Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-12

in connection with this natter
Mulhall identified letter from
James j. Ridge, outlining work done
by Ridge among Rhode Island labor
unions in 1904 in behalf of Aldrich S
candidacy. Mulhall testified giving
Ridge $500 which he got from Cush
ing, secretary for the manufacturers,
to help Aldrich in his campaign for
reelection. In letter relating to
Ridge it was said "The senator is
we'll pleased with the work of your
friend
Attorney McCarter tried to have the
committee keep out testimony by
Mulhall relating to conversations be.
tween Cushing and others which he
had not actually heard. The commit.
tee refused.
A reference to President Taft
came in connection with notations on
the back of one Of the Mulhall envel.
opes. The following names appeared;
c. D. Frestone, Columbus Buggy
company; Col. w. H. Morgan, AL
lance, Ohio John N. Taylor, East
Liverpool. Ohio; D. J. Sinclair, Steu.
benville; H. nj. Hanna, Cleveland"
"These five names were submitted
to me by Senator Foraker of Ohio to
hand to President Taft at an inter
view | was to have with him at his
summer residence in 1910, concerning
the campaign in Ohio" Mulhall testi-
fed The committee did not develop
the point further.
Testifying further about the cam
paign against Hughes, Mulhall swore
he went to Palmer in New Jersey to
aid Hughes opponents. He hired six
uniCn men to work against Hughes
and paid them altogether about $500
which came from the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers through
Cushing The union men in the pay
If the National Association of Manu-
lecturers, Mulhall said, took posses
sion of $4,000 circulars sent into the
# Labor to aid Hughes and turned
hem over to the Republican cam
)aign committee. He named the fol- !
owing as the men he hired to work !
lgainst Hughes; Michael Collins of I
Jacob Cassilear of New |
FORK; VIM. J. Ryan of the Electrical
Workers union, in New York, and
ieorge Burke of Paterson
Mulhall did not recall the names of
wo others.
Mulhall thought that George Burke,
rho voted in Hughes district depu-
Y collector of internal revenue, was
n his pay roll in the campaign against
hughes.
"You bribed these men to vote
gainst Hughes?" asked Senator Cum
lins.
81 don't know whether you can call
bribery or not--they were paid
,eekly salary. That money was
)ent in legitimate work-that is what
hey called it. 1t has been done by
9th parties for years. Ryan was on
ly list for about fifteen weeks al ,
,gether, first at $40 and then $50
eek" said Mulhall. He added, that
yam was ION the list" to do general
olitical work in labor ranks engaged
| helping to beat Hughes.
Senator Reed asked if the National :.
ssociation of Manufacturers went
,nerally into politics" and supported .
le Republican organization or whethr !,
it singled out individual men
roughout the country whom it sup T.
,rted. Mulhall said it generally sup !,
,rted the Republican ticket and par.
opposed Democrats who h
ere too actively opposed to its po- Fl
ton on labor questions. n
Efforts to control Senator McComas S
labor legislation were further IL
own by another letter December Is,
O4, apparently to Mulhall, and which
as written by Cushing. 1t urged ii
ulhall to deal with McComas on the g.
pposition that the latter wanted II
deral judgeship in prospect.
"He (McComas) needs to under Ct
and.'' the letter added, that the Ia
dustrial needs of the country are fo
ore thoroughly organized than ever Ii
fore and they will have none of him Sc
of his 8-hour bill. All the same W
ey are not vindictive and if he hon T
tly means to let up you. Of course.
n promise to do onything that you cl
n to remove any of the obstacles 10
at you can from the path of his am
ions" tn
Other letters from Gushing to Null A.
II developed the extent to which er
llhall was working with various po-
cal factions in Maryland. either
ing to select winner or abate
'Comas actively in support of the til
our bill. Many of the men he men p
ned in his letters as opposed to the at
our bills in the associations cam ia
gn against that measure we're wi
lido