The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-19
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Washington, July 1S.-Out of a
clear sky this afternoon came a bolt
that probably will wreck the chances
of ]. w. McClave. who is running
for Congress in the Sixth New Jer-
sey District to succeed Judge Mar
tion, who died recently. Martin M.
Mulhall hurled the bolt with Sena-
tor Reed acting accessory before the
fact.
Mn nail had occasion the other
day to mention McClave's name in
the course of confessions to the lob
by investigating committee as to his
legislative activities for the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers.
McClave, who is a candidate on
the Republican ticket, promptly is
sued an interview in which he de-
MED any acquaintance with Null
hall.
Today, quite incidentally, Nc
Clave's name once more cropped out,
and Senator Reed casually called to
Mulhall's attention his reputation
by the man who Is now a candidate
in the special election in New Jer-
scy.
Mulhall's eyes flashed fire, and he
almost leaped from the witness
chair.
Paid CAMPAIGN Bills.
Don't know me eh?" he shouted.
"Why all his campaign hi Is in 1910.
were paid by me, and you have the
bills right there, Senator, in the
documents ! have turned over"
Reed smiled grimly. and switch
ing the investigation into siding
plunged Mulhall into one of the
most amusing and exciting passages
which the investigation has de-
yeloped
Every day some one appears and
says that lot of lies are being
sworn to, here" he remarked. Now
let's see about 1t. | hand you here
a bill for s1250 from the News
Printing company. Can you tell
what it is?"
Mulhall identified it as one of the
bills for McClave.
That was for printing done for
HIM he said
Reed next produced letter dated
November 4, 1910, signed by Nc
Clave and addressed to Mulhall en-
closing the bill, and asking him to
pay it since he, McClave, was broke.
A letter from Mulhall to James A.
Hand, of the Paterson News, refer
red to the bill. and assured payment
by the N. A. M. if McClave didn't
settle. Another letter from McClave
TO Mulhall, discussed the bi further
and gave figures at the recent cleo
tion. Still another letter from Nc
Clave TO Mulhall complained that
The printing was ordered by Mulhall
aud shou d be paid for by him.
And then Mulhal boiled over once
more.
Furnished His Headquarters.
1--WE furnished him with his head
quarters" he cried, gave him Mr.
Emery's stenographer, and took
cha-ge of his entire campaign see
ing that he was always supplied
with funds. Why, Senator. all the
time | was at the Royal Hotel, he
came there three times day and
ate three square meals day at my
expense. | wrote his speeches, pre-
pared his advertising and did every
thing else.
"He was a con man, that's all.
We put $4,000 into his campaign
and know that he got an additional
$1,000 from Mr.. Barbour.
al worked three days for him
without taxing my clothes off, he
said, "and now this gent eman
comes forward and says he doesn't
know me.
The committee room was now in
an uproar of loughter.
Then Reed and Mulhall togther
administered the finishing touches.
Here's an item for three days in
hotel, what's that?" he asked.
Why" said Mulhall "for the
last three days of the campaign he
and | slept together!"
With this parting shot at the man
who said he didn't know Mulhall,
Reed once more took up the thread
of the Investigation.
Hines Named in Inquiry.
Edward Hines, the lumber baron,
who financed the Lorimer campaign,
came into the investigation today,
and the efforts of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers to invoke
the aid of the Wisconsin brewers to
save Congressman Jenkins from the
wrath of the Prohibitionists were
a so thrown upon the screen.
Further letters were also intro
duced charging Theodore Roosevelt
with willingness to sacrifice the
Sherman law and make every pos
sihle concession to the trusts in or
der to insure their support for his
Presidential candidate. William H.
Taft.