Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-12

Washington, ID. C., July 12.-Wlt
Martin NJ Mulhall, onetime chic
lobbyist for the National Associatio
of Manufacturers as the prize, tn
senate and house lobby investigation
continued their contest today for frs
testimony from the star Witness. TIL
senate won.
Surrounded by guards to ward o
subpoena servers from the house, Mu
Eall continued his story before tn
senate committee. reciting details o
the fight he alleged the manufacturer
financed to beat Representativ
Hughes, of New Jersey, now sena
tor; to re-elect Nelson w. Aldrich a
senator from Rhode Island and re
elect former Representative Little
field, of Maine. Mulhall talked of lin
side work" and outside work." of ;
bookkeeper at the American Fedora
ton of Labor, whom he charged witt
later becoming paid spy for the man
ufacturers' association and of N. G
Downes, private secretary to former
Senator McComas, of Maryland, who
he alleged was taking pay from the
manufacturers association when it was
trying to beat McComas because OF
his eight-hour labor bills; Mulhall'f
testimony may cover several days.
The house committee meanwhile
foiled in it's attempts to get first tes
timony from Mulhall, made formal de-
mand on the senate committee for its
list of witnesses, yet unheard and
further action.
Under subpoenaes to appear at the
Gsame hour before two separate con-
gressional committees in session at
distant ends of the capital, Martin M.
Mulhall, who is testifying as to the
alleged lobbying" activities of the
National Association of Manufacture
ers, today faced a puzzling situation.
The tangle was the result of a clash
of authority between the senate and
house investigators.
Both committees met at 9 o'clock,
but Mulhall and J. H. McMichael ap-
peared at the senate committee room
and were placed under guard of an as
sistant sergeant at arms.
Muhall finally resumed the stand and
took up the Identification of his letters
which he began at last nights ses-
sion.
Mulhall identified more letters show
ing his relations with Marshall Cusn
ing secretary of the Association of
Manufacturers. He testified he had
an understanding with Cushing that
he was to receive 500 week and
$40 week for expenses for general
field work and lobby work in Wash.
ington."
Mulhall testified further of how he
worked to defeat the late Senator
McComas of Maryland. although he
said as the senators friend. He said
he had received 500 letters from Cush
ing directed against McComas.
A letter to Senator Foraker, Sept.
ember 10, 1904, referred to suggest
ion that Mulhall go to Rhode Island
to help Senator Aldrich in his cam !
pafgn. He testified he went later at
the request of Aldrich.
"He asked me to get into touch
with the labor men to get their sup
port"
A letter of Introduction for Harry h.
Kurten, given by the Council of Allied
Building Trades of Philadelphia was
offered in evidence. 1t was signed by
Kurten as secretary. Kurten was en-
gagged, Mulhall testified, in the fight
against William Hughes, then a rep
resentative and now senator from
New Jersey
"Were you sent to help beat Hughes
by the National Association Of Mant.
facturers?" asked Mr. Read "Why did
they want to beat Hughes?"
"On account Of his holding union
card, being affiliated with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and his acti
yfty on the floor of the house and with |
the labor leaders in Washington"
Kurten was given credentials, Nut h
hall said, so he could get into union !
labor meetings to oppose Hughes /
"The work of this kind was always F,
secret" said Mulhall. 1T was done I
under cover" t
did you pose as friend OF the Ia G
bor organizations and thus work
against these organizations from the r
inside?" asked Senator Cummins. +
mot at that time" II
Chairman Overman OF the senate
committee, sent a formal notice 70 ;
Chairman Garrett of the house COM ,
mittee at 1890 o'clock that the senate t,
would insist on keeping !.
AZ a witness until it had
finished with him. o
Chairman Overman assured the
house committee that the senate In
would release Mulhall lat
or subject to house subpoena and y
make available to the house commit
tee order "any and all papers now OF