Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
MULHALL HEARD
tn. KNUCKLED
To WALL st.
Chief Lobbyist Says Rep. Watson
Told Him Everything Was Be-
ing Sacrificed for Taft.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-With half
a carload of account books and files
of the National Association of Man
ufacturers, and 10000 letters and tel
egrams made public by NJ NJ. Mulhall,
the Overman Lobby Inquiry Commit
tee to-day found itself for the first
time in a position to ascertain the
whole truth concerning the methods
of manufacturers in controlling cleo
tions and legislation.
The new mass of testimony is eX-
pected to furnish proof or refutation
of Mulhal's personal accusations and
insinuations
A letter from Judge William R.
Speer, Of the Hudson County, n. j.,
District Court, to former Governor J.
Franklin Fort of New Jersey, intro
ducing Colonel Mulhall was exhibit
ed by the committee. Speer is a
nephew Of John Kirby, former presi-
dent of the Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
Sherman Was Provoked.
On April %, 1908, the late Vice
President Sherman wrote to Mulhall
that it was impossible to get the Lit
tlefield compulsory pilotage bill
through the House. Sherman was
provoked at the tariff agitation of the
National Association, and said IL
might lead to the election of a Dem
ocratic President. Sherman also was
angry at the newspaper fight against
Speaker Cannon's candidacy for the
presidential nomination
At that time Representative James
Watson, Of Indiana, according to a
letter written by Mulhall had a great
notion to take the floor before Con-
gress adjourned and expose the whole
dirty piece of trickery from start to
finish" referring to a statement that
the White House, meaning President
Roosevelt, was responsible for the
newspaper campaign against Cannon.
Watson states that the President IS
moving heaven and earth to nominate
Taft" wrote Mulhall; that he is will
ing to sacrifice the Sherman law and
every other law to please the truss
and to please Wall Street, so that he
can get their support for his caEdi-
date at Chicago"
Brbed Clark's Messenger.
Colonel Mulhall testified that he
had paid money to Henry Neal
Speaker Clark's negro messenger for
small favors, such as getting people
in and out of the Speakers Office
] ltdIueNt wrote Muilldll. Willlb
at Senator Foraker's home, that the
opposition to the President (ROOse-
velD intends to let no legislation
through which he wishes at this ses-
sion of Congress, and intends TO fight
the Taft forces to a finish.
Il met Mr.. Beveridge and called his
attention to promises he made to Mr..
Parry and others in India in regard
to the class legislation. Mr.. Beverage
told me that he stood strongly in fa-
vor of the injunction bin the Presi-
dent wanted"
A letter from James S. Sherman
enrolling Mulhall as a worker for che
Republican congressional committee
in 1908 was presented. This letter
was to serve as credentials for Null
hall among Republican leaders.
In May, 1908, one of Mulhall's ey-
pense accounts showed So paid to, d
House employee for information.
"Who was that man." asked Reed.
y. Fl. McMichael," said Mulhall.
Hemenway Scores BeVeridge.
Il told Senator Hemenway what
Mr.. Beveridge said. Hemenway told
me to tell Beverage for him if ! saw
him again, that he was talking
through his hat, and that it was a
damn poor hat at that. Hemenway
said Beveridge was bluffing."
on May Z, 1908, Mulhall wrote:
Watson has made confession to
me, and it is this: All this scare about
injunction bills and an amendment to
tie Sherman law and such legislation
was all gotten up by him and the
Speaker for the purpose of flooding
tie President with letters and to stop
this dickering on the tariff question
at this session of Congress"
In March, 1908 a boycott was at
tempted by organized labor against
Bishop & Babcock and the Cleveland
Faucet Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mulhall said he stopped this boycott
through Harry Volmer, labor leader.
From Columbus, Ohio May %, 1908,
Mulhall wrote that Henry A Will
liams, chairman of the State commit
tee, told me he had taken a draft of
the national platform to Washington
to submit it to President Roosevelt
Mr.. Taft and others for their ap-
proval.
Il told Chairman Williams and
Wade H. Ellis what our people would
want, showing them that there were
more than $4,000 manufacturers or
ganized throughout the United States
at the present time, and that it was
utterly impossible for them to elect
Mr.. Taft or anyone else without our
active support"
On June l Mulhall wrote to the late
Vice President Sherman assuring him
of his support as a candidate for the
nomination as Vice President
Schwedtman wrote to Mulhall that
mo matter how the National AssOcia-
ton might feel about some of Taft's
statements, it is up to US now to sup
port him"
Mr.. Taft seems to be entirely in
Roosevelts hands" wrote SchWedt-
man.