Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

blackljsted with the labor unions be
cause he refused to legislate specla
privileges to labor organizations ano
the demagogues that he will not SUI
fer at the polls on account of his
patriotism and his devotion to duty
This makes necessary a great deaI
of field work and Col. Mulhall is IN
charge of this most important branch
of our activity His record is enviable
and his fidelity, integrity and honesty
beyond question. You can speak with
him in strict confidence, and you can
rest assured that when he calls upon
YOU it will be a subject most i'm
portant to you and to all of us.
Very truly yours,
u. w. VAN CLEAVE. President.
Washington, July 17.--Martin NJ.
Mulhall, self styled lobbyist for the
National Association of Manufaetur-
ers continued his testimony before
the. Senate lobby committee, today
detailing his activities ana ing con-
gressmen.
Some of the letters introduced dealt
with former President Roosevelts en-
dorsement of the candidacy of Mr..
Taft, then secretary Of war.
In letter to Schwcdtman, secre-
tary of the manufacturers. in April,
1905 Mulhall quoted the late Vice
President Sherman as saying: That
The fight then raging Oh Speaker
Cannon was dirty deal by the
White House against the Speaker"
Watson states wrote Muihal.
that the President RoosevelD is
moving Heaven and Earth TO nemin :
ate Taft and he is willing to sacri-
flee the Sherman law and every law,
to please the trusts and please Wall
Street. so that he can get their sup
port for his candidate.
Mulhall also wrote of attending a
meeting at Mr. Foraker's house, COM
posed of Senators who will oppose
the President and his policies ct the
Chicago convention" He added that
he was told to work against Mary
land delegates being instructed fer
Taft
THE opposition to the President"
Mulhall continued, intends to let no
legislation through that he wishes at
this session of Congress and intends
To fight the Taft forces to a finish.
There is whole lot took place at this
meeting that cannot very we'll be put
on paper"
Other letters detailed the fight on
various congressman. we have sent
special people after Mr.. Townsend in
Michigan" said one.
on May 6. 1908, Mulhall wrote
Schwedtman that he had called on
Senators Carter and Hemenway. Sen
ator Aldrich's secretary and other and
was assured by all these gentlemen
that il mattered not what the Presi-
dent attempted to do, there was not
going to be any unfair legislation
passed through the Senate. this ses-
sion. on the House side / called on
Murdoch, Campbell, Nelson. Alexan
der. Fassett and several others and
gave them our reasons why no iniunc-
ton legislation should be passed"
The letter detailed a conversation witt
Senator Beveridge in which the indiana
senator declared himself for an injunc.
ton bill, amendment of the Sherman la
Dor law and child labor bill. Mulhai
wrote that he reported Beverages sen
timents to Hemenway. $50
.Hemenway told me to tell Beveridg'
he was talking through his hat and tina
his hat was a damn poor one. He added
that Beveridge was bluffing," said the
letter. land assured me that no such leg
islation could pass the Senate. Senators
Carter and Aldrch Simply laughed al
Beveridge's statement. Watson later told
Mr. Emery and / that Beverage was
,t,lxr of tat. hf
was in full charge of affairs In the
House, during the illness of the Speaker.
Mulhall testified about his expense &C
counts and identified one item of a pay
ment of s. in May. 1908. to Neal mes
senger to the Speaker of the House
"He frequently did little errands FOL
u.s." said Mulhall, land let us known
who was in the Speakers room.
On May z. Mulhall wrote Schwedtmar
quoting Watson to the effect that IA
this scare about the Sherman law amend
ment and injunction bills was gotten VI
by himself and the Speaker to flood tn.
President with letters and stock tariff
dickering at his session.
Sehwedtman wrote MuIhall, on May 8
about Beveridges attitude:
sewerage Is not very DIG now Du
will grow smaller right along If he keeps
up that kind of talk. He need not tr,
to bluff us. We have been in the game
too long"
Another expense account item wa;
1880 for breaking shoemakers' STRIKE
in Portsmouth, Ohio. in May, 1905. Thre,
thousand men were involved. Mulhal
broke the strike in three days, he said
and spent in addition s12 taking unior
officials to a circus.
Another letter disclosed that, on Ma!
q, 1908. former Representative Haskin
of Vermont proposed that Mulhail worl
for him.
Mulhalls activities in connection will
the Republican national platform of 100
were brought out i'm a letter to Schwedt
man, on May Is. 1t concluded by say
ing that Wade Ellis and others suggestc,
that President Van Cleave and Secretar!
Schwedtman of the Manufacturers, go L
Chicago "a week before the convention
see a draft of the platform and be '.pri
vately heard"
In a letter to Emery, Schwcdtmal
asked: What is the best way to in
fuencc the drafting of this platform il
the right direction?"