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MICHAEL MULHALL
BEFORE SENATORS
Witness Recites Underhand
methods Used While
Posing as Friend.
QUAY GO-BETW E f. N
Republican Leaders Considered Him
Valuable in Settling Anthracite
Coal Strike in 1902.

Washington. July 1l.-Colonel Martin
| Michael Mulhall began before the
Senate Lobby Investigating Commit
tee tonight his recital of the legisla-
tive activities of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers
He had not proceeded far enough
in his tale when the committee ad-
journed tonight to bring in any of the
names of congressman whom he
claims to have controlled for the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
What he did tell was of his under.
of former United States Senator Nc
Comas, of Maryland. to defeat the lat
ter because he had incurred the dis
pleasure OF the National Association
Of Manufacturers for fostering in the
senate an eight-hour law.
Some Of the qualities of David La
mar appeared to be possessed by Col
onel Mulhall. For instance Mulhall
Oh his own statement tonight was re-
garded as possessing sufficient infor-
nation of the late Senator QUAY, of
Pennsylvania, to be used by the latter
! as a go-betwen to effect a settlemen;
I OF the anthracite coal strike of 1902
The difference between Lamar and
| Mulhall is that the latter did have
standing and did nothing with John
Mitchell, though without any result
Mulhall likewise boosted tonight of
having been recommended to the Re-
publican National Committee by Will
liam Mckinley for service in New
York state
The striking feature of his recital,
however, was the complacent manner
in which he admitted that while filling
= federal position secured for him by
Senator McComas, of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers; and pos
ing as a leader of labor engaged in an
underhand effort to defeat the eight
hour bill, opposed by the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
and to overthrow McComas for the
same reason.
Mulhall waited about the senate
committee all day today, waiting to
be put on the stand. The prolonged
cross examination of William Whit
man, the wool man of Boston, kept the
committee busy until past o'clock.
1t was few minutes before when
Mulhall entered the committee room.
He was accompanied by T. G. MUIR
ply, of the Capitol police, who has
been acting as body guard to the in
former since the reports were clrcu-
lated of threats against him.
| His original business was that of a
brush manufacturer. He has followed
the profession of politics practically
all his life. His political activities
on big scale began, he said, with
service in 1884 for the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
Senator Reeds purpose was to
show Mulhalls activities before he
entered the service of the National
Association Of Manufacturers Null
hall said that his brush factory in
Baltimore was destroyed in the big
fire of 1900
| "YOur political activities have been
largely in the labor field" suggested
Senator Reed
| II have testimonials from Republic
can leaders that l was the best labor
leader in the United States" replied
Mulhall proudly.
| Senator Reed led the witness for
ward to his efforts in behalf of labor
in an attempt to show the standing
that Mulhall acquired labor men
whom he later betrayed.
"In 1892 did you have anything to
do with the settlement of labor diff
culties in Pennsylvania or elsewhere?"
he was asked.
| II was sent by Senator Quay" re-
piled Mulhall, Ito consult with John
Mitchell with regard to the anthracite
strike. The senator wanted Mitchell's
side Of the story l had an interview
with Mitchell at Wilkesbarre."
Mulhall detailed successive talks he
had with Mitchell and letters which
had passed between them at the time