The Washington times., 1913-07-17
MULHALL USED
SPEAKERS AIDE
Lobbyist Tells About Paying
Messenger to Inform Him of
Names of Visitors.
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N. program of legislation. wade H.
Ellis and other friends of Taft. were
told at Columbus, Ohio. by Mulhan,
that Taft could not be elected without
the support of the manufacturers.
Ihat Sherman, watson, Cannon. and
other standpat leaders were provoked
at the agitation of the tariff question
by the n. A M. and others, and that
they planned and schemed to allay that
agitation and keep the White House
quiet on the tariff, were among the
facts brought out.
Called Mulhali "My Friend"
In letter to Gov. ]. Franklin Fort
of New eJrsey. Julge Speer, of New
Jersey introduces MulhalI as MY
friend" and says: He is power and
represents great power"
Mulhall desired the Introduction in or
der to talk to Fort about getting a can
didate to come otu against Gardner in
the Second New Jersey district.
April 2S 1905 in a remarkable letter
80 Schwedtman, Mulhall discusses big
national politics, after alluding to q
conversation with James A. Emery and
wanted Mu!hall TO help Henry Towne
Bannon for Congress in Ohio. He says
he has talked with Sherman about the
compulsory pilotage bill, that Sherman
for the first time told him it could pass
and that Sherman was provoked at
the continual agitation of the tariff
question by the n. A. NJ.
Mr.. Sherman seemed very much put
out about the fight on Speaker Can
non by the newspaper people. claim
Ing Il is deal encouraged by the White
House to kill of Cannon before the Chi
cago convention"
Watson Threatened Expose.
Mulhall says Watson also Informed
him the compulsory pilotage bill could
not pass. and that Watson had much to
say against the attacks on Cannon, in
sisting they were plotted at the White
House and that he had "a great notion
to take the floor in Congress and ex-
pose the whole dirty piece of trickery
from start to finish"
Mulhell says in this letter that Wat
son told him the President was NOV
ing heaven and earth to nominate Taft
and was willing to sacrifice the Sher-
man law and every other law to please
the trusts andWall Street in order to
nominate Taft. Mulhall also describes
a conference with Foraker, who wanted
him to do all he could for Mudd in
Maryland and to prevent Taft dele
CATION to the Chicago convention.
Plottings by the anti-Taft Senators
and leaders TO prevent his nomination
are alluded to.
Watson Sticking to N. A. M.
II appeared from another letter that
Mulhall had a successful interview
with Governor Ford, of New Jersey,
who wanted to do all he could to beat
Gardner.
More expense accounts appeared,
showing that more labor spies within
organizations of union men were SUBJ
James E. Wilson. then running for
governor in Indiana, is alluded to in
one Of The letters as. sticking close TO
In letter May 6. 1905. Mulhall wrote
schwedtman that he had been assured
and Senator AIdrihc's secretary. Mr..
Sheldon. and several other Senators
that il mattered not what the President
attempted, there would be no unfair
LEGISLATION" passed through the Sen
s.0r the House side 1 called on Mr..
Murdoch, Mr.. Campbell, Mr.. Cooper,
Mr.. Nelson, Mr. Alexander, Mr.. Fossett
and several others, and gave them our
reason why there should be no in
junction legislation passed in the pres
ent Congress.
Hemenway Raped Beveridge.
Mulhall says in this letter that he
saw Senator Reveridge. who. said he
favored an injunction bill. amendment
of the Sherman law and the child
Ia bor law. Beyeridge told him the
Penrose bill would become law
"I left Senator Beveridge's room
and went to Senator Hemenway
room and told Senator Hcmenway
what Mr. Beveridge said. Senator
Hemenway told me TO tell Senator
Bevefidge for him. If ] saw him again,
that he was talking through his hat
and that his hat was damn poor
one at that"
Senator'S Carter and Aldrich both
laughed at Beveridge's statement, SEN
ator Aldrich saying that this statement
was simply ridiculous
Said "Beveridge Was Crazy"
Mulhall says he and Emery saw Wat
son. who had been. in the Speakers
chair that afternoon. and he said "Bev-
eridee was crazy and could not get
through either the Beveridge anti-in-
junction bill or the Pearre bill. Wat
son said he was in full charge Of the
House at that time on account Of the
illness Of the Speaker, and knew what
he was talking about
Numerous exchanges followed between
MulhaH ana Schwedtman bearing on
legislation. the fight for Watson, and
kindred matters. Watson is shown TO
have ben in constant touch with the
y. A. n.
"Beveridge is not very big now. but
he will get smaller right along if he
keeps UP the kind OF talk he gave YOU,
said Schwedtman in one Of the 1905 let
ters. 'Imsg gine him trying to bluff Mr..
Van CIeave.''
Sherman Thanked Mulhall.
James S. Sherman writes to Mulhan
about this time thanking him for his
offer for gratuitous service" for the
Congressional campaign. Sherman ac-
cepted the offer and put Mulha1 or
his staff. Thanking him for his past
aid, Sherman writes: In every way
have found you reliable and trust
worthy"
In one of the expense accounts of
Mulhall appeared an item OF s. paid a
House messenger. Mulhall at first said
this was paid TO ]. II. McMichael. Later
he corrected this and said IL was Neal,
the colored messenger on the Speakers
door. At first, MulhaII said he didn't
want anybody TO lose his Job" and
didn't want to give the name.
We are more interested In the truth
than we are in anyone keeping his job"
said Senator Reed.