The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-18
Mulhall Reveals Some Inside
Facts in the 1908
Campaign
EXPERT WORKS ON
BRIBERY RECORDS
Many Letters Read Bearing
on Important Legisla-
ton in Congress

Washington, July ls.--Martin Nj.
Mulhall, self-styled lobbyist Cor the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
continued his testimony before the SEN
ate lobby committee yesterday, detailing
his activities among congressman. Some
OF the letters introduced dwelt with for
mer President Roosevelt's endorsement
of the candidacy of Mr.. Taft, then sec
retary of war.
In a letter to Schwedtman, secretary
of the manufacturers, in April, 1908,
Muhall quoted the late Vice President
Sherman as saying that the fight then
raging on Speaker Cannon was dirty
deal by the White House against the
speaker"
watson states" wrote Mulhall, "that
the president fRooseveltl Is moving
| heaven and earth TO nominate Taft and
he is willing to sacrifice the Sherman
law and every law. to please the trusts
and please Wall street so that he can
| get their support for their candidate"
| Mulhall also wrote of attending a
meeting at Mr. Foraker's house com
posed OF Senators who will oppose the
president and his policies at the Chicago
convention" He added that he was
told to work against Maryland dele
gates being instructed for Taft.
THE opposition to the president
Mulhall continued, "intends to let no
legislation through that be wishes at
this session OF congress and intends TO
fight the Taft force to a finish. There
IS a whole lot took place at this meet
ing that cannot very well be put on
paper"
Other letters detailed the fight on va
rious congressman. I'VE have sent spe-
cial people after Mr.. Townsend in Mich
igan' said one.
On May q, 1908, Mu1hall wrote
Sehwedtman that he had called on Sen
ators Carter and Hemingway. Senator
Aldrich's secretary and Others and was
assured by all these gentlemen that it
mattered not what the president at
tempted to do. that there was not going
to be any unfair legislation passed
through the Senate this session. On the
house side called on Murdock. Camp
bell, Nelson, Alexander Fassett and sew
eral Others and gave them our reasons
why no injunction legislation should be
passed
Inc reuter- GtlAitel u COMMENTATOR
with Senator Beveridge in which the In
diana senator declared himself for an in
junction bill. amendment of the Sher
man labor law and child labor bill Null
hall wrote that he reported Beverages
sentiments to Hemenway.
"Hemenway told me to tell Beverdge
he was talking through his hat and that
his hat was did poor one. He added
that Beveridge was bluifing." said the
letter. "and assured me that no such leg
islation could pass the senate. Senators
Carter and Aldrich simply laughed at
Beveridge's statement. Watson later
told Mr.. Emery and me that Beverage
was simply crazy. Watson stated that
he was in full charge of affairs in the |
house during the illness Of the speaker
Mulhall testified about his expense ac- |
counts and identified one item of a pay |
ment Of SIS in May, zoos to Meal" mes |
senger to the speaker of the house.
HE frequently did little errands for
US said Mulhall and let us know who |
was in the speakers room"
On May Z, Mulhall wrote Sehwedtman |
quoting Watson to the effect that "all |
this scare about the Sherman law |
amendment and injunction bills was got
ten up by himself and the speaker to /
food the president with letters and /
stock tariff diclsering at this session
Sehwedtman wrote Mulhall on May s
about Beveridge's attitude:
''Beyeridge is not very big now but
will grow smaller right along if he keeps
up that kind of talk He need not try
TO bluff MS. We have been in the game
too long"
Another expense account item was
$3.50 for breaking shoemakers strike
in Portsmouth, O.. in May 1908. Three
thousand men were involved. Mulhall
broke the strike in three days, he said,
and spent in addition $12 taking union
officials to a circus.
Another letter disclosed that on May
81, 1908, former Representative Haskins
OF Vermont, proposed that Mulhall work
for him.
Mulhalrs activities in connection with
the Republican national platform of
1908 were brought out in letter to
on May 2s. 1t concluded
by suggesting that President Van
Cleave and Secretary Schwedtman Of the
60 to Chicago a week
before the convention, see a draft of the
platform and be privately heard"
In saying to Emery, Sehwedtman
asked: ''What IS the best way to in
iluence the drafting of this platform in
the right direction
More letters were introduced bearing
on the fight against Congressman
Gardner of New Jersey.
Judge Speer. Governor Fort and Mr..
Lewis have not carried out their prom
Uses to get us strong candidate in their
district" Mulhall wrote.
On june /, 1908, he wrote James s. ,
Sherman that he and Sherman's friends
in the organization were greatly pleased ;
that Sherman was to be candidate for
vice president. Sherman on june , re-
Piled:
II shall be pleased to have the mem
bers of your association give to the lit .
tie boomlet such a forward push as
they conveniently can
Other letters told Of plans to aid Con-
gresham Jenkins in Wisconsin. Every
effort IN the world will be made for
Jenkins wrote Schwedtman. A letter
from Littlefeld urging aid for jenkins
was read.
Schwedtman wrote Mulhall on june ?, ;
1908.
You can rest assured that Theodore
who is still smarting from ,
.he defeat he has received at the hands