The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-18
ROOSEVELT IS MOVING HEAVEN AND EARTH TO NOMINATE
 APPREHENSION.
MANAGER BIRD A WITNESS
N. A. M. Officials Aggressive Attitude and Sarcastic Answers Believed to Indicate Policy Manufac-
 turers Will Pursue.

| WaSnlngtOn, July lS.-Martln M. ] Mulhall, self-styled lobbyist for the l National Association of Manufacture CTS, continuing his testimony before the senate lobby committee, detailed his activities among congressman. 1 Some of the letters introduced dealt with former President Roosevelts in- | dorsement of the candidacy of Taft, then secretary of war.
 In & letter to Schwedtman, secretary | of the manufacturers, in April, 1908, Mulhall quoted the late Vice-President | Sherman as saying that the fight then raging on Speaker Cannon was a dirty deal by the White House against the speaker"
 Watson states" wrote Mulhall, that the president (RoosevelU is moving heaven and earth to nominate | Taft and that he is willing to sacri- please the trusts and please Wall 1 street, so that he can get their SUD- port for his candidate"
 Mulhall also wrote of attending a meeting at Forakers house, composed of senators 'who will oppose the pres ident and his policies at the Chicago convention" He added that he was told to work against Maryland dele gates being instructed for Taft.
 Can't Be Put on Paper.
 "The opposition to the president" Mulhall continued, intends to let no | legislation through that he wishes at this session of congress, and intends to fight the Taft forces to a finish. There is a whole lot took place at this meeting that cannot very well be put on paper
 Other letters detailed the fight on various congressman.
 We have sent special people after MT. Townsend in Michigan" said one.
 On May 6, same year, Mulhall wrote Schwedtman that he had called on | Senators Carter and Hemenway, Sen ator Aldrichs secretary, and others, and was assured by all these gentle men that 1t mattered not what the president attempted to do, there was not going to be any unfair legislation | DdSSeu lHIOuSH lllt oCHdlC iiiiS oNS- sion. On the house side I called on Murdock, Campbell, Nelson, Alexan- der. Fassett and several others and gave them our reasons why no 1n- | function legislation should be passed" "TaIking Through His Hat" i 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. | Mulhall wrote that he reported Bev- eridge's sentiments to Hemenway, | "Hemenway told me to tell Bever- idge he was talking through his hat, and that his hat was d. poor one He added that Beveridge was bluff ing" said the letter, and assured me that no such legislation could pass the senate. Senators Carter and Aid rich simply laughed at Beveridge's ment. Watson later told MT. Emery and that Beveridge was simply crazy. Watson stated that he was in full charge of affairs in the house during the illness of the speaker"
 Mulhall testified about his expense accounts and identified one item of payment of $5 in May, 1908, to Neal" messenger to the speaker of the house.
 He frequently did little errands for us," said Mulhall, "and let us know who was in the speakers room." On May ' Mulhall wrote Schwedt- man quoting Watson to the effect that "all this scare about the Sherman law amendment and injunction bills was gotten up by himself and the speaker to flood the president with letters and stop tariff dickering at this session
 Schwedtman wrote Mulhali on May about Beveridge's attitude.
 "Beveridge is not very big now, but will grow smaller right along if he keeps up that kind of talk. He need not try to bluff us. We have been in the game too long,"
 The appearance in the senate lobby Investigating committee room of J. Philip Bird, the general manager of the National Association of Manufac- turers, inspired Senator Reed, who is