Evening journal., 1913-08-04
WATSON WILL
SEEK REDRESS
ELSEW HERE
Ev Ths Irnitsd Press

by me lnlte0 Press
WASHINGTON. Aug -Former Rep
resentati,c james = Watson Of Indiana
today informed the senate lobby prohers
that he was convinced from press state
ments Of various members OF the com
mittee that tney had preiudeed the Aul-
hall ease and in a formal letter 20 Sena-
tor Oyerman. bitterly condemnmg the
committee withdrew his request 20 ap-
pear and deny the statements # the tor.
mer lobbyist Of the n A NJ
Watson was TO have taken the stand
today His decision not to testify. but
10 take his case TO another tribunal
where the law will be nmpartaly
weighed, caused A switch in the com.
mittee's program Senator Townsend of
Michigan appeared at has own request
10 brand Alulhsh as liar" and q
self confessed corruptionist
Watson's letter TO OVeiman was bit
ter IN condemning statements SUMMING
up Mulhulls testimony. appearing IN
/ New York newspaper last SATURDAY.
/ signed by Senators Overman. Reed an,
/ Walsh These. he said. "plainlv stat,
that a majority OF your committee with
out w ting 10 make formal report vol
unfairly rushed INTO print 10 render 4
decision and to pronounce Judgment. be
lore a single witness for the defense
was heard and before one syllable of one
rebutting testimony was offered
Il submit that you have preiudged
my evidence" Watson wrote. You
have passed on its character and suf-
tciency without having heard it. for.
while you do not specifically mention
my name. yet you have privately de-
termined and publicly announced that
Mulhall has made his case.
Il have no connection with the n
A. NJ, but these statements make il
clear that even If | were to prove
Mulhall to be pertHrer. yet my case
would not be helped There
fore, Senators, it would in my iudg-
ment be farcical for me to appear be-
fore your committee for no matter
what my evidence might be, you have
so strongly foreshadowe1 your re-
port and so unerringly forecase your
decision that / could not hope Ia
change either or make any impression
whatever upon your minds
The committee considered Watson S
letter in executive session When the
open hearing was resumed Senator
Townsend asked to be heard, not as
he explained because of anything In
Mulhalls story that reflected upon
him, but because he felt the statement
in Mulhall's published story that
Townsend and sixty other legislatc,s
were easily approached. should be de-
MED
This self-acknowledged oorrup-
tionist.' Townsend said, referring tc
Mulhan. "has said he had conhdsn-
tisl talks with me. This IS ahso-
iutely false While I can't remember
all my callers. it is unthinkable that
I could forget this man
The witness said he had received a
call from two men, while he was in
/ the house, and that one Of them
who talked too loud" had said they
were tired of seeing Sam Gompers
and the American Federation OF
Labor crowd run Congress. After
they had finished inveighing labor
legislation, Townsend said he turned
them out. a few days later he said
! Mulhall met him in the House cor
ridor and told him that he was the
"only honest man he had met here
Il have never forgotten that man
/ No one could, Townsend said when
be SAYS he had further conferences
/ with me, he states an unqualified
/ falsehood
I'D remember any man that look.
as this fellow does if I met him IN
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