.
Hemenway and Cannon.
On January 10, Mulhal wrote
SchWedtman:
Mr. Watson Friday told me that j
there was any danger of any clas
Legislation being brought up while h.
WAS absent from Washington. to hav'
Mr. Emer. see Senator Hemenway. H
also told me to write hnerN and sa,
that Speaker Cannon would receiv
him at any time and he could tall
freely and fully to the speaker am
that everything would be all right
In January. 1905, Mulhall received
letter from former Senator Forake
suggesting that he visit Cincinnati
for short interview" He testif.e
that he made written report to For
| aker showing chow the senator stood
among business men in and about Gin
cinnati. He did not testify whethe
the report was favorable. Forake
J wanted to know if',he would stand !.
chance to be reelected to the Senat
and was still thinking about a presi
DENTAL boom.
Baltimore Worse Than Tamn,any.
Mulhall got back to Baltimore polite
: and pushed forward two years to Jan
( uary. 1910 In a letter TO l. H. Scate.
t of the Builders exchange of Baltimore
g he wrote:
$ "1'he situation in baltimore polite
is the rottenest Of any city in tn
i United States. Tammany Hall, I'm Ne,
e York, has never played such politics a
t | are played in Baltimore, for Tamman
does encourage an active, pushing