Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-07-17
EVEN HTS PET LAW SUFFERED
SACRIFICED THE SHERMAN ACT
TO SECURE THE SUPPORT
or WALL STREET
MOVED HEAVEN AND EARTH
HIS OBJECT WAS TO SECURE
NOMINATION OF HIS FAVOR
ITE FOR EXECUTIVE

Washington, July 17.-Martin M
Mulhall continued to detaI before the
senate lobby committee today his
activities among congressman. Some
of the letters introduced dealt with
former President Roosevelt's endorse,
ment of the candidacy of Mr. Taft,
then secretary of war. In letter
to schwedtman, secretary of the
manufacturers, in April, 1908, Null
hall wrote:
Watson states that the president
(Roosevelt) is moving heaven and
earth to nominate Taft and that he
is willing to sacrifice the Sherman
law and every law to please the
trusts and please Wall Street so that
he can get their support for his can.
didate."
Mulhall wrote of a meeting at Mr.
Foraker's house, composed Of senators
who will oppose the president and his
policies at the Chicago convention" :"
He added that he was told to work
against Maryland delegates being IN
structed for Taft.
MulhalI continued.
There is a whole lot took place at
this meeting that can not very well
be put on paper"
Other letters detailed the fight on
various congressman.
1--WE have sent special people after
Mr.. Townsend of Michigan" said one.
On May 6, same year, Mulhali
wrote Schwedtman that he had callel
on Senators Carter and Hemenway,
Senator Aldrich's secretary and others
and was assured by all these gentle
men that it mattered not what the
president attempted to do there was
no going to be any unfair legislation
passed through the senate this ses-
sion.
"On the house side l called on Muir
dock, Campbell, Nelson, Alexander,
Fassett and several others and gave
them our deasons why no injunction
The letter detailed a conversation
with Senator Beyeridge in which the
Indiana senator declared himself for
an injunction bill and a child labor
bill. Mulhall wrote that he reported
Beveridge's sentiments to Nemenway.
@Hemenway told me to tell Bev-
eridge he was talking through his hat
and that his hat was a damn poor
one.
HE added that Beveridge was
bluffing, said the letter, land assured
me that no legislation could pass the
senate. Senators Carter ana Aldrich
simply laughed at Beyeridge's state
ment. Watson later told Mr. Emery
and me that Beveridge was simply
crazy. watson stated that he was in
full charge of affairs in he house
during the illness Of the speaker"
Mulhall testified about his expense
accounts and identified one item Of
payment of $5 in May, 1908, to
Meal" messenger to the speaker Of
the house.
"He frequently did little errands
for u.s. said Mulhall, and let us
know who was in the speakers
room"
On May I Mulhall wrote Schwedt-
man quoting Watson to the effect
that .all this about the Sherman law
and injunction bills was gotten up
by himself and the speaker to flood
the president with letters and stop
tariff dickering at this session.
Schwedtman wrote Mulhall on May
s about Beveridge's attitude.
'Beveridge is not so very big now
but he VIII grow smaller right alons
if he keeps un that kind Of talk. He
need not try to bluff US. We have
been in the game too long"
Mulhalls activities in connection
with the republican national platform
Of 1908 we're brought out IN lettel