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Washington, d. c., July 21-MartilI
NJ Mulhall, former lobbyist for the
National Association of Manufacture
CTS, continued his story today before
the senate Investigating committee.
A letter from Thomas Gibson, a
New York financial writer, from
whom David Lamar testified he got in
formation to base his charge of an
$50 900, 900 forgery on the books of the
Union Pacific railroad was put in the
record.
Gibson wrote he did not know La
mar; did not now believe there was a
forgery and was sending out retrac-
ton to his subscribers. Paul ID.
Cravath, counsel for the railroad, put
in a letter from firm of public ac-
countants, explaining the apparent dis
crepancies on which Lamar based his
sensational charges.
Schwedtman wrote Mulhall in Octo-
ter:
Il do hope that when James T.. Wat
sen, of Indiana gets in the governors
chair, he will lay half dozen of his
good friends ca over his knee and
slank them to beat the band includ
ing your special friend, Senator Bev'
oridge. | hate false friends more than
! do the worst enemies"
Mulhall expense account dated
October 81, 1908, showed an item of
$500, paid VIM. NJ Walsh of the exc
cutive board in the Tenth, Eleventh
ard Fifteenth congressional districts
Of Pennsylvania to do general cam.
paign work"
Il think we made good friend OF
Senator Dolliver and he made me
pl omise to call on him when we come
to Washington Schwedtman wrote
Mulhall December |, 1905.
A long blacklist" of congressman
Republicans and Democrats, who had
incurred the enmity of the National
Association of Manufacturers and
We're to be opposed when they came
ur for reelection, was presented by
Mulhall.
VIM. Hughes, New Jersey, now SEN
ator; VIM, b, Wilson, of Pennsylvania,
now secretary Of labor; Thos. ID,
Nichols, of the Tenth Pennsylvania;
George A. Pearre, of the Sixth Mary
land, and John l.. Burnett, of the Sev
eEth Alabama, were described by Null
hall and being on the permanent
black list" because they were always
in favor of labor legislation.
Against all these men we made
every effort to drive them from pub
lie life said he.
On another list Irvine l.. Lenroot
end Henry A. Cooper, of Wisconsin;
Augustus p. Gardner of Massachu-
setts: Victor Murdock. of Kansas:
James T. McDermott, of Illinois
Champ Clark, of Missouri, and Gil
bert N. Paugen. of Iowa, were de-
scribed as "Cannon's list" and were
in disfavor with the organization. Null
Fall swore. because of their opposi-
ton to Speaker Cannon. On another
Est were Morse and Nelson, of Wis
consn: Harry l.. Maynard of Vir-
ginia, and Loudenslager, of New Jer.
sey. Mulhall swore that the names
Lad been furnished by Congressman
Watson, or by "Mr. Childs," clerk to
the house committee on war claims in
1910.
November 4, 1908, two days before
Mulhall wrote Schwedtman
Following is list of congressman
would advise having Mr.. VanCleve
7end kilograms to. who l feel sure will
be elected and who have been our
friends in the past"
The list included Sherman, Cannon,
Rureigh. Dalzell, DENLY, Dwight, .
'airchiId, Fassett Fordney, Hepburn,
<eifer, Longworth, Mckinley, Malt
~, Mann, Moon, Moore, Parsons,
'ayne, Rainey and about forty others. !
On November A, 1908, Schwedtman
y rote to Mulhall:
so far we have wired only Mr..
Taft Mr.. Sherman and Mr. Cannon"
Mulhall wrote Schwedtman on De. /
.ember 10. 1908, that he had seen Sen
ltor Foraker and that George Cox. |
he Cincinnati boss" was convinced I
hat Charles p. Taft could not be
e'ected senator and that he intended |
70 advise Taft to withdraw. Foraker
,eemed certain, Mulhall wrote, that
with the aid of Cox he could win
Mulhall also said that former Rep
rcsentative Watson. of Indiana, was
employed in 1908 while a member of
the house of representatives to help
put through tariff commission bill
a. a retainer of $500; $3.50 week
and $4,000 if he got the measure
n rough congress Mu1hau did nof