The Washington times., 1913-06-29
BARES SECRETSO OF
AAT|-LAbOR WORK
Colonel MuIhaII Names Several
Prominent Lawmakers Who
Were "Easily Influenced"
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Hines Of Lorimer fame during that
campaign
Former Congressman Kittredge Has
kins Republican) of the First Vermont
district; member of the Labor Commit
tee; sent written acknowledgment OF
money transmitted to him by wire dur
ing his, campaign for reelection In 1903.
Former Congressman Charles E.
Littlefield of Maine lRepublican). chosen
by President Roosevelt to frame legis-
lation to regulate the trusts: was In
intin ate touch with the OFFICIALS and
chic lobbyists of the n. A. M; accepted
aid thro,sh his campaign managers
during his two last campaigns for Con-
gress until ne withdrew in the face OF
certain defeat: permitted the n. A. NJ.
to pay his hotel and travelling expenses
when keeping appointments with its
officials and lobbyists.
An Adviser.
Former Congressman Harry NJ. Ban
non Of Ohio tRepublican) acted as ad-
wiser, of the N, A NJ. lobby in the House
of Representatives and as secret agent; |;
handled money passing between the shoe
manufacturers and disloyal strike lead
erss in the shoe strike at Portsmouth.
Ohio. in 1907: sought employment as
lobbyist for the N. A NJ. upon retire
ment .sI ~
Former Congressman Henry M. .Cou-
dry OF Missouri (Republican) acted az
secret agent of the National Association
of Manufactures in the House. of Rep
resentatives and accepted aid in cam
paign for reelection; accused Of pass
ing bad checks at Washington indicted
at ST. Louis for fraudulent use Of the
mails; released on $4,000 bail after
being sentenced to four years and six
months In prison. now In New York
city conducting an exchange business
Former Congressman ]. ]. Gardner
Republican) of New Jersey, chairman OF
the Committee on Labor, in 1903-ls11;
started in to antagonize N. A. NJ. inter-
ests until threatened with defeat through
the use OF money and other influence IN
his district; afterward surrendered and
became one of its, most subservient ai-
lies: last campaign almost entirely
financed by the n. A NJ.
81 III. McMichaels, chief Of pages In
the House of Representatives and prin-
cipal spy of the N. A. NJ. on the under
takings and movements of members; af-
terward transferred to attend door at
the press gallery of the House of Rep
resentatiyes and now serving as eleva-
tor operator in the Capitol
Former Congressman Ralph b. Cole
(Republican) of the Eighth Ohio dis
trict. acted az adviser and emissary OF
the N A NJ. lobby, which financed his
caTnpaigu in 1908 at the request Of
James s. Sherman; rebuked by Lobby
list Emery for joining movement against
Cannonism in 1903 and promised to be
good in the future.
Went High.
.seven-That among the men whom
the lobbyists of this association had no
difficulty in reaching and influencing
for business, political, or sympathetic
reasons during recent years were:
President Taft. Senator Lodge. the late
Vice President Sherman. former Senator
Foraker, Senator Nelson, former SEN
ator- Hemenway. former Speaker Can
non. former Congressman Dwight, Re
publican whip" of the House from
1909 to 1911; former Congressman James
e Tawney of Minnesota, former Con-
gressrlan T. Adam Bede of Minnesota,
Senator Isaac Stephenson {of' Wiscon-
sin. former Senator Aldrich Of Rhode
Island. Senator Townsend of Michigan.
Senator GalIinger of New Hampshire,
Congressman Webb Of North Carolina,
former Congressman J. Sloat Fa ssett OF
New York, former Congressman w. B.
Mckinley of Illinois, former Coz lgress-
man vreeland of New York, !'ormer
Congressman Dalzell of Pennsyl yania,
former Senator n. B. Scott Of West
Virginia. former Congressman W. B.
Bennett of New York. former Post
master General James A. Gary, of .bal'
timore; the late Congressman George A
Southwick of New York, Congressman
w. NJ Calder of New York. Congre,Rt-
man James f. Burke of Pennsylvania
former Congressman w. II. Ryan oi
New York, former Congressman w. M
Wilson of Illinois, former Congressman
DENLY of Michigan. former Congress
man Edward II. Henshaw of Nebraska,
former Congressman Jesse Overstreet
of Indiana, former Congressman J. G..
gresham w. A. Caulderhead Of Ne
braska. former Congressman Diekema
Of Michigan, former Congressman NJ. A.
Driscoll of New York, former Congress-
man g. J. Foster Of Vermont. former
Congressman p. NJ Fowler of New Jer-
sey, Congressman Swager Shirley Of
Kentucky, former Congressman j. A.
Sterling of Illinois. former Congress-
man ]. p. Swasey of Maine. former Con-
gressman Charles z. Littlefield Of
Ambassador Myron 7. Herrick, of
Ohio; Ambassador Curtis Guild, of
Massachusetts,; Congressman Richard
Bartholdt OF Missouri. former Congress-
man Sidney Mudd, of Maryland, and
Congressman George w. Fairchild Of
l0e lulINy-iouibH III &Nc~ iOrh ulslTlCt.
The Staff.
.Eight-That the professional lobby
staff of the National Association Of
Manufacturers during the last ten
years was composed Of the following
persons:
-. w. Van Cleave. president OF the
n. A. NJ. from 1907 TO 1909 and after
ward president of the National Coun-
ell for Industrial Defense. an auxil-
iary organization with pronounced
political purposes, since deceased.
John w. Kirby. jr., president from
1909 TO May "a. 1913. when he was
succeeded by Col. George Pope.
J. Philip Bird. general manager and
personal director of the operations of
the lobby and strike-breaking; also
disburser of funds collected for po-
litical and labor campaigns.
James A. Emery, general counsel
and chief of lobby at Washington;
formerly active in San Francisco as
the promoter of business enterprises:
very secretive In method, but now
prominent in Washington as an en-
tertainer of influential members of
the Senate and House Of Representa- :
tives.
Ferdinand C. schwedtJnan. assistant
to President Van CIeave. George s.
Boudinot secretary OF the n. =. M
Marshall Cushing, former secretary OF
Martin NJ. Mulhall, chief of N. A. M.
lobby forces at Washington fresi-
dence, Baltimore). succeeding Cushing