The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
HAD NO Time
FOR N|GHTG0WA
Colonel MuhalI Slept in His Clothes
During the Final Days Of the
Campaign of
1908.
PUTTING TICKET ACROSS
N. A. M. Had Job on Its Hands and
Did 1t, But Could Not
Help Watson
Out.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The clos.
Ing days of the national campaign OF
1908 furnished the text for the testi-
mony of Col. M. M. Mulhall former
chief lobbyist and strike breaker of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers when the senate lobby probe
was resumed today. He related his
movements about the country from the
east to the middle west working In the
interests of representatives who had
received the ok of high officials In
the N. A. M. My orders were to sleep
in my clothes and | did so' was his
declaration time and again. I'VE had to
| put the republican ticket across and
we did So
Mulhall stated that, although they
early realized that Representative
Watson was doomed to defeat In In
diana he and the officers Of the N. A.
M. worked practically night and day
for month trying to aid him. Accord
| ing to the letters submitted by Null
hall the chief cause OF the embarrass-
ment to Watson was the attitude Of
state republican leaders insisting on
legislation which the liquor interests
! opposed.
4 Mr. Mulhall Is beginning to show the
strain Of his long interrogation. His
face is somewhat drawn and many
!. 5sof hts answers to- interrogations are
\ given In a dull iifeless tone. 4
j While the committee listens to Null
hall, expert assistants are putting into
shape the $4,000 letters which the N.
A. M. insists it must have put into
i evidence to discredit Mulhall and 9TH
(. ers.
j In a lengthy report to headquarters
dated Sept. IL, 1908, Mulnall dealt with
a trip to Cincinnati at the request Of
Senator Foraker. On that visit Mulhall
stated that he had an extended con-
ference with A. l.. Voriss, campaign
manager for Taft
i He said. Il gave Voriss to under
stand that there was a large number
of our people who would vote the re-
publican ticket but who are not active
for the ticket because of Roosevelt's
ing class legislation Of the labor union.
Voriss was more than anxious to see
our people actively work in the state
and throughout the country. told him
to have Judge Taft get into communf-
cation with Mr. Van Cleaye, Mr.. Per-
u ry, Mr. Kirby, Mr.. ScNwedtman and
other leaders of our organization. This
he claimed he would dofin the near fu-
ture." Mulhall said when he saw SEN
ator Foraker the latter told him that
John Kirby was actively opp sing him
and demanded the N. A. M. to call Kir-
byoff. II assured Senator Foraker"
wrote Mulhall, that If Mr.. Kirby was
working against him he must not be
rightfully informed Of his friends hon
or as ! would have Van Cleave write
him and set him right"
AS for Representative Sherley OF
Kentucky, he said. Il never had any
dealings with the gentleman at all All
, know about him was what Mr.. Emery
wrote me and told me about him. So
nothing of any character from the N.
A. NJ"
Attorney Emery from the N. A. M.
jumped to his feet and demanded that
he be sworn and permitted to testify
in the Sherley matter. Il want to have
!, this record" he said that as far as
!, Mr. Sherley is concerned he never has
/, been connected with our association,
has never aided us and we have never
t attempted in any way to influence
him"