Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-18
AOLHALL PUT On
SENATE GRILL
FOR FIRST TIME KING LOBBYIST
is PUT ON CROSS INAM-
NATION.
TOLD OF jersey CAMPAIGN
Gave Details of the Fight He Made
10 Eiect McCla,c To Congress
From New Jersey.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Martin
NJ. Mulnall. late lobbyist for the Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers
for The first time was put on cross
examination today about the truth OF
his own correspondence. Nearly
week ago he began to tell the senate
investigating committee his story.
Senator Reed questioned Mulhall
about his alleged relations with 5.
W. McCla'e In 1908, when McClave
was a candidate for congress in the
SIKH New Jersey district against
William Hughes. now junior senator
from that state. McClave now is the
repub lea candidate in the new Sixth
district. where IA special election Will
be held next Tuesday. c. Hart, the
democratic candidate in this election
was endorsed by President Wilson.
Senator Reed announced that Nc
CAve had denied acquaintance with
Mulhall and Jumped" the witness
from exhibits in his case around
the 1900 mark to those close to
1900. The senator said he wanted to
prove who was telling the truth, Mul-
hall cr NcClaVe.
spent Money on McCla,c.
Mulhan identified many letters
from McClave to himself written in
1908, said lac went to thC sixth dis
triot to help McClavo fight Hughes,
and gave details Of his work there.
He said tho Nat,ohTl Association OF
Manufacturers furnished him with
$4,000 for his fight and that man
named Barber" put up $1,000 more,
He told about taking McClave to dim
ner. about riding around with him In
rul l. N n
ways helping out In the fight. one
item in IN expense account Senator
Reed put In the record spoke OF
dinner for two" and the witness was
asked who the other person was.
Il think 1t was McClave; he was
always on nand." said the witness.
illustrating how close he was to
McClave, Nulhall said
THE last three days of the cam
paiqn, he end slept together"
Mulhall saif McClave was in the
lumber business and members Of the
committee wanted to know T he did
not have money. Mulhall said he
had heard so But" he added, II
have been campaigning thirty years
among all sorts Of men, and ! never
SOW such tight fisted wad In my
life"
Nulhall said he furnished head
quHrters ard paid for McClaves's
meals three times day.
what did YOU want to elect such
a nan COR" he was asked.
'IIe was con man; that's the
orN way ] can explain It," said the
witness
Mulhall said man named Burke"
collector ~ Internal revenue at
Paterson, hsd been paid by him $40
a week regularly" for services In
this campaign
\ Sensational Day.
The testimony about McClave was
climax to rather sensational day,
even for / committee that had waded
through iHily sessions for nearly two
months. In five hours, Mulhall iden-
titled hundreds OF letters bringing In
the names OF dozens OF the most
prominen' men In the republican
party in 1908. and speaking familiar
y OF making platform. throwing in
Gience 10 men for nominations to
al! sorts Of offices and of working to
elect or defeat others for congress
AS the wear progressed. the inter
est Of MIl1all In the national cam
palgn belan to show plainly. His
letters to Secretary SChwedtman OF
the aNti1nal Association of Manufac-
tursrs ia Iomes ~ Van Cleave It's
nr,s' dent. and to men in congress
showed a ,tlyity percedine and dur
Inc Tho renuhIlcon convention held In
chicago that year Arthur Vorys
an. ~ tho Taft ,napayers. WADE II
Ellis the man then credited with
writing the paltform. and afterward
Tho chief trust buster" of the de-
partnent OF Justice. Frank II Hitch
cock former Sneaker Cannon Repre-
sentatiy, Mckinley of Illinois. as
wei ns many others OF porminence
were mentioned. and Mulhall boasted
I'm his letters of his acquaintance with
most Of them.
Tnward the close of the session.
Senator Reed nut I'm d, letter Mulhnll
suore he wrote 10 former Congress.
man Ralph ID cole OF the Eighth
Ohio die. rict in which no said.
,,o, e;,cd MiscrabIe J,ea,men,
I'VE sunnose Won are aware Of the
mis rabIe treatment we rece,ved
from Atto.ney General ELLIS Vorvs
ond oth~r Taf, managers and al
,ho,yh ,here ar, several oa,cer, of
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