The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-23
MuLLAALl QUESTIONED.
CONFESSED LOBBYIST TELLS or
HIS WORK IN NEW JERSEY.
Given Thorough Questioning as to
Fight Against william Hughes, Jr.
Climax to Rather Sensational
Day Of Investigation.

Washington, July 17.--Martin Nj.
Mulhall, late lobbyist" for the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
was put On cross examination today
about the truth of his own CORE
spondence for the first time since
nearly week ago when he began to
tell the senate investigating commit
tee of his doings.
Senator Reed questioned Mulhall
about his alleged relations with S. W.
McClave in 1908 when McClave was
candidate for congress in the Sixth
New Jersey district against William
Hughes, now junior senator from that
State. McClave now is the Republi-
can candidate in the new Sixth dis
trict where a special election will be
held next Tuesday. G. Hart, the DEM
ocratic candidate in this district to-
day was endorsed by President Will
son. Senator Reed announced that
McClave had denied acquaintance
with Mulhall and jumped the witness
from exhibits" in the case around
the 1900 mark to those close to
1000. The senator said he wanted to
prove who was telling the truth, Mul.
hall or McClave.
Mulhan identified many letters
from McClave to himself, written in
1908. He said he went to the Sixth
district to help McClave fight Hughes
and gave details of his work there.
He said the National Association OF
Manufacturers furnished him with
$4,000 for the fight and that man
named Barber" put up $4,000. He
told about taking McClave to lunch
and dinner, about riding with him
around in cabs on political tours and
In other ways helping out in the fight.
One item in an expense account Sem
ator Reed put in the record spoke Of
dinner for two" and the witness was
asked who the other person as.
II think it was McClave; he was
alawys on hand" said the witness.
Mulhall swore he took McClave
around the shops in the district. He
said they went to one shop and the
superintendent said he would rather
give $500 than let them in.
THE last three days of the cam
paign he and I slept together" said
the witness once.
Mulhall said he furnished head
quarters and paid for McClave's meals
three times a day.
What did you mean to elect such a
man for?" he was asked.
He was a convention man. is the
only way l can explain it," said the
witness
Mulhall said man named Burke"
collector of internal revenue at Pater-
son, had been paid by him $40 week
regularly" for services in this cam
paign.
The testimony about McClave was
a climax to a rather sensational day
even for committee that has waded
through almost daily sensations for
nearly two months. In five hours Null
hall identified hundreds of letters
bringing in the names Of dozens of the
most prominent men in the Republi-
can party in 1908 and speaking fa-
miliarly OF making platforms, throw
ing influence to men for nominations
to all sorts of Offices and of working
to elect or defeat others for con-
congress.
AS the year progressed the interest
OF Mulhall in the national campaign
began to show plainly. His letters to
Secretary Schwedtman Of the National
Association of Manufacturers, to
James w. Van Cleave, it's president,
and to men in congress showed ac-
tivity preceding and during the Re-
publican convention held in Chicago
that year. Arthur /. Vorys, one of
man then credited with writing the
platform and afterwards the chief
trust buster" of the department Of
Justice. Frank II. Hitchcock, Former
Speaker Cannon, Representative Nc
kinley of Illinois, as we'll as many
others Of prominence were mentioned
and Mulhall boasted in his letters OF
his acquaintance with most of them.
Toward the close of the session
Senator Reed put in letter Mulhall
swore he wrote to former Congress
man Ralph ID. Cole of the Eighth
Ohio district, In which he said
we suppose you are aware of the
miserable treatment we received from
Attorney General Ellis, A. l. Vorys
and other Taft managers, and al