The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13
SENATE BY TRICK
MANAGES TO HOLD
COLONEL MU[HALL
House Leaders lncensed When
Lobby Witness is Spiri-
I'd Away
APPEARED m OPEN
FIRST N NEW JERSEY
Manufacturers Tool Tells Why
He Was Instructed TO Get"
Hughes-Shows Nervous
ness On Stand

WASHINGTON July 1.-THE SEN
ate lobby investigators. by dint Of
foresight, exhibited last night In hold
ing fast to Colonel M. Mulhall, star
witness OF tk6ir inquiry, circumvent-
ed the house Of representatives new
lobby committee today. The senate
committee kept . Arm grip on Null
hall throughout the entire morning.
The hou. e committee met at 3 o. clock,
but finding itself without witnesses,
adjourned and wrote a few more let
ters to the senate investigators Ask-
ing them n they would he kind
enough % give the house a Took In
at the Mulhaii documents.
The senate committee. at the con-
clusion OF its hearing at l o'clock this
afternoon. however, gave evidence
that IL intends to cling to Colonel
Mulhalfs coattails to the end. In
stead Of adjourning the committee.
Chairman Overman announced that
the hearing would stand in recess un-
til 2:30 o'clock. when the session
would be resumed. This gave Colo
mel Mulhall the opportunity he was
seeking to get out of Washington, and
away from further subpoenas by the
house officials until Monday morning.
Chairman Overman's trick.
At $3.50 o'clock Chairman Overman
appeared in the senate committee
room alone, called himself to order.
and announced that the committee
would now stand adjourned to re-
day morning. Meanwhile, the very
popular colonel was speeding north
ward on q railway train.
The house lobby chasers were hop
ping mad when they knew that Null
hall had been spirited out of town
with the connfvance OF the senate
COMMITTEES. Muihali IL going to spend
Sunday In New Fork city under the
protection or TIE nix foot guardian.
Tho ~arabbfe bStween the HOUSE.
ana senate FOR sfhe person OF Colonel
Mulhail Ia causing very bitter feel
ing between mem beers Of the house
and senate. ana IL threatening to
handlcap the entire inquiry. Nothing
more than jealousy appears ON the
surface as responsible for the con-
fiict.
The taking of the testimony OF Col
onel Mulhall by the senate commit
tee was resumed where II had been
dropped last night. Many letters that
passed between Colonel Mulhall and
the then secretary of the National
Association OF Manufacturers Mar
shall Cushing. of Washington. were
introduced in evidence. The first let
ter reviewed by tho committee dealt
with Colonel Mulhaifs activities in
Baltimore looking to the defeat OF
Senator Louis e. McComas for re-
election. They also dealt with the
efforts Of the national association to
Dust Senator McComas from positions
high in the party councils of Mary
land. and supplant him with men
who were known to he devoted to the
interests of the n A. NJ.
Come Out Into Open.
Seemingly 1t was during the cam
paign In the Sixth New Jersey con-
gressional district. waged agains,
Representative tnow Senator) William
Hughes. that Colonel Mulhall first
came into the open AZ a representa-
tive Of tho N. A. NJ.
why did the N. A. M. wish to de-
feat Representative Hughes" asked
Senator Cummins, OF the witness.
oh" replied Mulhali, they want
ed to get Hughes because Of his floor
activities on behalf Of the American
Federation OF Labor. and its interests
and by reason OF his staunch support
of the bills which the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor fathered-eight-ho
bills. and the like"
Colonel Mulhall related how in the
effort to get Hughes. ne took with
him to Paterson number Of labor
leaders
Colonel Mulhall's activities on be-
half OF senator Aldrich's candidacy
for reelection to the senate in 1904
were disclosed by some letters writ
ten by Mr.. Gushing to Mr.. Mulhall
Mulhall told that he had spent sew.
reral weeks In Providence. lining ur