The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-30
Summary of Lobby Exposures
Revealed by Col. Mulhall

OF MANUFACTURES has q membership OF
225 organizations. embracing 1000 in
dividual members employing more
than 100000 persons. and represent
ing an approximate capital of $780,
ooo.ooo.ooo. and claims to be non
political business and trade organiza-
| ton.
"Two-That, in reality. this associa-
ton has for more than ten years Sc
cretly played an important and fire.
quently decisive part in promoting tar
| in. labor, and general business lesis-
lation favorable to its own interests.
"Three-That. together with paper
organization called the National Coun-
Gil for Industrial Defense, 1t also has
maintained a lobby at Washington.
"Four-That for the purposes IL has
always sought, and often managed to
secure, control of the Commfttee on
Labor and the Committee ON the Judi
/ ciary of both the senate and the House
| of Representatives.
'Fiye-that the National Association
of Manufacturers was solely responsible
| for the creation of the tariff commission
during the Taft administration, the OBJ
ject of the association being to forestall
revision of the then existing tariff
"Six-That the officials who received
financial reward for services rendered or
for political purposes from the National
Association of Manufacturers while in
Office were:
Former Representative James E. Wat
son Republican,, whip of the House
Of Representatives from 1902 to 1905;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Indiana in 1903; floor leader OF the Re-
publican National Convention in Chi
cago in 1912. AMI a favorite with the
60, he Inn
ton of President in 1916; most important
ally of the N. A. NJ. while in Congress
and served as its pricipal lobbyist after
his retirement.
Names Representative McDermott.
Representative James T. McDermott
(DemocraO of the Fourth Illinois dis
trict; avowed champion of labor in the
House of Representatives but secretly
in the employ of the lobby Of the Ma
tionaI Association of Manufacturers at
Washington: accused of forging the
Lame of Mulhall to a check drawn by
order of Harold Mccormick, son-in-law
of John ID. Rockefeller and an official
Of the Harvester Trust
Former Representative John ]. Jen-
kins Republican, of the Eleventh Wis
consin district, chairman of the Judiciary
Committee of the House of Representa-
in the latter year when his campaign
was openly financed by the lobby of the
National Association of Manufacturers,
and who received money through Col.
Mulhall, its agent, and Edward Hines,
of Lorimer fame, during that campaign.
Former Representative Kittredge Has
kins Republican) of the First Vermont
district: member of the Labor Commit
tee; sent written acknowledgment OF
money transmitted to him by wire dur
ing his campaign for reelection in 1908.
Former Congressman Charles E. Lit
tlefield of Maine Republican,, chosen
by President Roosevelt to frame legis-
lation to regulate the trusts; was in
intimate touch with the officials and chief
lobbyists of the N. A. M: accepted aid
through his campaign managers during
his two last campaigns for Congress until
he withdrew in the face of certain de-
feat: permitted the n. A. NJ to pay his
hotel and travelling expenses when keep
ing appointments with its officials and
lobbyists.
Money for Strike Leaders.
Former Congressman Harry NJ. Ban
non of Ohio Republican), acted as ad-
wiser of the n. A. NJ. lobby in the House
of Representatives and as secret agent:
handled money passing between the shoe
manufacturers and disloyal strike lead
ers in the shoe strike at Portsmouth,
Ohio, in 1907; sought employment as lob
byist for the N. A. NJ upon retirement.
Former Congressman Henry NJ. Cou-
dry of Missouri Republican. acted as
secret agent of the National Association
of Manufacturers in the House of Rep
resentatives and accepted aid in cam
paign for reelection. ..-..
Former Congressman ]. ]. Gardner
of New Jersey Republican), chairman of
of the Committee on Labor. in 1so3-1sl1;
started in to antagonize N. A. NJ. inter-
ests until threatened with defeat through
the use OF money and other influence in
his district; afterward surrendered and
became one of its most subservient allies:
last campaign almost entirely financed
by the n. A. NJ.
-. II. McMichaels, chief of pages in
the House of Representatives and prin- |
cipal spy of the N. A. NJ. on the under |
takings and movements of members.
Former Congressman Ralph B. Cole |
Republican, of the Eighth Ohio dis
trict, acted as adviser and emissary Of |
the N. A. NJ. lobby. which financed his |
campaign in 1908 at the request of James |
S. Sherman.
Party Leaders Involved.
Seven-That among the men whom the |
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Guilty in reaching and influencing for
business. political, or sympathetic reasons \
during recent years were: President Taft
Senator Lodge the late Vice President /
Sherman. former Senator Foraker. Sena-
tor Nelson, former Speaker Cannon, for
mer RepresentatiY James E. Tawney of |
Minnesota, Senator Isaac Stephenson of |
former Senator Aldrich OF l
Rhode Island, Senator Townsend of /
Michigan, Senator Gallinger of New
former Representative W. B.
Mckinley of Illinois. former Representa-
tive Vreeland of New York. former Rep
resentative DalZell of Pennsylvania,
former Senator N. B. Scott of West vir-
ginia, former Representative NJ. A. Dris. |
coll OF New York. former Representative
ID. ]. Foster Of Vermont, former Repre-
P. NJ. Fowler of New Jersey,
Representative Swager Shirley of Ken
lucky, former Representative ]. A. Sterl-
ing of Illinois, former Representative
Charles E. Littlefield Of Maine. Gov w.
I. Haines of Maine. Ambassador Myron
I. Herrick, of Ohio; Ambassador Curtis
Guild, Of Massachusetts; Representative
Richard Bartholdt of Missouri, former
Sidney Mudd of Mary
and, and Representative George w. Fair
child Of the Thirty-fourth New York Dis |,
trict. Il
"Eight-That the professional lobby
stan Of the National Association of
during the last ten years
was composed of the following persons:
y w. Van Cleave, president of the
N. A. IA. from 1907 to 1909.
John w. Kirby. jr., president from 1903
to ay "a. 1918, when he was succeeded Il