The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-20
Kept Busy in Fields
of Politics and
Labor.
BOOSTS FRIENDS;
BREAKS STRIKE
Self-Confessed Lobbyist Tells in
What Close Touch He Was
With Bevcridge and Other Con-
gressional Leaders-Cornmit-
tee Gets Through With
410 Of His Epistles.

Washington. July 15-The Senate
lobby investigating committee made 40
knots to-day over the sea OF the Mar
tin NJ Mulhall correspondence It was
not n record run. but a number Of fish
we're landed. Mulhall was in the wit :
ness chair, and Senator Reed at the
helm of the investigating bark for most
I OF the five hours IL was stcaining ahead.
Mulhall Identified 40 letters tclegrams
and meror;Slda put in the record b.
The committee with only a bit more
hesitancy than he evinced before. al
though he was cauti1ncd by Senator
Feed 10 look closely the slips handed
to him
Mulhalrs attention was directed to-
day almost exclusively 10 the last half
OF the year Of 1907 and the first part of
1905. He was jumped from Maine to
Missouri from Baltimore to Indian
apoiis, and up 10 Cleveland in those
few months. He told. or his letters
cid, of his rikebreakinE activities in
81. Louis. OF an effort TO aid former
Congressman James Z. Watson. of In
diana politically. and Of how well he
knew former Senator Bevcridge. of that
state. He gave details Of another visit
10 Maine and another effort 10 give po-
ucal assistance TO former Congress-
man Littlefeld Of that State. He men
TONED again former President Taft
the late Vice President Sherman, the
late James w Van Cleave. of the Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers.
at one time or other with that organi-
Zution
The witness thought about s2o. 900
had been raised in Indiana for the Wat
son campaign. and a letter read just
before adjournment tonight told of
OF whom was willing to spend sl00.o 600
10 defeat Watson. The letter did not
identify the millionaires and the com
'niitee didn't ask who they were.
beginning TO show Strain.
The days voyage was not entirely
I1onotonous. although members of the
committee began TO show the strain
OF the long hours they have spent in
this Investigation. and the committee
adjourned two hours earlier than usual
Many times in the course OF the day
there were passages that brought
smiles 70 tho members Of the commit
tee and tho spectators. Mulhall him
self, usually close-lipped and curt
CAUSED many OF the laughs and letters
read. particularly those from DR.. George
l. Crockett. OF Thomaston. Me- were
followed closely
While the Ovcrman committee sailed
along with Mulhall Chairman Garrett
and the House investigators began to
look over the lobbyists correspond
ence. James f. Emery. local counsel
for the national association. had not
turned over the papers under subpoena
to-day. declining to do so until he was
assured that they could bc kept in
fire and burElarproof safe. The Gar
rett committee probably will rent "A
deposit box for them
Chairman Overman. of the Senate
committee. had talk with President
Wilson to-day. He said tonight that
he did not discuss the lobby investiga-
ton. 1t was said the conference had
been arranged at the Senator's re-
quest
Senator Reed started Martin NJ Null
halls testimony to-day on letters writ
ten in 1907 to the late James w. Van
Cleave as president OF the National
Association of Manufacturers One
from the late Vice President Sherman,
then a member of the House. arranged
for meeting with Van Cleave and
Mulhall In New York on July 90, 1907
Starts Rail- a-RoIIinE.
In letter to Mr.. Sherman on July
16. Mulhall wrote:
Il have Just returned from the West.
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