The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-18

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striving to induce Roumania not to oc-
appoint a delegate to confer with the
Servian and Greek premiers.
The real facts of the situation are only
just becoming generally known in Sofia
list for the National Association of Man
ufacturers, continued his testimony be-
fore the Senate lobbying investigating
| committee today
A number of the letters introduced
dealt with former President Roosevelt 5
Endorsement of the candidacy of Mr..
Taft. then Secretary of War.
In a letter to Schwedtman, secretary
of the manufacturers association, in
April, 1908, Mulhall quoted the late
Vice President Sherman as saying that
the fight then raging on Speaker Can
non was dirty deal by the White
House against the speaker"
Watson states Mulhall wrote, that
the President is moving heaven and
earth to nominate Taft and that Roose-
welt is willing to sacrifice the Sher-
man law and every other law to please
the trusts and please Wall street, so
that he can get their support for his
candidate"
Mulhall also wrote of attending
meeting at Mr. Foraker's house COM
posed of senators who will oppose
the President and his policies al the
Chicago convention"
He added that he was told to work
against Maryland delegates being in
structed for Taft.
THE. opposition to the President"
Mulhall said. "is developing in Con-
gress and intends to fight the Taft
forces to a finish. There is a whole lot
taking place at this meeting that can
not we'll be put on paper"
On May G, 1908, Mulhall wrote that
Schwedtman he had called on Senators
Carter and Hemenway, Senator Aid
rich's secretary, and other persons, and
was assured by all of the gentlemen
thai 1t mattered not what the Presi.
dent attempted to do there was not
going to be any unfair legislation
passed through the session.
"On the House side" he wrote. Il
called on Murdock, Campbell. Nelson
Alexander. Fassett and several others
and gave them our reasons why no in
furious legislation should be passed"
The letter detailed a conversation
with Senator Beveridge in which the
Indiana senator declared himself for
an injunction bill, amendment of the
Sherman law and a child labor bill as
well.
Muihall wrote that he reported Bev-
eridge's sentiments to Hemenway.
"Hemenway told me to tell Beveridge
he was talking through his hat and his
hat was a damn dilapidated one
He added some one was bluffing and
the letter assured me no such legisla-
tion could go through the Senate.
Senators Carter and Aldrich simply
laughed at Beveridge's statement. Wat
son later told Mr. Emory and | that
Beveridge was simply crazy" he
wrote, continuing:
Watson said he was In full charge
of affairs in the House during the ILL
ness of the speaker"
Mulhall testified about his expense
accounts and identified one item of a
payment of S. in May. 1908, to Neal, a
messenger to the speaker of the House.
He frequently did little errands for
u.s. Mulhall said, land let us know
who was in the speakers room"
On May T. 1908. Mulhall wrote
Schwedtman quoting Watson to the ef-
feet that "All this scare about the
Sherman law amendment and injunc-
tion bills was gotten up by himself and
the speaker to flood the President with
letters and stop tariff dickering at this
session."
Shoemakers' Strike
The second expense account was for
$3.50 in breaking shoemaker's strike
In Portsmouth, o., il the same year.
Three thousand men were involved.
Mulhall broke the strike In three days
and spent in addition $12 taking union
officials to circus. Activities of Null
hall in connection with the republican
national platform or 1908 were brought
out in letter to Schwedtman on May
2S. 1t concluded by saying that Wadely
and others suggested that President
Van Cleave and Secretary Schwedtman
go to Chicago week before the con-
vention and see draft of the platform
and privately be heard
In a letter to Emory Schwedtman in
quired:
What Is the best way to influence
the drafting of this platform in the
right direction?"
On June l, 1908. Mulhall wrote James
Sherman that he and Sherman's friends
in &he organization were greatly
pleased that Sherman was to be a cam
didate for vice president Sherman on
June replied:
Il shall be pleased to have the mem
bers of your association give to the
little boomlet such an exchange of on
ward pushes as they conveniently can"
Schwedtman wrote Mulhall on June
2. 19Os
You will now notice that the news
papers state the national platform is
oNihS NiiltcH At lne present time at
the White House. You can rest as
sured that Theodore Roosevelt, who is
still smarting from the defeat he has
received at the hands of Congress and
the people lately. will embody all of his
pollcles In the platform, and many of
the leaders being anxious for harmony
VIII go the limit in meeting his views"
Schwedtman letter to Mulhar, June
3, about the republican platform quoted
Emory like this
Am in touch with chairman resolutions
committee"
Another letter. June g. quoted Emory on
Mulhalfs interview with, former Postmas-
te ter mna General ge Hitchcock then Mr. Tafts
Il think Mulhall's interview with Hitch
cock is one of the best things ever Same
Hitchcock is one of the exponents of the
Roosevelt labor pollcies'
Several letters introduced alleged to
show Mulhall and Emory in close rela-
tions. General Manager Bird of the man.
ufacturers' association testified yesterday
that Emory was counsel for the National
Council for Industrial Defence, which had
no connection with the manufacturers as
sociation. Today Mulhall swore the manu-
facturers referred him to Emory: that
Emory was constantly in. touch with his
work and eventually wanted to run all the
field work.
Mulhall testified to an acquaintance with
Edwin Hines the Chicago lumberman,
who figured prominently in the Lorimer
case in the SENSATIONAL investigation.
Speaker Cannon was the adviser in 1903
of the National Manufacturers associa-