The Washington times., 1913-06-30

Mulhall told me he would get the check
and give 1t to me.
"Mulhall was stopping at the sher--
man House. I went there a couple of
had not come in. 1t was getting close
to primary day. April 9, and on the FRI
day or Saturday previous to primary
day Mulhall left Chicago, as far as l
knew, but before he went he added:
.McDermott, I have lett orders at the
Sherman House to let you have that
check IL it comes in. and II You get u
you indorse my name.
"On the Sth. the check not showing
up. / got duplicate OF the original
after calling up Mr.. McCormick's office
and telling him that the check had not
shown up. Following Mulhall's sugges-
ton. I signed his name to 1t. and got
It cashed. The original check was can
celed.
"Some ten days later the original
showed up In Baltimore. and had been
cashed by Mulhall. Mr.. Estes, Of the
Merchants Loan and Trust Company,
called me up and said the original had
been found and cashed. said that was
funny. because the original had been
Cancelled. Mr.. Estes replied, Yes, but
a mistake had been made They wrote
to Baltimore and asked to have the
money refunded. which was not done by
Mulhall. Feeling morally responsible. I
told Mr.. Estes that would pay the
$50. as did not wish to have Mr. Nc
Cormick know of the peculiar action Of
Mulhall. Mr.. Estes said that the origi-
nal check would be paid. but that the
Cormick. I told Mr.. Estes that would
pay 1t in installments, and I did so.
Now / understand why Muihall was
80 friendly to me the early part of 1872.
as he had been let out by the National
Association of Manufacturers. But I
ny n In, o. nv1Ix Hrsy-
one purpose and that was to trim me,
which he did. Now, why he should
so out Of his way to do me- al in5 stice
am at loss to understand"
Are Lies.
Senator Gallinger said: $50 far as
am concerned. the Mulhall charges are
lies. from beginning to end. I know
absolutely nothing about Colonel Null
hall or his work. His declarations or
intimations regarding me are false In
the extreme. / do not think his state
ment Is deserving Of a more detailed
answer"
Will Talk.
Congressman Sherley, whose name
was mentioned by the one-time lobbyist
Of the National Association Of Manu-
facturers, indicated today that he would
hoNC ooAhCehAh6 " Soy On lnc uOOI OI
the House regarding Mulhall. Mr. Sher-
ley would make no comment today ex-
cept the following:
Il do not know Mulhall, and don't
know that have ever seen him. What
ever statement / have to make about
this matter will be made from the floor
OF the House, in my capacity as a Rep
resentative."
Denies Charge.
Congressman Webb Of North Carolina
denies the idea that he was a friend Of
Mulhalrs association.
my votes in the House will show that
I have almost invariably been in IA
vor Of measures which the Manufacture
ers' Association opposed" said Mr..
Webb. Il cannot recall that / ever
voted against a labor bill 1 am sur
prised that my name should be listed
among the friends Of the National As
sociation Of Manufacturers"
Congressman Burke of Pennsylvania
and Fairchild of New York, also named
by Mulhall as friendly to the associa-
ton the lobbyist represented, are out
Of the city at present, the former being
in Canada and the latter at his home
in New York.