Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-29
NULHALL liar AND
BLACKMAILtR IN
OPINION OF
UNDERWOOD
Democratic House Leader Uses
Brief and Homely Term to
Characterize Star Lobby
Probe Witness.
FLATLY DENIES EVER
MEETING HIS ACCUsER


Washington. July "a Martin 81.
Mulhall, star witness before the sem
ate lobby committee, heard himself
denounced by Democratic Leader Cn-
derwood of the house as "a liar and
a biackmaiier today and then him
SELF contributed q mild sensation by
tcstifying that secretary Wilson,
Speaker Clark and Republican Lead
or Mann and President Gompcra of
the American Federation OF Labor an
had turned down his proposals FOR an
lnvestiKation Of his lobbying activities
for the National Association of Man
uthCturers. clark and Mann, he said
would not have the matter 'come
up" Representative Underwood hotly
denied Mulhalls claim OF having had
AN Interview" but the lobby witness
insisted on his story.
Fl think said the majority lead
er, 'thht II Is In tho Interest Of the
public that q man who has taken lib
erues with puoiic men, aH this man
has should be- c0ntradlcted. } regard
man OF this kind as a blackmaiier.
fhat man has never been in the WAYS
and means committee room since /
nave been chairman. He may have
had conversations with me. but when
ne says he ed an interview, I want 10
say that statement ~ lic."
Mr. Underwood appeared mnexpect-
fore he was sworn He denounced
~ fAlae MulhallN statement inst an
mployc of the ways and means CONE
mitiee had been IN his employ. Ac-
cording 90 Mulhalrs earlier Testimony
the man WAS paid $40 month.
Chairman Underwood read Mui-
halis letter about the alleged inter-
view In which Mulhali wrote that I'm
dcrwood had told him that he cSuI.
not do otherwise than appoint VIII
nam =. Wilson. now secretary OF Ia.
Dor, chairman 80 the house labor
committea because there was no 9TH
~ candidate before the ways aud
means committee.
"Thnt whole statement IL a lio otii
81 wn@ie sio,h-not 9 word ~ truth
~ 10. declared Mr. Underwood
There never was question about
WILSON'S selection as head Of thai
committee, solely because OF his ra.
pabiiity and qualifications. ii IA clear
lo me this man wns down here writ
ing the things 10 his people trying to
MAKE out he WAS doing great tk.ngs
He never had any conference win
me The statement in his letter can
De diaproYcd by every member 81 tho
mousse ways and means committee 1
ann sure | never met this man. lie
mas face ! could not forget"
There IN nothing here that refie "a
IN me- continued Mr. underw God,
hul ! want Il set right before the
Mulhall reiterated he had talked
with Underwood briefly Ia the eorff-
dor aud had written TO his eluplov.
tis ABOUT conditions just as I found
them In Washington az that time
nave no desire 20 contradict Mr..
Underwood, he said. hut / nm con-
vinced that after he has heard ms
othef witnesses ana this examination
mas been ended he Will take 4ck
part Of what he has said"
The statements you made Ia your
letter were not true ana can bn
proved not true hy other members OF
lht ways ana lneuns committee" re-
tOrtcd Mr.. Underwood 'Thcreforo it
Was self evident that I ala not make
them TO you"
II will stand as clean before the
country as YOU do" returned Mulhsii
hoatcdly.
"oh, have no question about how
We viii stand relatively before the
public replied Underwood with a
laugh and left tie committee room
The incident created q furry thai
had not wholly subsidized when the
committee settled down 90 the further
Identification OF letters
Martin NJ. Mulhall told the senate
lobby committee that at one time ne
proposed an investigation of his nu-
tiyities as a lobbyist for the National
Association or Manufacturers 90 for
NOR Chairman Wilson of the labor
committee, speaker Clark and ko-
publican Leader Mann. and that an
turned down his proposal
Mulhall testified he made his pro-
posal tO Wilson, now secretary Of
labor personally and 90 Clark and
Mann ln a letter through Represent
atiNe McDermott of Illinois.
iie testified he also had offered HIS
correspondence 60 Samuel Gnmpcrs
president of the American Federation
~ Labor aud that Gompers had de-
clined
Were the letters on their substance