The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-01
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MULHALL STORY

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ton Of ours can shake Ito give W this
privilege. It will be conducive to the
attainpent Of our purpose, and your
purpose. which Is to obtain the truth"
Before the afternoon session COM
menced the committee went into execu-
tive session and decided to permit coun-
sci for the N. A. NJ. to submit supple
mentary questions as the examination
proceeded.
Memory Plays Him Tricks.
The examination Of Mulhan yesterday
emphasized what has been apparent for
some time-that without letters 10 aid
him his memory plays him queer tricks.
and that in his reports to superior ON
GERS he was prone to great exaggeration
In relating the efficacy OF his work and
the extent of his influence and connec.
tons with leading politicians.
II was notable in the questions pre-
pared by the n. A. NJ. for the cross
examination. however-that is. as far a.
those questions came out yesterday-that
almost no attempt was being made to
discredit any of the documentary evil
dfnce submitted by Mulhall, and upon
this documentary evidence-expense ac-'
counts, letters, reports. and memoran-
dum-almost exclusively hinges the i'm
portance Of the Mulhan expose.
Questions put to the witness yesterday
seemed to be solely for the purpose Of
discrediting Mulhall personally. and in
this they were measurably successful.
That Mulhall made every effort to be
taken back by the association after his
enforced resignation; that the impelling
motive behind his expose was retaliation
upon the association for wrongs which
he believed certain Of its officers had
committed against him: that he exag-
gerated grossly in stating his Indictment
against them. and that his efforts to be
reinstated closely. approached. II they
did not overlap. his final and successful
effort to gain publicity for his prepared
charges-all these points were to a large
extent established, but his own letters,
previously read into the record. had
strongly indicated these developments.
Hasnted by Photographer.
An attempt was made to establish that
n. A. N. officers had discontinued. while
Mulhall still was in their employ. pay
ments to labor workers, and that q quar-
Office over an expense account hinged on
unauthorized employment OF these men.
This attempt seemed to be met by the
evidence Of the expense accounts, to-
gether with Mulhalrs explanation that
II was customary to drop field workers
after each campaign. The expense ac-
counts showed that these men had been
carried until the conclusion Of the cam
paign Of 1910, the last campaign in which
Mulhall had the unqualified support Of
his organization. Mulhall denied en-
phatically. and the n. A. N. counsel
were unable to prove to the contrary.
that the trouble over one expense account
was because Of the refusal of the officers
to sanction payments to field workers in
the Hughes-McCiave campaign of 1910.
One of Mulhalrs overenthusiastic state
ments was punctured when counsel
asked him concerning a letter in which
he stated that he had positive informa-
ton that Gompers and other A. F. OF
L. leaders had exacted a promise from
Gov. Wilson to support Representative
Hughes in the New Jersey Senatorial
race Of 1872
'where did you get your positive In
asked Senator Nelson.
From Mr.. John Shreye. secretary to
John ]. Gardner of New
Jersey" replied Mulhall. He kept track, |
he ssid ~ all the movements of Gonnpers
"a Mo-r;.on whi,a ,hsy n,srs a. seasirt
.an,.rr,n. nth Gov Wi,.onn
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