Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-16

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Caulfcii Missouri: Harry NJ Soudrey-
Missouri: John Gill. il. Maryland: lily {:
I.oudenslager. New JERSEY f'iciid'u
Wavne Parker New Jelssy: William a
RYAN. New York; Joshua +. G.. Talbot
Maryland.
- count il. a vote based on last
wears action AMI the chan7es siIicc
then promised would now give iVs
votes in favor of the bill ana III
againS; il rs corp red with Dlnet one
i'm favor OF the hill last yea and ll9
ag inst il. | am & niIGent hat n htr
twenty votes can h. secured Ter YOU
ar several Of the conSressm IN
a seeiatinG the yaluc of your u l.,
nave =! etIged themselves 10 get aa'i-
tional vote for it.
In tatkin- This matter over wltf one
If cf:r aud your good friends. whose name
7 think Il best not 10 mention IN inns 4et-
ter 7 was assured that among the MEM
hes ii the committee on merchant ma
rim and fisheries. mich You named IoE
me- thu following gentlemen can be relied
uyou To- fight for bringing the tlli ous
Of committee for hearing in the House
William NJ Wilson. Illinois: Edmund H.
H;nshaw Nebraska: Grant +. Mouser'
Ohio: George w. F'airc.id. New York;
uhilt. some one else thought IL more IMAM
liEciy that Mr.. William NJ. calder OF
New FORK and Mr.. George j. Stursis M
Wsst Virginia could be sufficiently I'M
pressed with the Importance Of this b1ii To
vote for bringing it out OF committee
Had Numerous Friends.
Alulhall said he was not sure who
'our Washington friend" was. He said
fl lends in Washington were numerous.
He wasn't sure either what the bill
Was but thought il was compulsory
pilotaee bill compelling vessels en-
tering United States ports to employ
pilots or "a: least pay pilotage charges.
hn, Watson irving to put
HE bill through to help 1.ittlefield Of
Maine.
The committee said it would examine
Aulhali at greater length about these
lists and the letter later.
Tribute to Sherman.
NIuIhaH paused a moment in his story
Of how the National Association of Man
ufacturers worked in legislative halls to
pay his tribute to the late Vice President
James S Sherman. Reed put in let
ter from Schwedtnldn to Emery in which
reference was made to Mu.hall having
= deiinite % omise rom Sherman 'aS 70
Cooperation of the committee members
ABOUT The LIttIefie.d anti-pilotag. bill
I'D you see MIR. sherman asked
ycndto- Reed.
i din. senator. | want to say that Mr..
sherman a ways aided me and helped
:e in Washington.
He was always sincere and worked
or the good of the republican party.
le was always a splendid and fighting
republican. j don't believe he had any
her motives"
y letter to ID. y. Tompkins of Char
cite " c. whom Mulhal1 said was a
member of the National Association OF
Manufacturers from that state, from
Schwedtman quoted from MuIhaIl
letter about a campaign against Rep
resentative John ]. Gardner OF the Sec
diCfrjcr The letter
in response to one written by Temp
kins to President Van Cleve of the
association. Gardeners stand on labor
legislation apparently was not liked by
the association.
Letters on Gardner.
Schwedtman wrote. in part:
Your recent letter regarding Mr..
Gardners return to Congress seemed to
me so important. and to point that
conveyed Its contents to Mr.. Muihall:
and I feel that you will be interested
in what he replies. therefore quote
the following from his today's report:
II am very much pleased with Mr..
with him when he says that by slecting
MIR. Gardner to stay at home II would
do more good than millions OF letters
to sss letter: sass Sns ss
erect upon congressman. and eating
Z man ike Gardner win have more ef-
feet upon radical congressmen than all
the letters We could write in year.
"T am particularly pleased with Mr..
Tompkins' suggestion for another rea-
son. 1t proves to me that the efforts l
have been making for the past nve years
haven't been In vain as far as our asso-
citation Is concerned. It clearly shows
that the manufacturers. north and south,
are dropping partisan politics and work.
ing shoulder to shoulde" to drive the
iemagogues out Of politics for our coun-
frC'S good which II feel Will ho IN the
very near future the mission OF our grand
organization
Again Mentions Taft.
S. During the investigation yesterday aft
( erroon and last night many more letters
were identified by MuIhall and placed In
the record. Mulhall again mentioned
former President Taft. the late Vice
President Sherman and the late James
W Van Cleave of the n. A. NJ.
The witness thought about SD 600 had
been raised in Indiana for the Watson
campaign and letter read just before
adjournment last night told of three mill
l.onaires in the state one Of whom was
willing to spend 100000 to defeat Wat
son The letter didn't identify the mil
Honaires and the committee didn't ask
who they were. December 2, 1907
Schwedtman wrote to James A. Emery,
now local counsel for the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers, saying of
Mulhall:
During his many years service with
the National Association of Manufac-
turers he has been tried many times and
mas never been found wanting.
Credit Misplaced.
A great deal of the political work for
" ich Mr.. Gushing has taken credit in
past years has been attended 10 by Col.
Mulhall, and many of the victories are
due To his untiring efforts, to his dis
cretion and his ability as a politician and
rs a diplomat. His many years acquaint-
ance with national politics and poIiti-
clans VIII make the colonel of great value
~ you IN your Washington work He is
placed under your command by orders of
Mr. Van Cleave. You are the general
in-chief OF the Washington campaign,
and you viii find Mr.. Mulhali very able
assistant
What was the Washington campaign p"
asked Senator Reed.
Il was given to understand that I was
10 r"port To Emery, who was in charge of
the lobby work
" hat was the work.
We We're to work against any labor
bills that came up
How about the tariff matters. were you
L. 30 any OF that kind Of work."
Yes sir
Parry tor Watson.
December l.. 1907. MuliIan received this
i@tter from President Van Cleave:
~ icar Mr.. Nu,hal: You are
aA.t"c that AIR T. VI Parry the forme,