The chronicle=news., 1913-07-17
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need not try TO bmrf us. We have
leen In the game too ionE."
Aulhall's activitiss In connection
with the Republican national plat
form OF 1905 were brought out In
. letter TO Schwe,itnan on May IS.
II concluded by saving that Wade
Ellis and others suggested that Pres
ident Van Cieve and secretary Sch
wedtmAn OF the manufacturers go 10
Chicago . week before the conyen-
ti0n and sse the draft OF the plat
form aud he privately heard"
In y letter 10 Emery. Schwedtman
asked: what Is the best way TO In
fluencc the drafting Of this plat
form in the right direction?"
More letters were introduced bear
Ing on the fight against conxrsss-
man Gardner Of New Jersey. Judge
Spe~r. Governor Fort. and Mr.. Lew
Is have not carried out their prom
ls"s to get us a strong candidate In
that district Aiulhsii wrote.
On June I. 1908. no wrote James
=. Sherman that he and Shermsn's
friends In III. organization wer.
greatly pleased that Sherman was 10
he q candidate for vice president.
Sherman on .,une .. replied:
II shall be pleased TO have tho
members Of your association give
To the little boomict such q forward
push A. they conveniently can."
Other letters told OF o plan to al.
Congressman jenkins In Wisconsin.
Every effort In tho world will be-
made for jenkins wrot. schwedtman.
\ letter from Littiefieid ursinx aid
:or Jenkins was read.
schwcsitman wrote Mu,haii ON
June .. 1905:
You will notice that our news
rap~rs state that the national plat
form 10 being written At the present
time at the white house. You esn
rest assured that Theodore RooscvIc,
who II still smnriinE from tn. dc.
feat he has received at the hands OF
congress and the pcopIc lately. will
crnbody MI OF his policies In the plat
form and many Of tho leaders. being
anxious for harmony. will xo tho
limit In getting his vicws.''
washinston. July Is-A schwesit-
mas letter 10 Muihaii June :I.isOs.
about Republican platform q,sotssl
Emery thus: a'I
Am In touch with the chairman
Of the resolutions committee"
| Another June 8. quoted Emery on
Muihairs Interview with Postmaste.
General Hitchcock. then Mr.. Tans
campaign manager:
| II think Mulhali'x interview will,
Hitchcock IL one Of the best things
ever. Tho same Hitchcock Is an ad-
,ancei exponent OF the Roosevelt
labor policies
severa. letters introduced today
seemed IN show Muihali and Emery
In close relationship. General man
aser Bird OF the manufacturers tcs-
tilted yesterday that Emery was the
counsel Tor the national council for
Industrial defense. which had no con-
nect'on with the manufacturers a..
socia,ion. Mmlhall sworc today that
the manufacturers referred him to
lmery: that Emery was constantly
In touch with his work and even.
tually, wantod to run all the field
work" Mulhall testified TO an ac-
auaintance with Edawrd Hines. the
Chicago lumber man who figured 10
prominently In the Lorimer case.
Washington. July 17.-Speaker
Cannon and Congressman Watson OF
Indiana were the principle advosors
OF the National association of manu-
facturers 1t the eRpmblican conven-
tion In Chicago in 1908. Mulhsll ties.
titled: Our organization was busy
trying to nominate Sherman and
trying to keep labor planks ont Of
the platform" he said.
The organization swung to the
support of Taft although 1t did no;
like some of his public utteranees
OH labor legislation. said Mulhall.
because II became evident that Can.
non and the other presidential candi-
dates had no chance Of success.
THE organization would have IA
vored Cannon above all Others" ne
said. The manufacturers officers
had the promise Of Mr.. Voryes and
Mr.. Taft's manager" Mulhall alleged
t"that there would be no severe la
bor blanks in the national platform"
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON
SUBMARINE TRIP
! Boston, July IA submarine