Evening star., 1913-07-28
Massachusetts, Senator Denies
Ever Having Met Lobbyist
for the N. A. NJ.
TOOK CHEERFUL VIEW
OF DEMOCRATIC HOUSE
Confident There Would Be No Legis-
lation Antagonistic to His
Employers.


began, did not remember ever hearing
his name until Mulhall made his charges
and was certain that he had no con-
ference with the witness.
The senator said he appeared before
the committee because he had seen state
ments that he and Charles E. Hatfield,
publican committee, had conferred with
Mulhall and that the senator had praised
his work.
Chairman Cannot Remember.
Il have consulted the chairman and he
does not remember seeing him, and GER
tainly we had no conferences with him.
1t is impossible for men in public life to
remember all the men introduced to them
but so far as ] know I never heard his
name before
Il certainly am not going to try to
do say that l had conference with you
in your office l know / had many con-
ferences with Mr.. Hatfield
MulhaH swore A. E. Cox. a Boston
manufacturer. was to give him 81 900 fol
work in the Massachusetts, campaign.
Reading Last of Letters.
Less than 1000 of Mulhalrs letters as
a lobbyist for the National Association
of Manufacturers remained to be put in
the record when the Senate investigating
committee met today. and Chairman
Overman was determined, If possible, to
mittee adjourned.
Attorneys for he association and the
American Federation of Labor, granted
the right to cross-examine the witness
fhn<Hrp HID 100 -
shake Mulhalrs story before he is turn
ed over to the House lobby committee,
about the middle of the week.
Expected to Fare Well.
In January. 1911, Mulhall wrote to J.
P. Bird. general manager Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers
about the democratic House:
II have been gathering information
concerning the appointments Of the COM
inittees for the Sixty-second Congress
and reported to Mr. Emery this morn
ing that l am positive that we will fare
very much better with the incoming
democrats of the House than we have
been doing with the present Congress.
1 assured Mr.. Emery that if he would
select or name some man that we could
agree on for the chairman OF the COM
mittee on labor that we could have him
appointed, and / also told Mr. Emery
that l am positive that we Will control
the judicial committee and its subcoIn-
mittees. and also the labor committee
and it's subcommittee in the next Con-
gress.
II am so convinced of this that 1 wish
Mr.. Emery and our friends to name the
men. and ! am positive that we can get
the appointments. This, 1 feel, ought to
be extremely cheerful information for our
people, and j am not making this state
ment until 1 am fully convinced that
these facts can be accomplished.
Memory Grows Hazy.
Mulhail was questioned about his claims
to control democratic House committees
by Senator Nelson.
What grounds had you for making this
statement to Bird" asked Nelson.
Il can't just recall at the present time.
/ had broke down about that time"
You must have had grounds for max
ing such a statement" said Nelson.
Il always kept a-tryin'."
Did you and Emery agree to name any
men,
Not that ] remember
is that all the information you can
give this committee as a basis for these
statements?"
Ali at this time. / think the letters
VIII show said Mulhall
January 81, 1911, writing again to Bird,
MulhalI said: Il have the greatest con-
ndence that We will be completely sue
cessini at thi session, and there will be
no labor legislation. Everything looks
very bright at the present time
Saw Secretary Meyer.
Early in February Mulhall wrote to
Bird about his doings in Washington and
a. nrf- fo I>H~r s~,H1k y,<>s1
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill. He said he had a long interview
with Secretary Of the Navy Meyer upon
gressmen who he thought were working
against 1t. The amendment made It
necessary for outside contractors to work
men on naval vessels only eight hours.
On February 16 he again wrote Blro:
81 had long interview with the chair
man of the committee on labor yester-
day. and he informs me that that COM
mittee will not have another meeting at
| coming from that committee between now
and the 4th OF March. We are also
positive that nothing will come out OF
either the House or Senate judiciary COM
mitteeS.''
Frequently in his correspondence Null
hall referred to 1.-The labor lobby"
WHO did you mean by the LABOR
| lobby?" asked Senator Nelson.
Labor Men Always Busy.
"Gompers. Morrison and members OF
the executive board Of the Federation
Of Labor said the witness.
Were they busy?"
"I always found them busy. l saw
them frequently about the Capitol.
| February II, 1911. Mulhall wrote once
more to Bird with this boast: All dan-
| ger of labor legislation Is now passed
| we have been completely successfui al
| this session"
After stating that he feared tne
President would have to call speciai
session, he added:
Wanted Time to Negotiate.
| IT feel this would be unfortunate Tor
us at the present time. for I believe
we would fare better IL we had a Few
months more to negotiate with our
democratic friends"
| March Is Mulhall wrote T. Ii. Nc
| Michael. one time chief page OF the
House of Representatives. about l,Oo
| franks that We're promised. | nave
been waiting for some time to send
those to the New York Office. Mui-
hall spoke in the same letter or get
! ting Q line on the d0orkeeper OF tne