The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-16
SENATE INQUISITORS AGREE TO FURNISH COPIES OF MULHALL
 PAPERS TO HOUSE.
0vERMAN SEES PRESIDENT
Chairman of Senate Committee Has Conference With Wilson Before Days Inquiry Opens, But
 Refuses to Talk.

Washington, July 16.-That the Ma tional Association of Manufacturers. after making and unmaking federal senators and representatives, wanted in 1908 to become factor in the pres idential race, came to light before the senate lobby Investigating committee. In letter written to Col M. M. Null hall, lobbyist and strikebreaker, dated Sept. 5, 1907, Fred c. Schwedtman, secretary of the N. A. M, said:
 'You saw, of course, where Secre- tary Taft referred to the N. A. M. at great length in his columbus address. If we succeed now in getting the coun- ell plans thoroughly established, then our power for good will grow right along until next year During the pres dential campaign, we will be factor of national importance that cannot be overlooked"
 Mulhall also declared that under Secretary Cushing's administration the associations methods were so se- cretive that names were never men, toned.
 "As an instance" said Mulhall, "Vice-President Sherman was No. 8, Representative Littlefeld g, and my self was known as No. H."
 Many letters were read into record. Letter after letter was taken from the great mass on the committees table, to M,tIb rnoH into tho record by Senator Reed, acting as chief inquisitor. These letters told of operations in Maine on behalf of Rep resentative Littlefield by the N. A. NJ, of its work in defeating Tom L. John son for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and of strike-breaking operations by Mul- hall in Cleveland and St. Louis under the auspices of the N. A. M.
 One letter written to w. D. Sayles, of Cleveland, interested the commit Sayles should call on President Van Cleave to have members of the N. A. M. in Cleveland unite in defeating Hon. T. L. Johnson, your present may or" Mulhall said he would like to go to Cleveland to aid in this work. This letter was dated July 16, 1907.
 Mulhall swore that he went to Cleve- land under direct instructions to de feat Johnson and that he did so.
 The witness thought this was in 1907 but evidently was mistaken, as in that year Johnson was reelected.
 Senator Reed started Martin NJ. Mulhalls testimony on letters written in 1907 to the late James w. Van Cleave, as president of the National Association of Manufacturers. One from the late Vice President sherman, then a member of the house, arranged for a meeting with Van C!eave and Mulhall in New York on July 20, 1907.
 In letter to Sherman on July 16, Mulhall wrote:
 "I have just returned from the west and feel that have put the ball a-roll ing in Indiana so that it will help MT. Watson to renomination."
 Large Things Brewing"
 Fred C. Schwedtman, secretary to TIeSlutut van SiSd'S, Whoec Muihaii on Aug. g, 1907:
 There are some large things brew ing, and there is every indication that in our tariff campaign we can have with us the majority of the Republican leading congressman and senators, and men higher up than that, too"
 An agreement between Chairman Overman, representing the senate committee, and Chairman Garrett, on behalf of the house committee, by which both houses will begin to sift the Mulhall charges, alone prevented James A. Emery, chief counsel and commander of the N. A. M. lobby from taking the stand in the house for the defense, as 1t were, before Col. MuIhall, the complaining witness, had unraveled one-sixth of his story in the senate.
 The first batch of letters, those which have already been gone over by the Overman committee, were sent to the house committee and subjected to analysis to determine whether they will be of value in conducting the wide-open inquiry which the house has authorized The house committee