Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-07-18

LOBBY | PR'|O [ ! | |
CEASE ! ! VRA|yGL
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Senate and House Committees
Settle Differences.
MuLHAlL CONTINUES STORY Q
Submits Letters Relating to the Po-
litical Activities Of the National
Manufacturers Association.

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ened rupture between the senate and
Isouse committees over the testimony
| of Martin Mulhall, protested field
agent of the National Association OF
Manufacturers, apparently ended with
friendly agreement subscribed to by
both sides. ,.... s., .ss-@a. ..s5:-:.. s.--5z
Under this arrangement the senate
committee will finish it's examination
Of Mulhall before he is turned over to
the house; it will also put in the rec
ord all the Mulhan correspondence it
cares to.
Copies of all the letters and memo
randa put in the record will be fur
nished and they will have Garrett
committee and they will have ample
time to study the case before they get
Mulhall. ...... .-.......
In the meantime James e. Emery, a
Washington attorney for the National
Association of Manufacturers, who is
under subpoena by both committees,
will be allowed to appear in the house
wing with papers he was ordered> to
produce. -s..*..., <-<... .
The senate committee devoted the
day largely to reading into the rec
ord the tale of Mulhall's political &C.
|tivities. There was an occasional
reference to strikes in which the lob
byist'' had figured and an allusion
now and then to the inside workings Of
labor unions; but for the most part it
was a story of politics as Mulhall
|played the game. - .....s.. .......--s.
Mulhalls correspondence told of the
efforts to re-elect former Congressman
Littlefeld of Maine and defeat the
present representative from that dis
trict, Daniel j. McGillicuddy. ..,.
Support for LittIefeId. IT,.
Littlefeld was to be supported by
the National Association of Manufac-
|turers because of his stand against
labor legislation.
Mulhall said on cross-examination
that he had been told that 100000 was
spent in, that campaign. 'Littletield
was beaten. 49,: .... ...... ..~.
Just before the committee adjourned
the letters began to show Mulhall's
activities after Marshall Gushing, the
secretary of the association, with
whom he had correspondent so long,
had resigned. .-........
Gushing resigned Mulhall assert
ed, because he said no self-respect-
| ing politician could report on lobby
work." $780,. ..r- g..
Some of the letters read showed
that Mulhall had been known to the
late Vice President James S. Sher:
man, who in 1902 was chairman of the
national Republican congressional
committee.
In letter he wrote on July 1, 1907,
/ to Mr.. Sherman, MulhaH said he was
going West and would call upon the
Hon. James E. Watson of the Sixth
Indiana district" and that he intend
/ ed to look up members of the organiza-
ton in that district and get them to
do some active work for Watson.
On July 2 Mr.. Sherman, on paper of
the Republican committee, wrote Null
1hall as follows: 5"|
my Dear Colonel: am glad that
you are still interested in political as
we'll as economical work. andS:I am
glad to bespeak for YOU to our friends
a cordial reception: =. While. you are
not now employed by the Republican
congressional committee, nor were
you employed during the last cam
paign, you did render us very material
assistance and found you at all
Times reliable and trustWOrthy"