South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-24
MULHALL HAD
FEW AMBITIONS
Was Anxious to Make Race For
Congress, According to the
Statements Made at Capital
Wednesday.

WASHINGTON. July 24.-The sem
ahead Wednesday and in an unusual
" short session got into the record
nearly 500 letters OF Martin NJ. Null
hall, alleged political worker and leg
islative detective for the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers. Mulhall
was on the stand only about an hour
after the noon recess, but in spite of
the short session. the committee made
rapid progress and members hoped
tonight to get through with the cor
respOndence some time Friday.
The committee will decide then
whether attorneys for the association
shall be permitted TO cross examine
the witness. From the way in which
Senators Reed and Walsh already
have referred TO cross examination. it
is probable that the only way the
lawyers will be able to get at Mulhall
will be by questions filtered to him
through the senators.
MulhalFs testimony Wednesday COW
cred a slack period in the summer
and fall of 1908 and the early part
Of 1910 when there was nothing to
do in his line except to work on
strikes. tinker at few odd jobs in
moving in Washington.
Tried to See Murphy.
In several letters Mulhall told of
desire on his part 10 see Charles f.
Murphy, boss" Of Tammany hall, in
the interest of the candidacy of
George Gordon Battle for governor
Of New York. Mulhall was trying to
see Murphy through Herman Black,
who appeared in the correspondence
as an attorney of Ill Broadway. Null
hall swOre that Black was a sort of
confidential lawyer" 10 Murphy.
He said he never saw Murphy on
this matter and testified that Mr.. Bat
tie was a man of the highest charac-
ter and clean politically. A letter
signed Battle and MARSHALL gaye the
only indication so far as the commit
tee had gone tonight that Battle ever
heard OF the interest Mulhall took IN
him. 1t was a perfunctory acknowl-
edgment that letter from Mulhal
had been received.
Mulhalrs personal political aspira-
tions came into the proceedings We'd
nesday when several letters were read
in which he was spoken of by officers
OF the association as being mention
ed for congress- from the fourth
district" (prObably Maryland). James
w. Van Cleave one time president OF
the association, wished MulhaH well
wrote as follows:
Il see that somebody has been
buzzing a congressional bee around
your carcass. / suppose next will be
a humming bird. representing the
senate and then an eagle representing
the presidential chair Of the United
States"
Many Of the letters today spoke of
an effort TO land +. G. Schwedtmann,
- eff
board. Several others told of public
documents officers wished Mulhall to
get including the report of the nation
al commission. Questioned by Sen.
Reed, Mulhall said the association was
interested in that report but he didn't
Just know what He swOre that
copies of the congressional record
were franked to most OF the prOmi
nent members of the National Associ-
alton of Manufacturers and in one
letter bOasted that he and James A.
Emery, counsel for the National Asso-
citation OF Manufacturers, could get
almost any such document and frank
il out.
Neither Senators Cummins nor Mel
son, republican members OF the COM
mittee. appeared Wednesday at the
nearing. Although neither would dis
cuss he matter il is generally known
that they claim the democrats have
been playing politics with the investi
cation particularly in the case of S.
w. NanClave, republican candidate
for congress in the sixth New Jersey
district. defeated in a special election
Tuesday. McClave was brought into
the case "A few days ago by Mulhall.
Sen. Nelson declared publicly the next
day that he didn't know the commit
tee was being used for campaign
purposes, and Sen. Cummins has not
been present at any hearing since ex-
cept for a few minutes