New-York tribune., 1913-08-05
Emery Also ScoIds.

lanes 4. Emery. also Of counsel for the
manufacturers. scored Senator Reed after
the Missouri Senator had tried to read
into the record certain letters which had
passed between him and John Kirby, for
mer president of the association, although
the letters had not been identhed. Sehd-
tor Reed insisted on reading these letters
hut Senator Overman finally said they
should not be read. and the Missouri SEN
ator quit after he and Mr.. Emery had
had a warm clash
The published statements Of senators
Walsh. Overn1an and Reed said that re-
eardless of Mulhall's evasions and CON
tradictions his letters formed a cOnclus-
i've case against the National Assocla-
tion Of Manufacturers. Senator Reed
stood pat on his statement, except for
slight correction. and 50 did Senator
Overman. ne. too. making minor cor
rection here and there. senator Walsh
kept still
Senator Townsend. Of Michigan. ap-
peared before the committee to-day and
denounced as an unqualified falsehood
anv statement Of Mulhall that he had had
confidential interviews with him. Sen
ator Townsend said he had met Mulhall
in his office. some time in 1908, and that
the mans manner was so offensive that
he practically ordered him out Of the
place.
At that meeting Mr. Townsend said
Nulhall did all the talking, and when he
had finished the Senator told him it was
his busy day" and showed the lobbyist
the door. MuhaI met him in the cor
ridor the next day and tried 10 apologize
hut the Senator said that he refused TO
stop or listen to him.
Il never had any interview with him
on the tariff commission bill" said Mr.
Townsend, "and his letters are absolutely
and unqualifedly false. | never talked 70
him confidentially." adding denuncia-
ton Of Mulhall as a self-acknowledged
corruptionist'
Senator Reed tried hard 10 involve Mr..
Townsend with c. w. Post, Of Battle
Creek. Mich. who is member OF the
National Association Of Manufacturers
but he failed. the Senator's answers
plainly showing his disgust at the tactics
Of the Senator from Missouri.
More Letters Produced.
Mulhau came back from Baltimore to-
day with 500 additional letters. and the
Senate investigators decided 10 hold him
on the stand and find out what they
were about. one Of the letters was signed
bv William b Wilson. now Secretary of
Labor. and in it the latter declined Null
halls letters on the basis asked by the
alleged lobbyist. saying that "a salary
paid for one year TO him by labor or
ganization looked too much Ike bribe TO
a witness"
The lobbyist also produced what he
said was a receipt for $3.50. purporting
TO come from James Donohue, a Maine
politician. II was written in pencil and
bore no date. and Senator Nelson was
skeptical as 10 its accuracy. Mulhall
was willing to allow II TO be believed
that the money was spent by the manu-
facturers' association, until Senator Mel
son compelled him to admit that Il was
part OF 81, 900 which the United Brewers
Association gave him for use in Maine
during the license fight Of 1911. Despite
the amount of money given 10 him by
the brewers, Mulhall asserted that h.
never received a cent for his services in
the wet cause.
After a conference with Chairman Gar
rett of the House lobby committee Null
hall agreed TO appear before the House
investigators on Wednesday. Ex-senator
J. B. Foraker will go before the Senators
tomorrow to tell of his relations with
Mulhall.
The House lobby investigating commit
tee. after a month Of inactivity, will be-
gin its inquiry tomorrow. Louis Seibold,
representing the New York newspaper
which published the Mulhall COMES
sion" has been summoned as the first
witness The committee expects to begin
the examination of Colonel Mulhall on
Wednesday. The testimony OF Mr. Sci
hold promises to be Of the routine char
acter. covering the sale Of the Mulhall
revelations 10 the newspaper and their
publication.
Members OF Congress named by Colonel
Mulhal i'm his lobby charges VIII testlty.
Icx- Representative Watson has written
10 Chairman Garrett that ne Viii be gia1
10 appear before the committee.