The Washington times., 1913-06-30
TRICKERY SHOWN
IN LOBBY LETTERS

ager Of the National Association Of
Manufacturers: office. New York.
George s. Boudinot. secretary of the
National Association Of Manufacturers:
office, New York
II. E. Miles. OF Racine, Wis, a direc-
tor Of the National Association of Man
Marshall Gushing, secretary Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers
from 1903 to lso7. first organizer Of the
lobby.
Copies Of. Letters.
There are countless copies of letters
which MuIhal declares he has kept
since he first began to represent the
National Association Of Manufacturer
in Washington and other places. These
documents. gotten up In narrative FORM
BY Mulhall. purport to show that the
National Association Of Manufacturers
with a membership of 1000. who em-
ploy 100000 workers and with a capaci-
ty of so, ,00o, 600 900 has for q decade at
tempted to force legislation in Congress
favorable to manufacturers in various
ways In some instances, according to
to the treasures of State organizations
to aid In election Of men favorable to
the association
Another feature is that two men
trailed Samuel Gompers. president OF
the American Federation Of Labor for
to betray unionism and cease all real
agitation for labor legislation in WASH
ington. Mulhall says that a 80. 200
bribe was turned down by Gompers.
and that afterwards. John Mitchell.
and Frank Morrison, vice president and
secretary Of the federation, also were
vainly approached with bribes.
In Elections.
MuIhalrs statement and his letters
contain reference to various Congress
| sicnaal elections, notably in Maine and
| In Indiana. Mulhali asserts that he took
part in 1eO6-07 Maine campaign in which
| he worked for the election Of Charles
E. Littlefield- Littlefeld posed as the
| temperance representative in that CAIN
paign. but Mulhall declares that IN
some sections of Littlehelds district,
whisky was freely used to keep opposi-
| ton voters too drunk to 60 to the poll ;,
and that one Of Littlefield's managers
told him that 135 Democrats had been
locked in a vacant ice house In she
vicinity Of the bay. and that they had
been kept drinking the whole day there.
Mulhall says this campaign cost The
association he represented about 80, OOV.
According to Mulhall. the n. A. of Al.
sought to and frequently did In the ten
!
pointment of representatives on the
Committee on Labor and Judiciary.
Mulhall also makes the charge that
the N. A. of NJ was altogether re-
sponsible for the tariff commission
term. He declares that the following
were financially rewarded for work don :
or to aid them in their campaigns for
reelection while they were holding
Office:
Former Congressman Jonh ]. Jenkins.
Republican. Wisconsin. chairman Of the
House Committee on Judiciary; Con-
gressman James 7. McDermott. Demo-
orat, Illinois. who Mulhall says was
secretly working for legislation favor
able to manufacturers, despite his atti-
tude as a labor champion: former Con-
gressman James E. Watson. the Re-
publican whip of the House. 1902 to 1905
who served as the National Association
of Manufacturers lobbyist in Washing
ton after he was defeated for re-elec-
ton; former Congressman Kittredge
Haskins. Republican. Vermont; former
Congressman Charles E. Littlefield of
Maine, former Congressman Harry NJ.
Bannon. Republican, of Ohio: former
Congressman Henry NJ. Coudry. Repub-
lican. Missouri; former Congressman ].
]. Gardner, Republican. New Jersey;
]. III. Michaels chief page of the House.
later a press gallery attendant. and now
an elevator conductor in the Capitol;
former Congressman Ralph Cole. Re-
publican, Of Ohio.
Easily Reached.
Another list OF names Is given by Null
hall, who says these men were easily
reached and Influenced for business, po-
litical. or sympathetic reasons. The
name of former President William How
ard Taft heads this second list. Other
prominent names are:
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
late Vice President Sherman, former
Senator Foraker of Ohio. Senator Nell
son, former Speaker Joseph Cannon,
former Senator Hemenway, former Con-
gressman Dwight, once Republican
House Whip. former Congressman Jim"
Tawney, former Congressman Adam
Bede OF Minnesota, Senator Stephenson
of Wisconsin, former Senator Aldrich,
Senator Gallinger OF New Hampshire
Senator Townsend of Michigan. Senator
Scott of West Virginia, former Congress
man Fasset of New York, former Con-
gressman Mckinley Of Illinois; James