East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
MULHA[L TELLS
LOBBY PROBERS
OF HIS WORK
Received 500 Weekly, Besides His
Expenses, For His Efforts in Be-
half of the Manufacturers.
LETTERS ARE PRODUCED
Senate Committee VIII Retain Null
hall Until They Have Exhausted
His TeStimOny-House Committee
Will Have to Wait Before They Can
Secure Him for Probe.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-HOw the
National Association of Manufacturers
used leaders of labor unions through
him to re-elect AIdrich senator from
Rhode Island and to defeat Senator
McCOmas of Maryland for reelection
and William Hughes as a candidate
for congress from New Jersey in 1904
was told before the senate lobby COM
mittee by Mulhall, self confessed chief
lobbyist and strikebreal1er for the Or
ganizatiOn. The witness described the
manipulation of labor leaders and told
of hiring prominent union men I'm
Philadelphia and New York to ac-
complish his purpose. He was asked
to name the men who aided in the
political fights and Mulhall said:
"Michael Collins of Philadelphia: Sec
retary Curtin of the building trades
council OF Philadelphia: Jacob Cas-
siler of New York: William Ryan OF
the electrical workers of New York,
and George Burke of New Jersey who
was later named deputy collector of
internal revenue.
Backed the Republicans.
] MulhalI said the National Manufac-
| turers usually backed republican can
dfdates in the primaries. After SEN
ator McComas was defeated Marshall
Gushing, then secretary of the Manu-
facturers' Association, sent him to
feel him out" Cushing, the witness
said, told him McComas was can
cidate for the federal bench and that
Mulhal was to tell him that his ad-
vocacy of the eight hour bill had cost
him the senatorship, and that he
ought to repudiate his advocacy of it.
Cushing's letter which Mulhall was
directed to burn. read: "If he hon-
estly means to let up, you can prom
Use him we will remove any obstacle
to his political ambition Mulhall
testified McComas refused to abandon
his advocacy of the eight hour bill
WASHINGTON, July 12.-As the
result of reported jealousy between
the senate and house lobby investi-
eating committees the senate commit
tee met at nine o'clock today instead
of ten-thirty, with Mulhall on the
stand Chairman Overman sent let
ter to Chairman Garrett of the house
lease Mulhall to the house probers.
Mulhall identified letter from
Marshall Cushing, secretary of the
Manufacturers Association written in
1904, accompanying a check for 5000.
Gushing warned Mulhall to be care
full in cashing" the check. The wit
ness said the money was used in "a
close congressional district"
Overman's letter to Chairman Gar
rett reviewed the circumstances of the
house subpoenaing Aulhall last night
and added without intending the
slightest disrespect of the probe or
your committee, it will be obvious to
you that we will be obliged to hold
the witness. Mulhall, until our exam
ination is completed. at which time
we will be glad to release him, sub
ject to subpoena by you. and I will
make available upon your order, any
or all papers which now or which
may come into our possession in con-
nection with the matter"
Was To Receive Check.
In September. 1904, Gushing wrote
Mulhall that hereafter he would re-
ceive every Friday a check while he
retained his connection With the
"Workmen's Protective Association"
an organization he formed to work
for the republican ticket. Gushing
sent him a hundred dollars weekly,