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paign at the Democratic convention al
ST. Louis.
Cushing sent MulhsH, according to the
latter, 500 for his own expenses and the
expenses OF two laboring men at Chicago,
who were to oppose the campaign carried
on by Gompers and other leaders for an
eight hour bill Mulhall met with disas-
ter at this juncture. At McComas be-
hest he was discharged from his JOB al
Baltimore before he could return from
Chicago.
who was the best friend organized
labor ever had2" wrote Gushing in one Of
his bursts Of confidence 10 Mulhall. MARX
Hanna, because he fought the cight-hour
bill as long as he lived.
The plans OF the House lobby invesu-
gators to grab Mulhsll for their own
hearing at o'clock tomorrow morning
were frustrated by the Senate committee
when IL adjourned tonight. Senator
Overman at first announced that the com
mittee would resume its session at 10
O'Clock. and Mulhall was given to under
stand that he was to appear at o'clock
I'm order that he might not be In con-
tempt Of the House committee. Later
the Senate committee decided to make the
matter certain by changing the hour OF
meeting from 10 To Q o'clock, so That the
House committee would have no ground
on which To base a grievance.
William Whitman, who until 1911 was
president Of the American Wool Manu-
facturers Association. occupied the Wit
ness stand almost the entire time OF the
day session. telling Of the activities OF his
association during the framing OF the
Mckinley. Dingley. Wilson-Gorman and
Payne Aldrich tariff bills.
Mr.. Whitman said he saw no objection
TO the employment by the government OF
s. n. D. North. who up to 1893 was sec
retary OF the association. al 1900 a year.
During the period between 1897 and 1903
Mr.. North had been chief statistician OF
the Census Bureau, chairman OF the In
dustrial Commission and clerk OF the sen
ate Finance Committee. and Mr.. Whit
man did not believe that Mr.. North had
given the Wool Manufacturers Associa-
ton any information that he gained as
government employe.
Mr.. whitman ACKNOWLEDGES NHf du-
thenticity Of letter he had written to
Senator Aldrich urging the appointment
OF Mr. North as Director OF the Census
He opposed the selection Of Carroll ID.
Wright Tor the place because Of the lat
ters bias and Populistic IDEAS al
though he stoutly maintained that he had
high opinion Of Mr.. Wright personally
In explaining an item Of 5000. Mr.
Whitman said IL was raised among the
wool manufacturers as Il gift for MI
North They had already given him
silver service I'm recognition Of his ser
vices. but thought something more sub
stantial was necessary All OF the $500
had been contributed by wool manufact-
urers. with the exception Of 500. which
was given by w Murray Crane, after
ward United States Senator.
While the present tariff bill was under
discussion, Mr. Whitman said, he had
been here four times appearing before
the subcommittee on Schedule twice.
Senator Walsh tried 10 bring out the eX-
stence of an association of importers
working for a lower duty on wool, but
Mr.. Whitman said he knew nothing about
it. He said his association had never
either directly or indirectly. contributed
any money for political purposes or to
influence legislation.