Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-07-18
MULHALL. ON STAND
DECLARES N. A. M. SECRETARY
AGREED TO PAY FOR HIS
LABoRs IN CAPITAL.
AAID TO M'CoMAS A TRAITOR
Asserts Senator's Secretary Was in
the Employ Of cushing--Also Al
ieges Congressman Who Favored
Labor Legislation Was Defeated.

Washington, July 15.--The senate
lobby committee again had Martin M.
MuIhall on the witness stand Satur-
day. The former agent for the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
was closely guarded so as to defeat
any move that the house COMMITTEES
might make to secure Mulhall as a
witness before that lobby until they
had his full confession"
After Mulhall had been on the stand
for nearly five hours the committee
took a recess. Senator Overman ex-
cused MuIhall for the day and permit
ted him to go to New York, where he
had important business.
On resuming the stand Mulhali took
UP the Identification of his letters. Be-
fore he could begin, however, James G.
Emery, counsel for the National Asso-
citation Of Manufacturers. made for.
NAL request upon the committee for
the right Of the association to be rep
resented by an attorney. Robert Nc
Carthy, former attorney general of
New Jersey. was presented rs the at
torney. Chairman Oyerman said the
committee would decide later whether
Mccarthy should have the general
privileges of an attorney for the ASSOC
ciation
Mulhan identified more letters show
Ing his relations with Marshall Cush-
ing, secretary of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers He testified he
had an understanding with Cushing
that he was to receive 500 week
and $40 a week for expenses for gen
eral field work and lobby work in
Washington.
Mulhall testified further of how he
worked to defeat the late Senator Nc
Comas of Maryland, although he posed
as the senator's friend He said he
had received 500 letters from Cushing
directed against McComas.
II turned them over to Carl M.
Downs. secretary to McComas," he
added.
DO you mean you delivered these
letters against McComas to his Sec
Tetary?" demanded Senator Reed
Carl M. Downs was in the pay Of
Cushing, replied the witness, who
went on to explain that he quarreled
with Gushing because he was buying
out" the secretary of a senator.
A letter to Senator Foraker, Septem-
Der 8, 1904, referred to a suggestion
that MulhalI go to Rhode Island to
help Senator Aldrich in his campaign.
He testified he went later at the re-
quest of Aldrich.
Washington. July 14.-Col. Martin
M. MulhaIl appeared before the lobby
investigating committee of the Uni,
ted States senate during a special
night session on Friday and gave
that body part of his confess
sion
Mulhall took the stand and sub
scribed to the oath with a smile.
Senator Reed, designated by Chair
man Overman to examine the wit
ness. began by placing in evidence
list Of the officers of the National
Association Of Manufacturers in 1907
and list of the members of the as
sociation. Mulhall said he was born
In 1850 and had lived in Baltimore
more than thirteen years. He said
before he went with the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers he was
principally in politics. and was con-
nected with the Republican national
committee.
Il refused bride of $4,000 and a
life position in the naval service in
1892" said Mulhall. THAT year
had charge of the Republican cam
paign in Albany and Rensselaer, coun-
ties. New York. Previous to that /
had charge of William McKinley's
gubernatorial campaign in Ohio"
The witness said he first became
interested in the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers in 1902, when
he met Marshall Cushing, its secre-
tary. in a Washington hotel. Senator
Reed asked him about his relations
with labor. He said the late Senator
Quay of Pennsylvania sent him to
confer with John Mitchell, during the
anthracite strike In the Pennsylvania
fields in 1902 to get the inside story"
During that time Mulhall said he ar
ranged for conference between Gov
ernor Stone of Pennsylvania and
three labor leaders. The first Mulhall
letter introduced was addressed to
Mitchell in February, 1902. relating to
these meetings. A letter of March
IS, 1902, from Mulhall to Mitchell de-
cIared that the leaders of the Repub-
iican organization could do more for
the miners union than any arbitra
ton board in existence"
A letter dated May IL. 1902. from
Mulhall to Mitchell told of a confer
ence between Nulhall and Governor
stone at which Stone expressed sym
pathy with the miners.
$4,000 Loss by Fire.
Marion, o., July 1.-THE Erie Rail-
way company suffered a loss OF about