Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-30
WAS MISTAKEN
ON WATSON'S PAY
Col. MulhaII RetractS Charges
Against Ex-Consc -ssman.
"HkD HIS DATES MIXED"
Attorneys Of N. A. M. May Not &c
Permitted TO cross-Examine Wit
ness--Reed Suggests Questions
Be Given Committee.

Washington, July 25.-NcarIy FIVE
hundred letters Of Martin NJ HulhalPs
we're put into the record during We'd
nesday. Mulhall was on the stand only
about an hour after the noon recess,
but In spite of the short session, the
committee made rapid progress and
members hoped to get through with
the CORES pondence some time Friday.
The name Of former Secretary OF the
Treasury MacVeagh was brought into
the hearing when letter from former
Representative Watson Of Indiana to
Mulhall. dated September IS, 1909. was
introduced Watson, evidently trying
to place Secretary Sehwedtman OF the
manufacturers association on the tar
i'll board. wrote that President Taft
was appointing only men recommend
ed by MacVeagh.
III he we're a Republican we might
reach him" wrote Watson of Mac
Veagh, but he is a mugwump, and
! am not hopeful OF fnal success;
for / will swear | never on earth
knew what 10 do with a mugwump.
inasmueh as l have no right to kill
him"
Col Martin NJ. Mulhall retracted the
most serious charge he had made be
fore the senate lobby investigating
committee Tuesday. He had sworn
that former Representative J. f, Wat
son Of Indiana was employed by pri-
vate interests In 1909 while a member
of the house 10 work for a tariff com
mission bill. In retracting, he assert
ed that Watson was not a member of
the house at the time.
Reports that Watson was about to
ask the District OF Columbia grand
jury TO indlct Mulhall on a charge of
criminal libel we're heard meanwhile
about the investigating room
More OF the Mulhall letters were
barred while the ex-lobbyist was tes-
tifying February 4, 1909. in letter
to F. C. Schwedtman, Mulhall got into
Illinois politics and brought in former
Senator Hopkins. who was defeated
for reelection by William Lorimer
Muhail wrote OF the senatorial dead.
lock at Springfield.
We are spreading the impression
that on account OF the contemplate
stand taken by Hopkins in the con-
vention at Chicago last June. wherein
he was extremely unfair TO the manu-
featuring interests in refusing them
a hearing before the committee on
resolutions and packing that commit
tee In favor of the Gompers crowd
he has in a large measure brought
this fight on his own shoulders
A few days later Mulhall. in an
other letter TO Schwedtman. denounced
MIR. Mckinley and others for voting
TO defeat the ship subsidy bill. which
the Manufacturers association fav-
ored.
Another branch of the "insidious
lobby" was disclosed late in the day
The Mulhall letters referred to efforts
To have Cardinal Gibbons. Daniel F
futile presiding bishop of the Epis-
copal church of America: Ambassador
James Bryce. the late Justice Brewer
of the Federal Supreme court, aud
other prominent men speak in st
Louis during a course OF ieu1ures given
b. the Citizens Industrial association
Mulhall said the Industrial associa-
ton was organized TO keep the side
of the people interested in il before
the public
One OF the letters on the tariff
commission bill, written by II e
Miles. a manufacturer. Of Racine. Wis.
attacked Speaker Cannon.
Senator Nelson and Clapp took the
witness stand before the senate lobby
investigating committee Monday night
and denied the truth of statements
made by Martin VI. Mulhall.
In letters read into the record Mul.
hall told Of conversations with Sen
ator Nelson--a member OF the lobby
committee--in relation 10 the rejection
early in 1909 OF a bill amending the
Sherman antitrust act. by a senate
Subcommittee, of which Mr.. Nelson was
chairman, Mulhall wrote to F c.
Schwedtman. secretary to James w
Van Cleave. president of the associa
ton. that he had seen Senator Nelson
and that the senator had told him
what transpired in his subcommittee
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