The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-26
MU[HALL SAYS
loan WAS GIFT
TO M'DERMO1T

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| Washington, July 25,-Martin M.
Mulhall testified before the Senate
Lobby Committee today that he con-
trolled Congressman James I. Nc
Dermott of Illinois by frequently
lending him money, without hope OF
ever getting it back.
The former lobbyist for the Ma
| tional Association of Manufacturers
further told the committee that he
paid l. H. McMichael, a former chief
| House page and McDermott's con-
fidential secretary, $50 a month, and
two House messengers, Henry Par
ker and Henry Neale, the same
amount between them, for serving
him in general way about the
Capitol.
"McDermott borrowed money from
me right along" said Mulhall. "He
borrowed from me at the time of our
second interview. cannot even ap-
proXimatc how much | loaned him.
But he never paid back Il cent.
These loans were the only con-
sideration for what he did for me.
1t was he who told McMichael to do
my biding and send me copies of
documents. Besides, McDermott
turned over to me all of Sam Comp
ors' private letters to him. and
made such use of their contents as
| saw fit.
Angered by Foul Language.
Il was sore at McDermott because
Of foul language he used to me in
his office here one day and his atti-
tude toward the n. A. M. That was
why | went to his district in 1909
to try to defeat him for reelection.
But in January, 1910, McMichael
arranged meeting between us. Nc
Dermott kept on touching me for
money and | gave it to him out of
my own salary. OF course, the n.
A. NJ. reimbursed me"
Mulhall admitted that he wrote to
hundreds of persons in McDermott's
district in 1910 in his behalf, and
that two years later he went there
personally to help him make his
fight.
Former Representative James e.
Watson of Indiana, one of those ac-
cused by Mulhall of having lobbied
here with him today asked to be
heard in reply. He will probbaly be
given an opportunity Immediately
after Mulhall is excused.
/ Senator Cummins examined
the witness in regard to a statement
in one of the latter'S letters to Presi-
dent John Kirby, Jr,, that he had
met the Senator in the corridor at
the Capitol and that the Senator had
taken him to private" room at the
office of Senator Dolliver TO discuss
with him the cight-hour labor law
and speeches on that subject by
Uncle Joe Cannon and others.
Mulhall Sticks to Story.
Mulhall insisted that he had
spoken the truth, but the Senate"
could not recall having seen him un-
til the lobby hearings came on.
You say / took you to the private
room of Senator Dolliyer?' asked
Senatr Cummins.
Eyes"
well if Senator Dolliver did not
have more than one room. as was
really the case, would you change
your mind about that?'
"Yes"
Look here" retorted the witness
later on, 81 am tired of being ac-
cused of telling untruths in these
letters of mine"
II don't care if you are" replied
Senator Cummins. so long as you
say things about me that are not
true, l shall deny them
The Senator waived further cross
| examination and made a statement
in which he denied the whole state
ment by MulhalI
Senator Reed said he thought the
statement rather credit than a re
Election upon Senator Cummins.
Mulhall, in one letter read today
called Senator Hughes of New Jcr
sey, "Gompers' stool-pigeon. anC
repeated it with emphasis on the
stand. Hughes was called an "un
American, cancerous representa-
tive" in another letter from Presi
dent Kirby to Mulhall.
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