Mexico Missouri message., 1913-07-03
INVESTIGATION PLANNED AS RE-
SUIT OF SWEEPING CHARGES
BY LOBBYIST sULHALL
GENERAL DsNIALS ENTERED
Statement Branded BY HsrufacturerS
Ceunsel as T ssIe of Les
Records Discreoit Some
81 his Claims

Washington As the result q
. chargss made By n N Mglhal. con-
.esssd lobbyist. involving the iu,eE-
r1,y q many senators aud representa-
.'ves AID other public Eel and pIr-
porting u expose a tdesprvat and
corrupt Manufacturers lobby IL
Washington. the house Is expected 20
. enter upon lobby Investigation q
/ is own, irrespective Of the OysruAn
. invest. zatigr %; -he senate
General delials we're entered b.
persons gho sere mentioned n S de-
/ rogato-y vay 10 the alleged expos
ure" BY Ml.haU. who says be vss the
CHIEF Lobbyist for the National Asso-
citation OF Manufacturers for ten years
Some Of the men -hor he gas able
20 reach and influence for political.
business or sympathetic reasons" &C
cordins 70 his public statement. we're
President Taft, Curtis Guild ambassS-
dor 70 Russia. Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge OF Massachusetts. "Uucle Joe
Cannon. erstVhiIs speaker OF the
house. and Representative James 7.
McDeruoti STasar Sherley Of Ken
lucky. Richard Bartholdt Of Missouri.
William " Calder and George W.
Fsirchnd Of NeE York. and many
other public men
Called Tool Of Trusts"'
McDeruott was charged with being
the tool OF the trusts. although
posing as the friend Of labor on the
Democratic side OF the house. He
vas further charged With having OBJ
tanned money on a check OF Harold
Mccormick, in Chicago. in an irregu-
lar Eay.
angry about the matter that they are
sngry about tie matter that thty are
proposing a special investigation Of
the MulhAll charges. The Oyermau
lobby committee o; the senate has
already sumnoced MulhaII as q Wit
ness, and he EilI Be asked 20 prove his
assertions
. L White Busbey. for many years
! secretary 10 Speaker Cannon. pooh
: poohed the statement OF Mulhau that
the latter had induced Cannon TO ap-
point three members OF the house
judiciary committee suitable 20 the
Manufacturers Association. He said
Cannon had refused TO permit MulhaIl
70 use ths speakers Office 10 inter
view members
Oeneureed ey Emery.
James A. Emery. counsel for the
National Association Of Manufacture
ers, said that the statement OF Col
Mulhzll illustrates the most danger
Gus and malicious form OF falsehOod-
that which -tatricates a tissue OF lies
on e slight foundation OF truth
NGlhzl tells @: unsuccessful Efforts
10 brlb= Samuel Gompers- Gompers
refused 70 discuss The subject
Speaker Clark was mentioned in
: the MuLhzI statement a. one VIC
could rot b Influenced ard Who there
/, fore vas singled out for po,itica
slaughter.
Records Oiser-dit Story.
Examination Of Official records hers
c!scredted some o. Mu.halVs cIaims
and these instances OF error we're SO
: pronounced as 70 weaken the whole
story. Fer Instance. Nulhall state.
that he and James \. Emery. vkou
/ he desigusJes as general counsel and
: chief lobby az Washington" secured
!, the nomination Of James Z Watson
: for governor Of Indiana in 1905. and
that in return fer this Watson. theI
Republican vh!p Of the house Of rsp
reser-ztives had three members C
the judiciary committee who Wer=