Evening journal., 1913-07-17
MULHALL
TELLS OF HAND
IN POLITICS
Conferred With Senators to
Prevent Enactment Of
"Unfair Legislation"
SAID ROOSEVELT MADE
CHANGES IN PLATFORM
ar The rnited Press.


tion of the National Association of
Manufacturers and allied organiza-
tion contributing to its expenses are
TO be revealed The senate lobby
probe committee, inoensed at the
manner Of j. P Bird. general man
ager Of the n. A. NJ. and treasurer
of the council. when called TO the
stand. has decided that all facts re-
garding this organization, which
Lobbyist Mulhau says has an in
come Of between half and three
quarters of million dollars yearly
shall be revealed.
1t il hoped that Mulhalls examination
will be concluded by tuesday of next
week. He will he followed on the stand
by the officials of the ~ A. Nj.
When Mulhall resumed h. story today
he took up the days that immedinte',
preceded the national convention of 1903,
and his letters told of the eiutss Of tha
y a. NJ to find out in advance Just
what the Republican platform would
contain The letters showed that early
in Nav the officials of the y. A. NJ. he.
came convinced that there was no chance
Of heating Secretary of War Tart out of
the presidential nomination. and there
were frequent conferences between Mul-
hall and other officials of the y \. NJ.
and the campaign managers for Taft.
One of The letters declared that
the draft of the Republican platform
as prepared by Wade Ellis, Of Ohio,
was submitted to President Roose-
velt al the White House for approval
and recites a belief that radical
changes had been made in IL. Other
letters we're TO President Van Cleave
warn ne him that Samuel Gompers
and the other officials of the A. r.
Of L., were going to insist ON an
snti-iniunction plank being put in
the platform and urging that Van
Cleave. Attorney Emery and all
other officials OF the organization get
10 Chicago where the convention
was held at least a week before il
me- in order that they could pre-
vent endorsement Of laws demanded
by organized labor. Support Of the
\. A. NJ. members who we're actual
delegates 10 the convention was
promiesd to Representative James -.
sherman for the Vice-P Presidential
domination.
Oficially reporting to Secretary
schwedtman of the n. A. NJ. on April
IS. Mulhall said Representative Wat
son had told him that If Taft were
nominated for President. he (WatsOnl
could not be elected governor of lndi-
ana. Mulhall also told of a lengthy
conference with the then Representa-
live James S. Sherman, in which the
latter said the n. A. NJ. should call
off" the attacks being made on
Speaker Cannon by the many Republi-
AN newspapers. Mulhall went from
sherman TO Senator Forakers Office,
where he found a secret conference
Of Republican Senate leaders in pro-
gress. At this conference il was de-
cided that no further legislation de-
sired by President Roosevelt was to. be
enacted. Foraker told Mulhall that
the allies planned to defeat Taft
for the nomination by capturing con-
trol Of the National Committee and
seating contesting anti-Taft dele
gates.
To Offset this Watson later told
Mulhall that President Roosevelt was
moving heaven and earth" to nomi-
nate Taft and that he tROosevelt
was fathering the attack 80 Cannon
In order that he could kill the threat
ened speakers presidential boom
Watson. according to Mulhall. was
threatening to take the floor of the
House and expose the Roosevelt
plot
From Washington, Mulhall went to
Trenton. where he conferred with
Governor Fort and Vivian NJ Lewis
clerk of the chancery court Accord
ing 10 Mulhalls report, both Fort
and Lewis agreed to aid the fight
against Gardner in the second, and
Hughes i'm the sixth district.
Questioned regarding an item N
an expense account of IS paid Ia
House messenger" Mulhall said he
did not want to answer because the
man might lose his job.
we want the truth no matter
whose i@N Is affected. said Reed and
Chairman Overman directed Mulhall
TO answer.
ut was given to Neill. the speakers
messenger" was the reply. Mulhall
said he gave Neili monev occasionally
to do little errands for him.
"Did ne tell YOU who called on the
speaker" asked Reed
Yes sir but J did not want to say
lnNlNlN- ABOUT lNtNt as Ntii N"n hf'f
thirty years on the job, replied Mus
bail
After laving the governor office, Mui
hall wrote Judge Speer, reporting hi'
success and declaring that. with Lewi'
snd Fort assisting, he could retire botl
Gardner and Hughes.
On MAY 4. 1908. Secretary Sohwedt
man wrote Mulhall directing him e
continue the fight TO defeat Representa-
tive Pearre in the Sixth Maryland dis
rict He also wrote that q special fgh
was being made against Representative
Townsend and that he was sure TO b'
kept at home"
Senator Beveridge. he wrote, tolt
him the n. A. NJ. would have 70 &C
rept an amended Sherman law. ar
anti-child labor law an anti-injunc
tion measure
Alarmed over his statement. Mul
hall rushed to Hemenwsy and report
ed Beveridge. He then wrote
Senator Hemenway told me If saw
Beveridge again to tell him he wa
talking through his hat, and it wa
q damn poor one at that"
Watson confirmed Hemenway's re
rort. according to Mulhall. sayin'
that Bvveridge was crazy"
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