Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
RUSHES TO CAPITAL
AS LOBBY WITNESS
McCIave, Candidate for Con-
greSs, Will Answer Mul-
hall Charges.
IRE OF REPUBLICAN
PR0BERS is AROUSED
See Attempt to Play Politics-Ef-
forts to Aid Cannon
Disclosed.

Disclosed.
The Senate lobby investigating commit.
Tee today decided to give an Immediate
nearing to w. McClave, republican candi-
oate Tor Congress in the new sixth New
Jersey district, where a special election
Is to be held next Tuesday.
NJ. NJ. Mulhall. the late ''lobbyist'' for
the National Association of Manufac-
turers. swore yesterday before the Senate
committee that he had run McClave's
campaign against William Hughes in
1910. McClave today wired Senator Cum
mins, demanding the right to be heard.
he said he would leave Jersey City at
noon and the committee decided to hear
him as soon as he reaches Washington.
Republicans Aroused.
The cross-examination of Mulhau ON
McClave yesterday, only a few days from
the special election I'm that district,
aroused the ire o. the two republican
members of the committee. who Regarded
II as an attempt 10 play politics
i didn't know this committee was be-
ing used for campaign purposes yester-
day., said Senator Ne.son, and none OF
The committee got into Michigan affairs
In letter dated September l. 1905. which
Muihail swore was from c: b. Anthony.
vice president of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers for the state OF
Michigan to Van Cleave. The latter
spoke OF ''our good friend Edwin DENLY
of the first Michigan district" and asked
if there was any way the association
could assist DENLY The letter said the
suggestion was made without the knowl-
edge of DENLY.
Mahon Held Dangerous.
An unsigned letter to Anthony. dated
September ;, which Mulhall said was
from President Van Cleave, said I'VE
must, of course, do all that is I'm our
power for Mr.. DENLY" A man named
.:Mahon. president of the Street Rail-
way EMPLOYEES Association" was men
toned as Depby's opponent. This man
Mahon is especially dangerous" said the
Van Cleave letter. He was at the bot
tom of our street car strike some ten
years ago. 1t might be possible to dig
up some facts In connection with our st.
Louis strike which can be used against
Mahon in Detroit. 1 do not believe in
taking sides ordinarily, but when the H.
sues are so clear as they are In the ma
tional campaign this year. 1t is our duty
to get busy
Interested in Cannon.
How the National Association os Man
ufacturers proposed to concentrate Its
energies if necessary for the reelection
of former Speaker Cannon in the 1908
campaign. was described in one of the
first of the "Mulhall letters brought be-
fore the committee today. Mulhall. con-
fessed lobbyist for the manufacturers.
was about one-third through his STACK
of correspondence.
The letter bearing on Cannon was writ
ten to Mulhall by Secretary Schwedtman
of the manufacturers August Ia, 1908,
and declared all energies would be con-
centrated in Cannon's district If there
is the slightest occasion for 1t.
A letter from Mulhall to former Rep
resentative Loudenslager of New Jersey
said the manufacturers had neid work
ers out in the campaign in many New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Indiana dis
trictS.
Quizzed as to Bartholdt.
Senator Reed questioned Mulhall about
Representative Bartholdt.
It always understood Schwedtman and
Van Cleave looked after Bartholdt and
that the brewery interests helped re-
piled Mulhall.
Schwedtman wrote Mulhall August
26 about the situation in Indiana,
which. he said, was very critical and
added IF we win, most OF the credlt
will be due to your good work. II
some of our political friends should
forget il later on l want to take
trip with you into Indiana for the
specific purpose of laying these good
people over our knees and giving them
the kind of a spanking they ought TO
have.
Worry to Manufacturers.
In August a fight in the 11th Wis
II
was up for reelection, apparently was
worrying the manufacturers, although
the National Brewers Association.
through it's national chairman. wrote
Mulhau it was their fight"
Edward Hines the Chicago lumber
man who figured in the Lorimer case,
came into the hearing again TO-DAY.
Mulhall swore that in letter TO tne
manufacturers August :. hines spoke
of a nromise to spend $1,000 to go into
the right channel to be used for legiu-
mate purposes" in the Jenkins dis
trict. -.
Il don't consider Teddy nor Taft, nor
Sherman nor Foraker, nor the rest
of these great men equal 10 van
Cleave, Parry. Kirby and the others.
Conference With Vorys.
september IL, 1908, Mulhall wrote 10
Schvedtman about visit to Cincinnati.
where he said he had breakfast with 4.
l. yorys, Mr.. Taft's chief of stan
..Mr. Vorys and l had private inter-
view at breakfast and after the meal Was
over he stated that Mr.. Taft was COM
ing to the headquarters which they had
esta ablished on the eighth floor of that
hotel at o o'clock, and if would call at
about IL a. m he would be greatly pleased.
as he wished to have long TAX Win
me-" ,,r -.
Later the letter said Mulhall had
longer conference with Nofys ana sdve
him TO understand that many Iepcoh-
can members of the Natonal Assoc.a-
t;on of Manufacturers were not active
in support of the ticket because oi
President Roosevelt's efforts IN the pre-
vious Congress in behalf OF ciass iesls-
iation. I" land for the discourtesy shown
to The leaders of our ASSOCIATION q, the
Chicago convention . -
70 What he was in Chicago" the letter
addad ..he is more than anxious to have
son,e Of our people see Judge Taft and
IN oct eur people actively TO work In the
state through the country. 1 convinced
AIR yorys that IL he wished to get a
arge nerceutage of our organization busy
he had better get Judge Taft to get in
with Mr.. Van Cieave.
Mr. Perry, Mr.. Kirby, Mr.. Schwedtman
and the other leaders of our organization.
This he claimed he would bSing about