The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-19
Declares Plan to Have Him
Desert Labor and Support
n. A. NJ. Policies
WITNESS EXCUSED
UNTIL NEXT WEEK
Mulhall Raised $500 for Campaign in
Indiana in 19OS-N. A. M. Ready
to Back Cannon in 1908,
According to Letts

Washington, July 1S-Mal @ . T. Mul.
hall today gave the seny 50 ,bby in.
vestigating committee hi oS ~ of the
alleged effort In 1907 oloo to bribe
Samuel Gompers to des Ye cause OF
labor and support tb Q 2 icies advo-
Gated by the Nation o ,sociation OF
Manufacturers He q ed he had nc
positive informatioh an attempt to
bribe Gompers had actually been made
but he said Atherton Brownell of New
York had outlined the plans to him
and had told him of what was to be
done
Mulhall Excused Until Monday
Mulhall was excused late this after
noon until Monday morning on the
ground that he was tired after a week
of continuous testimony. The commit
tee held a session tonight to hear the
testimony of S w. Mcclave of Pater-
son, n. j.. now candidate for Con-
gress and whom Mulhall claimed he
worked throughout the campaign OF
1910. when McClave was running
against William Hughes
The committee opened the Gompers
incident today when a newspaper clip
ping appeared showing that Gompers
had made the bribery charges before a
court in 1908 and that President Van
Cleve of the manufacturers associa-
ton had denied all connection with
ferred by Van Cleve and Schwendtman
to Mr.. Brownell in New York, who
claimed to be conducting a publicity
bureau for the association
Brownell told him. he said. that a
man named Brandenberg was following
Gompers; that they had a plan fixed
up by which they expected to get
the labor leader, and that thew were
positive they could not fail, Mulhall
said he warned them they would not
succeed, and latter advised Van Cleave
to the same effect
Van Cleave left New York suddenly
the witness said. after telling him thai
he had nearl2. fallen into a trap
lie safu they wanted him TO gt
downtown to meet those people, hui be
got tip rot to CO. added Mriliafl
He told me he thought BrownelI had
more sense than to go into trap OF
that kind"
knowledge of the matter The Com
pers story and an unexpected outburst
from Mulhall, who complained that Of
ncers of the National Association of
manufacturers We're trying to stare
hlm out of countenance," We're the en-
ilvening features of day in which the
seiI-confessed lobbyist identified sew
erai hundreds more of the letters re-
iating to campaign and legislative ac-
tivities
Proceedings were running smootblv
when Robert McCarter, attorney for the
manufacturers association, tried to inter-
rupt and ask Mulhall a question The
committee has thus far permitted no ques-
tloning by outside attorneys
refuse to answer any questions from
that man, shouted Mulhal Further. 7
want to tell the committee that those men
at that table have kept some one there
continually to stare steadily at me while [
nave been ON he stand. | think 1t is a con-
temptible trick. The ex-president (John
Kirby, Jr) relieved Mr.. Emory at the JOB
little while ago"
Members of the committee tried to
soothe the witness. and acting Chairman
Bankhead mildly suggested that MulhalI
look at him instead of at his antagonists
Mulhall admitted he was somewhat ner-
vous, but insisted that witnesses have
been intimidated since they were brought
TO Washington. outside as we'll as in
side this committee room''
Letters identified today covered a wide
range of activity, but centered chiefly
about the campaign in Indiana in 1908
when Mulhan, according to the docu-
ments. was working in close cooperation
with Congressman James f. Watson and
with national and state republican lead
ers.
$500 Raised for Campaign
Mulhall told the committee he raised
$500 for that campaign. One of the let
ters referred to this amount and another
mentioned list of manufacturing con-
Germs in South Bend, the proprietors of
which had ben evisited by AIulhall in
company with Peter Kline, deputy factory
in spector for that district
In an interview had with Mr.. Parry
and other large business men of this sec
ton. they clearly stated they We're jump
ing the law as far as corporations are
concerned subscribing to our campaign
funds. said Mulhall in a letter to
Schwedtman from Indianapolis September
26, 1908. There are a hundred and one
ways to get around that, and we all know
that, and cannot see why Mr.. Van Cleave
cannot go around it just as well as the
large manufacturers here"
Correspondence read late in the day
showed that the Indianapolis News identi-
fled Mulhall as connected with the manu-
facturers association in September and
had brought the matter into public discus
sion. Mulhall laughingy told the COM
mittee that the local state and national
camapign managers had consistently de-
MED that they knew anything about any
work by the National Association of Man
ufacturers, even after work had been GO
ing on for nearly year in Indiana.
Several letters again referred to Mary
land Two of them showed that Mulhal Ii.
In behalf of his employers, was trying TO
work both with Collector w. F. Stone one
of the republican leaders, and Congress-
man John GILL; of the Fourth district. a
democrat. At the same time Stone and
Gin were bitterly opposing each other
and Mulhall counselled extreme caution
in dealing with the situation 70 the com
mittee Mulhall explained that Gill had NOT
sought aid but that he considered hin,
flair man" and wanted to help him.
In letter to John Kirby. Jr.. from In
dianapoiis, just after some of the so-called
Archbold letters had been made public,
referring to Senator Foraker Mul,iai. said
he still had faith in Ohio's great sena-
tor" and thought he would win He OK
pressed surprse that Roosevelt 81 ir-