The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-16
$4,000 Spent
ON L|TTLEF|ELD
SAYS MULHALL

Washington, July 15.-It cost the
National Association of Manufacture
; ers 100000 to re-elect Congressman
, Littlefield of Maine in the campaign
of 1906, according to the revelations
of Mulhall. the N. A. NJ lobbyist be-
fore the Senate lobby investigating
committee today.
1T was regarded all over as a
national contest" said Mulhall, and
the association staked its reputation
on the result"
This was the fight in which the
American Federation of Labor made
a stand against Littlefield because
lof his record against labor legisla-
/ tion, Speakers of national promi-
nence were sent into the district and
on the Republican side President
Roosevelt hurried to the front sew
cral members of his cabinet. includ-
ing the then secretary of war. Taft
Littlefield won by about 1900 plu-
rality.
Mulhall was there once more in
the guise of friend of labor, but
in reality working for the n A. M.
for the success of Littlefeld.
Bribery is Admitted.
There was bribery right and left.
according to his confession today,
and on election day widespread
and successful plot to keep the
Democrats away from the polls by
plying them with whisky.
Former Vice-P President James S.
sherman was dragged into the reve-
lations today as working hand in
hand with Mulhall i'll several con-
greyEional campaigns.
Tho story was told of an attempt
to drive President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor out
of pablc life. and Mulhall related
dozen more instances of the under
hand methods which he practiced,
always with liberal use of money
to further the purposes of the N.
A. M.
Fair progress was made during
the day, the committee being now
pretty well through with the first
thousand of the 5000 letters which
Mulhall has produced to back the
story which he is telling from the
witness stand Tomorrow he will
begin his narration of his participa-
tion in the campaign Of 1908, and
sensational disclosures are promised.
Senate and House Agree,
The day witnessed also the final
signing of a treaty of peace be-
tween the Senate and House Com
m ttee on Lobby Investigation. A
compromise has been effected.
Under it's terms the Senate COM
sonts to loan Mulhall to the House
Committee for an hour yet to be
named, in order that he may be ques-
toned on matters concerning the
House members who are implicated
in his charges
The Senate Committee also con-
sents that the House Committee may
take J. A. Emery, counsel for the
National Association of Manufactur-
ers. and examine him on the bundle
of documents he has presented
touching on the matters in hand,
and finally in order that each side
may keep informed as to the move
ments of the other. there will be
an exchange of testimony and do
cuments as fast as they are entered
in the record.
House to Hear Charges.
The House investigation will pro-
badly get under way tomrrow. Ard
as soon as Mulhalls appearance be-
fore the Garratt committee can be
arranged will be questioned re-
garding bis charges against Repre-
sentatives Sherley of Kentucky,
Webb of North Carolina and Nc
Dermott of Illinois, the three mem
bers most affected by his allegations.
Mulhall boiled over today in a
4 fresh statement regarding his mo-
tiyes in making public these docu-
ments. this recital being the one
dramatic incident of the session.
Denying that he had tried to sell the
letters that are being read in court
to the PeCord he asserted that he
would produce tomorrow other docu-
ments establishing his claim that for
months he has been trying to give
away the great bundle of correspon-
dence (which has brought the N, A.
NJ and score of Congressman and
other public officials into promi-
nence.
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