The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

Hughes and raid them altogether about
$500. which came from the National As
sociation of Manufacturers through cush-
ing.
The union men in the pay of the Ma
tioral Association Of Manufacturers Null
hall said, tooN possession of 1900 eireu-
lars sent into the district by the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor to aid Hughes
and turned them over to the republican
campaign committee. He named the toi-
lowing az the men he hired to work
against Hughes:
Michael Collins o. Philadelphia, Jacob
Cassilear of New York, William j. Ry1n
of the Electrical " orkers union in Now
York and George turk of Paterson, n. j.
Mulhall thought that George Rurlz. who
voted in Hughes cistrieI. deputy collec-
tor of internal revenue, was on his pay
roll In the campaign against Hughes
@You bribed these men to vote agans;
Hlghes?'' asked Senator Cummins.
II don't know whether you call II
bribery or not; they were paid week., /,
salary" answered witness. "That money
was spent in legitiinate work: that's what
they called t. IT fas been done by both
parties for years Ryan was on my list
for about Is weelis altogether, first at sfl
and then $50 we.k."
He said that Ryan was on the list
to do general political work In labor
ranks engaged in helping to beat
Hughes.
Senator Reed asked If the National
Association of Manufacturers went gen
orally into politics and supported the
republican organization. or whether 1t
singled out individual men throughout
the country whom it supported
Mulhall said:
"Tt generally supported the republi-
can ticket and particularly opposed
democrats who were too actively op-
posed to its labor policies.
Efforts to control Senator McComas
on labor legislation were further
shown by another letter dated Decem-
ber 10, 1904. apparently to Mulhall. and
which he said was written by Cushing.
1t urged Mulhpll to deal with Nc
Comas on the supposition that the lat
ter wanted federal judgeship.
'McComas needs to understand"
added the letter, that the industrial
needs of the country are more thor
oughly organized than ever before and
that they will have none of him, or of
are not vindictive. and If he honestly
means to let up, you, of course, can
promise to do anything that you can
do to remove any of the obstacles that
you can from the path of his ambitions" ="
Other letters from Cushing to Null
hall developed the extent to which Null
hall was working with various political
factions in Maryland, either trying to
select a winner or abate McComas' ac-
tivity in support of his eight-hour bill.
Many of the men he mentioned in his
letters as opposed to the eight-hour
bill in the associations campaign
against the measure were entirely hon
est in that respect he thought others
pretended to be honestly opposed to 1t
because you paid them certain sums,
suggested Senator Walsh
Yes, that's So"
In report, February 8. 1909, to Cush-
ing on political Developments in Bal
timore, Hulhall quoted George B.
Squires, a bookkeeper for the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor the efforts
the labor men were giving McComas
and those opposed TO 1t and anti-injunc-
ton legislation.
WAS Squires acting in good faith
or was he a spy in the union head
quarters employed by the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers" inquired
Senator Cummins.
Not at that time, but later on he
was acting as spy for Cushing In the