Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-05
TWO SETSOF GUNS
TRAINED ON LOBBY
House Committee Takes Up
CharSes Contained in Null
hall Letters.
FORAKER USES RlDICULE
AS WEAPON OF DENIAL
Describes Mulhall a. "Accommodat.
ing" But With Exaggerated Idea
of Own Importance.

Congressional investigation OF Martin
NJ. Mulhalrs story Of his alleged lobbying
activities for the National Association OF
Manufacturers took on a dual aspect to-
day. when the special House committee
began grinding on the thousands OF let
tiers already introduced before the Senate
committee, and prepared to cross-examine
Mulhall on his claims of influence with
various representatives.
The Senate committee, having finished
with Mulhall, began hearing some OF the
men referred to in his correspondence.
Former Senator Foraker OF Ohio was the
first, and he generally denied Mulhalr s
claims of influence with him.
The House investigation got under way
with Louis Seibold. who engineered the
exposures OF Col M. M. Mulhall for the
New York World. as the first witness.
There were few spectators present when
members of the committee. Chairman
Cline, Roddenbery, Stafford. Willis and
Nolan. were on hand.
Reads Letter From 0verman.
Chairman Garrett read into the record
OF tho Senate lobby committee, certifying
to the correctness of the copies of the
Mulhall correspondence placed in the rec.
ord of the Senate committee.
Representative McDermott Of Illinois
one Of the members of the House accused
| in the Mulhail charges, presented to the
committee j. Easpy-omith as ms counsel
Mr.. Seibold related the circumstances
surrounding the securing OF the Muihai
-. n In t.s.A l.t-
| fed the summary of the Muihal
| charges printed In the World. and IT was
placed In the record.
| Discussing the list of public mer
classified as those whom the National
| Association of Manufacturers had nc
difficulty in reaching and influencing
for business, political or sympathetic
reasons" Mr.. Seibold said that he hao
no purpose of implying any mora
obliQuity" or Legislative improperly
to the men mentioned.
List Discussed in Detail.
The committee took UP this list, name
by name, Mr.. Seibold said that references
to Representative F. Y. Webb Of Nortn
Carolina in the Mulhall letters were
vague and unimportant." Representative
Calder of New York, he said. was men
toned in the letters as having attended d
municipal campaign In New York city
Representative Burk Of Pennsylvania, he
said, was included in the list as sym.
pathetic" He could remember no specih-
reference to Representative Sherley OF
Kentucky. The name Of Representative
Bartholdt OF Missouri, he said, was men,
toned frequently in the correspondence.
1.-The basis for this list" said Mr.. Sci
bold, was the Mulhall letters. his per-
sonal narrative and statements he
made to me-"
In discussing Representative Fair
child of New York, Mr.. Seibold said
that 400 or 500 new letters had been
discovered within the past two or three
days and that Representative Fairchild
was mentioned in these.
While Mr.. Seibold was being exam
ined James A. Emery hurried over from
the Senate committee to note his ap-
pearance as counsel for the Natlonal
Association of Manufacturers by the
Hnnse committee.