The Washington times., 1913-07-21

That the National Association of
Manufacturers planned, had IT succeeded
in electing James E. Watson governor
of Indiana in 1908, to groom" him for
the Presidency four years later, was
developed by the Senate lobby probers
today. In a letter to Col. NJ. NJ. Null
hall, on October II, 1908, Secretary F. C.
Schwedtman, of the N. A. NJ, wrote:
'1 believe the time is coming when
We can rally around our friend. James
E. Watson for President. as we are now
rallying to his support for governor.
We need a man of his style, a man who
is not ashamed of his friends because
they happen to be among the respect
able people. The style Of the politicians
now seems to be to wear ragged clothes
SO that the voters among the rabble
will come their way"
Inquiry Grows Wearisome.
30 wearisome did the lobby inquiry be-
come today that It forced Chairman
Overman TO open protest. When Sen
ator Reed continued his reading Of the
many letters dealing with the Indiana
Congressman OF 1905, the chairman petu-
lantly demanded whether too much time
was not being devoted to ,immaterial
matters. The complaint had its effect
because after that most Of the letters
dealing purely with locality politics
went into the record unread.
Today's letters revealed Mulhalrs ac-
paign, and later with his work after
Congress convened in December, 1908.
They indicated that the N. A. NJ. sup
ported Congressman George NJ. Maltby
of New York, chairman of the House
Committee on judiciary, which passed
on nearly all labor legislation.
Other letters showed that the n. A.
N, while supposedly supporting Senator
Foraker for reelection, early realized
that he had been put out OF the race
by the Standard OIL letters, and did not
exert itself In his behalf, although the
Senator believed all Of its members were
working night and day for his interests.
MuIhal became highly indignant to-
day, when the committee wanted an ex-
PLANTATION Of why he paid out large
sums of money without requiring
vouchers.
"I want 70 say right here and now,"
declared Mulhsll, that l never kept
any accounts myself. These accounts
were kept by one Of the grandest
women that God Almighty ever put
on earth and she was driven insane
by the hard work she did helping
me in the fight in the Sixth New Jer-
sey district, trying to beat Congress
man Hughes. 1 turned the money
paid. And the N. A. NJ. accepted
these accounts and paid them without
question"
MuIhall had been asked to explain
an item which read: November 6,
1s0S-Paid to one member of the ex-
ecutive board of the Mine Workers
linton Of Pennsylvania" for paying
workers in Pennsylvania Congress
sional districts, but could not re-
member the details.
q paid that to w N. Walsh, who
was in my ray for some time" he
said.
Identifies "Black List"
MulhalI identified the following, which
he said was black list made out by
james A. Watson and a clerk named
Childs, Of the House Committee on War
Claims, to be furnished the members of
the N. A. N. as men who should be de-
feated at the polls: Thomas D. Nichols
Pennsylvania; Herbert Parsons, New
York; G. A. Pearre. Maryland; w. B.
Wilson. Pennsylvania; w. S. Greene,
Massachusetts; Gardner, Massachusetts,:
Aurdock, Kansas; Morse, Nelson Len
root, Wisconsin; Haugen, Iowa; J. L.
Burnett, Seventh Alabama; E. J. Hill,
Fourth Connecticut; William Hughes,
ond Virginia; Champ Clark, Missouri !;
II. A. Cooper, First Wisconsin, and H
e. Loudenslager. First New Jersey.
or these names Mulhall swore Card
ner, Murdock, Morse, Lenroot, Nelson,
and HSugen were in Watson's hand
writing. and the others in ChiIds'
A second list, headed ''Cannon's list,
made by Watson contained these
names: J. l. Lenroot, H A. Cooper,
A P. Gardner, Herbert Parsons, V. S.
Greene. Victor Murdoch, J. T. McDer-
mott, Champ Clark. G. n. Haugen, was
read, and Mulhall said he believed these
names were Of Congressman obnoxious
to Speaker Cannon. The witness could
not be certain about this, and Senator
Nelson finally developed that the head
porter of the New York World who
compiled the evidence for the commit
tee. and II was ordered stricken out OF
the record.
Permanent "In Bad" Members.
NuIhaIl. however, insisted. that the
following names constituted the perma-
nent blacklist of the n. A. M: William
Hughes, Sixth New jersey; w. B. Will
son. Fifteenth Pennsylvania; T. D.
Nichols, Tenth Pennsylvania; G. A.
Pearre. Sixth Maryland; J. L. Burnett,
Seventh Alabama.
And those On the first list" he added.
given to me by Watson and ChiIds,
were the men who we're opposed to the
Cannon organization and, therefore,
were our enemies"
Several other lists, including the one
labeled Our Friends in the House"
all Of which have already been print
ed. were then read. This list which
was furnished to President Van Cleaye
70 send congratulatory kilograms to
IL elected contained the names of
one Democrat. Henry r. Rainey Of
Illinois. and Mulhall said II was there
by mistake.
Rainey was no friend of ours" he
said. He fought US and cannot
conceive how his name got on this
list Of our friends"