Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-12
N. A. M. SPIES HELD
UNION CARDS-MULHALL
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of allied building trades, of Philadel-
phia, was offered in evidence. 1t was
signed by Kurten as secretary. Kur-
ten was engaged, Mulhall testified, in
the fight against William Hughes,
then a representative and now sena-
tor from New Jersey.
Were you sent to help beat Hughes
by the National Association of Manu-
facturers?" asked Mr.. Reed.
Yes, sir"
why did they want to beat
Hughes?"
ION account of his holding union
card, being affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, and his ac-
tivity on the floor of the House and
with the labor leaders in Washing
ton" Kurten was given credentials,
Mulhall said, so he could get into
union labor meetings to oppose
Hughes
"The work of this kind was always
secret" said Mulhall. ut was done
under cover"
did you pose as friend of the
labor organizations and thus work
against these organizations from the
inside?" asked Senator Cummins.
mot at that time"
Chairman Overman Of the Senate
committee sent formal notice to
Chairman Garrett Of the House COM
mittee at 1920 o'clock that the SEN
ate committee would insist on keep
ing Mulhall as witness until 1t mad
finished with him.
Chairman Overman assured the
House committee that the Senate IN
vestigators would release Muihan
later, subject to a House subpoena,
and make available to the House
committees order ANY and all papers
now or which may come into our pos
session in connection with this mat
ter"
Rhode Island Activities.
Mulhall identified a letter from
James Ridge outlining work done by
Ridge among Rhode Island labor
unions in 1904 in behalf of Aldrich's
candidacy.
Mulhall testified giving Ridge $500
which he got from Gushing, secretary
for the manufacturers, to help Aid
rich in his campaign for reelection.
In letter relating to Ridge 1t was
said "the senator is well pleased with
the work of your friend"
Attorney McCarter tried to have the
committee keep out testimony by
Mulhall relating to conversations be-
tween Gushing and others which no
had not actually heard. The commit
tee refused.
A reference to President Taft came
in connection with notations on the
back of one of the Mulhall envelopes.
The following names appeared: &c.
D. Firestone, Columbus Buggy Com
pany; Colonel w. H. Morgan, Alliance,
O.; John N. Taylor, East Liverpool;
d. ]. Sinclair, Steubenville; H. M.
Hanna, Cleveland"
These five names were submitted
to me by Senator Foraker, of Ohio, to
hand to President Taft at an inter-
view / was to have with him at his
summer residence in 1910, concerning
the campaign in Ohio" Mulhall testi-
fed. The committee did not develop
that point further.
Testifying further about the cam
paign against Hughes, Mulhall swore
he went to Paterson to aid Hughes's
opponent. He hired six union men
to work against Hughes, and paid
them altogether about $500 which
came from the National Association
of Manufacturers through Cushing.
The union men in the pay of the
National Association of Manufacture
ers, Mulhall said, took possession of
$4,000 circulars sent into the district
by the American Federation of
Labor to aid Hughes and turned
them over to the Republican campaign
committee. He named the following
as the men he hired to work against
Hughes: Michael Collins, of Philadel-
phia; Jacob Cassilear. of New York;
William j. Ryan. of the Electrical
Workers Union in New York, and
George Burke, of Paterson.
Mulhall thought that George Burke,
who voted in Hughes's district.
deputy collector of internal revenue,
was on his pay roll in the campaign
against Hughes.
you bribed these men to vote
against Hughes?" asked Senator
Cummins
81 don't know whether you can call
1t bribery or not-they were paid
weekly salary. The money was spent
In legitimate work-that's what they
called it. 1t has been. done by both
parties for years. Ryan was on my
list for about fifteen weeks altogether.
first at $40 and then $50 week." said
Mulhall. He added that Ryan was
ION the list to do general political
work in labor ranks, engaged in hop