The daily banner., 1913-07-18
II. R, AND TAFT
| NAMED IN PROBE
fisherman Wrote Teddy Would
| Break Law 10 Name Candidate.
,CANNON SOUGHT PRESIDENCY
Senate Opposition to Roosevelt In
1908 Is Shown In Muihall Lobby
Hearinu

I 1908 Is Shown In MuIhall Lobby
Hearing.
Washington. July 1S.-Presdential
politics of 1908, in which the nameS
! of both Roosevelt and Taft figured
again occupied much OF the time OF
] the senate lobby investigating com
,mittee when Colonel Martin NJ. Mul
hall, former field agent of the Ma
!tional Association Of Manufacturers
I, continued his recital based on some
! of his 10000 letters and kilograms.
: Speaker Cannon and Congressman
WATSON. of Indiana, were the principa
advisers of the association at the Re
publican national convention in Chi
icago in 1908. Mulhall testified. "Oul
entire organization was busy trying tC
tnominate Sherman and trying to keel
Tabor planks out OF the PLATFORM he
said
I The organization swung 10 the sup
port of TAFT, although it did not like
/ some OF his public utterances on labor
! Legislation. said Mulhall. because II
became evident that Cannon and the
other presidential candidates had nc
chance of success.
"The organization would have ia
vored Cannon above all others. he
said. The manufacturers officers had
the promise Of Mr. Vorys and Mr.
.Taft's managers" Mulhall alleged. that
there would be no severe labor planks
in the national PLATFORM
Between hall carload of the &C
counts, books and files of the Manu-
facturers' association and the Mulhal
correspondence, the committee found
itself for the first time in position
to ascertain the whole truth concern
ing the methods of manufacturers in
mixing in elections and legislation.
The new mass of testimony acquired
by the committee from the offices OF
the association is expected to furnish
proof or refutation of Mulhalps per
sonal accusations and insnuations.
More about New Jersey politics was
heard letter from Judge William
r. Speer of the Hudson county cir
cult court, TO former Governor Fort
of New Jersey. introducing Mnlhall
was introduced. Speer is nephew OF
John Kirby. former president OF the
Manufacturers association.
On April 2S. 1908. the late Vice
President Sherman. then in congress
wrote to Mulhall. telling Mulhall that
it was impossible to get the Littlefielc
compulsory pilotage bill through the
house. Sherman was provoked at the
tariff agitation of the Manufacturers
association and said it might lead tc
the election of Democratic prest
dent. Sherman also was angry at the
fight against Speaker Cannon, who
then was a candidate for the nomina
ition for president.
At that time former Representative
James Watson, of Indiana. according
ito . letter written by Mulhall. had
great notion to take the floor before
nongress adjourned and expose the
Whole dirty piece of. tffcNefy = from
tstart to finish," referring to state
fment that the White House, meaning
President Roosevelt. was responsible
for the newspaper campaign against
Cannon.
Watson states that the president Is
Taft" wrote Mulhall. that he is will
ing to sacrifice the Sherman law and
every other law to please the trusts
and to please Wall street so that he
can get their support for his candidate
at Chicago"
Mulhall also wrote of attending
meeting at Mr. Foraker's house, com
posed of senators who will oppose the
president and his policies at the Chi
cago convention He added that he
was told TO work against Maryland
delegates being instructed for Taft.
"The opposition to the president
Mulhall continued, intends to let nc
legislation through that he wishes al
this session of congress and intends tc
fight the Taft forces to finish. There
is a whole lot took place at this meet
ing that cannot very well be put OF
paper"
Other letters detailed the fight OF
various congressman. we have sent
special people after Mr.. Townsend. in
Michigan" said one.
In the same letter Mulhall said that
Governor Fort, of New Jersey, was tc
select the candidate to defeat Repre-
sentative J. ]. Gardiner for re-elec
ton from the Second New Jersey dis
trict.
a Regarding the opposition to Roose
welt in his effort to nominate Taft
Mulhall wrote:
"They were perfectly confident OF
having a majority of the national com
mittee with them. who would seat al
the contesting delegations that wonlG
come to Chicago against Taft