New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-12
Employed by Republicans, He
Says, for Several Years Be-
fore Going Over to the Ma
tional Association of
Manufacturers.
"DoUBLE-CRossED" M'CoMAs
Tells Of Manipulating a Labor Or
ganization to Keep Maryland
Senator from Reporting an
S-Hour Bill the Manufact-
urers Didn't Want.
From The Tribune Bureau. J

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, July 1l.-After a day Of
wranglng between the Senate and
House lobby committees as to which
should take up the inquiry into the
charges against the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers made by Colonel
NJ. NJ. Mulhall. the Senate committee
suddenly decided to act on its own re-
sponsibilty. and hurriedly summoned
Mulhall to testify tonight.
This course was decided upon after
the Senators learned that the House
committee intended to begin work to-
morrow morning. and had sent out SER
geants-at-arms 10 find and subpoena
Colonel Mulhall Earlier in the day the
Senate committee had refused to turn
over the Mulhall correspondence to the
Representatives.
Colonel Mulhall, who, according TO
his own story, was for ten years the
chief lobbyist and strike breaker of the
National Association of Manufactur-
ers told how, as the representative Of
that organization. he had used the
rnion labor men Of Baltimore as a club
over Senator l.. c. McComas in an ef-
fort TO keep the Senator from reporting
the eight-hour labor bill he had intro
duced. These labor men were organ
ized under the name Of the Working
mems Protective Association of Balti-
more, Mulhall said, and the funds for
Hs support came from MarshaH Cush-
ing. who at that time was secretary OF
the National Association of Manu-
facturers.
Mulhall told how. at the instance OF
Mr. Cushing, Senator McComas was be-
ing "double-crossed," first by Mulhall,
who was acting secretly for the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers.
and secondly. by his own secretary, y.
Carol Downs. who. according to Null
hall was keeping Mr.. Gushing posted
on what the Senator was doing.
In a nutshell, Mulhall's testimony to-
night covered the year 1903, the first
that he was in the service OF the Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers.
and in that period, it was brought out,
the association kept Mulhal in his
place as collector Of revenue in Balti-
more, gave him a few dollars occa-
sionally, and supplied about $500 for
the expenses Of the Workingmen's Pro-
tective Association.
Double Crossing" McComas.
1t was at this time that the fight
between the Wachter and the McComas
factions was at its height, and Mulhall,
while pretending to be a close friend
Of Senator McComas. was holding off
the support Of the Workingmen's Pro-
tective Association. in response 10 let
ters from Mr. Cushing, so that Senator
McComas might be made to feel that
unless he withdrew his eight-hour bill,
the influence Of that organization would
be given 70 the other faction. Letters
were sent TO the Maryland Senator
warning him that he was surely going
10 lose the fight unless the Working
mems Protective Association was with
him.
Muhal said that he got somewhJt
jealous Of :he activities Of MT. Downs,
Senator McComas's secretary, in behalf
Of the National Association of Manu-
facturers. because he did not like the
way he did things.
The Workingmen's Protective Asso-
ciation was composed entirely of union
men MulhAll said 1t was organized by
the Republican National Committee In
1900. and was revived in 1902 with
money contributed by Mr.. Gushing on
behalf Of the National Association or
Manufacturers
Mulhal also said he tried to prevent
the anthracite coal strike in 1902 as
the representative of Matt quay, but
he found 1t impossible to get John
Mitchell TO attend a conference with
Governor Stone and the Republican
leaders Of the state. despite his pro-
testations that the Republican leaders
were with the miners and wanted TO
help them.
Senator Reed read several letters
That passed between Mulhall and Mr..
Mitchell. which the latter had sent TO
The committee, and In all Of those writ
ten by Mr.. Mitchell, the labor leader,
while appreciating Mulhalrs efforts,
sidestepped any conference with Gov
ernor Stone and the Republican lead
ers. Three district presidents Of the
mine workers union did attend a con-
Terence with the Republican leaders,
however. and reported TO Mr.. Mitchell
what had taken place.
Hearing a Surprise.
Mr. Mulhalrs appearance tonight
came as a surprise, as the committee
In the afternoon had decided TO hold
lOnflRnsA column.