The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-12
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geants- alarms were at once dispatched
to serve the suinmonses.
Within half an hour after the House
Committee had decided on this course
and Representative Garrett had issued
statement saying that Colonel Null
hall would BIO put on the stand at
o'clock in the morning, an cxtraordi-
nary hour Of meeting for legislative
committees. in order that he might
later testify before the Senate Com
mittee. Senator Overman announced his
night session. He said that Colonel
Mulhall was to be examined as to
preliminary matters"
Mulhall took the stand and sub
| scr!bed to tho oath with n smile on
| his face. In answer to questions by
Senator Reed, designated by Chairman
Ovorman to examine the witness, he
said he was born in 1850, and had
lived In Baltimore moro than thirteen
years. He said before he went with
| the National Association OF Manufac-
| turers he was principally in politics."
and was connected with the Republi-
can National Committee
Il refused bride of $4,000 and
life position In the naval service in
1892" said Mulhall. That year | had
| charge Of the Republican campaign in
Albany and Rensselaer, Counties. New
York. Previous TO that, / had charge
] OF William McKinley's gubernatorial
campaign in Ohio"
| The witness said he first became in
| terested In the National Association of
| Manufacturers in 1902 when he met
Marshall Cushing, its secretary. in a
| Washington hotel
Relations With Labor.
Senator Reed asked him about his re-
lations with labor. He said the late
4
him to confer with John Mitchell dur
ing the anthracite strike in the Penn
sylvania fields in 1902 ito get the
inside story"
a letter of March is. 1902. from Null
hall to Mitchell was read. 1t declared
that the leaders of the Republican or
ganiZation could do more for the min
ers' union than any arbitration board
| in existence"
| letter dated May II, 1902. from
Mulhall TO Mitchell. told of confer
ence between Mulhall and Governor
Stone. at which Stone expressed SYM
pathy with the miners.
Il think you could make grand
stroke" the letter said. in suggesting
the calling of a strike. IF you would
meet Governor Stone and make him
your friend: he will be of great i'm
portance to you in the event of an
anthracite strike"
| A letter of August. 1901, from Carroll
Downs. who Mulhall said was secretary
to the late Senator McComas of Mary
land was put in the record. 1t related
to the employment of two men in the
Treasury Department in Washington.
Mulhall said he enjoyed close political
relations with Senator McComas, and
| that the men for whom the employ
ment was secured were officers of the
| molder's union in Baltimore.
Edward Booth. one of the men who
aSh M iAI@ L.,
wrote to Mulhall a bout the work being
done to keep up the Workmen's Pro-
tective Association. We do not pro-
pose to do anything for the Republican
party this fall unless they do more
Never Signed Letters.
At this time. Mulhall said. Marshall
Gushing was secretary of the National
Association of Manufacturers. Speak
Ing Of letters from Cushing. Senator
Reed found one without a signature
and wanted to know if the National
Association of Manufacturers secre-
tary wrote unsigned letters.
Always" said Mulhal
Senator Reed continued picking out
letters at random for the purpose of
getting them identihed for the record.
Among these was one from Marshall
Gushing to John w Yerkes. then Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, urging
him to retain Mulhall as deputy collec-
tor OF customs at Baltimore. A note
on the top of this letter stated tina. 1t
was absolutely confidential" as IT
would be fatal II Senator McComas
knew I was doing this"
Asked by Senator Reed why this
would be fatal. Mulhall said:
Because the National Association
OF Manufacturers was fighting Nc
Comas."
Mulhall declared that Cushing had
IN nj
the Workingmen's Protective Associa-
ton. which Mulhall virtually con-
trolled. 1t had run down to about 500
members. and with Cushings aid, Null
hall said. 1t was worked up to 1000
members. For this Cushing. as secre-
tary Of the National Manufacturers
Association. frequently sent MulhalI
money. He sent me checks. usually
500 at time. to be used in hall rent
said Mulhall. Occasionally he sent
me $40 checks. which were for my own
expenses"
During this time. Mulhan said.
Gushing was opposed TO McComas be-
cause OF the latters activity on behalf
OF labor legislation. and Cushing was
also working through McComas's sec
rotary. NJ. Carroll Downs. Mulhall
said his principal work for Cushing
was to carry word to Senator Nc
Comas that Maryland was going
against him, and to ''harass him along
that line" But McComas seemed to
think the labor psople were with him.
Mulhall identified a iettor from a
Baltimore Republican to McComas urg-
ing him to drop the eight-hour bill,
stating that the workingmen were
opposed TO II because 1t was prompting
the manufacturers to organize, and