Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-25

SENATE loDoy committee. ID TO be al
lowed to stand practically without
cross questioning by the democratic
members Of the committee.
Senators Nelson and Cummins. who
yesterday began severe questioning Of
the witness. probably will continue to
demand moro detailed statements Of
the records. But the democratie mem-
bers. Senators Overman. Reed and
Walsh. expect to let the Mulhall story
stand principally on the evidence pre-
sented in the 5000 or more letters.
Mulhall will 90 before the house lobby
committee early next week. and 1t IL
expected that there he will be sub
jscted to rigid examination - to the
charges contained In his mass Of COR
respondence that members OF the house
were his close associates In political
campaign work and efforts to head Oh
labor legislation.
Cross Examination Net Permitted.
Tho senate committee also has indi-
Gated that It viii not permit general
cross examination Of Mulhall by at-
torneys or officers Of the manufactur-
ers and those officials win attempt to
make MulhaI d6hsnd Ais stAtsneats
leefors fhe house eoenmittse next week.
MulhAlt said ~ went - Massachu-
sstt1s IN August 1870, and wrote Gem
esul 0[anaose Bird. Of the mAnufao.
turers. Of conferences with 6snAtor
Lodge and Charles Hatfield. chairman
Of the state committee.
Senator Lodge pays us all kinds OF
compliments for the work ws~are do
ing, and know We will have his atd
far more actively during the next
campaign" wrote Mulhall. In other
letters that month Mulhall wrote:
Thru our efforts we have beaten the
honorable r. d. Nichols. Of the Tenth
Pennsylvania. and we have also beaten
Notorious George A. Pearre. Of in5une-
ton fame. in the Sixth Maryland
SOUGHT Interview With Taft.
On August 30. Mulhall wrote Presi-
dent Taft asking for an interview with
Bird and himself.
1T will be q great help to have q
number Of the leaders OF the mAnufac-
turing association in touch with the
leaders Of our party thruout the coun-
trv in the present crisis" the letter
ran. Mulhall swore he received re-
ply from c. b. Norton. the presidents
secretary. arranging the interview Tor
Monday afternoon. Sept. II. at Bever-
Is.
Senator Nelson questioned Muihaii
closely about items in the expense ac-
counts which frequently showed $50
paid to T. w. o. party workers for
services in the Sixth New jersey dis
trict." Mulhall swore he dealt with a
ma: named Feeny, and that ne paio
him the money In cash. usually meet
! ing him in a Philadelphia hotel. The
items appeared almost every week.
Quotes Formsr President Tast.
October s. 1910, Muihaii wrote FORMER
Senator Foraker about his talk with
President Taft. saying he had submit
ted names Of men who would help in
the campaign. -.
He seemed to scrutinize the list
very closely" Mulhall wrote. "and
| talked az II John II. Taylor. OF East
Liverpool, and H. NJ. Hanna were not
enthusiastic friends Of his. Hes was
greatly pleased with the work Istold
him had been done in Massachusetts
and other states. and he advised me TO
| inform our people to do everything We
possibly could to keep in touch with
leaders Of the congressional committee.
40 that We might be able to help In
close congressional districts.