Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-30

SENATE AND HOUSE
TO PROBE CHARGES
MADE BY MULHALL
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charges. or to say whether he knew
Nulhall or not. He intmated, how
eve-. that he would have a great deal to
say when Mulhall was brought before the
investigating committee and made his
statements
Senator Hughes of New Jersey, for
many years a member Of the House COM
nittee on labor. declared today that he
had known for a long time that the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers had
sought through Mulhall to influence the
action Of the labor committee and the
judiciary committee of the House.
'Mulhall told me openly that his as
ISOLATION would fight me If | didn't be-
have" declared Senator Hughes. And
1t did. l recollect that many of the things
which Mulhall now states dovetail In
with action by congressional committees
and by the House and Senate.
Stirs Political Circles.
Not in many years has there been so
much excitement stirred up in official
circles in Washington that created
by the charges made with reference to
many members of Congress by Mr.. Null
hall. In a sworn article published yes
terday in the New York World and Chi
cago Tribune. Mr.. Mulhall gave the
names of members of Congress whom he
declared his association had expended
Chairman Overman has ordered that
Mulhall be subpoened TO appear before
the committee. He issued the order after
being informed that Mr.. Mulhall was Will
ing and able to give the committee I'M
portant facts regarding attempts to In
fuence legislation. to elect or defeat can
didates for Congress. and to control the
makeup of committees of Congress. The
subpoena was served last night on Mr..
Mulhall in this city.
In Mr. Mulhalis sworn article he
gives history of his activities as the
representative from 1903 to 1912 of the
National Association of Manufacturers
He alleged he helped to defeat con-
gressmen who were opposed to the In
terest of the manufacturer: that his
organization spent thousands of dol
lars to elect members Of Congress ex-
pected to be sympathetic to its 10
f1uence and that he has aided in Sc
curing the, appointment of men on con-
gressional committees that handled
labor legislation. and on the judiciary
committees of Senate and House. He
alleges that his associates had worked
hard for the establishment of federal
tariff commission in 1908 as a means
of delaying tariff legislation.
Mr. Mulhall states that the National
Association of Manufacturers has a
membership of 225 organizations. en-
bracing 1000 individual members. en-
plOying more than 100000 persons and
representing an approximate capital of
$40. 100000. He says that he paid out
in all about 100000 during his work
for the association.
He charges that the officials who re-
ceived financial reward for service rem
iered or for political purposes from the
association according to the New York
World article, were:
Gives Names of Officials.
Former Representative James <. Wat
son republican,, whip of the House of
%
lican candidate for governor of Indiana
in 1905; floor leader of the republican
national convention in Chicago in 1872,
and favorite with the 'stand-pat' re-
publicans for the nomination of Presi-
dent in 1916: most important ally of the
n. A. NJ. while in Congress and served
as its principal lobbyist after his retire
ment.
Representative James r. McDermott
tdemocrat of the fourth Illinois district;
avowed champion of labor in the House
of Representatives but secretly in the
employ of the lobby of the National AS
sociation Of Manufacturers at Washing
ton.
Former Representative John J. Jen-
kins republican, of the eleventh Wis
consin district. chairman of the judiciary
committee of the House of Represent
atives. 13O4-OS: defeated for renomina-
ton in the latter year. when his cam
paign was openly financed by the lobby
OF the Natlonal Association of Manufac
turers. and who received money through
Col. Mulhall. it's agent and Edward Hines
or Lorimer fame, during that campaign.
Former Representative Kittredge Has
itins trepublicam of the first Vermont
district: member Of the labor coramit-
tee: sent written acknowledgment of
money transmitted to him by wire dur
Ing his campaisn for reelection in 1903
Former Representative Charles E. Lit
tlefeld Of Maine republican,, chosen
by President Roosevelt to frame iegis-
laton to regulate the trusts. was in in
innate touch with the officials and chief
lobbyists Of the n A. M: accepted aid
| through his campaign managers during
his two last campaigns for Congress un-
I'll he withdrew in the face Of certain
defeat: permitted the n. A. NJ to paw his
hotel and travelling expenses when keep
ing appointments with its officials and
lobbyists.
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