Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

the limit IN meeting ms views.
A Schwadtman letter to Mulhall,
June 3, about the Republican platform
quoted Emery thus:
Am in touch with chairman resolu-
tons committee"
Another June 6, quoted Emery on
Muhalrs interview with Former Post
master General Hitchcock, then Mr..
Tafts campaign manager.
II think Mulhalls interview with
Hitchcock is one of the best things
ever This same Hitchcock is an adj
vance exponent of the Roosevelt la
hor policies"
Several letters introduced, today.
seemed to show Mulhall and Emery
in close relations. General Mana ger
Bird, of the manufacturers, testified
yesterday, that Emery was counsel to
the national council for industrial de-
fence which had no connection with
the manufacturers association Null
hall swore, today. that the manufac-
turers referred him to Emery; that
Emery was constantly in touch with
his work and eventually wanted to
run all the field work" Mulhan tes-
titled to an acquaintance with Edward
Hines, the Chicago lumber man who
figured prominently in the Lorimer
case.
Speaker Cannon and Congressman
Watson of Indiana We're the principal
advisers of the National Association
of Manufacturers at the National Re-
publican convention in Chicago in
| 1908. Mulhal testified.
our entire organization was busy
trying to nominate Sherman and try
ing to keep labor planks out of the
platform" he said.
The orga MIA ton swung to the sup
port of Taft although it did not like
some of his public utterances on labor
legislation, said Mulhall, because il
became evident that Cannon and the
other presidential candidates had no
chance of success.
The organization would have favor
cd Canno above all others he said
The manufacturers officers had the
promise of Mr.. Norys and Mr. Tafts
managers" Mulhall alleged. that
there would be no severe labor planks
in the national platform
Mulhall wrote to Schwedtman. on
July 1. 1905, telling of the difficulties
in the campaign of Former Rep. Jen-
| consin district He said Judge Jen-
kins told him s15, 600 would be need
and that MIR Casson and Mr.. MeRav..
said it would he impossible to make
| it For less than SIS 900 or 500, COO
THE brewery Interests should be more
| interested in this fight than what our
| association would be-, the letter said,
for it was Judge Jenkins more than
anyone else that stood for what they
wanted in Washington, last winter. |
feel certain the brewing interests 10 a
great extent know this, for Mr.. Sherman
| raised $1,000 from the brewing interests
and gave it to Mr.. Casson, as / stated
10 you before. to help out in this fight,
so that is the reason | wrote to You and
asked you To get Mr. Bartholdt busy be-
| fore Bartheldt knows what Judge Jen-
kins has done for his people at the last
session of Congress, and if they let him
go down they will be more to blame than
what our people Will be-
Mr.. stephenson was one of those picked
| out to help finance the Jenkins campaign
| In another letter to Schwedtman, Null
hall said it had been proposed by tins
jenkins managers that he go to Stephen
| son and See if it would not be possible
TO get him to help finance the campaign
or make some trades with him for Tie
organization in the county"
later letter said Senator Stephenson
had sent $1,000 to Jenkins to help him
| out"
Scion l.. Perrin. whom MuIhall alleged
was the agent in superior of Edward
Hines, was one of those referred to as
personally directing jenkins campaign.
A number of letters between Mulhail
| and Frederick w. job. of the employers
| Association of Chicago. referred to at
tempts TO align Chicago manufacturers
in financial support of Jenkins. In one.
job said he had seen Edward Hines,
who promises his active support both
financially and otherwise"
In letter to Schwedtman, on July T.
1905 Mulhall wrote that he told an in
quirer That the association was mot IN
sympathy with Congressman Cooper Of
the First Wisconsin district and that
cooper had always been fighting "our
| people in and out of Congress-
On July II. 1908. MulhaIl wrote to
Sehwedtman, telling of a trip to Mavkl-
nav island with Speaker Cannon. Sena-
tor Hemenway and others. during which
congressional campaigns were discussed
The Speaker told me to say to his ST
| Louis friends that he would rather lose
ms own district in Illinois than to see
| Judge Jenkins of the 18th Wisconsin dis
| trict beaten.'
| The letter said Hemenway had been OF
Tered the western management OF the
| Taft campaign, but was determined tina,
| II he took il he must be Independent OF
| Hitchcock and all others
| ON July II, former Rep. James T.. Wat.
son wrote to Schwedtman the nominal
ton Of John w. Kern for the Vice Pres.
| ldency and the plank adopted by the
| Denver convention on the question in
| which you are much interested, together
with other conditions that need not here
| set forth make it imperative for us To
use all the means at our command In
succeeding in November
|