New-York tribune., 1913-07-28
Lost His Job with Manufacture
erS' Association Because He
MiSrepreSented 1t.
HELPED BREWERS IN MAINE
Letters Show Lobbyist Was
Called Down" for His Con-
duct, Became Abusive, and
Finally Was Dropped.
From The Tribune Bureau.I

been testifying before the Senate lobby
committee for the last two weeks lost
his Job with the National Association of
Manufacturers, according to two letters
which came TO light to-day, because he
"double-crossed" the association. This
he did by going into the Maine campaign
in 1911. and. while supposedly on a Naca-
ton. helping the United Brewers Assocl-
alton in its fight for a wet state, as
serting that in so doing ne was repre-
senting the National Association of Man
ufacturers.
Mulhall also went into the I'd Maine
District and insisted on the nomination oil
S. Thayer Kimball for the place formerly
held by Mr. Littlefeld, declaring that ne
had been sent there by the directors OF
the Manufacturers Association for that
purpose
When these things were called to the
attention of the officers of the ASSOCIATION
Mulhall was dismissed. He tried on
numerous occasions 10 get relnstated'
and, falling, sent letters to the directors
of the association threatening exposure
unless he got his old job. Even as late as
May 16 last he sent letter to eX-Repre-
sentative Watson asking him TO urge MT.
Kirby. the president of the association
to reinstate him.
Under date of September y, 1911, J. +.
Bird, general manager of the National
Association Of Manufacturers, sent the
following letter 10 Mulhall, after the
lobbyists activities in Maine had been
called TO his attention:
Il am at a loss TO understand by what
authority you feel IL is your duty to
enter into any Congress district and rep
resent yourself as being the spokesman
for the National Association Of Manu-
facturers in the selection Of any candl-
date for Congress to represent that dis
trict | would not assume that response
bility, and I feel confident the president
of our association would not, without he
had taken counsel with his board of di-
rectors or executive committee.
Repudiated by Association.
This association repudiates any state
ments you have made to any man in that
district pertaining TO the candidacy OF
Mr.. Kimball. in so far as its authoriza-
ton may have been suggested by any
official act of this association. 1t is dis
tasteful to me. it is annoying to Mr.
Kirby TO feel that "A man intrusted with
certain work Of the association should
feel ii within the province Of his judg-
ment to exceed his authority and mis-
represent the association, as has been
done in this case"
Mulhan called on Mr. Bird at his office
in New York on the afternoon OF the day
: that the above letter was sent, and what
M happened can best be gathered from a
NJ letter sent the next day to Mr.. Kirby by
y Mr.. Bird. who wrote
"On Wednesday afternoon, September
q, Colonel Mulhall called at this office in
obedience TO my request. sent to Balu-
more ! endeavored to take up the mat
ter with him In a most kindly manner
his lack of correspondence what his ac-
tvities had been since his last appearance
at the Office and why he felt it necessary
not TO advise the Office Of his whereabouts
Or Of any activity that he had been en-
Eaged upon: that | felt two letters in
eight weeks was hardly treating the Office
.air in so long as ne remained an employe
of the association.
He started off with his usual habit OF
denying everything, stated he had not ad-
vocated the candidacy Of 5. T. Kimbail,
then retracted this and said that he had
done so at the request of Ex-Governor
Cobb Of Maine, and further proceeded TO
attach the names Of Vice-President Sher-
man, Chairman Mckinley, Congressman
Driscon and Senator Frye and many
others.
when he mentioned the name Of Sena-
tor Frye I asked him most pleasantly II
Senator Frye had requested this activity
before or after his Senator F'rye's) death.
The result OF this question was an ex-
plosion on the colonel's part. He then
proceeded to inform me In the most en-
phatic and profane language that it has
been my privilege 20 listen TO for some
time where I got off at what he pur-
posed to DO and what he didn't purpose
10 do. and that he had stood all the nom
sense that he intended to stand from me.
Admitted the Charge.
Il let the first stream wear off, then I
requested him TO sit down and calm MIN
self, as / desired further information as
10 what he had really been doing while
he was away and if he had been in Maine
in the interests Of the United Brewers
Association and tried to influence that
election in favor OF license. This he ad-
mitted he had done. ! then said | felt
confident the president Of our association
and the board of directors would not be
able to appreciate an emplOye Of the as
ISOLATION interesting himself in any such
campaign.
"He Immediately reverted back TO the
candidacy Of Mr.. Kimball and proceeded
to hand me his usual line Of organization
talk, which / listened 70 very patiently
and which consisted Of a mass Of abso-
Lutte falsehoods. l then said 10 him 1t
is unnecessary, colonel. for you to mis-
represent or misstate anything you have
done in Maine. / am perfectly familiar
with every activity that you have con-
Quoted during your absence from the Of
fee and have been for some time.
He then accused me of putting detec-
tives on mis- trail. / told him this was
unnecessary, as his own letters confirmed
absolutely the information / was in pos
session OF. / endeayored TO read his let
ters to MIN. and then the second explo-
sion occurred. His language was 80 unfit
to listen 20 that ! was compelled to order
him from my Office"
This letter is signed by J. p. Bird as
general manager.
Mr. Bird followed this up by bringing
Mulhall before the executive committee