Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-22
MULHALL SPARED
QU|Zz|NG BY FOES
Probers May Continue to Deny
Cross-Examination by
Manufacturers.
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST
WATSON CONTINUED
Lobby Witness Swears He Drew
$500 From Bank for
1ndianian.

4UUldUl60.
Attorneys for the National Association
or Manufacturers may not be permitted
TO cross-examine Martin NJ. Muhar, the
confessed lobbyist, before the Senate in
vestigating committee When Attorney
ROBERT McCarter for the manufacturers
today suggested cross-examinat:on of
Mulhall on his story that former Repre-
sentative James E. Watson of Indiana
had been paid retainer of $500 and a
weekly salary Of $3.50 to work for the
passage of tariff commission bill, with
a promise Of an additional $4,000 If the
bill was successful, Senator Reed, the
committees leading questoner declared
himself against cross examination, but
proposed that questions be submitted to
the committee in writing. The point was
not finally decided.
Drew Funds for Watson.
Mulhall today swore that he drew 500
from Baltimore bank to be paid to
watson. He further said Watson had
made the office of James A. Emery here
his headquarters after he was defeated
for Governor of Indiana in 1905
Emery. Mulhall swore. was the "chief
lobbyist for the manufacturers. The
witness declared today that former Sen
atOr Hemenway of Indiana occupied
rooms next to Emery and that Watson
was IN one office or the other much of
the time.
February 4, 1909. in a letter to Schwedt-
man. Mulhall got into Illinois politics
and brought in former Senator Hopkins.
who was defeated for reelection by
William Lorimer Mulhall wrote of the
sensational deadlock at Springfield:
Blame Upon Hopkins.
1--WE are spreading the impression that
on account of the contemplate stand
taken by Hopkins at the convention in
Chicago last June, wherein he was ex-
tremely unfair to the manufacturing in
terests In refusing them hearing before
the committee on resolutions, and
packing that committee in favor of the
Gompers crowd. has in large measure
brought this fight upon his own Shout
ders.'
February II Mulhall wrote Schwedtman
about the House judiciary committee.
MIR. Watson stated that he would see
that committee was fixed up as well as
1t was possible to fix it. or, in other
words, just the way he wanted it, said
the letter.
In a letter OF February II Mulhall
wrote Schwedtman about the activities
others to pass the bill to make Senator
Knox eligible to the Taft cabinet.
Senator Nelson's name was mentioned
again by Mulhail in a letter to Schwedt-
man February %. He told of an 'ex-
tended interview with the senator on
| labor bills and the decision of the ju-
dietary committee on the proposed Sher-
man law amendment.
Wanted Watson in Cabinet.
d. NJ. Parry. one-t time president Of the
National Association of Manufacturers,
wrote Mulhan February 5: Il certainly
do hope the Lord will smile on the eff
forts being made to place Watson in
the cabinet.
Il have been doing all in my power
toward that end, but just how far L
may have succeeded is hard to tell un-
| til it comes to the showdown"
Late in February Mulhall seemed to
have lost hope of seeing Watson in
the cabinet. He wrote Schwedtman:
Neither his friends nor himself are
| active in his behalf, and it appears
that they have come to the conclusion
that the place he was seeking in the
cabinet has been given and accepted.
Mulhall said that watson told him
that he expected to stay in Washing
ton long time after inauguration.
and his impression was that it was to
help Speaker Cannon"
| to have lost hope of seeing Watson in
the cabinet, Schwedtman wrote:
Assure our friend that the leaders Of
our organization are not tickle They will
be true to him as long as he is true to
them. / am confident that it would give
our leaders great pleasure to back up
Mr.. Watson for any position, elective
or appointive, for which he may try
| that matter. The correspondence devel-
oped that Watson declined several fed
| eral appointments not to his liking.
War List Is Furnished.
| A war list comprising members of the
House of Representatives which Mulhall
wished the National Association of Manu-
facturers to fight was furnished today. In
a letter to Schwedtman March IL. 1909,
Mulhal gave long list which he said
had been submitted to Watson. and that
war should be started upon at least six
of those on 1t at once.
1.-The list comprised Hughes. New
Jersey; McDermott Hlinois; Champ
Clark; Maynard, Virginia; Cooper. Wis
| consin: Loudenslager. New Jersey;
| Ebenzer ]. Hin. Connecticut; Burnett.
Alabama; Nichols. Pennsylvania; Her
Maryland William B. Wilson. Pennsyl-
vania; Greene, Massachusetts,; Angus
tus p Gardner. Massachusetts: Gilbert
N. Haugen. Iowa: Victor Murdoch,
| Kansas; e. A. Morse. Wisconsin: Len
| root, Wisconsin, and John NJ. Nelson,
| Wisconsin.
| 1.-The last six on this list have been
| placed there by Speaker Cannon and
| James Watson" said the letter. ''Wat-
! son says these people have always been
| against anything that we ever wanted
| since he has been member of the
House. This includes the entire list and
! he thinks that we ought to start in to
make war upon this list at the first OPP
portunity offered.
Suggests Continual Fight.
II feel certain that il we would take
up the four most prominent on this list
! we could beat them and keep contin-
ual war upon the others by starting up
the manufacturers in their districts, the
railroad interests or anybody else we
could reach. and in that way We would be
very soon able to convince those men
that they were not sent to the House of
Representatives to fight the manufacture
ing interests.
Mr.. Watson and the Speaker have both
called my attention on frequent occasions
to La Toilette and Beveridpa of he Som