Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25

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feel confident that we have . very good
chance to defeat him."
Questioned about an expense account of
October 8. 1910. Mulhall swore that he
paid $45 to Mr.. George Burke. collector
Of internal revenue at Paterson, to be
Evening News. and for salary for an
assistant In Office to help him
Quiz on Expense Accounts.
Senator Nelson continued to question
Mulhall closely about items In expense
accounts, which frequently showed $50
amounts paid to two party workers
for services In the sixth New Jersey dis
trict- Mulhall swore he dealt with q
man named "Feeny," and that he paid
MIN the money in cash, usually. meeting
him in Philadelphia hotel The items
appeared almost every week.
Did you get any receipts from
Feeny?" asked the senator.
He wouldn't give me none" said the
witness
Mulhall finally grew angry at the
questions about. accounts.
you're trying to confuse me-" ne
said.
I'm not trying to confuse you." said
Senator Nelson.
Mulhall Cautioned.
You'll have to be moro respectful to
members OF the committee" said Sena-
tor Reed.
"Oh, don't mind" said Senator Mol
son, and Mulhall declared he was try
ing to be respectful to every one.
Mulhall produced letter from Oliver
3. Root secretary Of the Citizens In
dustrial Association Of St Louis, which
his letters once showed wanted to get
Cardinal Gibbons, Justice Brewer. AM
oassador Bryce and other distinguished
men to speak in it's lecture course.
Root wrote Mulhall October 20:
lear Strive are looking for lee
nver Can you give us the name OF any
puollc man now in the lecture field
VINO would indorse our work-possibly
democrat?
How about Senator Gore. Bob Tay-
lor Charles B. Lands? Who would you
select as the best and most interesting
lecturer for our course? How Is Vic
tor Murdock7
You can help us very much IL you
VIII tell US how they are on the labor
New Jersey Conditions.
A letter from John q. Shreve OF At
lantic City. dated October 81. 1910, to
MulhaI told of the campaign in the
The conditions in Atlantic county are
favorable to Gardner. but there seems to
be disposition to support Wilson for
condition / find exists in Cape May anu
ocean counties. I have been endeavor-
ing to mead it off to some extent in this
city and county, but the voters claim
Gardner. This refers particularly to the
class OF people who are independent in
their choice"
After the congressional elections in
Nov VEN 1910, Mulhall wrote Albert
ton. about the New Jersey campaign.
am extremely glad to tell you that
we We're completely successful In, the
Hsxbes ersey sampaiE We beat Mr.
taking from him over 2,200 votes, and
we increased Mr.. Gardeners majority in
his home district by $500 votes when
landslide Of over $4,000 votes for VIII
son.
II have been making a canvass among
the members of Congress as they are
fident that there will be no radical labor
legislation at this session.
Tells Of Meeting Clark.
About the same time Mulhall wrote
Bird
II met Mr.. Clark. the next Speaker OF
the democratic House, on last Saturday,
when in Baltimore at the Rennert Hotel
And had pleasing interview with him
this forenoon In this city. feel per-
fectly confident that there will be no la
Dor legislation at the coming session, and
up to the present time there has been
no program. arranged by the leaders fof
the republican party for this winter, or
what M
There Is considerable talk among the
republican members that are now arffv-
ing in Washington that they will en-
courage the President to have an extra
session of Congress- after the 4th Of
March, putting 1t up to the democrats to
revise several schedules Of the new tariff,
and by so doing they believe they will
put the democratic organization In the
House in hole, for the democrats gen
orally make a mistake when they go
monkeying with the tariff
Mulhall said that his call on Clark was
merely ito pay his respects and had
nothing to do with legislation in WASH
ington.
Paid House Employees.
During the examination Of Mulhall yes
terday afternoon, the witness swore that
he had paid the chief page of the House
Of Representatives, the messenger to the
Speaker Of the House and the messenger
to the House ways and means committee
monthly for little jobs they did for him.
He swore. too. that he had given money
to j. II. McDermott, for eight years
member Of the House from Illinois When
questioned closely by Senator Nelson he
said that this money was borrowed"
and never paid back.
Mu.hall swore that his first visit to Nc
Dermott was when he was visiting every
member of Congress he could possibly
see about tariff commission bill. in the
summer of 1909. At that time he found
McDermott IAN uncouth politician"
Later in the same year he swore he was
introduced to 1. H. McMichael chief
page of the House and McDermott's
confidential secretary He testified
that McMichaels, Henry Neal, messenger
to the Speaker of the House, and Harry
Parker. messenger to the ways and means
committee, were put on monthly salary
by him in that year. the chief page get
ting $50 a month while Congress- was in
session, Neal $50 a month and Parker $25.
Tells Of Luncheon.
IT met McMichael and McDermott down
in an Avenue hotel.'' he swore. Il set
up the lunch and told McDermott I had
been out in his district feeling things
out"
The witness said that after his first in
terview he had been against McDermoff
strongly and had wished to have the Ma