Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-19
In Testimony Before Lobby
Committee He Denies That
Star Witness Raised Money
for His Campaign
DECLARES HE PAID
FOR HIS OWN MEALS
All Sensational Session Former
Lobbyist for Manufacturers
Tells of Attempt Made to
Bribe Samuel GomperS,

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Washington July lS.-S Wood Nc
Clavc republican candidate for con
gress in "a special election 20 be held
Ia the sixth New Jersey district next
Tuesday came TO Washington tonight
and told the senate lobby invcstlgat-
ing committee that Martin W. Mul-
nan. hate lobbyist" for the Natlonul
Association OF Manufacturers, had
periured himself In his testimony be-
fore the committee. McClave denied
emphatcally that Mulhall had raised
or spent money for him. had manag-
ed his campaign or had been his close
companion and associate ia his fight
against William Hughes for the sixth
district nomination II 1910.
Mulhull the witness sworc. came
unknown 10 him IN his office IN New
Norl, city in 1910. introduced himself
and said he wanted to help him.
"it looks as n you were going to
g,t the nomination. he quoted Null
han as saying, and | wanted 20 know
how sou stood on public questions
Mcclavc said he replied that he
stood for protection and fair dealing
TO labor and that Mulhall responded
"our organization stands for the same
thing and wants to help yon'
lie added that Mulhall Insisted ON
hiring two rooms IN Paterson as
headquarters. but that ne visited them
only O few times and then saw only
few newspaper men.
Alulhall had lettcrs from Vice
President sherman Congressman
Gardner and others. the witness said.
IT was my first experience" he
added and supposed that q man
endorsed by such men must be all
right"
The New Jersey man had been held
up 20 the committee by Mulhnl YES
tcrday as one whose meal checks and
other expenses Mulhall had paid aud
for whom Mulhall raised and spent
more than S3.5O0 This McClavo Wig
orousy denied as absolutely without
truth
McClovc said he could obtain no
aid from the republican national COM
mittee and that when Muhall came
as the representative OF the National
Association Of Manufacturers, he said.
me was willing TO accept their assist
ance
What was the National Association
of Manufacturers to get IN returhsfor
the money it spent? asked Sch'ttpr
Walsh 'ss
1T was going TO get il representa-
tive in The American congress- who
was In favor OF protection to Aperi
can Industries replied McClave lie
added that t had been said that WI
liam Hughes his opponent now SEN
otor had received $4,000 campaign
fund from the American Federation of
Labor and that he felt that it was en-
trclv proper for him 10 accept aid
from the manufacturers association
Mulhall gYe the lobby investi-
suting committee his story Of the al
legged effort IN 1907 or 1908 to hribe
samuel Gompers TO desert the cause
'f labor ana support the politics ad
.ocated by the National Association
if Manufacturers. tie admitted hr had
no positive Information that an at
cmpt to hribe Gompcrs actually had
lccu made. but ne said Athcrton
irowuell, of New York had outlined
hc plans to him and had told him Of
What was to be done
Mulhall was excused latr this nf-
cnoon mtn Monday morning ON the
round that he was tired after q week
4 continuous testimony. The COM
littoc held a session tonight To hear
ne testimony OF S w McClave OF
'atcrson, 81 j.. now 4 candidate for
oneress. and with whom Mulhall
laimod he worked throughout the
Of 1910 when McClave was
unning against william Hughes.
The committee opened the Comp
rs incident today when newspaper
.ipplngs appeared. showing that
ompcrs had made the bribery
hargcs before court in 1908 and
nat President Van Clcayc. OF t1e
association had denied
d connection with them Mulhall
iid he had been referred by Van
leave and Schwedtman to Mr..
rownell in New York, who claimed
, be conducting q publicity bureau
,r the association
Brownell told him he said. that
an named, Brandenberg, was fol-
wing Golnpers. that they had plan
yed up by which they expected 10
get the labor leader: and that they
ere positive they could not fail. Null
all said he warned them they would
1t succeed and later advised Van
eave to the same effect Van
cave left New York suddenly the
itnoss said, after telling him that he
I'd nearly fallen into a trap
Gle said they wanted him to go
wn to meet those people but he got
tip not TO go, added Mulhall He