The San Francisco call., 1913-07-18

the federal grand jury which has had
under investigation the statements of
David Lamar before the senate lobby
investigating committee regarding the
frpersOnatioa of congressman and
others IN connection with the so called
Union Pacific conspiracy No names
were announced.
WASHINGTON. July 17.-Martin NJ
Mulhan. late lobbyist" for the Ma
| tional Association of Manufacturers
was cross examined today about the
truth OF his own correspondence for
the first time since he began 10 tell
the senate investigating committees sthe
story OF his doings.
Senator Reed questioned MulhaH
about his relations with $. ". McClave
In 1908 whan McClave was candi-
date for congress in the Sixth New
Jersey district against William Hughes.
now junior senator from that state.
McClave now is the republican candt-,
date in the new sixth district where a
special election will be held next Tues
day.
c. Hart. the democratic candidate IN
this district was Endorsed today by
President Wilson.
Senator Reed announced that Nc
| Clave had denied acquaintance with
Mulhall and said he wanted TO prove
who was telling the truth, Mulhall or
McClave.
MeCLAVE KEEN on DINNER BELL
Mulhall identified many letters from
McClave TO himself written in 1908 and
said he went to the sixth district to
help McClave fight Hughes and gave
details OF his work there.
He said the National Association OF
Manufacturers furnished him with
$4,000 for his fight and that man
named Barber put up $4,000 more. He
told about taking McClave to lunch and
dinner. about riding around in cabs
with him on political tours and in
other ways helping out in the fight. =
One item in the expense account Sen
ator Reed put in the record spoke of
dinner for two and the witness was
asked who the other person was.
II think it was McClave. He was
always on hand" said the witness.
Mulhan swore he took McClave
around to shops in the district. He
said they went to one shop and the
give $500 than let them in. 'McClave
growled all the way home because We
didn't take the money and try to get
the place afterward.' he added.
The last three DAYS of the campaign
he and I slept together" said the wit
ness once. illustra ting how close he wa
TO McClave.
Mulhall said McClave was in the
lumber business. and members of the
committee wanted to know If he didn't
have money. MulhaIl said he had heard
so. But" he added, Il have been cam
paigning for go years among all sorts
OF men, and I never saw such a tight
wad in my life"
MulhaI said he furnished headquar
ters and paid for McCleves meals
three times a day.
What did you want to elect such
a man for?' he was asked.
Tie was a CON man. that's the only
way / can explain it, said the wit
ness.
MulhalI said a man named Burke,
collector of internal revenue in Pater-
son. had been paid by him $40 a week,
regularly" for services in this cam
paign.
The testimony about McClave was
climax 10 a rather sensational day
even for a committee that has waded
through almost daily sensations for
two months.
INTIMATE WITH DIG TAFT MEN
AS the year progressed the interest
OF Mulhau in the national campaign
began to show plainly His letters TO
Secretary Schwedtman of the National
Association OF Manufacturers to James
". Van Cleve, its president, and to
men in congress showed activity pre-
ceding and during the republican con-
vention held in Chicago that year.
Arthur ]. Vorys. one of the Taft man
ayers; Wade H Ellis the man then
credited with writing the platform and
afterward the chief trust buster Of
the department of Justice; Frank II.
Hitchcock, former Speaker Cannon,
Representative Mckinley of Illinois, as
we'll as many others of prominence were
mentioned, and Mulhall boasted In his
letters of his .acquainta nee with most
of them.
Toward the close Of the session Sem
ator Reed put in a letter Mulha1l swore
he wrote to former Congressman Cole