The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-05
CONGRESS Will ACT.

| WASd1NGEON, July 3.-ConEresS
/ took the first step today in what
promises to be an expose of one OF
| the greatest political machines in th&
history of heyteountry when Chair
man 0verman If the senate lobby in
vestigating committee called an execu-
| tive meeting nfythe committee to con.
slider disposition of the confession OF
Martin Mulhall, agent for the Nation
al Association Of Manufacturers.
Just before the meeting, Overman
announced that the committee had
already subpoenaed Mulhall to testi-
fy.
John Kirby, .Jr. president and guild
ing light of the National Association
OF Manufacturers, mentioned re-
peatedly by Mulhall, will be called
as the first witness.
I'VE will sift the whole affair to
the bottom" declared Overman. I'VE
Will call every man named by Mulhall,
no matter whether they are present
or past congressman or businessmen.
Many to BE Called.
u don't want to express any opin-
ion as to the truth of Mulhalls story,
but it is so circumstantial in detail
that it must be threshed out infinitely.
The committee does not propose to
leave in the: dark any detail of his
amazing narrative
When the subpoenaes are issued to-
day by the committee, there will GER
tainly be men of prominence named
by Mulhall called before the commit
tee to tell their story. The senaA
does not come in for as much Of Null
halls charges as does members of the
house. 1885,
Overman said he expected to re-
ceive all documents which Mulhall
says support his charges.
James A. Emery, counsel of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers,
has issued statement in which he
characterizes the revelations of Col.
Martin NJ. Mulhall as 1.-The most dam
gerous and malicious form of false
hood" ~
Active In Elections.
Mulhalls statements and his let
tiers contain reference to various con-
gressional elections, notably in Maine
and Indiana. yEMulhall asserts that he
took part in. the 1906-07s Maine cam
election of Charles e.. Ldttlefield. Lit
tlefield posed as the temperance rep
resentative in that campaign, but Null
hall declares that in some sections of
Littlefield's district, whiskey was free.
! ~ used to keep opposition voters too
drunk to go to the polls and that one
Of ,Littlefield's managers told him
that 1875 Democrats had been in a va
cant icehouse in the vicinity of the
bay. and that they had been b kept
drinking the whole day there. &:
Mulhall says the campaign cost o.
the association here was about $780,
j 900. ,@..e@ II j, - rz,. -fi%
According to Mulhall, the n. NJ. Of
A. sought to and frequently did in the
| 10 years he represented it, control
the appointment Of representatives.
the commission OF Ia Dor and judiciary.
M'CORN1ICK# III ADMITS THAT HE
HELPED CONGRESSMAN
CHICAGO, July 3.---HaroId F. Nc
! Corn1ick, son-in- law Of John ID. Rookie
! Teller ana treasurer OF the. Interna.
tional Harvester company. admitted
today that the MEG ornick estate con-
/, tributed'$2 $50 to the campaign of Rep.
resentatiY 3 SMcDcrmot Illinois, zorro
hcratinK the stat en- mt made by Col.
4 n /. Mnlhall 81 his con fessian &c Ac-
Invites al III lob Corn1fck said
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