Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-01
Labor Leaders and Former
Congressman Would
Go on Stand.
SENATORS RESUME
INQUIRY TOMORROW
Important Disclosures Expected as
Result of Mulhall
Statement.

Disclosures that promise to follow
the reopening Of the Senates lobby in
Vestigation tomorrow are expected to
be among the most important develop
ments of recent years in a congression-
al inquiry.
Since publication of Martin NJ. Null
halls story Of how he had operated to
influence legislation and elections in
behalf of the National Association of
Manufacturers scores of labor leaders.
present and former congressman and
others have come forward with testi-
mony. and asked that they also be
heard by the investigators.
Louis ]. Seibold of New York has also
accepted service. He has been called as
publication OF the Mulhall statement to
give the committee what information he
can as to its preparation and as to the
letters and kilograms Mulhall has agreed
10 produce
Marshall to Testify.
Vice President Marshall, it is under
stood. will take the stand during the
Investigation OF the MulhaIl charges and
give testimony with reference to the
activity Of former Representative Wat
son Of Indiana during the political cam
paign in that state. Mr.. Watson is one of
those whom Mulhall claims to have been
under the influence Of the National As
ISOLATION of Manufacturers.
Representative Sherley of Kentucky.
mentioned in the Mulhall charges as
one the manufacturers could count
upon to support certain measures. to-
day secured from Senator Overman per-
committee tomorrow and make a state
ment Sherley said he would intro
duce in the House tomorrow a resolu-
tion for an investigation by a special
committee and make q statement de-
failing conversations with Mulhall.
Agree to Testify.
Lewis Cass Ledyard, Paul d. Cravath
and Maxwell Evarts. New York attor-
ueys and David Lamar. Wall street
operator, have accepted telegraphic sum-
1nonses to appear before the committee
tomorrow.
The work of lobbyists in Wall street,
where names OF congressman have been
freely used over the telephone In con-
financial officials, will be the subject or
: Both John Kirby. jr, and d. NJ. Parry
are In San Francisco and were expecting
% sail for Australia today. They wired
Chairman Overman asking to be excused
from testifying before the Senate commit
Tee now. but promised to appear on their
return in several months. They wired IT
would cost them about 5000 each to
change their plans. Chairman Overman.
however, wired the two men directing
that they hold themselves in readiness to
appear.
Wall Street Men to Appear.
A number of prominent Wall street
men will appear as witnesses tomorrow.
1t has been Chairman Overman $
plan not to begin the hearing
until July 8. but after talk with
President Wilson yesterday afternoon and
conference with his committee asso-
ciates Mr.. Overman decided TO renew
the activities of the committee at once.
The witnesses for tomorrow include
Paul Cravath and Lewis Cass Ledyard
New York attorneys. and David Lamar.
Wall street financial man. The inves-
tigation will center about the charges
made recently by Judge Robert S. Lovett
of the Union Pacific railroad that many
New York financiers and lawyers had
been approached over the telephone by
lobbyists and persons representing them
selves to be members of Congress
Until this branch of the inquiry is dis
posed of the committee probably will not
take UP the more recent disclosures of
Mr. Mulhall, which have thus far appeared
only in newspaper reproduction Of his
personal statement and facsimiles of
letters he claims to have received con-
tanning references to the efforts TO con-
troll and influence members of Congress
Mulhall is under subpoena 10 appear
July 8.
McMichael in Custody.
Late yesterday J. A. McMichael. the
former chief page OF the House and now
Capitol elevator operator, was taken
into custody by Deputy Sergeant -at-Arms
Halsey and taken before Chairman
Overman. He was released on promise
10 appear when the committee meets.
but nominally he will remain in the Gus
tody Of the sergeant-at-arms. McMi-
Chaei, Mulhall claims, was in the en-
ploy Of the manufacturers lobby.
Senator Reed of Missouri, a democratic
member of the committee. went to New
York late yesterday. Ii was believed
here that his hurried trip was in con-
nection with the securing of witnesses
or testimony bearing on the more recent
Developments that have followed the lob
by probe.
John Kirby. jr.. of Dayton. Ohio, pres
fdent Of the National Association nj
Manufacturers. who is now in San Fran
cisco. was asked by telegraph last night
TO appear before the committee July s
or as soon thereafter possible The
committee also telegra phed David NJ
Parry of Indianapolis. a former presi-
dent of the association. asking him 10
testify.
Substantiates Charges.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation Of Labor, hat
prepared a statement which appears q
substantiate charges of MulhaIl tha
the National Association of Manufac
turers made an attempt In 1907 to bu,
Samuel Gompers with a forty-thou
sand-doliar bribe and life job In tn,
custom service. According TO Mulhal
this plan was made by publicity men
They claim, according to Gompers. 4
have been working for the Nationa
Association of Manufacturers through
the Century Syndicate of New York. /
temporary organization. According Il
0ompers the head Of the syndicate wa:
Broghten Brandenburg, q former New
York newspaper man.
According to Gompers' statemen
Brandenburg met him at the vfctoris
Hotel, New York. Gompers report O.
this first interview was as follows:
"Brandenburg said: The purpose O
my coming to see you is of the utmos
Importance to us. 1 am in charge o
certain bureau OF department or
ganized for the National Manufactur
ers' Association. The purpose of ii i
TO expose the immortality and dishon
esty of leaders of the labor movemen