The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

acted ~ secret agent, of the ", A.
III m ffss hatise Of Representatives
and accepted aid in campaign for re-
election; accused of passing bad
checks at Washington; indicted at
Ct. Louis for fraudulent, use of the
mails; released on $4,000 bail, after
being sentenced to four years and six
months in prison: now in New York
city conducting an exchange business.
Former Congressman j. J. Gardner,
fRepublican), of New Jersey, chair
man OF the committee on labor In
lsos-1sil: started in 10 autagonize
". A. NJ. interests until threatened
with defeat through the use of money.
ard other influence ia his district;
afserward surrendered and became
one of it's most suhservient allies;
last campaign almost entirely financed
by the " A. NJ.
Chief Page ts spy.
T. H. McAfic els chief Of pages in
the house of representatives. and
PRINCIPAL shy Of The y. A NJ. on the
undertakings and movements of mem
hers: aftefward transferred 20 attend
door at the press gallery OF tho house
of Representatives, and now serving
as elevator operator in the capitol.
Former Congressman Ralph r. Cole,
Republican. of Ohio, acted as ad
wiser and cmiSsary Of the y. \. NJ.
lobby, which financed his campaign in
faes, at the request Of James :
sherman: rebuked by lobbyist Emery
for Joining movement against Cannon
Ism in 1909. and promised to be good
in the fU,pre-
Influence Reached to White House.
That among the men whom The
lobbyists of this assoc alton had no
difficulty in reaching, and influencing
for business. political or sympathetic
reasons during recent years, were:
President TAFT, Senator Lodge, the late
Vice President sherman. ex-senator
Foraker. Senator Nelson ex-senator
Hemmenway ex- Speaker Cannon. eX-
Congressman Dwight former Com
gresham James F. Tawney, ~ Minnc-
sofa; former Congressman J. Adam
Bede. Of Minnesota; Senator Isaac
Stephenson. or Wisconsin, former
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island;
Senator Townsend, OF Michigan; sem
ator GallinGer. of New Hampshire;
Congressman Webb. of North Caro-
lima: former Congressman w. =, No
kinley, of Illinois: former Congress-
man Dalzcil OF Pennsylvania, former
Senator y. II. Scott. OF West Virginia.
former Congressman w. S. Bennet. OF
New York former Postmaster Gen
eral James A. Gary, of Baltimore.
Congressman w. NJ. Caulder, of New
York. Congressman James r. Burke,
of PENNSYLVANIA. former Congress
man W. III. Ryan. of New York: for
mer Congressman Denny. Of Michigan:
former Congressman w. NJ. Wilson, of
Illinois: former Congressman Edward
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Congressman Jesse Overstreet, of In
diana: former Congressman j. @.
Beaile. OF Pennsylvania; former Com
gresham W. A. Caulderhead, Of Ne
braSka: former CONGRESSMAN Dieke-
ma. OF Michigan: former Congress
man NJ. A. Drisooll. of New York;
former Congressman O. J. Foster, of
Vermont; former Congressman L. NJ.
Fowler. OF New Jersey: Congress-
man s.. Shirley, OF Kentucky; former
Congressman J. A. Sterling, Of Hill
rois; former Congressman j. +.
Ewasey, Of Maine; Governor w. T.
Haines, of Maine Ambassador Myron
T. Herrick. of Ohio; Ambassador Cur
It's Guild, of Massachusetts; Congress
man Richard Bartholdt. Of Missouri.
fer1ner Congressman Sidney Mudd, of
Maryland. and Congressman q. W.
Fairchi1d. of New York.
The Lobby stan.
That the professional lobby staff
OF the ~. A. NJ. during the last ten
years. was composed OF the following
persons.
J. w. Van Cieave. president Of the
" A. NJ. from 1907 to 1909: j. w,
Kirby, Jr.. president from 1909 to
1919: j. Philip Bird. general man
ager and personal director Of the
operations of the lobby: James A.
Emery, general counsel and chief of
lobby az Washington. Ferdinand G.
Schwedtman. assistant to Presidents
Van Csave and Kirby: George $.
Boudinnl. secretary of N A NJ, /,
Marshall Gushing, former secretary
OF the n. \. M. Martin NJ. Mulhall,
chief of the n, A.. Nj. lobby forces at
washington; Mr.. X IA publicity
agent Of the N. a M; Mr.. ''Y.''
former newspaper reporter, and pub
lic.ty agent: Thomas IAitlepa2e. form,
or secretary of Senator H"menway,
OF Indiana: Frank Nunatnakcr, form
eriy publisher at Louisville; John
Mcintyre, former secretary of Ma
tional Typo1hetae OF America; Frank
r. Porter. chief of the membership
division OF the n. A. NJ. Edward
Hines, head OF the lumber lobby; H.
E. Miles. Of Racine. WIS. OF the ex
ecptiye committee for the creation
of tariff commission. md u. NJ.
Parry, formerly president of the n.
A. NJ
Do Not Hesitate at Altar,
That the National Association of
Manufacturers. through it's agents, In
Guiding Mulhall. successfully CON
Quoted the campaign 10 break the
strikes or the job printers in l9056
$4,000 shoenakers at St. Louis, I'm
1907: $4,000 hatmakers at Danbury.
Conn, and New Jersey points, in
1909. and of 4.0"0 shoemakers at
Portsmouth. O., in 1907.
That these agents Of the n. a. NJ,
planted spies in the labor unions. with
which the strikers were connected,
corrupted minor labor leaders and
personally paid them sums OF money;
enlisted the support Of c}ergymen tn
break the strike at Danhury. and even
sought 10 influence Cardinal Gibbons.
Of Baltimore, IN compel a settlement
favorable TO the lawmakers through
local clergymen.
That the n. a. NJ conducted re-
lentless warfare against public ON
ciais and labor leaders who opposed
Tvs legislative and frfdWstrfRl rians'