The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-24
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indication, so far as the committee
had gone tonight. that Battle ever
heard OF the interest Mulhall took in
him. IL was a perfunctory acknowl
edrment that letter from Mulhall
had been received
Personal Aspirations.
Mulhall's personal political aspira-
lions came into the proceedings again
to-day, when several letters were read
In which he was spoken of by officers
OF the association as being men
toned for congress" from the Fourth
district" tprobably Maryland.
James W. Van Cleave. one time pres
ident OF the association. wished Null
hail well in this matter. and John
Kirby. Jr.. wrote as follows:
see that somebody has been buzz
ing a congressional bee around your
carcass. ! suppose next will be
'humming bird. representing the SEN
ate. and then an eagle. representing
the presidential chair OF the United
States
Many OF the letters to-day spoke OF
an effort to land r. G. Schwedtman.
secretary 10 Van Cleave. on the tariff
board. Several others told OF public
documents officers wished Mulhall 10
get, including the report of the nation
al monetary commission. Questioned
by Senator Reed. Mulhall said the as
ISOLATION was interested in that re-
port, but he didn't just know how. He
swore that copies of the congressional
record were franked to most OF the
prominent members of the National
Association of ManftFa,str.r. -,
one letter boosted that he and James
A. Emery. counsel for the National As
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers. could get
almost any such document and frank
II out.
Playing Politics.
Neither Senators Cummins nor Mel
son. Republican members of the com.
mittee appeared to-day at the hearing
Although neither would discuss the
matter II Is generally known that they
cislm the Democrats have been play
ing politics with the investigation, par.
.tcularly in the case of =. w. Nc
Gave, Republican candidate for con-
Eress in the Sixth New Jersey dis
trict, defeated in a special election
yesterday. McClave was brought into
me case few days ago by Mulhall
senator Nelson declared publicly the
next day that he didn't know the com
mittee was being used for campaign
purposes. and Senator Cummins has
not been present AZ any hearing since.
except for few minutes
Mulhall swOre that an unsigned Ie,.
Ter dated November %. 1909. and ad-
dressed To Hon. William II. TAFT
president OF the United States" had
been written by James \. Emery.
counsel for the National Association
al Manufacturers The letter follows.
sir: have the honor 20 submit
herewith a memoranda with respect
10 your contemplated recommendation
IN reference To- the sherman act
GO this IN accordance with the sue-
GeNtion made during our recent inter-
view
Mulhall identified copy of the
memoranda. He said Emery sent II to
the president as a brief.
The copy of an answering letter IN
Emery signed BY the president was
identified by Mulhall.
II was dated November % and per-
functority acknowledged the recent
OF the memoranda on the sherman
act.
West Virginia Politics.
west Virginia politics called AIul.
nan IN January. 1910. lie wrote Presi-
dent John Kirby. Jr.. on the fifteenth:
Senator Scott is extremely anxious
10 have US give him any aid that We
might be able TO render for his re-
turn 10 the senate this year. OF
course. ! handed this matter dipIo-
matically. making no pledges and stat
ing 10 the senator that / should write
our peopl" AZ the earliest possible mo-
menf and get them TO grant any aid
they are able TO give"