Evening journal., 1913-07-12
MULLHALL ON
STAND TELLS
NAM. SECRETS
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but the check was to be entered on
the y. A. NJ books" Mulhall said.
what we're you to do to earn this
money!"
Field work on the road and lobby
work here in Washington
What was the ~ A. NJ. 8 object?"
asked Cummins.
Election of men favorable to their
interests, and the killing of leglsla-
tion inimioal to them" replid the wit
ness
Mulhall repeated the story of re-
ceiving circulars from the n. A. NJ,
which he mailed to voters generally
in Maryland in plain envelopes.
Mulhall declares that c. NJ. Downs,
secretary for United States Senator
McComas, wls in the pay of Cushing
at all times.
"I quarreled with Cushing over
that" said Mulhall, II did not think
II right. in fact considered It dirty
trick to buy out the secretary of a
public man. Why, Downs was turn
ing over McComas' private CORES
pondence to Cushing"
Mulhall identified circular letters pre-
pared by Cushing in the New York Office
and sent out on the letter head of the
Workingmen's Protective Association at
tacking McComas and his organization
as unfair to labor
A letter from Mulhall TO Senator For
aker offering TO aid Senator Aldrich in
the campaign of 1904, in Rhode lsond
was then read.
Mulhall promised to Zine up the
labor vote in that State for the Repuo-
lican ticket that year
did you 60 there?'
mot then. bnt did later
Mulhnll insisted positively that botli
/ Foraker and Aldrich knew at all times
that he was in the pay of the y A. NJ
although he was then the head Of the
Workingmen's Protective Association.
But" Mulhall said, II left the labor
union to which belonged in 1908, tax
/ ing with me a paid-up union card.
never tried to hide the fact from the
labor union heads that was with the
IN. A. NJ"
did the officers Of the A. F. Of /
| know you were working for the \. \
I NJ. q" nsked Cummins.
"Well. | was Of the impression that
they did. They must have at least in
1906. as I took the stump In that
year"
Mulhal identified a letter turned
over to him by Secretary Curtin OF
the Allied Building Trades Council OF
/ PHILADELPHIA. used by him as creden-
tials to enter labor unions and work
! for the defeat of Representative
hughes in New Jersey in 1904
Hughes was beaten for congress in
that year, through the efforts Of Null
hall and a number of labor leaders,
imported by him into Hughes district
to fight him.
why did the N. A. NJ fight Hughes
that year?"
we'll. he was an ardent union man
and was obnoxious to the organiza'
ton"
This Is the man who is now sena-
tor from New Jersey?'
Eyes sir
"Did you oppose him in the open?'
"Oh. no sir. The \. A. NJ. workI
secretly. beat Hughes by helt
work"
Mulhall then identified letter
from James j. Ridge, q labor leader
of Providence, R. l.. whom he said
I he had introduced to Senator Aldricf
/ In 1904. In this letter Ridge related
/ IN detail how he operated in behalf
os the Aldrich organization, among
1.-The various state union labor bodies
II told that the Ridge was making
reports to A-.rich and ne and his leu
tenants we're working in every way pos
siblo for the success of the Aldrich can
I lidates for office.
Mulhar gave Ridge 5000 to use II
behalf OF Aldrieh's campaign Tor re
election TO the senate.
Where did this money come from! 3"
From the \. A. NJ"
Did Aldrich also furnish money T.
Ridgegn
"Hc did"
4 letter from Gushing 20 Mulhall dat
ed October 10. 1904. stated that IA
(Cushingl did not desire 10 spend an
more money in the Maryland campaig
unless il would benefit Mulhall pen
sonally.
Nmihall said he made three trips {
Rhode Island during the 1904 campaig
cunferring with Ridge and Phil Agnev
business agent of the Bartenders Jr
ION OF the state an dother labor leaC
ers.
we lined them all up for Aldrich
he said
swiftly swinging back to the Ne
Jersey campaign. Reed developed this
Mulhnll conferred with Congressma
Allen. who defeated Hughes, regardr
the manner his campaign was TO be col
lttofoI