Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-24
STILL
TURNS IN
LETTERS
SHOWS HOW EFFORTS WERE MADE
TO BEAT HERBERT PARSONS AND
READ "R|OT ACT" TO RALPH
COLE....SHERMAN WAS HIS RIGHT
HAND MAN.
EIGHT HOUR BILL WAS
BURIED With FRIENDS

! Washington, d, G., July 24.-Martin
| NJ. MulhalPs correspondence first put
into the record of the Senate lobby
committee today concerned his efforts
to beat Representative Herbert Par
sons, of New York for reelection in
1910, told of reading the riot act to
Representative Ralph d. Cole, of Ohio,
because Of his opposition to former
Speaker Cannon, and gave further de-
tails of Mulhalls offer to aid the can
didacy of George Gordon Battle for
Governor of New York.
February 9, 1910, Mulhall wrote
John Kirby, Jr.. about the fight on
Cannon, and added;
MIR Sherman confdentially stated
to me that President Taft is now be-
ing made aware of the many good
things our association has done for
the Republican party for the last sew
en- years and he assured me that the
President would not press any labor
bills at this session of congress, and
at the close of my interview with the
| was more than ever
confident of complete success in
Washington this winter"
Writing to General Manager Bird,
Mulhall said:
1--WE intend to start more hell in
Baltimore among the politicians than
5ver started there before"
The letter explained that the fight
h., 4
lector of customs, and spoke of
Stones friendliness to labor agita-
.ors."
February Mulhall wrote Secretary
5chwedtman that the eight-hour bill
was pretty well cornered in the labor
sub-conmittee of tie house and there
yase danger. II wrote Kirby on
ne same subject
Gardner named his subcommittee
IS Mr.. Emery and ] had agreed. 1t
low consists of Vreeland, Madison and
Allen, Republicans; Rainey and Gov
ngton, Democrats. We feel that if the
ill goes to this subcommittee there
viii be no danger for the rest of this
ession."
February 10, Mulhall wrote Kirby
bout senators to be elected:
Dick of Ohio has sought our aid;
colt of West Virginia, Depew of New
'ork, and Carter of Montana. or
curse we have had Aldrich on our
st for the last nine months"
Mulhall testified Carter never asked
id from the National Association of
Cummins contradcts.
Senator Cummins, author OF the
solution under which the senate COM
littee is investigating the lobby.
,day added his denial to statements
Martin NJ. Mulhall, the one-time lob
visit for the National Association Of
manufacturers.
In a letter to John Kirby, president
the association, Mulhall told OF
eeting Senator Cummins in Nav.
40, and going to the room of the
tie Senator Doliver, where they talk
about speech to be made in the
ouse by Representative Kendall Of
wa.
Senator Cummins denied the state.
ent categorically.
Il have no recollection of seeing
ulhall, or speaking to him on any
Inject but | am not prepared to say
at I have not said Senator Cum
ins.
But ! am certain that I did not
ave any conversation with him about
e speech Kendall was to make on
e eight-hour bill; | am certain |
ever went into Delivers room with
m, and | am certain that never had
ly conversation with him there"
Mulhall leaned forward in the wit
,ss chair and shouted:
"I'm getting tired of these details"
81 don't care whether you're getting
red or not. 1t makes no difference
me: if you don't tell the truth, I'm
ling to deny it, replied Senator Cum
ms.
Under sharp fire of questions, Null
Ill testified he did not know where
ollver's room was.