Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-30
Former Lobbyist Gives List Of
Lawmakers Who Can Be
Easily Reached.
MANY ANXIOUS TO
SERVE INTERESTS
Some Have Been Retired by
People, But Others Are
Still at Capitol.
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washington, June 30.--Sensational
charges against congressman and sena.
tors who can be influenced by "insidi-
Gus" lobbyists were made today before
the senate investigating committee by
Martin NJ. Mulhall, of Baltimore, who
asserted that he has acted as lobbyist
in Washington for the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers.
Mulhall declared that the following
former members of congress were aided
in reelection eompaigns or rewarded
for work done:
John jenkins, Of Wisconsin; James
Watson, of Indiana; James McDermott.
of Illinois. Mulhall alleges that Nc
Dermott secretly aided the Manufac-
turers Association, in spite Of his atti-
tude Of champiOning the labor causes.
Kittredge Haskins, Of Vermont; Charles
Litlefield, of Maine; Harry Bannock.
of Maine; Harry Bannock, of Ohio;
Henry COundry, Of Missouri; ]. J.
Gardner, Of New Jersey; Ralph Cole.
of Ohio; ]. H, Michaels, former chief
page of the house, was also mentioned
by Mulhall.
Others Easily Reached.
Mulhall gave another list Of names Of
men whom, he says were easily reached
and who were influenced for business,
political or sympathetic reasons. Former
President Taft's name heads this list.
which includes the following other
other names: Senator Lodge, Of Massa.
rhusetts; James s. Sherman, late vice
president of the United States: former
Senator j. B. Foraker, Of Ohio; Senator
Nelson, Of Minnesota; Senator Stephen.
son, Of Wisconsin; former Senator AID.
rich, Of Rhode Island; former Con.
gressman Cannon, of Illinois; Senator
iallinger, of New Hampshire; Senator
Townsend, Of Michigan; former sena.
tor Memenway, Of Indiana; former Sen.
ator Scott, of West Virginia; former
congressman Dwight, Tawney, Bede.
Fasset, of New York; Mckinley. Of
Illinois; Vreeland and Ryan, Of New
York; Overstreet, Of Indiana; Dalzell.
II Pennsylvania, and Congressman Bar.
holdt and Calder
Former Postmaster General James
iary, Curtis Guild, now ambassador TO
Russia, and Myron T. Herick, now am.
'assador to France, also were men.
ioned in the list.
Congressman sherley, Of Kentucky.
Who is mentioned in the second list,
today that he intended to
ise in the house on a question Of per.
onal privilege Wednesday and demand
sepasate investigation Of Mulhar's
harges
Attempt 70 Influence Gompers.
Partial confirmation Of Mulhalls
barge Of an attempt to approach sam.
ell Gompers was given this afternoon
t the headquarters Of the American
ederation Of Labor here. Attention
'as called to a meeting Of the fedora.
on at Norfolk, Va, in November, 1907
hen Gompers told in detail Of being
by an individual who gave
ie name Of Brandenburg and claimed
represent President Van Cleve Of
le National Association Of Manufac.
lrers
Gompers at the time asserted that
randcnburg told him that, as an agent
the Manufacturers association, he
I'd secured evidence reflectine on
ompers moral character and which
promised to suppress II Gompers
ould agree to tell what he knew about
.e private life Of other officials Of
e federation. Gompcrs told the con.
milton that he had led Brandeuburg
}, hoping to trap him, but that be had
lied to get private interview
Members Of congress predicted this
ternoon that house committee, in.