El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19
PROBE
EXPOSES BRIBERS

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known to him in his office in New
Ork City in 1910, introduced himself
ana said he wanted to help him. -.
1t looks as IL you were going TO get
the nomination he quoted Mulhau as
saying, and 1 wanted TO know how
you stood on public questions"
mcCIlTe Accepts Aid.
MCClaVe said he replied that he stood
for protection and fair dealing TO labor
and that Mulhall responded, our or
Sanization STANDS for the same thing
and wants to help you
He added that Mulhal insisted upon
bring two rooms in Paterson as head
quarters, but that he visited them only
few times ana then saw only a few
newspaper men.
8Iuihall had letters from vice presi-
Gent Sherman, congressman Gardner
and others, the witness said.
1t was my first experience" he added,
and 1 supposed that q man endorsed
by such men must De all right"
The New Jersey man mad been held
up to the committee by SIuihall as one
whose meal checks and other expenses
Mulha1 had paid and for which Null
hail raised and spent more than $500.
This mcClave vigorously denied as abb
sOlutely without truth
McClave said ne could obtain no aid
from the Republican national committee
and that when Mulhali came as the rep
resentative of the National Association
q Manufacturers. he sai6, he was will
10 accept their assistance.
FavOrS Protection.
What was the National Association
OF Manufacturers to get in return for
the money it spent?' asked senator
Walsh.
1T was going to get a representative
IN the american congress Who was in
favor OF protection to American indus
tries, replied McCiave
He added that it had been said that
william Hughes, his opponent, now
senator, mad received a $1,000 campaign
fund from the American Federation Of
Labor and that ne felt il was entirely
proper for him to accept aid from tbs
association
Planned to Try Rribe on GOmpers.
Mulhau gave the committee his
story Of MS effort in 1907 to bribo
Samuel GOmpers to desert the cause of
labor and support the policies advo-
Gated by the National Association of
He admitted he had no
positive Information that an attempt to
bride Gompers actually had been made;
but he said Atherton Brownell, of New
York, had outlined the plans TO him and
had told him what was to be done.
MUlhal was excused until Monday
morning, claiming that he was tired
after a week Of continuous testimony.
The committee opened the Gompers
incident when newspaper clippings ap-
Peared showing that Gompers had made
the bribery charges before a court in
1908 and that president Van Cleave, Of
the Manufacturers association, had de-
MED all connection with them Null
hall said ne had been referred by Van
Cleave and SchWeotman to Mr.. BroWneu,
in New York, who claimed to be con-
Quoting publicity bureau for the as
ISOLATION
Objects to Intimidation.
Proceedings were running smoothly
when Robert McCarter, attorney for the
association, tried to in
terrupt and ask him a question. The
committee thus far has permitted no
questioning by outside attorneys.
from that man." shouted MuIhaII;
further 1 want to tell the committee
that those men at that table have
kept someone there continually TO stare
think it is a contemplate trick. The
expresident John Kirby, jr.) relieved