The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-22

others were put in the record, one re-
ferrnS to tho sam. bill. the other to
an anti-iniunction bill which did not
hgurc in thu later testimony.
Upon examination. Mulhali said he
became acquainted with Senator Nell
son ut tn, time lac wrote th, first let
f, ter. Il was sent there by Mr.. Emery
! the chief lobbyist for the association
he said
Senator Nelson's report on this bill
was made three days before your call;
YOU do not mean TO say that you in
/ hucnced him." asked Senator Cum
: Minis.
NO. sir Not al all"
Senator Cummins pressed the witness
rs to the statement that Senator Mel
/ son had given him information about
what occurred before the bill was re
ported adversely. Mulhall was certain
/ that he had got such information: then
/ showed signs of anger. You don't
expect me to remember complete de-
/ tails of n conversation like that which
occurred so long ago." he asked.
Mulhall sat near the left of the Wit
rcss chair while Senator Nelson made
! his statement lie listened closely to
/ every word.
Nelson reviewed the history Of eff
forts to amend the Sherman act and
said that he always had opposed such
/ - proposal, believing il was desired by
/ the great interests and the trusts He
told Of President Roosevelts message
! Urging an amendment to this act. and
said that his report had been prepared
with an idea OF forcstallinE an admin
| istration bill on the subject"
Aside from Senator Nelson. Mulhalrs
! letters dealt to-day largely with what
/ The National Association OF AIanufaC-
turers was going to DO for former Con
gresham James T. Watson. of Indiana
toward getting him a place in Presi-
dent Tafts cabinet and OF how the as
sociation began work for n tariff com
mission. According TO the letters. Null
hall. Schwcdtuan and eventually Pres
idcnt Van Clcavc and others high in
the councils OF tho association wanted
Watson in tho post Of Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor. after he had been
d'loated in Indiana In one letter Null
hall wrote;
IT Mr. Watson is selected for the
appointment OF secretary of Commerce
end Labor he viii he much more pow
rtiul in the Cabinet Of President Taf-
han lie would be as Governor Of r.
great state OF indiana" In another ne
said III ne CAIr. Watson) was Sccrc-
trry of Commerce and Labor it would
be to dpbuilG our splendid organization
and would give US the greatest relic.
throughout tho country that any manu-
facturer ever had in the history OF the
nation"
on January %. 1909. ID. NJ. Parry. one
time president OF the association wrote
10 Mulhall:
Il would. personally. feel just as safe
with Mr.. Watson in that job tSecretary
OF commerce and Labor as for MIR
Van Cleave or myself 10 have the
chair"
The letters showed that Mulhal
thought "a, least that Vice Prcsiden,
sherman, Speaker Cannon ana many
other prominent Republicans were in
terestcd in Watson. and that he had
eventually become more or less open
candidate.
u believe that MIR Watson was en-
rloyed by the committee OF 100 OF the
tariff commission when II was created"
Mulhall sworc, and paid Il certain
amount OF money per week for his ser
vices while he was here in Washing
ton for that committee
II know At that meeting here this
arrangement was made; they set a
price OF Nh Watson OF $500 for re-
taincr Mr.. Emery set that price bv
applying To MIR. Kirby and tho rest.
and $3.50 a week for Mr. Watson while
he was here in that work. and $4,000
II he got the bill through at the end
OF the campaign"
Mr.. Watson at that time was not a
member OF Congress- suggested Sen
ator Reed
Yes, lie was a member Of Congress"
Members on "IIlac< List"
y long black list" OF congressman.
both Republicans and Democratic. who
had incurred the enmty OF the Ma
tional Association OF manufacturers.
and who were TO be opposed by that
orga nization when they came UP for
reelection. was laid before the Senate
lobby committee to-day by Mulhall
William Hughes, Sixth New Jer-
Pennsylvania, Thomas Nichols. Tenth
Pennsylvania; George y. Pearre. Sixth
Maryland, and John l.. Burnett. sew
enth Alabama, were named by Mulhall
as being ION the permanent blacklist
of the organization"
why We're they on the black list?"
asked Senator Reed
Because they We're always in favor
OF labor legislation Against all these
men we made every effort to drive
them from public life"
on another list Irvine l.. I.cnroot and
Henry y. Cooper, OF Wisconsin; August
J.. Gardner. Massachusetts Herbert
Parsons OF New York; William s.
Green OF Massachusetts. Victor Muir
dock. Of Kansas; James T. McDermott,
of Illinois; Champ Clark OF Missouri,
and Gilbert y. Hauben. Of Iowa. were
described as "Cannons list" and were
in disfavor with the organization. Null
to Speaker Cannon. ON another list
were Morse and Nelson. Wisconsin,:
Harry l.. Maynard, Of Virginia. and
LoudcnslaEer. OF New Jersey Mulhall
swore that the names had been fur
nishcd by Congressman Watson, or by
Mr.. Childs." clerk to the House
Committee on War Claims In 1910.
November !. 1909. two days before
election. Mulhall wrote Schwedtman:
Following is list of congressman I
would advise having Mr.. Van Cleave
send kilograms to. whom I feel sure
viii be elected. and who have been our
friends in the past"
The list included sherman. Cannon,
Burleigh. Dalzell, Denly. Dwight. Fair
child. Eassctt Fordncy. Hepburn
Keifer, Longworth, Mckinley. Malby,
Mann. Moon, Moore. Parsons Payne
and Raincy. and about forty others
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