New Ulm review., 1913-07-16
Confessed Lobbyist Tells How
Work Was Done.
MONEY VERY FREELY USED
Details Activities in Effort 70 Defeat
Senators Mccomas Of Maryland
and Hughes Of New Jersey.

Washington, July 13.-Under sub
,poenas to appear at the same hour be-
fore two separate congressional COM
mittees in sessions at distant ends OF
the Capitol, Martin NJ. Mulhall. who
is testifying as to the alleged lobby
ing activities of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers, faced puz-
zling situation. @
The tangle was the result of clash
of authority between the senate and
house Investigators. AS the senate
subpoena antedated that issued BY the
house committee and the witness was
in the custody of a senate deputy, SER
eeant.at-arms, the upper house was
in a position to enforce it's ultimatum.
Mulhall and J. II. McMichael ap.
peared at the senate committee room
and we're placed under guard OF an
assistant sergeant-at-arms. The house
committee. minus its expected wit
nesses, went into an executive session
to plan further action.
Muihali Resumes Stand.
Mulhall finally resumed the stand
and took up the Identification OF his
letters, which he began at the previous
session. James A. Emery, counsel Tor
the National Association Of Manufac.
turers, made formal request for the
right of the association to be repre-
sented by an attorney. Chairman
Oyerman said the committee would
decide later whether Robert McCar-,
ter, attorney general of New Jersey
should have the general privileges OF
an attorney for the association.
Mulhall identified more letters show
ing his relations with Marshall Cush'
ing, secretary of the association OF
manufacturers. He testified he had an
understanding with Gushing that ne
was to receive $1OO week and S4O
week for expenses for general field
work and lobby work in Washington
Mulhall testified further of how he
worked to defeat the late Senator Nc
Comas of Maryland, although he posed
as the senator's friend. He said he had
received 500 letters from Gushing d.
rected against McComas.
Secretary in Opponents Pay.
81 turned them over to Carl NJ.
Downs, secretary to McComas, he
added
do you mean you delivered those
letters against McComas to his secre'
tary?" demanded Senator Reed.
carl M. Downs was in the pay OF
Cushing" replied the witness, who
went on to explain that he quarreled
with Gushing before he was buying
OUT the secretary of senator.
Mulhall resnted any implication
that he had tried to play double
game" on the labor men, such as he
frankly testified he played on Nc
Comas. In 1903 he took paid up
union card and had no further CON
nection with labor unions,' he said.
Harry C. Kurten, secretary of the
Allied Building Trades of Philadel'
phia, was engaged, Mulhall testified
in the fight against William Hughes
then representative and now sen
ator from New Jersey.
Were you sent to help beat Hughes
by the National Association of Manu-
facturers?" asked Mr.. Reed
eyes, SIR
! "Whv did they want to beat
Hughes?"
Huohes Held Union Card.
"On account of his holding unior
card. being affiliated with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and his ac
tivity on the floor of the house ant
with the labor leaders in Washington.
did you pose as a friend OF the
labor organizations and thus wOrl
against these organizations from the
inside?" asked Senator Cummins.
"Not at that time
Testifyng further about the cam
paign against Hughes, Mulhall swor
he went to Paterson to aid Hughes
opponent. He hired six union men t.
work against Hughes and paid then
about $1,SOO. which came from tn
National Association of Manufactu.
ers. through Gushing.
The union men in the pay of tn
National Association of Manufactu
ers, Mulhall said. took possession G
$4,000 circulars sent into the distric
by the American Federation of Labo
to aid Hughes and turned them owe
to the Republican campaign comm
tee