New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-18

and he had a pretty good appetite the
colonel said, and I even paid his cab
hire. Why. the last three days OF the
campaign ne and ] slept together.
Senator Reed read several letters that
had passed between Mulhall and Mr.. NC
Clave. relating principally TO the payment
of a bill of $l2 to The Paterson News
for advertising and printing. which NC
Clave thought Colonel Mulhall ought TO
pay because he had contracted the bill
The former lobbyist said he paid George
Burke. McClave's campaign manager. $40
a week for expenses; that he paid
Paterson newspaper man SIS a week; that
he rented headquarters for McClave, and
had Mr.. Emery's stonographer at work
there. and that he saw that the campaign
committees Of Bergen. Passaic and Sus-
sex counties. which constituted the dis
trict, were supplied with money.
Interrupted by MARITIME.
Senator James f. MARITIME almost broke
up the hearing while Mulhall was telling
this story Hearing loud voices in the
corridor. Chairman Overman directed the
sergeant-at-arms 10 have the noise
stopped. This official returned quickly
and told the chairman that the noise was
being made by a Senator. and that he did
not think he could stop him.
Senator Overman went out himself and
found Senator MARITIME making stump
speech on the inquities Of the lobby TO A
circle of friends After the chairman
whispered something in the New Jersey
Senator's ear Mr. MARITIME adjourned TO
another part Of the building.
Colonel Mulhal reverting 10 his activi-
ties at the Chicago convention. said his
work consisted principally OF keeping In
touch with Senators. Representatives and
politicians and Mir. Van Cleave and
James A. Emery. who, he said was en-
ployed by the manufacturers association
despite the denial Of Mr. Bird yesterday.
The manufacturers we're there in force,
he said and were exceedingly busy trying
to nominate Mr.. Sherman for VicePresi-
dent. and keeping labor planks out Of the
Republican platform.
According 10 the letters read, Mr.. Jen-
kins was having an exceedingly hard time
getting reelected from the llth Wiscon-
sin district and some Of his appeals for
help were pathetic, Mulhal wanted the
Manufacturers Association to send $1,000
into the district. but Mr. Van Cleave
thought this too large a sum. and insisted
that the brewers ought 10 help jenkins,
because he had always been their friend
Got Brewers to Help.
The witness said that he did get the
brewers interested; that he had several
satisfactory interviews with Edward G..
Hines, who was one Of ex-senator Lori
mers friends, and that Hines had prom
Used to senl men and money into the dis
trict
Mulhal said Jenkins told him he needed
$50 Oo0, AMI a letter from jenkins to Pres
ident Van Cleave was quoted as saying.
In the first place, the so-called La Fol
lette element are all up against me. The
Norwesiars are against me. The Swedes
are against me, and for standing by you
have all the labor men against me. |
have stood for what ! thought was right
in the so-called liquor question. and /
have the entire church management
against me, and my friends are very
much discouraged.
Il am unable to discover anywhere that
anything has been done as far as your
association is concerned. leave II en-
tirely to you ! am d candidate and am
doing the best ! can TO win. Mr. Mulhail
was an entire stranger in this. country,
and II was practically impossible for him
to do anything. I never saw more de-
termlned fight against any one. Up TO
date / am making the fight alone, and
whether ! can win out / do not know.
During the year 1913 the Manufacture
ers' Association was interested in con-
tests in twenty-eight districts, and this
was given as the reason there was a
scarcity Of money.
Mulhall told the committee how he re-
ceived his title OF colonel, when Senator
Oyerman asked. Were you just born a
colonel?'
NO, sir" Mulhall answered, 81 was on
the staff Of Governor Mckinley In Ohio
from 1893 to 1895. and received the honor
airy title Of colonel in that capacity
Senator Reed said tonight that there
would be no let-up In the work OF the
committee, as the members were anxious
10 get through. There was some talk OF
adjourning tomorrow for few days. but
Senator Reed said the committee was go
ing TO sit right up to noon on Saturday.
MulhaI has been on the stand for week,
and only 1900 Of his letters have been
gone through so far.