The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-16
H. E. Miles Alleged TO Have
Asked Swayne TO Give
Watson Help.
MANY LETTERS READ
More Details in Effort TO
Elect Watson Told TO
the Senate.
National News Assoeiat,srN

NNatlonat news ASSOCiatioNN
WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Before
facing his daily quiz before the Senate
lobby investigating committee today,
Col. NJ. y. Mulhall declared that he
was too busy To reply 10 the charges OF
Richard Barry of New York that he
(MulhalD has demanded $4,000 for
the publication of the National Asso-
citation OF Manufacturers correspond
ence; that he attempted to sell letters
TO the American Federation of Labor
and that he asked Barry IL he did not
think the National Association would
pay Sl50,000 for the fifty-seyen thous-
and letters and documents which Null
hall possessed.
Letters were read into the record to-
day concerning the efforts OF the Ma
tional Association to have a tariff
commission created. Mulhall testified
that during a conference In June. 1905,
with the political managers OF former
Representative James f. Watson OF
Indiana. it was suggested that former
President ID. NJ. Parry of the Manu-
facturers' Association become active in
that state.
FFo"nco vi.
This suggestion was frowned upon
because Parry was too well known To
the labor people," said Mr.. Mulhall
Was not Mr.. Parry a protege of
Senator Beyeridge?" asked Senator
Nelson.
mo. Senator Beyeridge publicly ac-
knowledged that he was a protege OF
Mr.. Parry" replied Mulhall
THE National Association of Man.
ufacturers wanted a tariff commission
of which III. L. Miles of Racine, Wis
consin and Fred c. Schwedtman
should be members" said MulhaIl.
Miles was the head of the tariff COM
mittee of the National Association
which was named to come to Wash
ington to lobby for a tariff commits
sion, but he was so radical he was
finally driven from the committee"
A Letter to Mr.. swayne.
Mulhall testified that Miles wrote TO
S. 4. Swayne OF Richmond, Indiana.
urging him to support Watson, al
| though Miles admitted that, personal
| ly do not like the man but I would
| like less to have him succeeded by a
/ man no better in any way and wrong
| in labor ways"
| Mr. Schwedtman wrote Mulhall re-
specting the Watson campaign saying,
IF ever l regret not being a million
aire it is in times like these when
money could do such a great lot OF
good"
| Mulhall described the conversation
! he had with the representatives of the
! Indiana Manufacturers in which he
said a large fund was needed to put
/ Watson across. II thought about $780,
/ 900 was needed, but / did not suggest
so large an amount" said MuIhall.
| The witness said that he employed
union men to try TO swing the labor
| vote TO Watson and TO spy upon labor
activities. MulhalI wrote to Schwedt-
man January I9. 1908. that Watson
! had been elected to place Indiana's
candidate for president. Charles w.
Fairbanks, in nomination at the Chi
cago convention. In the same letter
( Schwedtman was mentioned as the
meet ambassador TO Brazil under the
incoming administration.
! One letter explained by MulhalI in
dicated that he understood that the
annual political expenditures OF the
Manufacturers association were about
! $4,000.
/ Senator Foraker wanted Mr.. MulhaIl
to see the secretary of the United
Building Trades of Cincinnati and re-
port to nim on his chances for re-elec-
ton as senator. Il think he was
considering running for the presi-
dency at that time" added MuIhaIL