The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-03

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Manufacturers Glad TO Help.
On May Schwedtman wrote to
Colonel Mulhall, who was then at Bal
timore: Watson is man after my
heart, and we will be only too glad to
do what you suggest-that is, help him
in every way we can at the next N.
A. ~. convention"
From Rushville, Ind Watson's
to Schwedtman a-ietter making an
appointment for him to meet Presi.
dent Van Cleave in Indianapolis on
June 5. 5
Colonel Mulhall, who had been sent
to Indiana again to help out, made a
series of reports running over two
months, describing his experiences.
In one addressed to Schwedtman and
dated August Is, he said: 'Mr. Wat
son was sadly disappointed as to the
stand the brewers have taken, for
you know as well as do that he was
one of their best friends at Washing
e ton last winter when they needed
friends to help out upon the bills they
were fighting there; SO. for this reason
Mr.. Watson can not understand why
they are so strong against him"
Secret Conference Of Brewers.
The colonel also tells of two
hour interview he had with Watson at
Rushville, the result of which was that
the colonel interviewed Joseph c.
Schaf, president Of the American
Brewing company of Indianapolis, and
chairman of the State Liquor Dealers
association. The colonel showed let
tiers to Mr.. Schaff- from Congressman
(Vice President) Sherman, and ex-
planned to the brewer "the stand Mr..
Watson would take with the. liquor
people, providing he is elected COVER
nor" Mr.. Schaf invited the colonel
to attend Q secret conference Of brew
ers to be- held at Chicago during the
following week to explain Mr.. Wat
sons stand regarding their interests.
On August II the colonel reported
to Schwedtman that, he had dined
with Watson and the laeter's family
the night before and had participated
in a conference at Gowdy's house, at
which several county chairmcn re-
ported that the situation (for Watson)
looked bad in each and every one of
them. The negro, and railroad voters
were described to be unfriendly to
Mr.. Watson. Na
After the conference, Watson called
up Senator Hemenway at Boonville,
land instructed Hemenwayst to meet me
in Chicago at the Annex Tuesday
morning to attend the brewers secret
conference" a5
Newspapers Woke Up.
The colonePs presence in Indiana
in the interest of Watson attracted
the attention of some of the news
papers in that state and was the sub
ject of considerable correspondence.
Palmer, of the Indianapolis News,
wired the National Association of Man.
ufacturers, asking II the colonel was
representing them. Secretary of State
Sims, OF Indiana, wrote President
Van Cleave fully about the matter,
and urged that Colonel Mulhall be dis
patched to another state.
Sims and Watson, as well as the
national congressional manager, re
pudiated the colonel as representing
them. When President Van Cleave
learned of this fact he instructed the
colonel to return immediately to In
1dianapolis and give them (sims, Wat
SON, Goodrich and other leaders) his
compliments, and tell them they were
"a lot Of damned towards" The col
onel was further instructed to shake
his fist under the noses of the gentle
men while delivering the message.
Sims and the other leaders apollo.
gized for their attempts to discredit
the colonel and he resumed his &C
tivities until the end of the campaign.
Working for Watson.
In a letter to Captain Gowdy, eek.
consul general to France" at Rush.
Vile. Colonel Mulhall wrote from
Washington on January "a, 1909. urg.
ing him to get the forces In Indiana
thoroughly aroused" In the in the in,
terest of the Watson cabinet boom.
On letter paper of WATSON, Tits.
worth & Green, attorneys-atlaw Rush
vile. Indiana" GoWdy. on january 25,
wrote Colonel Mulhall advising that
President-elect Taft be sounded re.
~garding the matter of launching the
boom.
Mr.. Parry, writing from Indianapolis
on the same date, expressed the hope
that Mr.. Watson would land the COW
eted cabinet job Il know that Wat
son would satisfy the, manufacturers
generally. I would personally feel just
as safe with Mr.. watson In that job
as for Van Clears or myself to have
the chair"
In another letter, dated February z,
Mr.. Parry wrote the colonel: Il GER
tainly do hope the, Lord will smile on
the efforts being made to place Wat
SON in the cabinet, have been doing
all in my power toward that end, but
Just how far I may have succeeded it
Is. hard to tell until it comes to the
show down."
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