The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-17

| confidential nature. Tho Senator posi-
lively stated that there would BIO no
amendment OF tho Sherman law at this
session of Congress-
| AT n Gompers meeting in Washing
ton" the letter continued. "Gompers
told lot of his friends that the Presi-
dent positively refused to stand for
the boycott. or. In other words. he
would not put any clause In any bill
amending tho Sherman net which
would legalize boycotting So, for that
reason. there Is n hitch between the
Gompers crowd and our executive at
tho present time"
Referring to meeting with Arthur
/. Norys then Secretary Taft's politi-
cal manager, Mulhan wrote that Vorys
assured him the secretary stood for
what our people wished. "A tariff com
mission and had not altered his stand
on injunction legislation
| Il gave Mr.. Norys n full description
OF the splendid work done by our as
ISOLATION. OF the activity of President
| van Cleave and Of the great organiza-
tons that you yourself have built UP
in St Louis and other cities throughout
/ the Union" The letter added: II told
Mr. Norys that there We're two things
our people wanted: one was that we
wished n representation in the next
| campaign committee, and the other was
| that our members clearly felt that they
were entitled to n member in the next
| Cabinet. MIR. Norys and Mr.. Cole fully
agreed with me on those matters and
he positively stated that MIR. Van Cleavc
and yourself could name any man you
wished placed on the next campaign
committee and, providing Mr.. Taft was
nominated. he knew 1t would be an
easy matter for our organization to
name n member of the Cabinet"
| Schwedtman replied on March -.
1903:
How splendid It would be II we
could do what you and feel ought TO
be done: that is, have representation
for the National Association OF Manu-
facturers In tho next Presidents Cabi-
net OF course. must be careful
In talking these matters over with Mr..
/ Van Clcavc because, being Independent
and n man of great means. he has no
desire in that direction at all, and he
! has been brought TO believe. many
, good business men do. that II is bad
business for n first-class man TO be
mixed up with politics"
In May 1905. Mulhall wrote to
! Schwcdtman:
Mr.. Emery and had long inter
view with Judge John J. Jenkins.
chairman OF the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Jenkins fully went over the laws
that came under his supervision at this
SESSION Oh LONG, tSS anu lOih I'D VI luc
splendid fight he put up to stop class
Legislation.
Mr.. Emery and myself faithfully
! promised him we would do everything
in our power, aided BY tho officers of
the organization. TO have him return
! ed to Congress-"
IIis Trip to Capitol.
In this letter. Mulhall described a
trip to the Capitol one afternoon when
he found "Mr. Townsend. Of Michi
gan: Mr. Burton, OF Ohio, and Mr.. Nc
Kinley, OF Illinois. all togther with
MI. Hitchcock, surrounded by large
labor body" He said he realized that
the "Gompers people" had Mr.. Hitch
cock (Tafts manaEer) up there to try
to force through some legislation and
he waited to meet Mr.. Hitchcock he
was leaving the building. Mr.. Hitch
cock gave him friendly greeting.
he added, but seemed annoyed that
Mulhall should NEEDLE In his affairs"
Mr.. Hitchcock suggested. the letter
said that "he thought 1t was better
for mo TO attend to my new business,
and he would attend to his"
IT told Mr.. Hitchcock" added the
writer, that I intended to go to the
telegraph office and send to every
prominent manufacturer throughout the
country the fact that Mr.. Hitchcock,
ex First Assistant Postmaster q eneral
(and ut present time Mr.. Tafts poll
teal manager) was aiding the laborites
to get tho injunction bills through Con-
gross and turned labor lobbyist" Mr.
Hitchcock advised him not to send the
telegram. Mulhall wrote. because he
was not attempting to get any injunc-
ton bills through Congress, and they
parted on friendly terms"
Later, the letter continued: MI
Townsend made clean confession of
the fact that the laborites had brought
Hitchcock and the others to the Cap
itol for the purpose of defeating the
ship subsidy bill. which was before
Congress on Saturday afternoon. and
that Hitchcock did do all that was In
his power TO have that bill defeated
to please the Gompers people. Town
send stated that he had given up the
fight on injunction bills and had taken
no part In the ship subsidy fight. This
was given TO me by Townsend in con-
fidcncc."
Mulhal went to New Jersey late
in March, and on the goth wrote to
Schwedtman about the campaign
against Congressman Gardner. lie said
Governor Fort promised to aid him in
the fight