The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-30
|NU[HA[['S CONFESSION
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house committee on judiciary; James
T. McDermott. Illinois, democrat, who
Mulhall says was secretly working TOT
legislation favorable to manufacturers
despite his attitude as labor cham
pion: ex- congressman James b Wat
son. republican whip OF the house.
1902 to 1908 who served as N. A. M.
lobbyist in washington after he was
defeated for reelection; ex-Represen-
tative Kittredge Haskins, republican.
Vermont; ex-Representative Chas. b.
IdttleheId, Maine. ex-Representative
Harry M. Bannock, republican. Ohio;
ex-Representative Henry M. Coudry,
republican, Missouri; ex-Representa-
tive j. J. Darginer, republican. New
Jersey; j. H. Michaels, chief page OF
the house, later press gallery at
tendant and now an elevator conduc-
tor in the capitol; ex-Representattve
Ralph Cole, republican, Ohio.
Another list of names is given by
|Mulhall who says these men were
easily reached and influenced for busi-
ness. political or sympathetic reasons.
The name Of former President VIM.
II. Taft heads this second list. Other
prominent names are: Senator Lodge
Iof Massachusetts; the late Vice Pres
Iident Sherman; ex-senator Foraker OF
Ohio. Senator Nelson; ex-Speaker
Joseph Cannon; ex-senator Hemen-
way. of Indiana; former Representa-
tive Dwight, once republican house
whip; ex-Representative Jim Taw-
lney: ex-Representatiye Adam Bede, OF
4 Minnesota; Senator Stephenson OF
Wisconsin,; ex-senator Aldrich; Sen
|ator Gallinger, New Hampshire; SEN
lator Townsend, Of Michigan; ex-Sen-
lator Scott, Of West Virginia; ex-Rep-
Iresentative Fassett of New York; ex-
4 Representative Mckinley of Illinois;
James A. Gary, of Baltimore, ex-
4 Postmaster General; Representative
4 Calder Of New York; ex-Repres
tive Vreeland, OF New York; ex-Rap-
t1esentative Ryan. Of New York; ex-
Representative Overstreet OF Indiana;
Ambassador Curtis Guide, former gov.
ernor OF Massachusetts; Ambassador
Myron T. Herrick, of Ohio; Repre-
I sentative Richard Bartholdt, Of Mis-
souri,. and ex-Representative Dalzell
OF Pennsylvania.
Al score or more of other names
iare mentioned In MulhalIs narrative
and will be presented to the Overman
committee.
Among those mentioned in the sec
Iond list was Representative Shirley
: |of Kentucky. Upon learning toda!
that he was mentioned by Mulhall
: Shirley declared he will rise to ques
: ton Of personal privilege on Wednes
! day to deny any knowledge Of Mul
:. hall and demand that special inyes
), tigation committee be appointed t
). go into the Mulhall charges.
Mulhall names about twenty prom
q inent persons as members of the lobb.
q force of the National Association 0
Manufacturers, including himself ant
! officers of that association. Som
men named are the late j. w. Val
!. Cleave, president of the N. A. OF M
n 1907 to 1909; John w. Kirby, Jr
!. president from 1909 to 1913; j. F
,e Dirg, general manager OF the loob
a and of the campaigns for breakin
a. strikes. and James A. Emery, who
q Mulhall says, was general counsel an
!, one OF the chiefs, Of the lobby q
A. washington. Mulhall asserts tha
d Emery was generally put in charge
id the work of aiding the election G
g. reelection of legislators who wer
ID good to legislate for the N. A. OF n
~ and that he took charge of all locs
IN campaigns against legislators VIII
ce refused to be subservient to the legi
a.,asatiye demands of the s. A. of M.
lis Watson Got Money.
us INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 3d.
n James u. Watson, republican hous
,k Lender and former congressman, a
m mitted today that he received none
or from the National Association
ir. Manufacturers for working in beha
al of a tariff commission during u
In special session of 1909 as charged |
ct Colonel M. M. Mulhall in New Yor
y He denied, however, that the man
ha facturers' association contributed
o
IN his fund in 1908 when he ran for go
ae ernor of Indiana. No doubt membe
W OF the national association contribute
ad to the fund but If they did SO 1t WI
ay as individuals, he said. Because
es- did not know the full text OF MI
on halls charges, he would not answ
in full today, but intimated that M
NJ. hall was sore, over his recent q
en- charge as lobbyist for the associate
he
he Mccormick Admits II.
ry. CHICAGO, June 30.-Harold F. y
nat Cormick, son in law Of John D. Roo
On efeller and treasurer of the Inter-
alb tional Harvester Co, admitted tod
in that the Mccormick estate contrib
ing ed $3.50, 900 to the campaign of Re
aid
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