The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-07-24
MULHkLL CLAIMS TO HAVE MADE
ONE CONGRESSMAN BE GOOD"

Jersey said the manufacturers had
Ncld workers out in the campaign In
many New Jersey Pennsylvania and
Indiana districts. Senator Reed
questioned Mulhali about Congress
Ian Bartholdt.
i have always understood SChwcdt.
man and Van Cleave looked after Bar.
rhC.dt and that the brewery interests
helped, replied Muihall.
The committee decided Immediate
" to hear s W. McClave Republican
candidate for congress in the Sixth
Now Jersey district. where special
election is to be held Tuesday
Writes OF Spanking"
Mulhall testified that he had run
NcClave's campaign against William
hughes in 1910. McClave wired Sen.
ator Cummins he would come TO
Washington. and the committee de.
nidcd to hear him as soon as Ac AT.
rived.
The cross.cXamination OF Mulhall on
MCClave aroused the ire Of IN" two
Republican members of the commit.
tee who declared IT was an attempt
to play politics.
Question OF Big Men.
In August a fight in the Eleventh
Wisconsin district. where John ] Jen-
kins was up for reelection, apparent.
IS was worrying the manufacturers
although the National Brewers asso
citation, through its national chairman,
yrOte Mulhall II was their fight
Edward Hines the Chicago lumber.
nan who figured in the Lorimer case,
zane into the hearing again Mulhall
swOrc that in letter to the manu-.
lecturers, August 81, Hines spoke Of
promise to send $1,000 to 20 into
the right channel TO he used for le
innate purposes" in the Jenkins dir.
trict
SChwed.man wrote Mulhall on Aug
I-S. Il don't consider Ted " nor Taft
nor Sherman, nor Foraker nor the
rest Of those great men, equal TO Van
Cleave. Parry. Kirby and the others
who have given freely OF their energy
and their money to the great cause
which il exploited in the principles Of
The National Association OF Manufac.
lturers."
There was no question in the minds
OF the members on the senate lobby
committee Of the autocratic influence
Of the y. 4. NJ. at the Chicago con.
yention which nominated Taft for
president when letters. kilograms and
reports had been read into the record.
The officials Of the association mani.
tested undisguised admiration for
their own achievement in preventing
7, RS convention from putting any
thing In the platform for Taft Gia.
tasteful to 1t and to satisfy the labor
interests.
Private Look at Platform.
AS matter of fact, 1t appeared
from the correspondence that Arthur
|. NOrys. Taft's personal representa-.
tive, suggested that the y. a. VI. Of.
fCials come to Chicago week or 30
before the convention to have
private look at the platform" In a
letter to Emery. SChweitman, secre.
tary to President Van ClGayc Of the
y \. NJ, had asked, What g the best
way to influence the drafting Of this
platform in the right direction" The
nomination Of the late James s. Shcr.
man for vice.presidcnt was viewed ms
most extraordinarily brilliant coup
because T. r. and Tat. were undel'a.
bly, opposed to him
5. Wood McClavc lumber mnr-
chant OF New York, has been in the
habit of running for congress on the
straight goods ticket In the Sixth dis.
triCt of New Jersey for several years
He Is at present Il candidate to be
voted upon at special election on
Tuesday next to hll vacancy. He is
opposed by Hart. Democratic can.
didate and Bailey a Progressive az
pirant
The committee is In possession Of
the books showing the receipts and
disbursement not only Of the \. A. NJ.
but those OF the National Council Of
. INDUSTRIAL ptleNSt. an accountant Is
working ON the hooks, II is not i'm.
probable that when the officials of the
n. A. NJ. make their appearance on
the stand late next week, the source
OF all their revenues as well as the
ugcs made of them will be taken up,
In letter to Schwedtman, secretary
OF the manufacturers. in April, 1908,
Mulhall quoted the late Vice.President
Sherman as saying that the fight then
raging on Speaker Cannon was n
dirty deal by the White House
against the speaker
Watson states" wrote Mnlhall,
that the president tRooseyelt) Is
moving heaven and earth to nominate
Taft, and that he Is willing to sacri'
flee the Sherman law and every law to
please the trusts and please Wall
street, so that he can get their sup
port for his candidate"
Mulhall also wrote OF attending n
meeting at Forakers house, composed
of senator's who will oppose the pres