The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
Mulhall,s Charges Denied


Washington, September 19.-The House
lobby committee abandoned work on it's
report today long enough to hear from
Representative Charles E. Littleton If
Maine, whom Martin M. Mulhall, former
lobbyist for the National Association of
Manufacturers, testified was one of the
chief allies of that organization in the
House.
Littleton testified that beginning with
his entrance to Congress in 1890, until ne
resigned in 1908, he found an active, oner-
getic and powerful labor lobby, headed
by Samuel Gompers.
He said he did not intend to criticise
members of the House for siding with
labor on labor bills, but he would retracr
his former position that when Gompers
and the labor people became active the
tall timber was thiclxly populated and
there was plenty of insidious action"
He told the committee that his views on
labor legislation concided with those of
the manufacturers, and that early in his
congressional career he gladly accepted
the aid of the association of manufactur-
ers through Marshall Cushing, then its
Washington representative. He said
Mulhall went to his district in 1906 to help
out
Mr.. Littlefield denied Mulhalrs testi-
mony that the National Association of
Manufacturers spent $4,000 in his district
in the campaign of 1906. He produced
an affidavit from the cashier of Rock
land, Me-, bank, where Fred Wight, the
treasurer of the district republican COM
mittee, banked at the time. Showing de-
posits of s20,66o. He added that part Of
this money came from individuals who
were members of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers, but denied THAT
it as an association ever contributed and
the money went to support the state and
county ticket as well as to help him.
Defends Jenkins Character
Before he left the stand Mr.. Littlefeld
asked permission to make a statement
about the late Representative Jenkins of
Wisconsin, who was chairman of the
House judiciary committee when Mr.. Lit
tlefield was one of it's conspicous men,
bers.
Mr.. Littlefeld said he had Known Mr..
Jenkins for years and that he thought
1t only proper since he was dead and
could not speak for himself, that some
one defend his character. He declared
that he believed Mr.. Jenkins to have
beensa man of the highest integrity and
honor. He referred to the testimony of
Mulhall that the National Association
of Manufacturers had him appointed a
judge after his retirement from Con-
gress.
Il know when he was appointed judge
he said; 1 Know the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers had nothing to do
with 1t. / saw him when he came back
to this country. Then he added, as his
voice broke. and he fumbed for his hand
kerchief, 'and know that he died a
poor man.
Former Representative John J. Gardi
ner, in all probability the last witness
to be heard by the House committee de-
MED many of Mulhall's statements re-
garding the things he did and did not
do at Mulhalfs dictation when he was
chairman of the House labor committee.
early in the century. He denied with
emphasis the testimony of Mulhall ths I
he named subcommittee of his COM
mittee at the dictation OF James A. EN-
cry. Washington representative OF the
National Association Of Manufacturers.
mo man. said he, either the speaker
or representative of the National Aaso
citation of Manufacturers. or OF the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor, sver. suggested