The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-30

Congress
sional campaigns: colonel on the stan of
Governor Mckinley and for four years an
operative In the Secret Service and the
holder of more than 5000 letters. tele-
| grams. and reports from and TO officers
of tn. n, A. M. United States Senator's
members of Congress. political bosses.
and labor leaders
On Lobby staf.
''Thopas Littlepage. former secretary
of Senator Hemenway of Indiana, with
offices on the sixth floor of the Union
Trust building, at Washington, adjoln-
ing those maintained by Emery. chief Of
the N. A. NJ. lobby.
Frank Nunemaker. formerly a pub
Usher at Louisville: active in the lobby
work of the N. A. NJ at Washington.
John Mcintyre, former secretary of
the National Typothetae of America;
managed campaign against striking Job
printers several years ago.
Frank F. Porter, chief of the men,
bership division of the N. A. NJ, coll
lector of campaign and labor funds.
Edward Hines. head Of the lumber
lobby, celebrated for putting Lorimer
over as United States Senator from
| Illinois, from which Office he was dis
missed in disgrace: handled various
SUITS VI HioHcy 10 pIOflott tHt eicCtiOn
Of Representative John ]. Jenkins of
Wisconsin.
III. z. Miles, of Racine Wis, chair
man Of the executive committee for the
creation of a tariff commission; active
director in the N. A. M. and instructed
to pay Watson money for services rem
dered as lobbyist; sought appointment as
member of the tariff commission created
to head of tariff revision.
ID. NJ. Parry, former president of the
N. A. NJ: took a conspicuous part In
creation of tariff commission in 1903.
''Nine-That the National Association
Of Manufacturers, through its agents.
including Gushing and Mulhal success
fully conducted the campaign to break
the strikes of the job printers in 1866;
900 shoemakers at st. Louis in 1907:
1000 hatmakers at Danbnry, Conn. and
New Jersey points in 1909. and of 1000
shoemakers at Portsmouth. Ohio. in 1907.
Corrupt strike Leaders.
"Ten-That these agents of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
planted spies in the labor unions with
which the strikes were connected. cor
rupted minor labor leaders, personally
paid them sums OF money which are
set forth in the correspondence turned
over to the World by Col. Mulhall: en-
listed the support of clergymen to break
the strike at Danbury, and even sought
to influence Cardinal Gibbons, of Balti-
more. to compel a settlement favorable
to the hatmakers through local clergy
ment. In carrying out this campaign
Col. Mulhall enlisted the assistance of
the Rev. ii. c. Meserve, OF the First
Congressional Church, of Danbury. and
of the Rev. Fathers Stanley and Ken
nedy.
"Eleven-That the National Association
of Manufacturers conducted a relentless
warfare against public officials AMI
labor leaders who opposed its legislative
and industrial plans; financed the CAM
paign of candidates against them and
sought to retire them from Congress:
that this blacklist included the follow
ing:
Representative John L. Burnett OF the
Seventh Alabama District (Beaten in
of Congress against bills favored by the
National Association of Manufacturers.
which organized an effective propaganda
against him in his district.
Former Representative Henry L. May
nard of the Second Virginia Dis
trict. Beaten for the same reason IN
1909.
Speaker Champ Clark Of Missouri
Unsuccessfully opposed by every infiu-
Association of Manufacturers both In
1905 and 19l0)
Representative Henry A. Cooper of
the First Wisconsin District Unsuc-
cessfully opposed because of his radical
opposition to Cannon. though otherwise |
friendly to the National Association of
Manufacturers. |
Former Representative Thomas d. |
Nichols of the Tenth Pennsylvania Dis
trict. Beaten in 1910 because of his per |
sistent opposition to the interests of the |
National Association Of Manufacturers
and for his championship of labor inter- |
ests: elected in 1910 by diminished ma
jority).
Former Representative Herbert Par
sons for the Thirteenth New York Dis |
trict. Defeated in 1910 because OF his |
opposition to Cannonism).
Congressman w. s. Green of the |
Fifteenth Massachusetts, district, Gun |
successfully opposed in 1908 because of |
his opposition to Cannon and the other |
interests OF the Manufacturers Assoc
ciation.)
Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen of |
the Fourth Iowa district Opposed |
with all the influence at the command |
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers in 1908, but reelected by a
very small majority0
Beas Labor Secretary.
Former Congressman william, B. |
Wilson of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
district. (Beaten in 1912 because of |
his opposition to the plans of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers
and his championship of labor; ap-
pointed by President Wilson Secretary
Of Labor.)
Former United States Senator Louis
E. McComas Of Maryland. Opposed
for every office he ran for because of
his authorship of the general eight
hour bill and his championship OF labor
interests in general.
Former Congressman George A.
Pearre of Maryland. Beaten because
Of his authorship of the Pearre ma
tional injunction billy
United States Senator William
Hughes of New Jersey. (Beaten for
Congress in 1904 and opposed at all
times. and barely escaped defeat in
1910 because of his activities In behalf
,f labor reforms.)
Former Congressman John Kelliher
Of Massachusetts,. (Beaten in 1910 for
the same reason.)
Former Congressman Connolly OF
(Beaten in 1910 for the
same reason.)
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor. made
The target of many forms of attack to
iiscredit him after repeated failures to
oribe him by agents of the National
OF Manufacturers.)
John Mitchell, former president of
he United Mine Workers of America.