The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-15
Mulha1 Continues Recital
Taft, Watson, Others Favored.
Not Names, but, Numbers Used
to Designate Workers.
SNINDLED BRIBED LABORITE
Three Thousand Dollars Of
fered to Call Off Strike.
But When Strike Ended Two
Days Late No Money Paid.

Washington, July 15.-Before the
senate lobby committee resumed TAX
ing testimony today Chairman Over
man went to the White House to con-
fer with President Wilson. 1t was
said the conference had been arranged
at the senator's request. He declined
to say what he had discussed with the
president.
Senator Reed started Martin NJ. Null
halls testimony today on letters writ
ten in 1907 to the late James w. Van
cleave. as president of the National
Association. One from the late vice
president Sherman, then a member of
the house, arranged for meeting with
Vancleave and Mulhall in New York
on June 20. 1907.
In a letter to Mr. Sherman on July Is
Mulhall wrote:
MulhaH Helped Watson.
Il have just returned from the West
and feel that have put the ball roll
ling in Indiana so that it will help
Mr.. Watson to denomination"
Senator Reed read d letter to Null
hall from DR.. G. Langtry Crockett, of
Thomaston, Maine. dated July 4, 1913.
Crockett was one of the men who
worked with Mulhall in the fight to
re-elect former Congressman Little
field. The doctors letter was in part:
Il have just read your confession in
the New York World. / believe it all
excepting your statement that you are
doing it for the good of humanity.
This humanity business of yours 1
can't swallow. Whether you do any
good or not. time alone can tell; but
you surely have kicked up stink in
this neck of the woods.
Now I want the whole story. Will
you send 1t to me? 1 hope you are
getting a good thing out of this for
you surely have debauched yourself
Knew NIulhan Told Truth.
ION the whole, the people down here
Otis is cIamoring for me to be taken
to washington and there be pumped
dry. I am ready to go. 1 hope you
are getting a good thing out of it or
are putting the knife into some of the
pirates that did not like you. You and
l know they were an ungrateful bunch.
Now don't back down. Stand by
your colors If you need me just call
on me. 1 don't care If you sold my
letters but if you just gave them away,
it is mean of you. If you get enough
out of it and need the price, why all
right. Anyway We will not quarrel" Il
Fred c. Schwedtman, secretary of
President VanCleave, wrote Mulhall on
August 9, 1907:
There are some large things brew
ing and there is every indication that
in our tariff campaign we have with
US the majority of the Republican lead
ing congressman, and senators and
men higher up than that too
Taft Is Mentioned.
Schwedman wrote Mulhall on Sep
TENDER ., 1907, bringing in the name
of Mr.. Taft then secretary of war.
You saw, of course. where Secretary
Taft referred to the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers at great length
in his Columbus address. If we sue
coed in getting the council plans thor
oughly established then our power for
good, will grow right along until next
year during the presidential campaign
we will be factor of national import
ance that cannot be overlooked
All Went by Number.
In the days of Cushing testified
Mulhall on another point, there were
never any books and there never was
any designating the name. We all had
numbers 1 was eleven, Littlefield was
nine and Sherman was eight"
Senator Reed wanted to know more
about the associations tariff and re-
ciprocity activities.
THE National Association of Manu-
facturers created and solely created the
tariff commission" declared Mulhan.
Schwedtman wrote Mulhan on Octo-
Der s. 1907, of certain work which Mr..
Brownell is doing unearthing the con-
nection between Gompers and the ma
tional Democrat campaign committee.
Who was Brownell?" asked Sena-
tor Nelson
''Chief of the publicity bureau of the
National Association of Manufactur |
ers,'' replied Mulhall. They were try
ing to bride Gompers at that time
Bribcd But Did Not Pay.
The committee did not ask for a |
further eXplana ton.
Mulhall went to St. Louis in October, |
1907, to settle strike of $4,000 shoe /