Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-31

dent With letters and stop tarin dick
eTing at this session. :
ScnEedtman wrote to MElhall on
May s about Beverages attitude.
Beverage is not very big now, but
win grow smaller right along il he
keeps up that kind or talk. he need
not try to blum us. We have been
Ia he game too long.
another expense account item was
for 1880. for breaking shoemakers
strike IN Portsmouth, o., in May.
.4-ss. Three thousand men were in.
VOWED. Mulhali broke the strike in
three days, he said. and spent in adj
dition 81 in taking union officials TO
a circus.
Another letter disclosed that ON
May q, 1908, ex-Reprssentafiye Has
kins of Vermont proposes" that Null
hall work for him.
Drafting Republican Platform Of 1909.
Muihalfs activities in connection
with the Republican national plat
form Of 1908 were brought out IN q
letter to Schwedtman May IS. 1t con
|cIuded BY saying that Wade Ellis and
others suggested that President Van
Cleaye and Secretary SchWedtm8n OF
the Manufacturers, go to Chicago a
week before the convention to see q
draft Of the platform, and be private
ly heard. In a letter to Emery,
Schwedtman asked:
What is the best way to influence
the drafting Of this platform IN the
right direction
More letters were introduced bear
ing on the fight against Congressman
Gardner, Of New Jersey. Judge
Speer. Gov. Fort. and NJ. Lewis have
not carried out their promises to get
US strong candidate In that dis.
triet MuIhall wrote.
Sherman Pleased With Aid to Boom
let.
On June I.>190S, he wrote James S.
sherman that he and Sherman's
friends in the organization were
greatly pleased that Sherman was to
be candidate for gice-President.
sherman on June 2 replied
4 shall be plaeased to have the
members Of your association give to
the little boomlet such q forward push
as they conveniently con.
Other letters told of plans to aid
Congressman jenkins in Wisconsin.
Every effort in the world will be
made for jenkins, wrote Schwedt.
man. A letter from Littleffeld urgihg
aid for jenkins was read. Schwedt-
man whote .Mulhall on June 2, 1903.
You will notice that our newspa-
pers state that tine national platform
Is being written at the present time
at the White House. You can rest
assured that Theodore Roosevelt, who
lis still smarting from the defeat he
has received at the hands of congress
and the people lately, viii embody all
Of his policies In the platform, and
many of the leaders, being anxious for
harmony, viii go the limit in meeting
his views
Al Schwedtman letter to MulhaIl,
june 3, about the Republican plat
form, quoted Emery thus: Am in
touch with chairman resolutions com
mittee
Another, June 6, quoted Emery on
MuIlhalPs interview with Postmaster.
General Hitchcock. then Mr.. Taft's
campaign manager think Null
halls interview with Hitchcock is one
Of the best things ever. The same
Hitchcock is an advance exponent OF
the Roosevelt labor policies.
Several letters introduced today
seemed to show Mulhall and Emery
in close relations General Manager
Bird, of the Manufacturers, testified
yesterday that Emery was counsel for
the National Council for Industrial De.
fence, which had no connection with
the Manufacturers, Association. Mul
hall testified today that the Mannfac.
turers referred him to Emery; that
Emery was constantly in touch with
his work, and eventually wanted to
run all the field work. =
Mnlhall testified to an acquaintance
with Edward Hines, the Chicago lun,
herman, who figured prominently in
the L0rimer case.