The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26
CALL MUlHALL Liar.
SENATOR'S NELSON AND CAPP
sAY LOBBYIST LIED ON
TEEM.
Statesmen Take Stand and Swear
That Statements I'm Mulhan Letters
are False and without Foundation
Investigation still FULL of Inter-
est.

- "aShihstOn' July Sl.-IWO Sena-
tors. Nelson and Clapp of Minnesota,
tonight took the stand before the
committee CT their colleagues investi-
eating the lobby" and denied the
truth of statements made by Martin
M. MuIhsll. former political worker.
accelerato- OF congressional opinion
and all round field worker for the
National Association OF Manufactur-
ers- In a letter read into the record
today Mulhall told OF conversations
with Senator Nelson-a member of
the lobby committee--in relation to
the rejection early In 1909 OF a bill
amending the Sherman antitrust act,
by senate subcommittee of which
Mr.. Nelson was chairman. Muihall
wrote TO +. c. Schwsdtman. secretary
to James w. Van Cleave, president OF
the association. that ne had seen SEN
ator Nelson and that the senator had
told him what trapspired In his sub.
committee. He swore on direct exam
l.
Nelson had suggested that the asso-
ciation send a copy of the subcommit-
tees adverse report on the bill to the
president (Mr. Roosevelt.) In one let
ter Mulhall spoke OF being introduced
TO Senator Clapp by Mr.. Nelson and
of talking with both men about a re-
cent decision under the Sherman act.
Questioned closely by Senator Cum
minis. Mulhall first swore he had been
told by Mr.. Nelson what had occurred
In the committee. even to now II voted
on the proposed amendment; pursued
further. he agreed that possibly he
had not received such information
and IL he had reported that he had
received such information 1t must
have been correct.
Il have no recollection of seeing
Mr.. Mulhall or talking to him about
this bill and 1 certainly would not
have talked to him about what trans
pired before the judiciary committee" I"
said Senator Nelson tonight. 1T Is
possible that he may have stepped
Inside my Office and gotten them from
my clerk. Mr. Hicks. my clerk, who
was with me then and with me now,
says that he can not recollect ever
having seen Mulhall In our room. SO
FAR as the report Is concerned, you
all know that Mr.. Mulhall could get
these reports from the document
room. have no recollection OF ever
meeting Mr.. Mulhall or talking to him
on these subjects or anything else.
Ever since Mr.. Mulhall appeared here
before the committee, L have been
raking my brain TO think or recall IL
ever saw him or had q talk with him,
There Is possibility that may be
mistaken. understand that Mr.. Null
hall had a mustache then. and per-
haps that may account for the fact
that I do not recognize him now.
II have not the slightest recol-
lection OF ever seeing Mulhall and
certainly 1 have no recollection that
Senator Nelson introduced me to him
In his ROOM" swore Senator Clapp.
1T lis very clear In my mind that IL
Il had 1 would have recoliected it,"
The Nelson matter came up when
sena'or Reed introduced letter dated
January 30. 1908. from Mulhall TO
Schwedtman. II sent in my card TO
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota,
who made the adverse report. to the
senate on the amendment OF the Sher.
man law" read the letter. "The sena-
tor came out and took me TO his
room and gave me a complete state
ment OF what took place In the judi
ciary committee before they made
their adverse reports"
Senator Nelson was not In the room
at the time and Senator Cummlns de-
clared that he had been requested
TO ask that all letters bringing in
Mr. Nelson's name be read at once.
Two others were put In the record,
one referring TO the same bill, the
other to an anti-injunction bill which
did not figure In the later testimony
Upon examination Mulhali said ne
became acquainted with Senator Mel
son at the time he wrote the first
letter. II was sent there by Mr.
Emry. the chief lobbyist for the as
ISOLATION" he said.
Senator Nelson's report on this
bin was made three days before your
call; you do not mean To say that you
Influenced him." asked Senator Cum
minis.
mo. sir: not at ALL"