The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15

Washington, July 14.-Martin NJ. Null
hall, professed field agent, strikebreaker,
lobbyist and political worker for the Ma
tiona1 Association of Manufacturers con-
tnued today his remarkable story be-
fore the Senate lobby investigation COM
mittee. Mulhall was on the stand for six
hours.
Identifies Papers
In that time nearly GOO letters, telegrams
and scraps of memoranda was identified
by him with hardly more than a glance.
He remembered apparently the first names
of members of Congress. of lesser politi-
clans, of labor leaders and underlings
of secretaries to congressman and OF all
the men he had worked with through a
year of most active campaigning in many
parts Of the country. His performance
seemed so remarkable to lawyers present
that they SAT all through a long day in
tently watching the witness and listening
closely to the tales and every word that
the witness uttered in the brief cross ex-
animation that accompanied some Of
them.
The threatened rupture between the Sen
ate and House committees apparently end
ed today with a friendly agreement sub
scribed to by both sides. Under this ar
rangement the Senate committee will fin
ish its examination of Mulhall before he
is turned over to the House; It will also
put in the record all the Mulhall corre-
spondence 1t cares to. Copies of all tho
letters and memoranda put in the record
will be furnished every member of the
Garrett committee and they will have
ample time to study the case before they
get Mulhall. In the meantime James
f. Emery, a washington attorney for the
National Association of Manufacturers,
who is under subpoena by both COM
mittees win be allowed 10 appear in the
House wing with papers he was ordered
to produce. Chairman Overman said to-
night that all the difficulties that looked
SO formidable for a few days had been
smoothed out, and that each committee
could now proceed in its own way without
conflict.
Reference to Strike
The Senate committee devoted today
largely to reading into the record the
tale of Mulhall's political activities. There
was an occasional reference to strikes in
which the lobbyist had figured. and an
allusion now and then to the inside work
ings of labor unions, but for the most
part it was a story of politics as Mulhal
played the game.
Mulhalrs correspondence told of the ef-
forts to re-elect former Congressman Lit
tlefield Of Maine, and defeat the present
representative from that district, Daniel
j. McGillicuddy Littlefield was to be
supported by the National Association OF
Manufacturers because Of his stand
.sx.f,at Ia t,at. lapiSlafipn Mulhall said on
cross examination that he had been told
that 10000 was spent in that campaign
Lttlefeld was beaten.
Mulhalls .etters went into detail con-
cerning the campaign he made in Mary
land to beat Former Congressman Pearre
Of Cumberland. Iearre was author of an
.,iniunction billr and Mulhall and other
agents went out to get his political scalp.
lust before the committee adjourned yne
letters began to show Muhalls S activities
after Marshall Cushing, the secretary of
the association, with whom he had CORE
sponded so long, had resigned.
Gushing resigned" Muhal; declared.
''because he said no self respecting poll
tcian could report on lobby work"
designations in 1907
Mulhall sai1 Gushing resigned in the
spring of 1907 to the late James w. VAN
Cleaye. the PRESIDENT of the association,
The committee read several letters from
Mulhall to VanCleave, in which the Ion
byist showed thas he did not care So
much for Gushing after the secretary lett
the association.
Some letters of those read during the
day showed that Milhall had been known
to the late Vice Pi esident James S. Sher
man, who IN 1857 was chairman of the
national republican congressional commit
tee.
In letter he wrote on July II, 1907, to
Mr. Sherman, Muhall said he was going
west and would call upon James S. Wat
son of indiana and that he intended 10
look up members Of the organization IN
that district cnd get them to do some ac
tive work for Watson.
II will pledge you before starting there. >
the letter said, THAT we will be able ID
land Mr.. Watson again in the next
House."
On July 2 Mr.. Sherman, on paper of The
republican committee wrote Mulhall as
follows:
MY Dear Colone.; l am glad that you
are still interested in political as well as
economical work and | am glad to oe-
speak for you to niir friends a cordial re-
ception.
'While you are not employed by the
republican congressional committee, nor
were you employed during the last cam