Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-14

OF Manufacturers can easily put those
people out of business"
Fought Pearre Personally.
Mulhall told about making personal
visits to Cumberland to lend his influence
in the campaign to defeat Representative
Pearre, and Of one Of the letters he re-
ceived from his employers, which SAID:
I'VE want to do all we can to defeat
that gentleman. SO redouoie your EFFORTS
\ letter to Mulhall from c. H. Holtz-
man at Cumberland said the anti
Pearre organization there was costing
$500 day and much persuasion was
necessary.
What do you mean by persuasion?
asked Senator Nelson.
Money" said the witness crfsply.
We had large colored vote there
You had to see the colored voters
over and over again." suggested Chair
man Overman.
Yes. sir-the last fellow who got to
EN- had 'em on election day..
Both Ends Against Middle"
June II. 1906. Cushing wrote to Null
hall, telling him that he could point
out that Pearre was playing both ends
against the middle" Cushing wrote:
You ought to point out to all such
people-that is, those who naturally
ought to be against Pearre-how he is
trying to play both ends against the
middle; that he Is attorney for the
Baltimore and Ohio, and could not ex-
cuse himself as a paid employs il he
does not oppose legislation when 10
came to q showdown.
so while Pearre is playing both ends
against the middle, perhaps you can
an
your own account"
4 letter from Hoffman to Mulhall,
June "a. 1906. urged the latter to help
Immediately to raise funds for the final
1t said that Pearre was working the
labor racket" with great success, and
that the federal on1ceholders are sup
plying the money"
Feared Red-Hot Agitator.
In July. 1905 Mulhal began to write
and receive letters about campaigns In
he wrote to Cushing:
1T might be OF some interest to you
to show you what the Gompers people
are doing In this state. They have
nominated President Thomas D. Nichols
from the tenth congressional district
Of Pennsylvania on the democratic
unless there Is very good work done In
that direction we will have a red-hot
agitator In the next Congress-. There
are about 10000 miners in that district,
and Nichols is their ideal. Besides.
that district and work for the demo-
cratic ticket.
Sherman's Name Brought In.
Il hope Mr.. Sherman and the republic
can congressional committee will get busy
in the near future
Mulhail said the Mr.. Sherman referred
to was the late Vice President
Some OF the congressman who Mulhali
said were on the Gompers blacklist"
were given in a letter from him to Cush-
The principal parties that he will at
tempt to defeat this fall will be Chair
man Jenkins of the House judiciary COM
Dalseli Of the pittsburgh district. this
state. and Representative Lttlefield Of
Longworth Also Mentioned.
Senator Reed brought In tho names OF
former Representative Nicholas Long
worth and p. H. Goebel Of Ohio. when he
put In the record and article from a
Philadelphia paper, August 8. 1906. in
which Lonsworth and Goebel were said
to be opposed by the American Fedora
ton Of Labor.
low when you went to see him for the
National Association Of Manufacturers?"
Il had never met Mr.. IIongworth up
to that time" said the witness.
Correspondence was submitted dealing
at length with Mulhalls efforts In henan
Of the National Association Of Manufac-
turers to bring about the reelection OF
Representative Charles e. Littlefield Of
Main: and to defeat the present repre-
Mulhall said no was dragged away from
the work he was doing In Philadelphia
on the strike to take charge Of the cam
paign. He told about his cooperation
with republican organization men near
Rockland, Littiefield's home. In one let
ter to Mulhall at Rockland Gushing in
structed him: ''Of course l want you to
destroy these letters Of instruction and
gossip OF course we must not take any
chances Of their going astray."
To Summon Father Malone.
Senator Overman has decided to sum-
mon Father Malone Of Colorado to IN
ouire into his alleged connection with the
RADIO and other interests Of that state.
Senator Overman has reached this de-
cision after hearing reports which came
to his committee indirectly from another
Colorado priest. Father Malone was sub,
poenaed once before by the committee.
but was excused later. The story OF great
interest to the lobby investigators In con-
nection with Father Malone Is that the
Great Western Sugar Company retained
Father Malone for $4,000 to come to
Washington and lobby against free sugar.
Father Malone IL q priest without a
charge. He has been q member OF the
diocese for more than a quarter OF GEN.
fury. but for two decades has been with
out a church or any fixed duties.
Letters received by two members Of the
Colorado delegation state that Charles
Boettcher. vice president, and c. s. Morey.
president. Of the Great Western Sugar
Company. held a conference with Harry
Pammen and Fred o. Bonflls. owners of
the Denver Post. According to the story.
Boettcher asked who could be obtained to
do some quiet fighting In Washington.
I he name OF Father Malone was suggest
ed and $4,000 as the pay.
This story was told a certain Catholic
priest of high standing in Colorado, it
Is said.
70 Show Mulhall's Letters.
The charge is made by officials Of the
N. A. NJ. that Martin M. Mulhaii has for
the last two years endeavored to be again
employed by the association. But they
say that they were done with Col. Null
hall and that they disapproved OF some
Of his methods They exDect 70 intro