Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-17

many does encourage an active, push
ing, fighting Democrat: but on the
other hand, if there is any clean Re-
publican, who attempts to come to
the front in Baltimore, the gang that
calls itself the Union League of Bal
timore city Immediately gets busy and
attempts to destroy his reputation IS.
we'll as his usefulness to the Repnh-
liean party. Besides this, everybody
knows that the Stone faction has con-
tnually played To the rabble in the
labor ranks. The chance is now open
for the business men of Baltimore, if
they wish to do something in the work.
to bury Stoneism and all that goes
with it. There is an earthquake arts
ing underneath Mr.. Stone and / be-
ieve he will soon feel the shake"
Mulhall testified to letter from c.
A. Carlisle to r. E. Miles, chairman
citation of manufacturers, urging the
candidacy of Hon. Chas. w. Miller of
Goshen, Ind, for governor against
Watson.
Two lists of congressman, who
Schwedtman seemed to think might
vote fer bill in which the manufac-
turers were interested were given in
another letter to Mulhall The COM
mittee will later examine Mulhall at
great length ABOUT the list.
Mulhall paused to pay tribute to
the late Vice President James S.
Sherman.
Il want to say that Mr.. Sherman
always aided me and helped me in
Washington. He was always sincere
and worked for the good of the Re-
publican party. He was always
splendid and fighting Republican.
don't believe he had any other mo-
tiyes.'
Another Mulhall letter about
campaign against Congressman John
J. Gardner of the second New Jersey
district, said in part:
Defeating a man like Gardner will
have more effect upon radical con-
gressmen than all the letters We could
write in year"
On March TO- 1908. Mulhall wrote
sehwedtman that Chairman sherman
of the Republican Congressional CONS
mittee Cater Vice President )had dis
tinctly told him that every effort
should be made to defeat Gardner He
added that he learned from Bartholdt,
Cannon, Sherman and others that the
Littlefield pilotage bill, in which the
manufacturers were interested, should
be passed if Littlefield would let up on
his prohibition bill. Later conferences
with Sherman, Cannon and others, he
wrote, led him to believe the prohibi-
ton bill would be kept in committee.
In his letter to Schwedtman, Mulhall
roll Of A l6riph and id
the senator had promised to help Mr..
Emery in any way he could. He said
that from what he had learned from
Littlefleld he was almost convinced
that 1.-The committee on merchant ma
rine and fisheries had been fixed
against him.
Littlefield. he added. told him Speak
or Cannon had promised to strengthen
the committee 50 he could get his pi
lotage bill out. but instead had taken
off three of his friends and put on
Hinshaw. Calder and Mouser. who con-
tinually voted against it.
The Speaker, Mulhall wrote. was very
wrathy' against Littlefeld on account of
his prohibition bill and had said Little
field ought to have had better sense than
TO bring it up. The letter closed with
references to Mulhall promising Mr.
Sherman to help out in various districts,
including the eighth Ohio, where Rep.
Cole was seeking reelection.
Mulhall took the stand after the noon
recess, but after an examination of 10
minutes was taken off for a rest and }.
+. Bird, general manager of the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers replaced
him.
Bird said that he was the first general
manager of the National Association of
Manufacturers. beginning in June, 1908,
and had offices in 35th street, New York.
He brought half a carload of books with
him and said he had practically closed
up the National Association of Manufc-
turers' business to answer the commit
tees subpoena.
The witness said he was connected also
with the National Council for Industrial
Defence and the New Jersey Manufacture
ers' Association. Bird said he would be
glad to tell how the industrial defence
council had spent its money, but would
not care to tell where it's funds came
from. He confirmed part of MulhalPs
story relating to the council. He said
it numbered about $50 organizations
throughout the country. He said the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers took
a leading part in the organization.
WAS there ever a meeting of these
associations or representatives of these
associations ?" asked Senator Reed.
mo, sir, but blank are sent each
year for renewal of membership"
Bird said Emery was paid $1,000 a
month by the council for his work in
Washington.
Neither the National Association of
Manufacturers or the council for de-
fence has any connection with the
Anti Boycott Association, he said. an
swering a question by Senator Reed.
Mulhall went back on the stand aft
er a half hour and Bird was excused
until next week, but was told to turn
his enormous mass of papers over to
the sergeant-a of the Senate.
Mulhall identified letter he had
written to David NJ. Parry. March 10,
1908, saying:
Il have held several interviews with
Speaker Cannon, Mr. James S. Sher-
man, Mr.. Littlefield, Mr.. Bartholdt and
several other leaders of Congress in
the past 10 days and all of these gen
tlemen assure me that there will be